Very exciting to see a little publicity in today’s Times Colonist, a Victoria, BC, paper – page A5 – about the upcoming mixed media show at Muse Winery, on December 10 and 11… All the more exciting to see one of my quilts in the feature…
I counting down until that weekend. Working feverishly to finish one more quilt, and frame a few little ones… For more details, check my post about the show here.
November is usually the month when I dig up the brightest colours and assemble something that cheers me up. The days are short and getting shorter, with darkness descending at 5 pm. In November, every sunny day on the Northwest Coast – like today – is a gift!
I’ve been sewing madly, listening to jazz pianists like Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson, and other jazz and blues musicians. Putting colours together playfully… inspired by the jazz that surrounds me. Improvising with notes of colour. Below are a few samples of what is happening… and the happy disorder that invades my studio when I am at it!
The last photo is a composite of a September fabric-dyeing session with Barbra and Ellen, my accomplices (with camera credit to Ellen!). Some of the fabrics I dyed that day are “in the works”…
In mid-December, I will be the fibre artist component of a “group of seven” who will show their work at Muse Winery, in North Saanich, Vancouver Island. I am very delighted to have been asked to join this group. I hope you take some time to come sip some wine and check out the art on the weekend of December 10-11! Make a day of it: there is a great restaurant across the road: the Deep Cove Chalet.
Take a look at the other artists’ websites: Craig Benson, Heather Hamilton, Mark Hobson, Dave Hutchison, and Pauline Olesen. A nice mix.