Saints' Relics in Quebec City
Articulation visited many cathedrals, churches and chapels while in Quebec City. Two were the most memorable for me. One was originally...
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Nov 26, 20131 min read
Old Quebec City Architecture
One of the enjoyable things about a visit to old Quebec City is to look up at the roof lines. There is a lot of history told in the...
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Nov 23, 20131 min read
Ursuline Museum, Quebec City
The museum shows different types of embroidery the nuns taught their students.Hair embroidery was popular in the 19th century to...
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Nov 20, 20131 min read
Articulation Visits the Ursuline Nuns Workshop and School Museum
Articulation's 2013 study session was in Quebec City. One of the highlights of the week was the time spent studying embroderies produced...
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Nov 17, 20131 min read
Articulation & Material Girls in Saint John Arts Centre
'Articulated Materials: Bridging Waters' is open in the Frazee Gallery in the Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick. This is...
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Nov 13, 20131 min read
Articulation in Saint John, New Brunswick
Articulation's recent study of the Bay of Fundy coastline has produced a body of work being exhibited across Canada. It is combined with...
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Nov 11, 20131 min read
When is a bathroom not a bathroom?
Daughter Elizabeth went to work on another under-utilized wall in my wet studio.... ... after I was told I couldn't remove that white...
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Nov 6, 20131 min read
New Shelves in My Wet Studio
This blank wall in my wet studio could be put to use. I made the measurements and bought the shelves. Daughter Elizabeth knows how to use...
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Nov 4, 20131 min read
Studio Reorganisation
Over the summer I have been reorganising my work space.My husband noticed most of the times when he visited me in my studio I was sitting...
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Nov 1, 20131 min read
Summer Dyeing
Daughter Elizabeth is good at coming up with creative solutions. We were planning to do some dyeing outside and wondering how to set...
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Oct 26, 20131 min read
Tree of Life in Saint Petersberg
When I travel I look for a number of reoccurring symbols, one of which is the Tree of Life. I found some very interesting ones in the...
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Oct 22, 20131 min read
Saint Petersberg
This summer I went to Saint Petersberg, Russia One of the most striking features of the city is the contrast in architecture. It was such...
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Oct 9, 20131 min read
Summer 2013 'To Go' Project
Early summer I made up a 'To Go' project, something I could take with me to work on while travelling.It had to be self sufficient, small...
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Oct 8, 20131 min read
Doing Laundry
Over the summer I had several sessions doing laundry while it was hot and dry- perfect conditions for cotton. I soaked and washed a pile...
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Oct 6, 20131 min read
Current Threads 2013 Artist Talks
On Saturday 21st, the Metchosin Art Gallery featured artist talks during the Vancouver Island Surface Design Association's annual Current...
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Sep 22, 20131 min read
Articulation, Bridging Waters Exhibition
Here is my Postcards From Fundy series where I looked at the history of human settlement in the Bay of Fundy through the textiles the...
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Sep 19, 20131 min read
Working in an Off-site Studio
While sitting the 'Articulated Materials: Bridging Waters' exhibition in Sidney's Tulista Gallery, I worked away in a basic studio set...
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Sep 15, 20132 min read
Articulation and Material Girls at Tulista Galley
Barb McCaffrey and I have been sitting in the gallery every day, with breaks when 2 other Articulation members, Wendy Klotz and Donna ...
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Sep 11, 20131 min read
Current Threads 2013 Opens at MAG
The Vancouver Island Surface Design Association's annual exhibition, 'Current Threads 2013,' held its Artists' Reception at the Metchosin...
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Sep 7, 20131 min read
First Pass Installing Bridging Waters
Here is what the gallery looks like after the first pass at installing 'Articulated Materials: Bridging Waters'. The labels are next....
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Sep 5, 20131 min read