Tag Archives for Nova Scotia
Jolie Bird | Extended Long Play
TranslatorJolie Bird‘s MFA Thesis show Extended Long Play is at the Anna Leonowens Gallery in Halifax for only a couple more days. By wrapping ordinary consumer objects with thin, mercerized cotton thread, I am creating a fictitious testament of the … Continue reading
Tapestry at the Alberta Craft Council
Translator Throughout my career as an artist I have explored ideas that reference my experience of the world. To do this I have chosen to work almost exclusively with the process of woven tapestry. I find Tapestry to be a … Continue reading
Featured | Jolie Bird
TranslatorArtist Jolie Bird has a new website. My art practice is grounded in Textiles, a time-honoured medium that requires dexterity, intellect and intuition. Textiles are both visual and tactile in nature; process and materials become intertwined with concept. I am … Continue reading
Barbara Sutherland + Amelie Proulx | Sub Rosa
TranslatorOpening July 29, 2011, an exhibition of new work by Amelie Proulx and Barbara Sutherland. A book can be defined as an object that we can open, flip, unfold, or cradle and also as an object that introduces both abstract … Continue reading
Akshay Tyagi | Of dichotomies and identities
Translator “Of Dichotomies and Identities is inspired by New Delhi’s traffic, her people and their modes of transport are a physical symbol of where I come from, where I belong, and who I am. In my mind, the local transportation … Continue reading
Veronika Horlik | Burn
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Contemporary Fibres at Mary E. Black Gallery and a NEW fibre arts blog from Rilla Marshall
TranslatorMy woven textile artwork will be exhibited at the Mary E. Black Gallery, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design in Halifax, Nova Scotia from Feb. 26th – April 12th, 2009. Contemporary Fibres is a four person exhibition featuring J. … Continue reading
Suzanne Swannie at MSVU Art Gallery
TranslatorDanish Modern: Suzanne Swannie TextilMSVU Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia October 18 to November 23, 2008 “Suzanne Swannie is a Halifax-based designer and weaver who creates functional textiles, tapestries and large architectural installations for private and public environments. She also … Continue reading
Shellfish Purple Lecture at NSCAD University
TranslatorNSCAD U Visitor PresentationShellfish Purple Dyeing by Dr. Takako TeradaTuesday, August 5, 2008 at 12 noon in D500 (NSCAD Boardroom) Dr. Takako Terada is a professor at Kwassui Women’s College where she teaches in the Faculty of Wellness Studies. Shellfish … Continue reading