I left for Truro around 4:30. The drive took just under an hour. I’d taken a friend with me – conversation always shortens the trip. We had time for coffee (and a sliver of peanutbutter cream pie – yum!) before Christene Sandeson, the person with whom I’m sharing the gallery space for July/August at NovelTea Cafe, arrived.
We got work straight away – each of us laid out the work we’d brought, tentatively placed it on the various display shelves then moved pieces around to better balance size and colour against one another and against the background walls. Didn’t take long – we were finished in less than 45 minutes.
Without discussion we intermingled our work – it just seemed to look better with Christene’s and my pieces side by each rather than trying to cluster each of us separately. We were both happy with how the final hanging looked.
We’ll meet again at the end of August when we arrive to take down the art. Perhaps we’ll make time then to have coffee or a meal together!
The ViewHuntington BeachOn Deck / Two Boats / Study In Pink
Friday I took eight quilts and 12 wall art pieces to Parrsboro to show at the Art Labs Gallery. I knew it was a shared exhibition with two women who do rug hooking – but I had been told most of their pieces would be stand-on-the-floor works – laundry baskets, chairs, stools… Well, they were, but several were “hung” which cut my showing space in half. I was able to hang 5 quilts and 4 wall art pieces. A disappointment because the wall art pieces I’d chosen showed the evolution of my “printed on fabric” appliqué technique – the pieces all had people in them which I wanted to showcase.
At Five Islands; Wind Waiting
The most recent piece with one of the earlier pieces. I’m still very fond of the mood of these three guys at Fox River wishing the wind would moderate so we could launch our paragliders.
Escher Quilt
This is the piece you see from the doorway – it’s straight ahead of you as you walk into the gallery space. At that distance you see the 3D illusion clearly.
Diamonds
This quilt also is striking when you see it hung. The shaded border, the asymmetry of the piece, the colour movement are all apparent.
Skyline #1
Skyline #2
Skyline #3
I forgot to take a photo showing the three Skyline quilts hanging side by each on the wall. They make a strong triptych which was my intention when I created these pieces.
Into The Future
Not for sale, but it’s one of my stronger pieces using the fabric photo appliqué technique. I was so lucky that the sunlight on the children blended so well with the setting I put them in – on Spring Garden Road beside the Public Gardens – the photo of the children was taken at the Toronto Zoo!
On Deck
These were all the pieces I had room to hang. I returned home with three quilts and nine wall art pieces. I could have crammed in a few more small hangings but when I stood back I decided less was more.
The show is on until August 19 when I go back to Parrsboro to take down the show and return the art to my closet. I need an agent in Toronto or New York – anybody got connections to someone who might be interested in representing a textile artist in a market that would understand the art and the work required to create it?
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