Monthly Archives: August 2012

Blog Invaders, Dostoyevsky, Dye Plants, and A State of Transparency

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

  Sorry about this first part dear readers. Dessert – two helpings! – is coming down the page, though… Just FYI, this morning I updated my blog’s dye plant page using my computer not my iPad because that is where … Continue reading →

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Forest and City in Fibre

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

“Forest Floor”, my exhibit of ecoprinted and embroidered art cloth and “A State of Transparency”, Karen Goetzinger's white organdy sculptural panels and constructions are complementary installations in adjoining galleries at the Shenkman Arts Centre in Ottawa. Thanks to curator Mike … Continue reading →

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Eco printed washing on a line in the garden

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

Well, I was stung by the comment from a viewer of my “Forest Floor” installation that it looked like a “line of washing”. Since making silk purses out of sows' ears is a textile artist's dream, I took up the … Continue reading →

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“Forest Floor” exhibit of eco printed art cloth installed

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

Well, it's up at the Trinity Gallery, Salon B, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans (Ottawa) – installed by my Beloved of 40 years, after two days on top of a ladder.)   In Salon B, “Forest Floor” explores ideas about decay, … Continue reading →

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