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World of Threads Festival

Quiet Zone II

2016 Exhibition: Artworks

A sequel to our much appreciated 2012 exhibit Quiet Zone, this show gave visitors the opportunity to pause, to breath, and to relax amidst muted colours, receptive forms and an imperturbable stillness. Artwork in this show came from 15 countries!

Photography by Gareth Bate

Artworks

Opening

Olena Chornohuz

Vashkivci, Chernivtci, Ukraine

Wind, 2015, 57 H x 57 W x 3 D cm, cardboard, polyurethane foam, mixed thread including: jute, metallic threads, silk, synthetic and wool, Technique: invented by the author (threads winded up around the cardboard and / or polyurethane foam). Framed.
Wind, 2015, 57 H x 57 W x 3 D cm, cardboard, polyurethane foam, mixed thread including: jute, metallic threads, silk, synthetic and wool, Technique: invented by the author (threads winded up around the cardboard and / or polyurethane foam). Framed.
Wind, detail.
Wind, detail.

Curators

  • Canada: Ontario: Toronto: Gareth Bate

  • Canada: Ontario: Oakville: Dawne Rudman

Artists

  • Austria: Vienna: Julia Neckel.
  • Australia: Victoria: Traralgon: Glenys Mann.
  • Belgium: Mechelen: Jeannine De Raeymaecker.
  • Canada: Nova Scotia: Granville Beach: Penny Berens. Ontario: London: Dagmar Kovar, Manitoulin Island: Judy Martin, Perth: Connie Lynn Higgs, Toronto: Christine Nobel, Honey Mitchell, Maureen Ballagh, Susan Avishai, Susan E. Middleton, Tammy Radcliff, Valerie Dennis.
  • Denmark: Copenhagen: Charlotte Ostergaard.
  • England: London: Caren Garfen.
  • Iran: Tehran: Mahnaz Amin Foroughi.
  • Israel: Harduf: Neta Ashuach.
  • Japan: Hyogo: Himeji: Shoko Fukuda.
  • Mexico: Nuevo Leon: Monterrey: Miriam Medrez.
  • Netherlands: Zeeland: Wolphaartsdijk: Judy Hooymeyer.
  • Poland: Lodz: Magda Sobon.
  • Portugal: Sao Joao da Madeira: Rosa Godinho.
  • Ukraine: Chernivtci: Vashkivci: Olena Chornohuz.
  • USA: Alabama: Huntsville: Dennis Potter. California: El Cerrito: Susan Zimmerman, Thousand Oaks: Karen Rips, San Francisco: Chris Motley. Georgia: Atlanta: Leisa Rich. Illinois: Chicago: Marzena Ziejka. Iowa: Fairfield: Judy Bales. Michigan: Ann Arbor: Cathy Jacobs, Susan Moran. Wisconsin: Madison: Maria Amalia Wood.

Maria Amalia Wood

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Hojas del Desierto, 2016, 66 H x 267 W x 3.5 D cm, Linen, Abaca, Cotton, Flax, Technique: Handmade paper, pulp painting. Wall Installation.
Hojas del Desierto, 2016, 66 H x 267 W x 3.5 D cm, Linen, Abaca, Cotton, Flax, Technique: Handmade paper, pulp painting. Wall Installation.
Hojas del Desierto, detail.
Hojas del Desierto, detail.
Hojas del Desierto, detail.
Hojas del Desierto, detail.
Hojas del Desierto, detail.
Hojas del Desierto, detail.
Hojas del Desierto, detail.
Hojas del Desierto, detail.

Gallery

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

City

  • Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Dates

  • Oct. 29 - Nov. 27, 2016

Susan Avishai

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

One Place to Hide a Dark Heart, 2016, 86.5h x 61w cm, Deconstructed men’s shirt backs, polymer medium.
One Place to Hide a Dark Heart, 2016, 86.5h x 61w cm, Deconstructed men’s shirt backs, polymer medium.
One Place to Hide a Dark Heart, detail.
One Place to Hide a Dark Heart, detail.

