Exhibitions and Workshops galore

Awesome Textile Exhibitions in South Central Ontario!

If you happen to be in and around the Toronto area, there are a few
fibre exhibitions not to be missed. 

Connections Fibre Artists opened at the Wellington County Museum
between Fergus and Elora on Friday. Until June 7, 2014. 
The exhibition is called "Celebrate the Seven" - a tribute to the Group of Seven.
http://www.wellington.ca/en/museum.asp. 

My quilts inspired by the Group of Seven

The inspiration for the majority of my work comes from my 

experience with nature and its forces. During many summers 

of camping and canoeing around Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, 

Ontario, I have enjoyed the beauty of the Canadian landscape 

in all kinds of weather. In these works of art I have chosen 

to zoom in and look closely at the leaves and pine needles 

that are but a small part of the wonderful designs that nature 

offers up for our sensory enjoyment. 

"Forest Floor No. 1",  Quilt, 26" x 42".
Painted and manipulated using Colour Vie pigments.
I screen printed the pine needle.

I created a series of small works of art (6" x 6")
that I call "Hidden Treasures No's 1 to 5"
The fabric is painted and screen printed and
the leaf in the black rectangle is printed using
and actual leaf. www.colourvie.com

"Granite Saddle, Georgian Bay",
by Sharron Deacon Begg

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"Ghost Canoe" by Jackie Venus

If you're in Peterborough, Ontario, be sure to take in

Dorothy Caldwell's exhibition "Silent Ice/Deep Patience"

at the Art Gallery of Peterborough. http://www.agp.on.ca/

Dorothy Caldwell at the Art Gallery of Peterborough
Screen print discharge, stitching

Dorothy Caldwell at the Art Gallery of Peterborough until June 1.

This spring we have had some fabulous workshops in 

the Colour Vie Studio. AND more coming up!

On April 26 - 27 I will be teaching a super fun introductory workshop:

“GUERILLA SCREEN PRINTING ON FABRIC” 

For information about the workshop and how to register, please

visit www.colourvie.com and click on Workshops.

Guerilla Screen Printing

AND on May 10 I will be teaching:

“ADD AND SUBTRACT - Discharging Made Easy” 

Learn to use household bleach in combination with pigments 

to create exciting one-of-a-kind fabrics. 

For information about the workshop and how to register, please

visit www.colourvie.com and click on Workshops.

Discharged fabrics drying.