Fabulous Summer Textile Exhibitions

This Summer I am involved in a a number of very
exciting Fibre Art Exhibitions.

ARTefacts is an exhibition by Connections Fibre Artists 
at the Wellington County Museum and Archives in Elora,Ontario.
Each artist chose an object from the Museum collection of artefactcs, 
and used that as the inspiration for a fibre related work of art.
For a selections of artists' work in this fabulous exhibition,please visit http://connectionsfibreartists.blogspot.ca/2017/05/the-opening-reception-for.html

I chose antique and vintage irons as my inspiration, and used an
antique iron as a print block to print an abstract landscape
undulating in the mist for "Irons in the Mist" (40" x 30") on the left.
Colour Vie pigments www.colourvie.com on cotton. Machine quilted.
I also printed a set of napkins using antique irons.

Close up of "Irons in the Mist"

"Flower Power Irons" (40" x 40")

When i was a child, my mother gave me a toy iron 

to play with when she was ironing. 

As a textile artist I have done my fair share of 

ironing, and always found it calming and meditative. 

I used that same toy iron to print the fabric for this 

quilt - a kind of mandala in honour of all the women 

who have ever spent time at the ironing board.

Maggie Vanderweit used a chair as the
inspiration for her block printed quilt .
She used Colour Vie pigments, of course:)
For a selections of artists' work in this amazing
exhibition, please visit
http://connectionsfiberartists.blogspot.ca/2017/05/
the-opening reception-for.html

ARTefacts is on until June 4. It will also
be exhibited  at the Joshua Creek Heritage
Art Centre http://www.joshuacreekarts.com/
in October and November.

Hillcrest Village Fibreworks presents "Fragments" - textile art 

explorations by 15  fibre artists at Galleria 814, Toronto, ON, Canada

The opening is June 8, and the exhibition runs from June 6 to June 24

https://www.facebook.com/HillcrestVillageFibreworks/

"Leslie Spit Revisited" (20" x 16") is inspired
by my bike rides on the Leslie Spit, Lake Ontario.
I printed my digital photos on cotton.
Pieced and machine quilted.

"Greenleaves" (18" x 18")is screen printed, painted
and printed with actual leaves.
Fused and machine quilted.

www.galleria814.com

"Running with Fibres" is an exhibition by the 25 members of 
Connections Fibre Artists http://connectionsfibreartists.com/index.html
at the Stratford Gallery, Stratford, Ontario 
http://www.gallerystratford.on.ca
The opening is on July 14, and the exhibition ends September 24.

"Manitoulin Rocks with Birches" (44" x 52")
My original digital photo enlarged and printed
on cotton, painted cotton. pieced and longarm
quilted. (My first foray into longarm quilting)

"Manitoulin Rocks and Forest" (18" x 18")
My original digital photo printed on cotton,
painted and manipulated pigment on cotton,
 leaf print.Pieced, fused and machine quilted.

AND to finish off for now: My contribution to the SAQA Benefit Auction.
http://www.saqa.com/auction-quilts.php

"Slow Dance with Miro on the Beach"
12" x 12" Screen Print and Painting on cotton
Machine quilted.

RECYCLING BORO STYLE workshop

“Recycling BORO Style” Workshop with Pamela Woodward 

July 8 and 9: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

The Colour Vie Studio 

222 Symington Avenue, Toronto

www.colourvie.com.  

Boro is the Japanese technique of patching and mending the utilitarian 

textiles of everyday lives, resulting in beautiful compositions of hue and simple 

hand stitching. Since recycling is a prominent concern in our minds today, 

this class will incorporate attitudes and techniques of boro to refurbish 

worn clothing and other textiles, and to work on quilt like assemblages. 

Whether working individually or on a collective piece, participants are 

welcome to submit their work to the festival exhibition at Propeller Gallery. 

To reserve your space: e-mail colorvie@istar.ca 

Upon registration a list of materials will be emailed to you. 