Marzena Ziejka

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Declaration of Independence, 2010 46" x 39", Hand-woven wool tapestry: handspun hand-dyed wool & linen with decorative weft With mounting system.
Declaration of Independence, 2010 46" x 39", Hand-woven wool tapestry: handspun hand-dyed wool & linen with decorative weft With mounting system.
Declaration of Independence, detail.
Declaration of Independence, detail.

Rosa Godinho

Sao Joao da Madeira, Portugal

Spring Wind, 2014, 270X60X7 cm, cotton, felt, silk, and metal sticks. Technique: crochet and weaving.
Spring Wind, 2014, 270X60X7 cm, cotton, felt, silk, and metal sticks. Technique: crochet and weaving.
Spring Wind, detail.
Spring Wind, detail.

Leisa Rich

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Chrysalis, 2016, Size variable, Material: Fosshape, a soft fabric material comprised of low melt poly that hardens with the application of heat, painted and dyed, thread, paint.
Chrysalis, 2016, Size variable, Material: Fosshape, a soft fabric material comprised of low melt poly that hardens with the application of heat, painted and dyed, thread, paint.
Chrysalis, installation view.
Chrysalis, installation view.
Chrysalis, installation view.
Chrysalis, installation view.
Chrysalis, detail.
Chrysalis, detail.

Shoko Fukuda

Himeji, Hyogo, Japan

Return Line, 2014, 13 H x 17 W x 16D cm, Medium: sisal, paper, rattan, Technique: Coiling.
Return Line, 2014, 13 H x 17 W x 16D cm, Medium: sisal, paper, rattan, Technique: Coiling.
Fan, 2014, 9 H x 28 W x 9.5D cm, Medium: kudzu, rattan Technique: Coiling.
Fan, 2014, 9 H x 28 W x 9.5D cm, Medium: kudzu, rattan Technique: Coiling.
Reversal of the Spiral, 2015, 20 H x 20 W x 9D cm, Medium: sisal, rattan, Technique: Coiling.
Reversal of the Spiral, 2015, 20 H x 20 W x 9D cm, Medium: sisal, rattan, Technique: Coiling.
Work by Shoko Fukuda.
Work by Shoko Fukuda.

Jeannine De Raeymaecker

Mechelen, Belgium

Criss-Cross, 2016, 90cm H x 90 cm W x 15 cm D, Handmade paper from old books, coloured, inside synthetic fabric, knotted with cotton threads, frame in iron.
Criss-Cross, 2016, 90cm H x 90 cm W x 15 cm D, Handmade paper from old books, coloured, inside synthetic fabric, knotted with cotton threads, frame in iron.
Criss-Cross, detail.
Criss-Cross, detail.

Tammy Ratcliff

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

For Dreams of Hanging Gardens, (blankt) 2013, 65” inches x 75” inches, woven and hand stitched etchings on fine handmade Japanese papers, framed.
For Dreams of Hanging Gardens, (blankt) 2013, 65” inches x 75” inches, woven and hand stitched etchings on fine handmade Japanese papers, framed.
Wind in Blue Branches, 37” inches x 56” inches, woven and hand stitched etchings on fine handmade Japanese paper, framed.
Wind in Blue Branches, 37” inches x 56” inches, woven and hand stitched etchings on fine handmade Japanese paper, framed.
Wind in Blue Branches, detail.
Wind in Blue Branches, detail.

Judy Martin

Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada

Lake, 2014, 168 cm h x 133 cm w, re-purposed linen damask, hemp-silk fabric, indigo dye, cotton threads, bamboo batt. Paste resist, hand embroidery, hand quilting. Hand stitched quilt.
Lake, 2014, 168 cm h x 133 cm w, re-purposed linen damask, hemp-silk fabric, indigo dye, cotton threads, bamboo batt. Paste resist, hand embroidery, hand quilting. Hand stitched quilt.
Lake, detail.
Lake, detail.

Honey Mitchell

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Homage to Mary Safianoff, (tribute to my grandmother), 2016, hand stitched.
Homage to Mary Safianoff, (tribute to my grandmother), 2016, hand stitched.
Homage to Mary Safianoff, detail.
Homage to Mary Safianoff, detail.

