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World of Threads Festival

Solo Shows: Part 2

2018 Exhibition: Artwork

With this exhibit, we entered a world where variety, innovation and a sustained vision had the upper hand. Featuring the work of 20 artists from very different aesthetic and cultural traditions. Solo Shows was the festival's largest exhibit.

 

Artists in Solo Shows Part 2: Anne Kelly, Lis Korsgren, Judy Martin, Wen Redmond, Melanie Siegel and Aliza Thomas.

Photography by Gareth Bate

Artwork

Opening

Judy Martin

Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada

Judy Martin: My Open Heart, 2017, 147hx123wx.5dcm, wool, plant-dyed silk, plant-dyed wool, silk and wool threads, hand stitched with embroidery and quilting.
Judy Martin: My Open Heart, 2017, 147hx123wx.5dcm, wool, plant-dyed silk, plant-dyed wool, silk and wool threads, hand stitched with embroidery and quilting.
Judy Martin: My Open Heart, detail.
Judy Martin: My Open Heart, detail.
Judy Martin: Bidwell, 2017, 169hx 135wx 1dcm, cotton, linen, hand piecing, reverse applique, hand embroidery, hand quilted.
Judy Martin: Bidwell, 2017, 169hx 135wx 1dcm, cotton, linen, hand piecing, reverse applique, hand embroidery, hand quilted.
Judy Martin: Bidwell, detail.
Judy Martin: Bidwell, detail.
Judy Martin: Feel Invincible Sweetheart.
Judy Martin: Feel Invincible Sweetheart.
Feel Invincible Sweetheart, detail.
Feel Invincible Sweetheart, detail.
Judy Martin: The Cloud in Me, 2017, 152h x 275w x .5dcm, cotton, silk-velvet, reverse applique, hand embroidery, hand quilting.
Judy Martin: The Cloud in Me, 2017, 152h x 275w x .5dcm, cotton, silk-velvet, reverse applique, hand embroidery, hand quilting.
Judy Martin: The Cloud in Me, detail.
Judy Martin: The Cloud in Me, detail.
Judy Martin: Cloud of Time, 2017, 228hx275wx1dcm, cotton, silk, linen damask, cotton floss, hand stitched (couching).
Judy Martin: Cloud of Time, 2017, 228hx275wx1dcm, cotton, silk, linen damask, cotton floss, hand stitched (couching).
Judy Martin: Cloud of Time, detail.
Judy Martin: Cloud of Time, detail.

Curators

  • Canada: Ontario: Toronto: Gareth Bate
  • Canada: Ontario: Oakville: Dawne Rudman

 

Artists

  • Canada: Alberta: Edmonton: Mitch Chalifoux. Ontario: Dundas: Lorraine Roy, Manitoulin Island: Judy Martin, Richmond Hill: Melanie Siegel, Toronto: Jane LowBeer. Quebec: Chelsea: Carmella Karijo Rother, Montreal: Sarabeth Trivino, Vercheres: Paulette Sauve.
  • Netherlands: The Hague: Aliza Thomas. 
  • Sweden: Uppsala: Lis Korsgren. 
  • UK: Hampshire: New Forest: Sarah Waters. Kent: Tunbridge Wells: Anne Kelly. Manchester: Manchester: Stewart Kelly.
  • USA: California: Berkley: Teddy Milder, Lancaster: Victoria Potrovitza, San Francisco: Marie Bergstedt. Idaho: Boise: Lisa Flowers Ross. Minnesota: Plymouth: Linda Kollofski. New Hampshire: Stratford: Wen Redmond. Tennessee: Memphis: Paula Kovarik.

Lis Korsgren

Uppsala, Sweden

Lis Korsgren: Morning Haze, 2017, (167H x 220 W x 1Dcm), linen warp, weft in linen and wool, Technique: Woven Tapestry in Hernmarck tapestry technique, woven on a floor loom, horizontal warp.
Lis Korsgren: Morning Haze, 2017, (167H x 220 W x 1Dcm), linen warp, weft in linen and wool, Technique: Woven Tapestry in Hernmarck tapestry technique, woven on a floor loom, horizontal warp.
Lis Korsgren: Morning Haze, detail.
Lis Korsgren: Morning Haze, detail.
Lis Korsgren: Morning Haze, detail.
Lis Korsgren: Morning Haze, detail.
Lis Korsgren: Morning Haze, detail.
Lis Korsgren: Morning Haze, detail.
Lis Korsgren: Morning Haze, detail.
Lis Korsgren: Morning Haze, detail.

Anne Kelly

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.

