There are still a few spots in next weekend's natural dyeing workshop with me at my Madeira Park studio.
You will learn how to make natural dye extracts and how to prepare wool yarn for dye. Then you will learn immersion dyeing for single colour dyeing as well as semi-immersion dyeing for multi-colour dyeing. You will go home with 230g of naturally dyed yarn for knitting or weaving that you will have dyed in colours of your choosing, as well as samples and recipes of a variety of colours which we will have dyed together that day. When: Saturday April 13th, 11pm-5pm Where: Everlea Studio, Madeira Park BC Price $180 includes 230 grams of Everlea yarn. Opportunities to purchase yarn at $20/per skein, as well as dyes to take home will be available on site. Join me to learn how to dye with plants! Register at https://www.everleayarn.ca/products/natural-dyeing-sunshinecoastbc You're Invited to a Groundbreaking Art Experience!
Join us for an extraordinary journey into the world of art, where innovation meets inclusivity at TouchScapes: A Pioneering 3D Art Exhibit for the Visually Impaired. Save the Dates: Special Group Reception: April 20th Public Opening: May 4th Location: 2762 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3J3 Get ready to explore a realm where art transcends sight, as 3D-printed replicas of iconic masterpieces await your touch. Feel the texture of brushstrokes, the contours of shapes, and the emotions captured in each stroke. Presented by the New Art Foundation of Vancouver & Voices for Hope Foundation, supported by Canada's Walk of Fame, and sponsored by FEIART & GRYPHON, this groundbreaking exhibit promises to be a celebration of creativity, accessibility, and inclusion. This exhibit is curated by Rabiah Dhaliwal, named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women and recipient of the UBC Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy, and Reconciliation. Don't miss your chance to be part of this transformative art experience! Mark your calendars, gather your friends, and join us as we embark on a journey of discovery and inspiration. To RSVP for either of the opening reception dates, please email [email protected] Make a Trip to the Sunshine Coast for Stories From Skins and Skirts featuring local artists at GPAG4/4/2024
Stories From Skins and Skirts (textiles) Two textile artists and two poets come together in an exhibition based on mutual appreciation, one medium sparking the other to bring about a confluence of ideas and inspiration. Stories from Skins and Skirts (in the Main Gallery) demonstrates the myriad ways in which the artist and writer work together. Never simply a straightforward illustration where the writer writes and the artist uses their skills to respond, this collaboration takes many subtle and unexpected forms that exemplify our interpolations of each other’s creative geographies while negotiating our current time.
Jane Kenyon and Eleanor Hannan both work primarily in the medium of contemporary fibre, more specifically embroidery. Though the concept of embroidery as ‘women’s work’ can feel outdated, it continues to be relevant, especially amid ongoing threats to bodily autonomy and equality. Jane Kenyon and Jude Neale, in a friendship spanning 30 years, influence each other through an intuitive response to the work of the other. Eleanor Hannan and Elizabeth Dancoes have worked together for many years. They both fell in awe of the stories centred around the ancient and now very relevant gesture called Anasyrma: to raise the skirt. Working closely through dialogues, research, and process, their contemporary take on this ancient tale of the eloquent power of the body has produced many story/art combinations – simultaneously provoking, humorous, and poignant. That all four artists are women of a certain age is not a coincidence. Decades of friendship and artistic partnership have allowed them to persevere. Through mythology, narrative, figurative exploration, and abstract expression, they find themselves revisiting themes of autonomy. Meet the artists: Please join us for the Opening Reception, Saturday, April 6, 2pm - 4pm. All are welcome! Save the date, September 29th 2024, because North Vancouver's new Fibre marketplace, XOXO Fibre will be taking place then at The Shipyards!
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at 37816 3 Ave, Squamish, BC |