Mahnaz Amin Foroughi

Tehran, Iran

The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 2015, 240x220, Paper, Molding
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 2015, 240x220, Paper, Molding
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 2015, 240x220, Paper, Molding
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 2015, 240x220, Paper, Molding
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 2015, 240x220, Paper, Molding
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 2015, 240x220, Paper, Molding
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 2015, 240x220, Paper, Molding
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 2015, 240x220, Paper, Molding
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 2015, 240x220, Paper, Molding
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 2015, 240x220, Paper, Molding
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 2015, 240x220, Paper, Molding
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 2015, 240x220, Paper, Molding

Karen Rips

Thousand Oaks, California, USA

Losing Touch, 2015, 135 H x 97 W x 30 D cm, Textile. Cotton, organza, wool, netting. Technique: Discharged, felted, painted, machine and hand stitched.
Losing Touch, 2015, 135 H x 97 W x 30 D cm, Textile. Cotton, organza, wool, netting. Technique: Discharged, felted, painted, machine and hand stitched.
Losing Touch, detail.
Losing Touch, detail.

Cathy Jacobs

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Extruded Plaid, 2015, 78h x 43w x 7d inches, Four hand-woven linen. Technique: woven on a jack floor loom.
Extruded Plaid, 2015, 78h x 43w x 7d inches, Four hand-woven linen. Technique: woven on a jack floor loom.
Extruded Plaid, detail.
Extruded Plaid, detail.

Dennis Potter

Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Cast Mountain Kesa (priest robe), 2014-5, 70 x 36 x 18, Pieced, quilted various fabrics; screen, mesh, net, sheer metallics, silks, synthetics, loose recycled fibers. Abaca paper pulp. Machine sewn and quilted randomly, holes cut in layers. Dipped and cast in paper pulp which was worked into the fabric and pasted to suggest Buddhist scriptures.
Cast Mountain Kesa (priest robe), 2014-5, 70 x 36 x 18, Pieced, quilted various fabrics; screen, mesh, net, sheer metallics, silks, synthetics, loose recycled fibers. Abaca paper pulp. Machine sewn and quilted randomly, holes cut in layers. Dipped and cast in paper pulp which was worked into the fabric and pasted to suggest Buddhist scriptures.
Cast Mountain Kesa, detail.
Cast Mountain Kesa, detail.

Susan E. Middleton

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

After the Rain, 2015, H 122cm x W 94cm x D 2cm, cotton warp, natural hand dyed wool and silk, technique: woven tapestry, (high warp).
After the Rain, 2015, H 122cm x W 94cm x D 2cm, cotton warp, natural hand dyed wool and silk, technique: woven tapestry, (high warp).
After the Rain, detail.
After the Rain, detail.

Miriam Medrez

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Serie Conectors, 2015, Dimension: Variable, Metalic metal mesh, cloth and thread; Technique:, Mounted on the wall.
Serie Conectors, 2015, Dimension: Variable, Metalic metal mesh, cloth and thread; Technique:, Mounted on the wall.
Serie Conectors, 2015, Dimensions: 30 H x 30 W x 22 D cm.
Serie Conectors, 2015, Dimensions: 30 H x 30 W x 22 D cm.
Serie Conectors, 2015, Dimensions: 42 H x 26 W x 18 D cm.
Serie Conectors, 2015, Dimensions: 42 H x 26 W x 18 D cm.
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Maureen Ballagh

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Chronicling of self, Narrative of the mind, 2015, 64H x 60Wx 4D cm, nettle yarn with grass, clover and bees wax. techniques: knit, wax dipped. Photo: Lawrence Cook.
Chronicling of self, Narrative of the mind, 2015, 64H x 60Wx 4D cm, nettle yarn with grass, clover and bees wax. techniques: knit, wax dipped. Photo: Lawrence Cook.
Chronicling of self, Narrative of the mind, detail.
Chronicling of self, Narrative of the mind, detail.

