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Monday, October 27, 2014

Lilaberry ArtSea Festival Artist Residency

I worked 8 days straight in my temporary studio next to the front window in Lilaberry Home Decor here. Fifty artists were working, demoing and displaying as one of Sidney's ArtSea Festival events. 

Lilaberry's lovely owner, Chris Stephen, sent me these pics she had been taking during the week.


My time was divided between sharing my work....


...and making the work. 

It was a most productive week on all fronts.
Many of Sidney's residents and visitors experienced an art encounter. The relationship between Sidney's business and arts communities was strengthened. My art practice benefited and I hope Lilaberry benefited too.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

ArtSea Artist-in-Residence at Lilaberry, Sidney BC

I am spending 8 days working next to the front window of Lilaberry Home Decor here as part of the Artsea Festival. 
Lilaberry Home Decor is a fabulous shop owned by Chris Stephen. All stock is artfully staged to appeal to all senses. There is so much to see one can easily get lost in thought, possibilities and wonderings.

During the 2 weeks of the festival over 50 artists are demonstrating, showing their work and giving talks in the retail area of Sidney-by-the-Sea.


I am working 10:30 to 5:30 every day in my mini studio.
It took several days to get this work set up so I would be able to work on it in the space.
I am needle-weaving into burlap in layers: torn fabric strips, thicker yarns, finer yarns, threads. There are 3 panels in this work which provides me with more than enough work for the week.


I get to talk to lots of the customers about my work.
The festival works to get the public closer to the arts and it helps to build the relationship between the business community and the arts community in the town.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Victoria College of Art Student Work


This is Esther Paterson's display of work she did in the Pattern Design for Artists course.
Esther chose to work with an eye motif and produced many patterns she will use in her work.



Sonia Park was a student in the Mark Making With Thread course. She had to return to her home country, Korea, before the Christmas show so she has sent us images of her completed work.



Sonia's needleweaving sample on her stamped ground



Sonia's 3D project using needlweaving techniques
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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Victoria College of Art Student Dana Davies


Dana has a dry run to practice explaining her work before the opening of the College Christmas Show



Dana's completed presentation of her work



Dana's 3D project using needle weaving techniques



Dana used a darning technique to explore here chosen colour palette
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Victoria College of Art Student Su Mei Moon


This is Su Mei's display of her work, produced during 12 weeks of the Mark Making With Thread course




Su Mei's 3D project began with the lid of a box that she crumpled then worked over with needle weaving stitches



Su Mei chose to explore a very warm palette



She showed skill working with varying temperatures and values to get pleasing contrast in her samples
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Friday, December 30, 2011

Victoria Collge of Art Student Esther Paterson


Esther gets her body of work ready for the Student Show





Her 3D project is a butterfly...



...made using a needle weaving technique
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Friday, December 23, 2011

Victoria College of Art Student Kati Akhavan


Kati setting her work up Friday morning





Kati's project showing atmospheric perspective



Kati's 3D project using needleweaving



Kati's workbook where she developed her distinctive colour palette
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Victoria College of Art Student Sarah McLaren


Here is Sarah setting up her work on the Friday morning



Sarah worked with a very warm intense colour palette



Sarah's couched sample has lots of exciting ideas she can expand on



Sarah's 3D project - needle weaving within a frame
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Sunday, December 18, 2011

VCA Textile Student Garland Fong


Garland has just put her board in place on the morning of the show and she is talking to her class members about her work. It is a dry run to prepare her for talking to many more people that evening.



During the course Garland worked with her favourite colours



Garland's 3D project



Her couching sample.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Progress With Red


The 3rd layer of needle weaving is finished. It is always a surprise when I take the work off the frame because I can see only sections of it while I work on it in the frame.
People often ask me, when they see this technique, 'how long did this take you?' So far this work has taken 29 hours - this includes 4 to develop the design, 1 1/2 cutting up thread, 1 hour setting up the frame. And there are still many more hours to go before it will be finished.



My colour palette is much depleted. I will have to replenish it before I begin the second in the series.



This is the back of the work as it is being blocked.



I am sewing from the back a drawing of a Mi'kmaq petroglyph.
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