Judy Martin: China Garden, 2016, 100 x 175 x .4 cm, original Chinese vintage and new textile, cotton, silk, nylon, coated paper, Technique: textile collage using hand and machine stitching.
Judy Martin: China Garden, 2016, 100 x 175 x .4 cm, original Chinese vintage and new textile, cotton, silk, nylon, coated paper, Technique: textile collage using hand and machine stitching.
Judy Martin: Corali, 2017, 90 x 45 x .4 cm, tea towel, vintage Italian textile, felt, cotton, silk, string, Technique: textile collage using hand and machine stitching.
Judy Martin: Corali, 2017, 90 x 45 x .4 cm, tea towel, vintage Italian textile, felt, cotton, silk, string, Technique: textile collage using hand and machine stitching.
Anne Kelly: Corali, detail.
Anne Kelly: Corali, detail.
Anne Kelly: Rainbow Lorikeet, detail.
Anne Kelly: Rainbow Lorikeet, detail.
Judy Martin: Rainbow Lorikeet, 2017, 90 x 55 cm x .3 cm, linen tea towel, vintage needlepoint and petitpoint pieces, cotton, silk and linen scraps Technique: textile collage using hand and machine stitching.
Judy Martin: Rainbow Lorikeet, 2017, 90 x 55 cm x .3 cm, linen tea towel, vintage needlepoint and petitpoint pieces, cotton, silk and linen scraps Technique: textile collage using hand and machine stitching.
Judy Martin: Folk Waistcoat 2, 2016, 80 x 60 x .4cm, Vintage waistcoat, tea towel, cotton, linen and coated paper elements, fabric collage inserts, Technique: textile collage using hand and machine stitching.
Judy Martin: Folk Waistcoat 2, 2016, 80 x 60 x .4cm, Vintage waistcoat, tea towel, cotton, linen and coated paper elements, fabric collage inserts, Technique: textile collage using hand and machine stitching.
Anne Kelly: Folk Waistcoat 2, detail.
Anne Kelly: Folk Waistcoat 2, detail.
Anne Kelly: Folk Waistcoat 1, detail.
Anne Kelly: Folk Waistcoat 1, detail.
Judy Martin: Folk Waistcoat 1, 2016, 80 x 60 x .4cm, Vintage waistcoat, tea towel, cotton, linen and coated paper elements, fabric collage inserts, Technique: textile collage using hand and machine stitching.
Judy Martin: Folk Waistcoat 1, 2016, 80 x 60 x .4cm, Vintage waistcoat, tea towel, cotton, linen and coated paper elements, fabric collage inserts, Technique: textile collage using hand and machine stitching.

Gallery

  • The Corridor Galleries at Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre.

City

  • Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Dates

  • Oct. 13 - Nov. 25, 2018

Aliza Thomas

The Hague, Netherlands

Aliza Thomas: Look at the border of your being, 76 cm x 50 cm. This jacket is made of handmade paper, combined with Nepalese lokta paper stitched together.
Aliza Thomas: Look at the border of your being, 76 cm x 50 cm. This jacket is made of handmade paper, combined with Nepalese lokta paper stitched together.
Aliza Thomas: Look at the border of your being, detail.
Aliza Thomas: Look at the border of your being, detail.
Aliza Thomas: Closing space with grace, detail.
Aliza Thomas: Closing space with grace, detail.
Aliza Thomas: Closing space with grace, 82 cm x 72 cm. the flower paper used in this costume has a strong textile impression even though it is considered paper. The inside parts of the costume are made of dyed padded paper.
Aliza Thomas: Closing space with grace, 82 cm x 72 cm. the flower paper used in this costume has a strong textile impression even though it is considered paper. The inside parts of the costume are made of dyed padded paper.
Aliza Thomas: Surrounded by audiences, detail.
Aliza Thomas: Surrounded by audiences, detail.
Aliza Thomas: Surrounded by audiences, 2016, 104 x 86 cm. The costume was made of recycled Hanji dresses. The piece was created by folding sewing and cutting the papers.
Aliza Thomas: Surrounded by audiences, 2016, 104 x 86 cm. The costume was made of recycled Hanji dresses. The piece was created by folding sewing and cutting the papers.
Aliza Thomas: Endless possibilities, 2016, 105 cmx 55 cm. It is made of hanji papers, lokta paper and is a recycled version of a dress that was shown in the paper fashion show in Jeonju.
Aliza Thomas: Endless possibilities, 2016, 105 cmx 55 cm. It is made of hanji papers, lokta paper and is a recycled version of a dress that was shown in the paper fashion show in Jeonju.
Aliza Thomas: Endless possibilities, detail.
Aliza Thomas: Endless possibilities, detail.
Aliza Thomas: Mirrors instead of selfies, 2016. 115 cm x 75 cm. this costume is made of recycled Hanji papers stitched and painted.
Aliza Thomas: Mirrors instead of selfies, 2016. 115 cm x 75 cm. this costume is made of recycled Hanji papers stitched and painted.
Aliza Thomas: Mirrors instead of selfies, detail.
Aliza Thomas: Mirrors instead of selfies, detail.

