Steaming the wrinkles out of Origins after it traveled in a box from Gimli, Manitoba to Duncan, British Columbia. This is minutes before the Artists’ Reception of Vancouver Island Surface Design Association’s annual exhibition, Current Threads 19. This work is about a group of Icelandic people settling in Canada bringing with them their material culture and […]
Read More...During the Vancouver Island Surface Design Association (VISDA) ‘Pathways’ exhibition in the Portals Gallery, Duncan, a member sat in the gallery each day. When it was my turn to sit with the exhibition I had a lovely day. When I wasn’t talking to visitors I had time to look at every work, then I had knitting […]
Read More...Eco-Threads is a juried exhibition put on jointly by Vancouver Island Surface Design Association and the Coast Collective in Colwood, on from June 28 to July 9, 2017. There will be an artists’ reception from 3 to 5 pm followed by a themed fashion show from 7 to 9:30 pm. All of the work juried into the […]
Read More...The annual Vancouver Island Surface Design Association Currents Threads exhibition will open on April 15 and run until April 30, 2017. This year the group is returning to the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery, Ladysmith. All of the work will have been completed in the last 3 years and has not been shown in any Current Threads exhibition before. […]
Read More...Cryosphere II – Hydrosphere, 80″h x 50″w, machine sewing, dry felting, stuffing; nylon, polyester, net, cotton, beads, glitter, Timtex, cotton and rayon thread. An exploration of the way water changes its molecular structure each time it shifts from a frozen state to a solid-state and back again. It is a process known as a phase […]
Read More...Judi MacLeod ‘White Lady,’ white linen, manipulated white cotton, hand and machine stitched Judi led the this year’s Current Threads exhibition committee. She led the hanging and compiled the artist statement binder among many other tasks. A close up of ‘White Lady’ because my poor photography didn’t really show any of the texture. Committee member Sarah McLaren […]
Read More...Laura Feeleus ‘Heartfelt’ VISDA’s annual exhibition is on at CACSP’s Tulista Gallery in Sidney. Works by Lori Mudrie, Terry Phillips, Donna-Fay Digance The exhibition is on until Sunday 4:00 pm July 31st. Works by Barb McCaffery, Margie Preninger There will be an Artists’ Reception on Saturday 2 to 4 pm July 23rd. Works by Bryony […]
Read More...After Kerry Mason’s talk, there was time for a quick lunch at the Habitat Cafe on the Royal Roads University campus before walking across the road to the edge of the forest. Gaia College instructor, ecological landscape designer and consultant, Manon Tremblay (centre) took the first group upstream for their walk in the forest. She […]
Read More...Professor Kerry Mason and world authority on all things Emily Carr gives a presentation to the Gatherers about the artist’s sketches, paintings, textiles and pottery. I have the job of introducing Kerry Sheila Wex, BC + Yukon representative for SDA and Barbara McCaffrey, Gathering at the Edge committee member. Everyone was captivated by the way Kerry […]
Read More...Gathering at the Edge committee members woman the registration desk in the Holiday Inn Express & Suites lobby. Barbara McCaffery, Lesley Turner, Laura Feeleus. Susan Purney-Mark signs in. Gatherers: Katie Stein Sather and Jennifer Love ‘Gathering at the Edge’ is a three-day event in conjunction with the national touring exhibition, ‘Edge of the Forest,’ where […]
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