Friend or Foe linen, cotton, wood, metal; laundering, hand stitching, painting, installation Domestic teatowels made of linen or cotton have been surprisingly uniform in size over the last ninety plus years. Perhaps they are the width of a household table loom. Previously they were all woven in the home now they are mostly machine woven and […]
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Home Comfort Wool, cotton, plastic; hand knitting. Chrome Island as seen from Blue Shift’s deck 2 years ago my husband and I took a month to sail around Vancouver Island. I took a knitting project to work on every day. I wanted to feel what it was like for the ones who stayed at home […]
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Grief Redacted Vintage linen tablecloth, cotton thread; hand embroidered. For my installation in Articulation’s ‘WAR: A Personal Response’ exhibition I have recreated my grandmother’s living room to reflect her mental state during WWI, WWII and the following years. I believe she suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) most of her adult life. The room I have created tells […]
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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 […]
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