"Water" Travelling Show...

As some of you may remember, my piece, Ode to Dr. Seuss was accepted into the Threadworks juried fibre art show earlier this year. It was also was selected to be part of the travelling show.

These photos were recently shared with me, showing the exhibit as it is displayed at the Temiskaming Art Gallery.  I must say it's pretty awesome seeing my work hanging in a gallery!

Please check the schedule of the travelling show below for a location near you.  

  Threadworks 2013 Travelling Show:

  2013                                               

1.  Wellington County Museum, Elora/Fergus    April 20 - June 9

2.  Joshua Creek Gallery, Oakville   June 30 - July 28                                             

3.  Temiskaming Art Gallery, Haileybury     Sept. 1 - Oct. 25

4.  Fort Frances Museum     Nov. 4 - Dec. 14 (or so)

                                                                                                 

2014

5.  Dryden and District Museum    Jan. 4 - Feb. 22

6.  Lake of the Woods Museum, Kenora     March 9 - April 27

7.  Thunder Bay Museum    May 11 - June 29

8.  Museum of Northern History, Kirkland Lake   November 2014 - March 2015

                                                                                                 

2015

9.   Bruce County Museum, South Hampton   November 2014 - March 2015 

10.  The Station Gallery, Whitby    March 13 - May 3

      11. Woodstock Art Gallery    May 15 - July 5

      12. Gibson Gallery, Amherstburg   TBA 

 

* Please check the gallery near you for their Opening          

A Treasure Map

"Searching for Serenity" is the treasure map art quilt that resulted from a funny bit of dupioni silk that my friend Heather gave me a few years back after she had done some dyeing.  It was actually her wipe up cloth, and the colours and shapes in it called to me to do some hand stitching.  If you'd like to know more about it's progress, you can read about it here (original post showing the dye stained silk), here (showing the extensive hand stitching), and here (where I posted about adding the machine stitching).  

As I completed the the machine stitching, the hand stitched areas seemed to rise from the surface and I watched as a treasure map emerged.  Jean noticed this too, and even commented on it in a previous post!  Free motion pebbling was used to add additional depth and texture, allowing the islands to rise from the sea, and the sea to flow out into the border of the quilt before changing to a linear echo of the flowing water.  I did free motion machine embroidery on water soluble stabilizer to create the pirate ship and the compass rose.  The island names are small metallic pieces with words engraved into them, including the word Serentity...the ultimate destination.

Threadworks Fibre Art Show: April 20 - June 4

I'm thrilled to announce that my piece, "Ode to Dr. Seuss" has been accepted into Threadworks, a juried fibre art show.

This piece was made with machine felting, hand embroidery and beading, free motion quilting, three dimensional fish and a nod and a wink to Dr. Seuss.  You see, there are two fish, each about 4 inches long and heavily beaded.  One fish is red, the other blue.

Threadworks is a juried exhibition of needle arts, and the theme of this year's show is "Water".

The show runs from April 20 to June 9 at the Wellington County Museum and Archives in Fergus, ON and then will spend the next three years traveling to museums and galleries across Ontario.

Threadworks is a special project of Ontario Network of Needleworkers' in association with Wellington County Museum and Archives.

Work in Progress

It's been a few days since I've posted so I thought I'd give you a peek at a tiny part of a piece that's a WIP.  It's a piece that I'm planning to enter into a juried show in April, so I'll hold off showing you the entire piece (once I finally finish it) until after I find out whether or not it's accepted.

I started by machine needle felting hand dyed scraps of batting with various layers of rovings, hand dyed cheese cloth, yarns and other bits and pieces of fibres.  I've added a lot of hand stitching as well as free motion machine work on top.  I'm now adding some beading and a whimsical little surprise embellishment.  I've been working on this piece, off and on, for two and a half years.  I've never considered it a UFO though.  It's always been on my mind and sometimes just had to rest for a while as I considered possible next steps.

Raindrops and Dew

I've always been fascinated by the beauty of water droplets on flowers and leaves so for this week, I've gone into my archives to find a few photos of such images.  

This first shot was taken earlier this summer in our garden.

These branches were photographed early one morning, after a night of rain.  I took the shot with my iPhone as I was on my way out to an appointment and by the time I returned an hour later, the water had all dried up.  Glad I had the iPhone camera at the ready!

This seed was on the beach at Wasaga late last fall.  The water remained after a heavy frost melted in the mid morning sun.

This final shot, although not really showing droplets of water, is a favourite water shot from our trip to Newfoundland in 2010.  This rocky outcropping is off the northern shore near Twillingate.  I love how you can see the curve of the earth along the horizon.  It was a bright, clear day, and the intensity of the blues were just incredible!

 These photos are being linked to Photo Show Off, Texture Tuesday, Sweet Shot Tuesday, Our World Tuesday, This or That Thursdays, Photo Art Friday, Shoot, Edit, Submit, Fabulous Friday, Flower Art Friday and Photo Friday Link Party.