Cost: $200 

For additional information about the “Recycling Boro Style" workshop, 

please e-mail 

Gunnel Hag at colorvie@istar.ca 

or Pamela Woodward at al.pam@sympatico.ca 

This workshop, “Recycling Boro Style”, is an integral part of the Festival, 

“In the Spirit of INDIGO”. The Festival is organized by Propeller Gallery 

and offers workshops and lectures from May to September and two parallel 

exhibitions to be held August 16 – September 3, 2017 at Propeller Gallery 

and The Japanese Paper Place respectively

Workshops in the Colour Vie studio Fall 2016

Fall 2016 Workshops in the Colour Vie Studio in Toronto

Would you like to learn how to create gorgeous printed fabrics 

in your own bright colour scheme and learn some fun new techniques? 

(It's not too early to mention making fabulous and memorable one-of-a-kind gifts, is it?!)

How about trying one or more of my exciting and inspiring workshops? 

For full descriptions of workshops and yummy pictures please visit

http://colourvie.com/colourvie.com/Workshops.html

 - November 12, 2016

"PAINT, PRINT AND ROLL" with Gunnel Hag $100

I painted the cotton, then I printed it with a block made from q-tips

Fabric printed using a golf ball. It creates a snake skin effect.

Here I painted the cotton and then printed it using a hair curler.

- November 19 - 20, 2016

“THE WORLD OF INDIGO” (with Pam Woodward) $160

Clamp resisted indigo.

Pole wrapped indigo fabric.

- November 26 to 27, 2016

“GUERILLA SCREEN PRINTING ON FABRIC with Gunnel Hag $220

Screen print by Irene

Student screen print.

- December 3, 2016

“PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES ON FABRIC” with Gunnel Hag $110 

Photo on cotton using the Gel printing method.

One of my Photo transfers with added stitching.

To reserve your space please call

416- 532-7435 (local calls) or 1-877-425-8379 (toll free) 

or simply e-mail colorvie@istar.ca

For more information please visit http://colourvie.com/colourvie.com/Workshops.html

Hot Summer Fibre Art

I am really quite thrilled to be in a whole slew of group exhibitions this summer.

Hillcrest Village Fibreworks presents: "Joined by Thread" at Galleria 814, 
814 St. Clair Ave. West, Toronto.
Opening reception is on June 16th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Would love to see you there!
The exhibition is on until June 25.

"Hidden Treasures"
Painted with Colour Vie pigments, printed with real live leaves,
free motion machine quilted.

"Leaf Study" 
Printed with leaves, dyed, stitched panel, pieced and hand quilted

"My Corner of the World" is a SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates)
Juried Group Exhibition of over 80 stunning art quilts at 
the Stratford Perth Museum & Archives In beautiful Stratford, Ontario
The exhibition continues until Sept. 5, 2016. 
Definitely worth a visit!
http://www.stratfordperthmuseum.ca/current-exhibits/

"Rocks on Lake Huron"
My original photos, fused and manipulated cotton.
For the border I made a rubbing of the rocks on cotton 
using Colour Vie pigments
Free motion machine quilted.

Here is a detail of "Rocks on Lake Huron"

“The National Juried Show” is a CQA/ACC (Canadian Quilters Association)

juried exhibition in Toronto from June 15 to 18

http://www.canadianquilter.com/events/quilt-canada-2016.php

"Caught in a Whirlwind"
Painted with Colour Vie pigments, printed with leaves.
Machine quilted

"Caught in a Whirlwind" - detail
Yep, I used a potato masher for the texture.

The Toronto Modern Quilt Guild has a booth in the Vendors' Hall 

at the Quilt Canada Conference at the International Centre

in Toronto June 15 to 18

http://www.canadianquilter.com/events/quilt-canada-2016.php

Very cool quilts by the TMQG members. Here are a few of mine:

"Hell on Three Wheels"
Photo on cotton, painted (using Colour Vie of course),
printed with a bicycle wheel, fused, machine quilted

"Balancing Leaves"
Screen printed, painted, and printed with leaves,
fused and machine quilted

"Split Rock"
Photo on cotton, pigment rubbings of rocks,
pieced and free-motion machine quilted

My offering for the  communal display of 14" x 14" mini quilts
in the TMQG booth at the CQA conference.
Looking forward to seeing them all displayed together.