Lindsey Marshall

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

Ippikin, Ippikin, 2014, 57H x 33W x 0.2D, cotton/linen warp, mixed weft including: cotton, linen, wool, technique: haute-lisse woven tapestry.
Ippikin, Ippikin, 2014, 57H x 33W x 0.2D, cotton/linen warp, mixed weft including: cotton, linen, wool, technique: haute-lisse woven tapestry.

Magda Sobon

Lodz, Poland.

Veil of Tears, 2016, 500H x 120W 0,5D cm, kozo fibers, thread. Technique: author’s own technique. Mounted.
Veil of Tears, 2016, 500H x 120W 0,5D cm, kozo fibers, thread. Technique: author’s own technique. Mounted.
Veil of Tears, detail.
Veil of Tears, detail.

Dagmar Kovar

London, Ontario, Canada

Constellations, 2016, size: variable, approx. 60 H x 60 W cm medium: wool, cotton and silk thread technique: felting, stitching.
Constellations, 2016, size: variable, approx. 60 H x 60 W cm medium: wool, cotton and silk thread technique: felting, stitching.
Constellations, detail.
Constellations, detail.

Glenys Mann

Traralgon, Victoria, Australia

Remembrance, Women's Loss, 2015, 140H x 180W cm. Found wool blanket, found red yarn. Technique: French knots.
Remembrance, Women's Loss, 2015, 140H x 180W cm. Found wool blanket, found red yarn. Technique: French knots.
Remembrance, Women's Loss, detail.
Remembrance, Women's Loss, detail.

Neta Ashuach

Harduf, Israel

Enso' Title: MM-A, 2015 90H 88W cm felted merino wool fibers.
Enso' Title: MM-A, 2015 90H 88W cm felted merino wool fibers.
Enso' Title: MM-A, detail.
Enso' Title: MM-A, detail.
Enso' Title: N-F-I, 2014 85H 75W cm, felted merino wool fibers.
Enso' Title: N-F-I, 2014 85H 75W cm, felted merino wool fibers.
Enso' Title: RR DD UG, 2014, 85H 75W cm, felted merino wool fibers.
Enso' Title: RR DD UG, 2014, 85H 75W cm, felted merino wool fibers.

Penny Berens

Granville Beach, Nova Scotia, Canada

Woodpeckers Live Here, 2015, 50.8cm H x 38cm W, cotton fabrics, wool thread, Technique: Fabric dyed naturally, hand embroidery.
Woodpeckers Live Here, 2015, 50.8cm H x 38cm W, cotton fabrics, wool thread, Technique: Fabric dyed naturally, hand embroidery.
A Stream Runs Through It, 2015, 53.34cm H x 40.64cm W, cotton fabrics, wool thread, Technique: Fabric dyed naturally, hand embroidery.
A Stream Runs Through It, 2015, 53.34cm H x 40.64cm W, cotton fabrics, wool thread, Technique: Fabric dyed naturally, hand embroidery.
The Edge Of The Woods, 2015, 57.15cm H x 50.8cm W, cotton fabrics, wool thread, Technique: Fabric dyed naturally, hand embroidery.
The Edge Of The Woods, 2015, 57.15cm H x 50.8cm W, cotton fabrics, wool thread, Technique: Fabric dyed naturally, hand embroidery.

Susan Moran

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Walnut Game, 2014, 36x72" shibori, stitching, collage on silk.
Walnut Game, 2014, 36x72" shibori, stitching, collage on silk.
Walnut Game, detail.
Walnut Game, detail.

Valerie Dennis

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Big Circle, 2015, 59 cm H x 59 cm W x 5 cm D, plaster cloth, wall paper, jute, paint, glue, nails and MDF. Technique: individual pieces of plaster cloth are cut and wet shaped, attached individually to backing with nails and glue. Mounted on a MDF circle.
Big Circle, 2015, 59 cm H x 59 cm W x 5 cm D, plaster cloth, wall paper, jute, paint, glue, nails and MDF. Technique: individual pieces of plaster cloth are cut and wet shaped, attached individually to backing with nails and glue. Mounted on a MDF circle.
Big Circle, detail.
Big Circle, detail.
Wall Garden, 2016, 66 cm H x 152 cm W x 8 cm D, plaster cloth, canvas, paint, glue, nails and wood. Technique: individual pieces of plaster cloth are cut and wet shaped, attached individually to wood backing with nails and glue. Framed in a plywood frame.
Wall Garden, 2016, 66 cm H x 152 cm W x 8 cm D, plaster cloth, canvas, paint, glue, nails and wood. Technique: individual pieces of plaster cloth are cut and wet shaped, attached individually to wood backing with nails and glue. Framed in a plywood frame.
Wall Garden, detail.
Wall Garden, detail.

