As part of my studies I am working with different ways the natural environment can leave its mark on textiles. I am calling each of these...

Another of my projects where I am getting very little interaction is this one where I put a length of unbleached cotton in the pond. It...

As part of a project for my studies, I wrapped 4 different types of trees, each in a length of unbleached cotton tied with jute string....

One of the trees I have been working with is the Western Red Cedar. I found this burnt stump...... ... and rubbed my sketchbook over it....

This semester with my BA (Hons) studies I am taking the Personal Specialism module, which is all about learning how to write a proposal...

Here are some close up images of the other half of the dip-tych. This part is called Regression. It just needs the finishing touches and...

Here's an update post on the work I am making for the Articulation 'Standing Relations' body of work. It is called 'Succession'. This is...

Here are some drawings in my sketchbook from the time Articulation did a study of the forest ecosystems on Vancouver Island. We were all...

The other day I came across a magnificent growth of fungus on a row of tree stumps. They appear to me to have so much potential to be...

When I got back from the UK some work I had produced for my BA(Hons) studies with JC School of Textile Arts, I put it out in the garden....

This is a view of my studio. The 2 left hand tables hold my machines. The middle table is where I work things out and the right hand...

This past week I have been working on a new work for Articulation's up coming exhibition in the University of Victoria's Maltwood...

In 1936, Tweedsmuir Mansions, with 12 apartments, was built on 900 Boulevard Street in Victoria, BC. Today it is a well preserved example...

An interesting feature of step design use during the Art Deco period is that even though the ancient source of the inspiration was so...

Here is an image of my design wall at an early stage of my Art Deco study. I grouped images according to influences on the movement,...

While I was studying the Art Deco Movement, I put all of the images I collected up on my large design wall. I would group them and...

This past fall I came across the result of a simple event - someone had dropped a pack of cards on the sidewalk. The wind had blown them...

In the Royal BC Museum there are 2 Art Deco garments that are well worth the hunt to find. This silk georgette evening dress, 1926-28,...

One of the unique aspects of the Art Deco Movement is it 'moved' all around the world. Here in Victoria, where I live, I found some fine...

A box full of a semester's worth of Art Deco Movement research has been sent to England to be assessed. Phew! I am looking forward to a...