Lyn Pflueger’s fibre pieces ‘feltskin’ and ‘ruana’ are featured in Lark Craft’s 500 Felt Objects: Contemporary Explorations of a Remarkable Material. Way to go, Lynn!!!!
And why am i showing this on the group blog? Because if you have any interest in eco printing with rose leaves (and a few other leaf types as well), i am a floral designer by day–that means i have access to rose leaves all year round. If you’d like any, just contact me and i’ll save you some, no cost, no hidden agenda.
The photo on top was done with leaves from a naturalized Alberta rosa, leaving delicate prints, but not a lot of detail. The ones below were done with commercial rose leaves, resulting in a more robust and at the same time finely detailed print.


All done on silk, cooked for 2 hours with a small alum mordant, then left for 4 days to ripen.
All of us so focused on the set-up on the 3rd of October 2010!
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The show is up! If you can’t attend, you can see a slideshow here.

This is my first exhibit in 17 years and my first solo! I’m obviously excited and scared all at the same time. The Untitled Art Society approved my submission for their +15 Window ( located nearby the Jack Singer Concert Hall) in the Calgary Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts. The show opens on April 9th and will run until May 30th. Read More »
If any one is going to the Maiwa Symposium, check this out.(Click on the post title) I WISH i could go, have always admired her work. Can you imagine a three day workshop with her????
There are also other events listed on the main page of that site for the Symposium.


Joanna Staniszkis at ACAD, April 2nd
Meet some of you there?
Karin and i went this morning to see Richard Boulet’s show, Stitched and Drawn, at ACAD’s Illingworth Kerr Gallery, and HIGHLY recommend it. I hadn’t known what to expect, even after reading as much as i could find about Boulet, and was thoroughly engaged at the show.
This isn’t a “review” in the accepted sense; this is what i saw and felt.
Gender is usually NOT an issue for myself in viewing another’s art, but it *was* surprising to see such a feminine touch in the works. I don’t mean a girliegirlie look or ultrafine detail, women’s “issues” or an usurpment or corruption of tradition. Mr Boulet evinced a respect for the fabrics, whether new or old, referencing vintage flavours, what i think of as 60′s and 70′s “political” banners and soft sculpture elements. EDIT: after writing this paragraph, i found this article: read what he says about the feminine. Read More »