This work began with a cloth that was buried in the soil beside a Douglas-fir tree. Before the cloth began to decay I dug it up. It was now my turn to respond to the cloth. I liked the bits of leaves stuck to the cloth so stitched over some of them to hold them in place. […]
Read More...Ravenmadeworks I have made a series of pillow covers using refreshed vintage molas and put them in my Etsy shop Ravenmade Works. Molas are the embroidery of the Cuna Indians of Panama. They live on the San Blas Islands on the Atlantic side of Panama. This well-worn mola (above) is a relatively simple design with […]
Read More...Dorothy showed us many other methods for making our mark on fabric and paper. She also showed us many examples of what others had done in the past and what contemporary artists are currently working on. We were left to continue exploring the methods we liked. Then is was time to start thinking about how […]
Read More...“An individual stroke is an utterance of touch.” Dorothy Caldwell Dorothy is demonstrating the next Stroke Painting exercise. We taped various types of brushes onto long sticks. We dipped them into pots of different dilutions of black ink. With a large sheet of paper on the ground in front of each of us, we were […]
Read More...I’m getting ready to list more pillows on my Etsy Shop, Ravenmade Works Shop, but I want to know more about the textiles they are made of, where they came from, and who made them. I want to include this information in the description of the pillows. Hand spun, hand woven wool fabric is embroidered […]
Read More...With this 2nd installation of my graduation work ‘Home’ I was unable to suspend the frame from the ceiling. I had to modify the work to fit the challenging space in the Oakville Town Hall. I used 2 of the 4 sheets to make a bed. And added a plain pillow with a treat. This installation […]
Read More...Maple Cloth Cedar Cloth Arbutus Cloth Douglas-fir ClothAn idea i explored with this work is seeing as a gendered issue and a cultural issue.I placed small elements from each tree under its cloth to lure the male inside the structure, knowing he focuses on details from long distance. The female eye is rewarded with the […]
Read More...During fall and I was entranced by the Maple’s colours. I decided to stitch the colours I saw.
Read More...Dana Sarah Garland KatiYou will be able to see these projects and more of the students’ work at the Victoria College of Art Student Christmas Show – December 16, 7:00 -9:00 & 17, 1:00 – 4:30
Read More...JamesVictoria College of Art Textile Arts students’ experiments with negative space. Esther Sarah Sue MeiThere are lots of examples here of well considered use of design elements.
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