Jellyfish in the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea. Articulation has had 2 week-long study sessions exploring Vancouver Island’s coastal areas. The first was in 2007 and based in Duncan while the second was ten years later in 2017 and based in both Sidney and Tofino. All areas are within the Salish Sea biosphere boundary […]
Read More...Articulation is very pleased to be exhibiting in the Sidney Museum, Sidney, British Columbia from October 16th to November 29th, 2018. The exhibition coincides with the 100-year commemoration of the signing of the Armistice Treaty, the official end of World War I in Europe. While the museum will feature displays full covering Canada’s history of involvement in […]
Read More...Textile Society of America Symposium 2016 The opening reception was held at the SCAD Museum of Art scad.edu/museum On a balmy evening, 400 delegates from 23 different countries gathered on the podium between the oldest surviving antebellum railroad depot in the US and the modern building of the art museum. After a time of nibbling delicious […]
Read More...On the ferry, crossing to Saltspring Island for the day: to visit Articulation member, Shannon Wardroper’s home and studio, to check out potential gallery space and time for a little retail therapy. Stitches Fibre Art Supplies, http://www.stitchesfibreartsupplies.ca/ very kindly opened up their store just for us, even though it was Sunday. Continuing our study of railway hotels […]
Read More...Saint Anne is the oldest pilgrimage site in North America. It all started when a builder working on the site found he didn’t need his cane any more.It was a miracle. Since then many have travelled to Saint Anne praying for another miracle. W alking aids strapped to the entrance pillars are evidence many more miracles have happened […]
Read More...Before I arrived in Quebec City I had thought I might do a door study. And work with the symbolism and conceptual meanings associated with them. Quebec City’s doors are a tourist attraction. I took the photographs but the ideas didn’t flow. So no door study.After 10 study sessions with Articulation and lots of preparation before each trip, […]
Read More...One of the enjoyable things about a visit to old Quebec City is to look up at the roof lines. There is a lot of history told in the architecture Looking down at the foundations shows stories of the past also. Articulation members spent many hours exploring the streets of old Quebec City.It […]
Read More...This summer I went to Saint Petersberg, Russia One of the most striking features of the city is the contrast in architecture. It was such a pleasure to just wander around the city for days.
Read More...Here is my Postcards From Fundy series where I looked at the history of human settlement in the Bay of Fundy through the textiles the people made, wore and used. When people entered the gallery Wendy Klotz’s “Lost at Sea” work greeted them. It was so moving to talk to a man who had worked as a […]
Read More...After a successful 2012 tour of London, the Articulated Materials: Bridging Waters exhibition is touring across Canada in 2013-4. Bay of Fundy ArchitectureThe first stop was earlier this year, in Winnipeg’s Cre8ery Gallery http://www.cre8ery.com/, during the Embroiderers’ Association of Canada’s national seminar http://www.eac.ca/. The Tide Is OutThe second stop will be in the Tulista Community Art […]
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