Melanie Siegel

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Melanie Siegel: Large Book 1, felted, hand stitched, vintage fabric, trim, free-motion embroidery.
Melanie Siegel: Large Book 1, felted, hand stitched, vintage fabric, trim, free-motion embroidery.
Melanie Siegel: Large Books 1, and 2, vintage fabric, trim, free-motion embroidery.
Melanie Siegel: Large Books 1, and 2, vintage fabric, trim, free-motion embroidery.
Melanie Siegel: Small Books 1, 2, and 3. Hand stitched, felted, free motion emmbroidery, pearls, vintage fabric.
Melanie Siegel: Small Books 1, 2, and 3. Hand stitched, felted, free motion emmbroidery, pearls, vintage fabric.
Melanie Siegel: Small Books 4 and 5. Hand stitched, felted, free motion emmbroidery, pearls, vintage fabric.
Melanie Siegel: Small Books 4 and 5. Hand stitched, felted, free motion emmbroidery, pearls, vintage fabric.

Wen Redmond

Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Wen Redmond: The Content of the Light, art is timeless, 40x40, Medium- Mixed Media Digital Fiber- Lutrador, interfacing, digital photograph and printing, paint, and satin varnish Technique- Melding photographs creates the final photograph, printed both on an interfacing and inkjet ready lutrador. Lutrador was sliced, overlaid, and stitched. Edges are painted and top is sealed with satin varnish.
Wen Redmond: The Content of the Light, art is timeless, 40x40, Medium- Mixed Media Digital Fiber- Lutrador, interfacing, digital photograph and printing, paint, and satin varnish Technique- Melding photographs creates the final photograph, printed both on an interfacing and inkjet ready lutrador. Lutrador was sliced, overlaid, and stitched. Edges are painted and top is sealed with satin varnish.
Wen Redmond: The Content of the Light, art is timeless, detail.
Wen Redmond: The Content of the Light, art is timeless, detail.
Wen Redmond: Three Feathers Remain, art is timeless, 42.5 x 29 Medium- Digital Fiber- Digital Silk Noil, paint, tissue paper, glass bead, lava, matt and gloss mediums, pearl cotton & thread. Techniques- manipulated photograph, printed, quilted, and cut into segments creating an interior design. Piece highlighted with mediums and tissue paper, edges sealed with paint, and hand-tied.
Wen Redmond: Three Feathers Remain, art is timeless, 42.5 x 29 Medium- Digital Fiber- Digital Silk Noil, paint, tissue paper, glass bead, lava, matt and gloss mediums, pearl cotton & thread. Techniques- manipulated photograph, printed, quilted, and cut into segments creating an interior design. Piece highlighted with mediums and tissue paper, edges sealed with paint, and hand-tied.
Wen Redmond: Three Feathers Remain, art is timeless, detail.
Wen Redmond: Three Feathers Remain, art is timeless, detail.
Wen Redmond: Rocks Are Smiling, art is timeless, 32x48 Mediu: Digital Fiber -ink jet treated digital canvas, dyed pearl cotton, UV medium and paint. Technique- A creative aspect of digital photography is creating an image using the 21st century tool, Photoshop, programs or applications. Several photographs are fused digitally and printed. The fiber photograph was mounted onto free sections and quilted with colored threads for design emphasis and hand-tied. Edges and top are sealed.
Wen Redmond: Rocks Are Smiling, art is timeless, 32x48 Mediu: Digital Fiber -ink jet treated digital canvas, dyed pearl cotton, UV medium and paint. Technique- A creative aspect of digital photography is creating an image using the 21st century tool, Photoshop, programs or applications. Several photographs are fused digitally and printed. The fiber photograph was mounted onto free sections and quilted with colored threads for design emphasis and hand-tied. Edges and top are sealed.
Wen Redmond: Rocks Are Smiling, art is timeless, detail.
Wen Redmond: Rocks Are Smiling, art is timeless, detail.
Wen Redmond: Breaking the Surface.
Wen Redmond: Breaking the Surface.
Wen Redmond: Breaking the Surface, detail.
Wen Redmond: Breaking the Surface, detail.
Wen Redmond: A Page in a Life, art is timeless, 27x30 Medium: Digital Fiber- inkjet ready cotton canvas, pearl cotton medium and paint. Techniques: A photograph of a journal page is printed on digital ready cotton canvas. The digital fiber photograph is creatively stitched and cut onto free segments. These are hand-tied using dyed pearl cotton. Edges and top are sealed with medium and paint. Stitching used as drawing lines.
Wen Redmond: A Page in a Life, art is timeless, 27x30 Medium: Digital Fiber- inkjet ready cotton canvas, pearl cotton medium and paint. Techniques: A photograph of a journal page is printed on digital ready cotton canvas. The digital fiber photograph is creatively stitched and cut onto free segments. These are hand-tied using dyed pearl cotton. Edges and top are sealed with medium and paint. Stitching used as drawing lines.
Wen Redmond: A Page in a Life, art is timeless, detail.
Wen Redmond: A Page in a Life, art is timeless, detail.

Artwork

Backstage

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