Lesley Turner: February 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Cellular Automata

Cellular Automata; Rule 110

Cellular Automata: Rule 30

These are the 2 works I entered in this year's faculty exhibition.
They were inspired by the work of knitter Debbie New - one of Canada's best - in her book 'Unexpected Knitting, published by Schoolhouse Press, 2003.
Cellular Automata are systems governed by simple rules to produce snow flakes, to determine how cells divide, and to generate molecular structures.
These rules can be applied to knitting to produce self generating patterns, each rule producing a different pattern.
These utility towels remind us cellular automata systems are at work in our daily lives.

I used a hand spun linen/rayon (dark) and a wool/hemp (light) in a fair isle technique.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Hand to Hand Opening

This evening we went to the opening of the Victoria College of Art faculty show at the Cedar Hill Gallery

10 faculty members are showing work

Here am I with my 2 works

Art history instructor, Yvonne Owens (on left with mic), with a pick up band treated us to a tribute to Kate Bush.
The Victoria School of Ballet's award winning students also performed for us.
It was a fun night out.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Hand to Hand: Works by Teaching Artists

Tonight I'm getting my work ready for this exhibition
I'm entering 2 knitted hangings
The opening on Thursday will be most entertaining!

Bay of Fundy & River Thames

What is the link between the Canada's Bay of Fundy and England's River Thames?

image above - Bay of Fundy on a blustery day

Bay of Fundy on a tranquil day
Local past time - 'tide watching'

Scene from Ye Olde River Thames

Living wall in heart of London near River Thames

here are some more clues to the link between the Bay of Fundy and the River Thames

Two Continents

Two Groups

One Passion

Material Girls present

Articulated Materials: Bridging Waters

A transatlantic collaborative exhibition by

Materials Girls (U.K.) and Articulation (Canada)

Venue:

Date:

Opening

Times :

The Brentwood Road Gallery,

The Frances Bardsley School for Girls

Brentwood Road, Romford RM1 2RR

22nd February - 2nd March 2012

Wednesday-Friday only 9.30 - 16.30

(Final Friday until 15.00)

Saturday 10.00 -13.00

For more information ring: 01708 472468

www.the-materialgirls.co.uk

Sunday, February 5, 2012

"Hand To Hand" - Works by Teaching Artists

The faculty at Victoria College of Art is having their annual exhibition this month

Here is all the info about it

Do hope you can see it

I will be at the opening on the Thursday evening - looks like it is going to be lots of fun

Hope to see you there

Lesley

"HAND TO HAND" - Works by teaching artists:
Performances, dance, textile arts, mixed media, installation, tapestry, painting, drawing, sculpture, claymation puppets....

Opens:
Monday Feb. 13 – Feb. 19

Reception:
Thursday 7.00 p.m. February 16 at CACGV( Community Arts Council Greater Victoria) Gallery, Cedar Hill Recreation Centre (3220 Cedar Hill Road)
At the reception on Thursday, giving a Degas touch, there will be a performance by two award-winning students, Kie Matsuit and Joel Exposito, from the Professional Training Program of the Victoria Academy of Ballet.
Monday (opening day) and also Thursday evening,  a performance piece by  Yvonne Owens, Leyla Mitchell, and Atomic Vaudeville's Mily Mumford -- who will present ‘Military Industrial Dreamers: A Kate Bush Tribute Piece.’

Contributing Artists:   Andy Wooldridge, Lesley Turner, Victor Arcega, Danielle Hogan, Joanne Thomson, Carol Thompson, Tony Bounsall, Paul Peregal, Steven Dickerson, Yesman Post, Joyce Kline, Yvonne Owens, Georges Daigle.

Sponsored by the Victoria College of Art, the CACGV and the Victoria Academy of Ballet

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