Succession/Regression at CQA
Over a number of earlier posts I showed you the development of some work for Articulation's Rain Forest body of work. I couldn't show you...
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May 3, 20101 min read
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CQA Conference
Wendy Klotz talks about her work. I talk about my work. Gloria Daly's 'Stalwart' and Donna Clement's response to the arbutus tree, both...
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May 1, 20101 min read
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Articulation at Canadian Quilters' Assoc. Conference
Before the conference opened, Articulation members took turns speaking about their work to the group. Here is Ingrid Lincoln. Donna...
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Apr 30, 20101 min read
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Canada Quilt Conference
Articulation spent the first 2 days of this week installing an exhibition of their work as special guests at the Canadian Biennial Quilt...
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Apr 29, 20101 min read
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'Tapestry Stone's' Narrative
While doing research on Tyndall stone that has been used extensively in public and private buildings through Canada, I was delighted to...
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Apr 23, 20101 min read
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Still Doing Laundry
Last night I blocked 3 more knit doilies. These are a lovely pair. These 2 are not a pair. I didn't realise they were the same design...
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Apr 20, 20101 min read
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'Walls Talk's' Narrative
'Walls Talk' has come back from South Korea where it was in the Canadian pavilion at the 2009 Cheongju International Craft Biennale. It...
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Apr 19, 20101 min read
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'Meadow's' Narrative
This work is another in a series where i have been using a technique developed by the co-founder and co-principal of the Opus School of...
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Apr 18, 20102 min read
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Provisioning's Narrative
Yesterday i put 77lbs of art (plus box) on a Greyhound bus, bound for Calgary and the Calgary Quilt Association Biennial Conference in...
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Apr 17, 20102 min read
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Doing Laundry
During this break between semesters i had planned to do all sorts of catch-up things - the list is long! But, instead, I find myself...
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Apr 16, 20101 min read
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Strip Woven Blanket
A friend gave me this lovely blanket. She has a much larger one displayed on a wall and it looks magnificent. We are both curious to find...
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Apr 14, 20101 min read
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Tony Bounsall Textile Art Photographer
That's what I call him any way. Tony actually has many skills and talents but I call him a textile photographer because he did such an...
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Apr 13, 20101 min read
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Martha Cole and Dialogue
This weekend I went to see Martha Cole and her latest work at an open house in Gloria Daly's studio. Martha had taught a book making...
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Apr 5, 20101 min read
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Clean Up and Dialogue
Now that i have sent this semester's module of work to the UK for assessment it is time to clean up my studio. All of the left over yarn...
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Apr 2, 20101 min read
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Dialogue Gardening vs Nurturing
This is another dialogue i have going on with a Douglas-fir and an arbutus. I staked out under these 2 trees a grid of round knit and...
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Apr 1, 20101 min read
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Dialogue 2 My Turn
Once I had dried the cloth and sealed it with a workable fixative, I pinned it to a frame and waited for a windy day. When the wind came...
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Mar 30, 20102 min read
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Dialogue 2 Continues
After cutting about 15 smaller squares off the cloth , I uncovered the remainder. There is quite a lot of grey staining and some other...
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Mar 29, 20101 min read
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Dialogue 2 'The Tree as Verb'
Dialogue 2 is about a conversation with a tree using a textile. I have been doing lots of sampling. First I buried a piece of cloth under...
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Mar 26, 20101 min read
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More work on Compost Cloth
I have been developing my response to the composted cloth. After I found it was disintegrating, I put a backing cloth behind it - a small...
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Mar 24, 20101 min read
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Dialogue 1 Compost Cloth
This is the cloth I pulled out of the compost, washed and dried. Now it is my turn to respond to it. I had this strong urge to preserve...
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Mar 19, 20101 min read
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