Susan Zimmerman

El Cerrito, California, USA

Thread Quilt #1, 2016, 123 H x 82 W x 5 D cm, cotton, polyester, and waxed linen thread, Technique: machine sewing on Solvy sheets, hand tied.
Thread Quilt #1, 2016, 123 H x 82 W x 5 D cm, cotton, polyester, and waxed linen thread, Technique: machine sewing on Solvy sheets, hand tied.
Thread Quilt #1, detail.
Thread Quilt #1, detail.

Judy Hooymeyer

Wolphaatsdijk, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Anemone 4, is a huge necklace, 100 cm long, and I call it souvenir of the seaworld. Wearing it you are a piece of the seaworld. Material: merino wool, necklace method; wetfelting and hand cutted, hand sewn.
Anemone 4, is a huge necklace, 100 cm long, and I call it souvenir of the seaworld. Wearing it you are a piece of the seaworld. Material: merino wool, necklace method; wetfelting and hand cutted, hand sewn.
Anemone 4, detail.
Anemone 4, detail.

Caren Garfen

London, England.

You see food I see numbers, 2016. Cotton bag, capsules, miniature objects, textile, silk threads. Hand stitch. Free standing.
You see food I see numbers, 2016. Cotton bag, capsules, miniature objects, textile, silk threads. Hand stitch. Free standing.
You see food I see numbers, detail.
You see food I see numbers, detail.

Connie Lynn Higgs

Perth, Ontario, Canada

REpetition REcollection REaction, 2014, 275H x 457W x 1D cm, linen warp and weft, Technique: Hand woven, Ikat dyed, supplementary weft.
REpetition REcollection REaction, 2014, 275H x 457W x 1D cm, linen warp and weft, Technique: Hand woven, Ikat dyed, supplementary weft.
REpetition REcollection REaction, detail.
REpetition REcollection REaction, detail.

Charlotte Ostergaard

Copenhagen, Denmark

Body Symphony, opus IV, 2015, 56 H ☓32 W ☓ 18 D cm, polyester organza, thread, plexiglas stiffer, Technique: hand pleat and embroidery.
Body Symphony, opus IV, 2015, 56 H ☓32 W ☓ 18 D cm, polyester organza, thread, plexiglas stiffer, Technique: hand pleat and embroidery.

Chris Motley

San Francisco, California, USA

Brown is the New Green (wire version), 2015, 81L x 48W x 2.5D cm, wool yarn, wire, thread, Technique: Hand Knitting, Fulling, Sewing, Assemblage.
Brown is the New Green (wire version), 2015, 81L x 48W x 2.5D cm, wool yarn, wire, thread, Technique: Hand Knitting, Fulling, Sewing, Assemblage.

Julia Neckel

Vienna, Austria

Spine, 2015, 100x15x2 cm. Unbleached cotton, nonwoven interlinings, eyelets. Object consists of 22 parts.
Spine, 2015, 100x15x2 cm. Unbleached cotton, nonwoven interlinings, eyelets. Object consists of 22 parts.

Judy Bales

Fairfield, Iowa, USA

Yugen (A Mysterious Grace), 2016, 10W x 11H x 1D feet, nylon and metal salvaged from the zipper industry, Technique: knotting and wrapping to embed metal elements. Installed on wall.
Yugen (A Mysterious Grace), 2016, 10W x 11H x 1D feet, nylon and metal salvaged from the zipper industry, Technique: knotting and wrapping to embed metal elements. Installed on wall.

Artworks

Opening

Authors