Art of Textile
Modern fiber art takes its context from the term textile arts which have been practised around the world for millennia.
Textiles have become more than ‘women’s craft’ and have moved towards a vehicle for innovation. It was in the 1970’s that textiles underwent its own revolution and Fiber Art was born.
The dilemma is to determine “what is art”, and, even more so, to define what is “fiber art” which has long been associated with domestic or utilitarian work. Items which follow patterns and nothing more are not considered works of fine art.
The artists who create” fiber art” usually have in their work some sort of message, emotion or meaning and go well beyond the literal meaning of the materials. Fiber artists of St. Marys and vicinity are no exception to this renaissance.
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Garden Butterfly
Wilma Kirmse
27cm diameter framed in round embroidery hoop.
This embroidered piece was inspired by the Red Spotted Purple butterflies that return to my garden every summer. It was created on cotton that was indigo dyed and utilizes embroidery cotton, a leatherette cording, and couched textured yarn. The metallic thread was to represent the fluttering path of this beautiful garden .
$400

Remembrance
Tracy Fulton
Poppy 56cm x 53cm Unframed
The technique of wet felting is a tactile, meditative craft that has enabled me to find m y creative voice during this pandemic. Each of these pieces speaks to our capacity to endure. Wet Felting process, Merino Prefelt, Merino Wool Fiber, and Silk Hanky.
We will remember.
We are resilient
We have reconnected with nature.
NFS

Bench with Flowers
Jess Blackmore
Roundel 36cm diameter
Image 16cm diameter
Silk foundation with cotton linen and silk threads. Built of many layers, the impression of a gradually building garden in bloom. Step back a bit to allow the impressionistic layers of thread to resolve into the garden and bench.
$400.00 in Embroidery Hoop

Wild Rabbit
Linda Carter
Fabric Collage, 100%cotton on tea-dyed linen.
Mixed textile highlights. Free motion quilted layers. The “Wild Rabbit” collage was constructed from textile scraps of varying sizes, shapes, patterns, shades and colours. The work was built up one layer and small detail at a time. All pieces were tacked in place with modest specks of glue. Tulle was use in areas to soften a colour or to create graded shades. To hold everything in place and to add texture, the collage was free motion quilted.
NFS

1 Garden Patch
Kim Wilkie
Mixed Media 45.5cm x 45.5cm x 3.5cm
Acrylic paint on canvas with clothes line cording punched through the canvas. Each cord has its inner pinnings exposed at its ends and is cinched with polyester gold thread around the ends. The clothes line cording protrudes away from the canvas at different depths. My signature is crochet string embroidered bottom right.
NFS.

Rusted VI
Jennifer Smith Windsor
Mixed Media 38.5cm x 38.5cm
Found rusted fragments with silk organza, lace, beeswax and embroidery floss.
Rusted fragments found in the sand are the protagonists for Rusted. This rusted detritus, discarded by man, claimed and reworked by nature, retrieved once again by man, is an affecting reminder of the ravages of time. Adorned with silk organza and waxed lace, the discarded is transformed into an object of elegant beauty.
$275 Framed

Water Spirits 2016
Barbara Helen Hill
Mixed Media 23cm x 23cm
Fabric wire armature, beads, ribbon, trims, embroidery threads. The picture of the Sea Horse represents the elementals that take care of the water. I don’t have any idea what the elementals look like’ they probably aren’t sea horses, but I liked the idea of the animals, fish, amoeba, etc all taking care of the water.
$350.00 Framed

Needle Weaving
Adele Corke
25cm x 25cm
Needle weaving using hand dyed threads and fibers in some of my favourite colours and textures.
I have been a maker since I learned to knit and crochet, but it didn’t stop there. Hand and machine embroidery, paper and visible mending have become a consuming passion, providing me with both a creative outlet and mindfulness.
$200

London, Ontario
C 1915
Patricia Ferries
This map is a handstiched representation of London On based on the 1915 National Topographic Series Maps. It is stitched on linen using four stitches: straight stitch, backstitch, split stitch and French knots. The one aspect that always catches the artist’s eye is the Thames River and the large part it plays in the landscape as it meanders through London. Living in London people often do not appreciate the significance of the Thames and how it influenced the broader landscape.
NFS

A Mixed Bunch
Deli Walker
21cm w x 22.5cm h
Hank stitching, bead work and layered net appliqué. Materials: Netting, beads, silk and cotton threads, gold braid. “A Mixed Bunch” started life many years ago as a project with coloured fine netting but it only reached the stage of pieces being basted to fabric, and it was then discarded in favour of other projects. With the help of Anchor, DMC and silk threads, beads and gold braid I was able to turn the bits of netting into “A Mixed Bunch”.
As I worked, I realized I was attempting to achieve with my mixed colours, what so many are doing in the world, attempting to create harmony out of the seeming impossible.
$400
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