Author: Dawne Rudman
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Artist Interview 137: Eszter Bornemisza
What led you to become an artist? I have been interested in contemporary arts since my late teenage years, but never thought of becoming an artist myself. I studied... Read more.
Artist Interview 136: Jacqueline Royal
Tell us about your work: Simply put, I needlepoint. I am always adding to my stash of needlepoint yarns. I have a wall in my studio with a lot of little cubbyholes... Read more.
Artist Interview 135: Christina Massey
Tell us about the art that you create: I am a painter, fibre artist and installation artist. I combine acrylic, watercolour and oil paintings with fibre art techniques... Read more.
Artist Interview 134: Mary Grisey
Tell us about your work: I began my art practice as a painter using oils and then eventually the medium became too restricting for me. I felt as though I wanted... Read more.
Artist Interview 133: Trina Perry Carlson
Tell us about your work: Women over the ages have clothed the body, weaving the cloth, cutting and sewing it into patterns that covered, protected and revealed.... Read more.
Artist Interview 132: Anne Kelly
Tell us about your work: I work in fabric collage, creating dense, multilayered pieces using vintage and recycled textiles and stitch. My training as a fine artist... Read more.
Artist Interview 131: Louise Lemieux Bérubé
Tell us about your work: I am proud to say that I am a weaver, first of all. In the late 70's, I started weaving shirts, dresses and shawls that I sold at the Salon... Read more.
Artist Interview 130: Dorothy McGuinness
Tell us about your work: I took my first basket making class in 1987 from the University of Washington Experimental College. It was called Creative Basket Making.... Read more.
Artist Interview 129: Penny Mateer
Tell us about your work: My work is rooted in the feminine traditions of quilting and embroidery and is driven by my reaction to our political climate and world... Read more.
Artist Interview 128: Christine Mauersberger
Tell us about your work: I make processed-based artwork and refer to the concept of time. I stitch, cut and draw onto a variety of surfaces: from linen, wool, and... Read more.
Artist Interview 127: Jim Arendt
Tell us about your work: My artwork grows out of the need for me to understand our shifting relationship with labour and work. I grew up on a farm outside of Flint,... Read more.
Artist Interview 126: Merce Mitchell
You taught yourself to felt and have been doing it now for 20 years. Tell us how you got started: I started in college with photography. But I decided the chemicals... Read more.