Connections Fibre Artists - Greenbelt Show

 

“Greenbelt” showcases original artwork by the Connections Fibre Artists and is a rare opportunity to see their artwork in Toronto.  The exhibition is inspired by Ontario’s Greenbelt, now celebrating 20 years, and features a wide variety of fibre art including wet felting, stitching, quilting, collage and mixed media.

Each artist brings a unique perspective to the exhibition, reflecting the diversity and beauty of the landscapes, waterways, and communities that make up Ontario’s Greenbelt. These works invite viewers to consider our relationship to this vital resource and the importance of safeguarding the Greenbelt for future generations.

Connections Fibre Artists (CFA) is a nationally recognized group of accomplished Canadian fibre artists, established in 1999. Members include published authors, artists who have exhibited both nationally and internationally, workshop facilitators, major award winners, and pioneers in the fibre art field. The Greenbelt exhibition will feature works by twenty-two of the group’s twenty-five members.

If you are in the GTA please go and see our show.

The opening is Saturday November 8 (2-4pm)

I am so sad I can’t be there

But am thrilled to be part of this show.

 I have been a member of Connections since their beginnings and am sad that I now live too far away to be with them physically.

But I will be there in spirit!

Some People Know I Used to Use Colour!

Shorelines

I loved texture then.....still do.

Seven or eight layers of cloth stitched together 

(by machine in those days)

Then I took the scissors to it

and gave myself carpel tunnel problems for years afterwards!

I loved her weight

her drape

and her texture.

I love that she now lives with Judy Martin on the shores of Georgian Bay.

Sixties Groove

Also made at least twenty four years ago

Way before blogging!

Made for a Connections Show on the theme of Hippies.

I can't imagine now how I assembled all those curvey sections together.

This piece still makes me smile.

Memories it evokes

like my simple act of rebellion

painting my bedroom furniture pink and orange.

My cousin had ginger hair and the family always

said she should never wear pink.

But now we know differently don't we.

I am finding it quite calming to look back at past works

In these days of isolation, days of suffering and loss for so many families

my mind is scattered

my heart breaks

I cry

my blood boils

my spirit fills with admiration and gratitude 

for the heroism

 of those working on the front lines of this pandemic

Thank you.

The colours I am drawn to for the past twenty years

since the turn of the century are quieter and softer.

The lines I seek out now are those irregular

meandering lines created by Mother Nature.

I hope you have a happy and healthy day.