new: 2020 project: exhibitions and work in progress
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Covid 19 Jacquard weaving 2020;
part of a group exhibition Nature's Clothesline: Rethink, Re-create, Respond, Recycle and Rejoice at the Museum of Surrey Dec 2020 - Feb. 2021, curated by Colleen Sharpe, here her curators statement and here a great little virtual tour tour for all those being stuck at home |
Sarah Henley surviving her jumping off the Clifton bridge in 1885,
Jacquard weaving in progress 2020/21; Influenced in part by other 19th century industrial weaving revolution, the Jacquard loom and women such as Ada Lovelace, as well Space exploration by women. |
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What could Philomela do? or the Nightingale: 2020/21
Jacquard work in progress Inspired in equal parts by Philomela's story (from Ovid), Vasareli's graphic alphabet codes (seen at the Vancouver art Gallery in 2020) a sound track received in early Covid days from Italy from Julie H. and my own bird watching in Stanley Park during our strange spring 2020 and least but not least a whole bunch of experimenting with new weave structures at my studio at makerlabs, in Vancouver. |
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Weaving Cultural identities: Threads Through Time.
between 2018-19, Mary Lou Trinkwon and I were were part of 2 large projects that brought together weavers and designer from different cultural backgrounds. Organized by the Vancouver Biennale, both projects are currently touring across the Canada.
between 2018-19, Mary Lou Trinkwon and I were were part of 2 large projects that brought together weavers and designer from different cultural backgrounds. Organized by the Vancouver Biennale, both projects are currently touring across the Canada.