Jeremy Shirley - Bus Shelter Project

Here is an artist whose work makes a difference. He paints murals on bus shelters and buildings to make people smile. This happiness deters those with the urge to tag blank walls.

Jeremy currently lives in Hamilton, New Zealand and has left his mark all over the country.

Here is a link to an article explaining why he puts his art in the street  Jeremy Shirley's art

Sun Printing With Setacolor

The conditions were right: no wind, sunny, fresh leaves falling fast.

It was the right time to sun-print.

I lay an old door on the grass and covered it with plastic.

I had a collection of leaves I had picked up on my morning walk.

Three Setacolor transparent greens were mixed and thinned with water.

I laid a wet bed sheet down on the plastic and painted it.

Next the leaves were placed on the wet paint....

...and left for the sun to do its work.

Name on the bed sheet.

I like to think Maude is happy with what has been done to her bed sheet.

Auction House Lot- Finland Arabia, Russian plate, textiles

There was a collection of other things in the box I won at the auction.

A large printed table cloth and 2 plates....

One is a rather lovely painted, wooden plate from Russia (I'm guessing) and a Finnish Arabia plate, produced between 1971 and 1975.

...and this odd assortment.

These crocheted kitchen items were made using interesting techniques.

There was a collection of airline cutlery, most of the airlines now defunct. The previous owner appears to have had plans to polish all of the 'silver.' Yah for plastic airline cutlery, unless one likes 'polishing the silver.'

And that is it - all for $5!

Art in Quebec City

Jean Paul Lemieux, Sketch for "The Ursulines"1951
This work caught my eye because we had spent a morning doing research in the Ursuline Museum.
Evidently the artist spent about 2 years working on this idea for a painting.

It's final form was a big change in style from his earlier works.
He entered it in the 1951 Quebec Art Competition and won 1st prize. It was bought by the art organisation.
In 2011 they also bought the sketch and were able to put the 2 together.
"Finally united, the two pieces provide access to Lemieux's thought processes at a turning point in his career".

We saw a retrospective of Leopold L. Foulem's work, mainly ceramics.
This teapot was my favourite.

Vanessa Yanow, 'Collaborer avec son histoire - Incarnation I', 2008.



It looks as though Vanessa used vintage iron-on transfers to place the motifs on the cloth imitating the embroidered table cloth but here the motifs are not placed in the conventional locations. She then embroidered the motifs in the traditional way using silk thread.
Glass embellishments were added.


The centre of the cushion is a mound of clear glass balls...

...filled with samples of the embroidery thread and transfer patterns used, feathers and pieces of transfer printed cloth.
This cushion was included in a very interesting exhibition of many different works made of glass.

When you get paid, is it still Graffiti?

When I travel I like to photograph examples of graffiti.
Here a person is marking a blank white wall with spray paint....

...through stencils.
Is this graffiti or art?

I guess it is art because it is on the right hand wall leading up to this building in Toronto ON.

A group of graffiti artists was commissioned to tag an alley in Fredericton, NB.
They were paid so is it art?

This woman is paid to paint over graffiti.

Her work clothes speak like art does.

Quiet Zone - World of Threads Festival

More great work in the Quiet Zone exhibition.

Dominique Arlot, Black and White 1

Gesso and acrylic paint on old sheets.

With hand and machine stitching.

Catherine Dormor talks about her work resulting from her PHD studies.

Catherine talks about her work to Articulation.

Ingrid Lincoln, Joe Lewis, Catherine Dormor

Dawne Rudman, Festival Chair and Curator, Gareth Bate, Festival Curator.
These 2 did an amazing job pulling off such a huge event with overwhelming success.

World of Threads Festival Exhibitions

Ingrid Lincoln also had work in the De rerum natura exhibition.

Either/Or, machine stitched cotton and batik fabric.

Danger Water Rising, machine stitch and applique on cotton and silk.

While the De rerum natura exhibition celebrated life, the Memento mori  exhibition 'dealt with the themes of death, mortality and grief and the quest for immortality.' The curator Gareth Bate's selection focused on works using established fibre techniques but non-fibre materials.

 Megan Bostic The First Year of Grief: everyday never feels like the yesterday I need it to.

 
Silk organza, powdered drink mix, tea, and waxed linen thread were hand stitched then covered in wax.

 
Susan Lukachko, Splinter

 
From what I could see, Susan painted a canvas with oil paints, interfaced the canvas, cut it up then sewed it back together again like patchwork.

Tourists on the South Bank

We were disappointed to find the Fashion & Textile Museum closed for a month while the next exhibit is installed.
But we did find one of the Mayor of London's Art Boxes.

Telephone boxes have been painted by well known artists then placed throughout the city.

We found 2 more that day.

 

 

In Calgary artists painted cows and left them all around the city.
Here in Victoria painted orca whales are found in unexpected places.

The Hanging Begins

The pre-hanging briefing meeting.

Listening intently

Our assistants poised to jump into action when required.

Panel installation begins.

Painting the boards.