This piece was inspired by memories of my childhood. Growing up in Poland we would often play in the meadow beyond my town. I recall these spring flowers; poppies, daisies and crocuses scattered the field. This image has been in my mind for a very long time and now I have expressed it. Read more […]
Category Archives: Fibre Art
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May
May
My landscape was inspired while on a holiday in Cornwall, England. Revisiting the village of Pendeen brought back many memories of when I met Richard, my husband. He was working there in 1960 on his PhD at Geevor tinn mine; my father was the mine manager and I was a secretary in the office. Romance […]
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Feb
Feb
The day after the remains of the hurricane passed Grand Manan Island, we went back out to Swallowtail Lighthouse to play in the wind. On the trail along the cliff, we saw this solitary tree still standing even though it was long dead and stripped of much of its bark. Our daughter tumbled in the […]
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Feb
Feb
In 2014, I received a provincial arts board grant to explore the landscape on a more intimate level, and with larger fibres. My goal was to create expressive, impressionistic art after years of detailed realism. A View from Shelby’s Garden is handstitched yarn on felt. This is what I saw from under boughs of evergreens, […]
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Nov
Nov
These flowers are fun to work up and can be used to embellish almost anything. Here are a few ideas: bracelets, brooches, cards, gift bags, hair clips, jackets, shoe clips, tree ornaments, wreaths. Read more in our Festive 2011 issue. Download the PDF pattern now. Designed by Erla Wilson Country Garden 905.772.3757 [email protected]
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Oct
Oct
In this article, we’re exploring some very exciting techniques for texturing. This chair ensemble can be used for any season of the year. Batik fabrics work very well. The colours seem to blend very well with yarns. However, you may choose to use any type of print or solid. There are no restrictions. Read more […]
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Apr
Apr
Near the tiny hamlet of Onondaga, in Ontario lives an artist with a difference. No paints and brushes here; this artist works with natural fibre. Nature is her inspiration; having been taught by her parents at an early age to see and appreciate its detail and variety, she is careful to marry her art to […]
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Apr
Apr
There comes a time in one’s life when you are handed an opportunity and even if you aren’t completely sure about it you just have to go for it. I was given just such a chance when the Blue Bridge Music Festival and the Newmarket Group of Artists Studio Tour teamed up for a fundraiser. […]
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Mar
Mar
[columns] [span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][/columns] The Fibre Report with Joe Lewis Working with Denis Longchamps, publisher and editor of the Cahiers métiers d’art ::: Craft Journal and curator on the exhibition Tapis Crochetés / Hooked Rugs January 16th – April 13th, 2008, Judith Penny Burton presented the work of four contemporary artists working in this […]