Shoreline Project
Artist: Lauren Arkell
Title: 14.11.17, 2017
Medium: Blanket: wool / Chair: handwoven seagrass / Dimensions: ?
Statement: “Inspired by a shared anniversary, I imagine Monet seated in this late autumn garden, contemplating the passing of another season—and another year of his life. On his lap, a blanket captures the hues and shades of the lily pond in bloom as painted by Monet.
All Guilds: In the Garden.”
Artist: Jennifer Earl
Title: Dressing for Giverny, 2017
Medium: cotton and bamboo, glass beads, weaving and bead crochet / Dimension: 45” length
Statement: “Countless rows of individual flowers, mass planted in garden beds produce riotous waves of colour. When viewed from a distance in the shifting light, the colourful blooms shimmer and tease the eye. Both the near and far are equally striking visuals.”
Artist: Chung-Ja Jackson
Title: Reflection of Flowers in Water, 2017
Medium: cotton and synthetic fibre, honeycomb pattern technique / Dimension: 8” tall
Statement: “Claude Monet painted beautiful flowers, gardens, and lily ponds, among other subjects, in the impressionist style – merely suggesting reality and emphasizing light effects and colour. I love the flowers in my garden, and so Monet’s impressionistic and vivid pictures of flowers, especially reflections of them in water, really inspire me.”
Artist: Jennifer Neve
Title: Vessel, 2019
Medium: glass beads, nylon thread / Dimension: 3.5”x2.75” (8.8x6.9cm)
Statement: “I made this piece using different shaped beads and thread paths, and a defined colour palette, with the goal of making a vessel, but not completely certain how I was going to get there.”
Artist: Colleen Nolan, 905 484 5365, collenols@gmail.com
Title: Wolf at the Door, 2018
Medium: various wools / Dimension: 18” x 14”
Statement: “LUPIS, means wolf in Latin. The name was given to the autoimmune disease because the hives left on the body in a flare resemble bite marks. Lupus can attack any organ, at any time. The Journey everyday living with this wolf within can be unpredictable, ruthless and cruel.”
Artist: Barbara Ozog
Title: Red Water-Lilies, 2017
Medium: Wool, cotton, acrylic fibre, canvas backing / Dimension: ?
Statement: “The Red Water-Lilies tapestry is a handwoven rendition of part of Claude Monet’s painting Red Water-Lilies [c.1914-1917]. The original painting, oil on canvas is at the Fine Arts Museums of San Franciso.”
Artist: Irina Thomas
Title: Werewolves of Transylvania, 2019
Statement: “Man metamorphosing into werewolf or a cursed wolf-man when the full moon lights the skin is a common myth in Central and Eastern Europe. The tapestry was inspired by a “W is for Were-wolf” painting by Julip of Devian Art.”
Artist: Margaret-Jane Wallace
Title: Irises in Monet’s Garden, 2017
Medium: Dyed & Handwoven / Dimension: 16.25” x 80”
Statement: “The painting ‘Irises in Monet’s Garden’, also known as ‘Monet’s Garden at Giverny is the one painting I always stop in front at the Musee d’Orsay. It has purple irises and sun dappled green leaves with pinks, blues and yellows of the underplanting and house peeking out.”
Artist: Safiya Zuleja Saskin
Title: Grow, 2018
Medium: Boot, yarn / Dimension: various
Statement: “Spinning for me is like having a giant fidget spinner that spits out beautiful colours. My boot is a reminder of the plants and moss I see on my hikes with my family, as if the colours came home with me.”
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