Posts by Dawne Rudman
Artist Interview 57: Joyce Seagram
Tell us about your work? I am a quilt artist. I create, design, colour, cut and piece together the fabric elements that comprise the top layer of what will become an art quilt. I also draw the lines and patterns for the intricate quilting that combines the layers of fabric and batting that will form…
Read MoreArtist Interview 56: Yael Brotman
Tell us about your work? For the past several years I have been working almost exclusively with Japanese paper, mostly Kurotani. I etch hand-drawn raw images on this paper and I then cut up and incorporate the paper into drawings, installations (pinned to the wall as well as hanging from the ceiling) and freestanding, three-dimensional…
Read MoreArtist Interview 55: David Hanauer
Tell us about your work? I like keeping things simple and easy. However, this often gets me into a lot of work and a lot of thinking. It is not so much about creating new forms or improving production methods. What is more important to my work is showing a possible, future usage of common…
Read MoreArtist Interview 54: Dwayne Frederick Wanner
Tell us about your work? For the most part, I adhere to the quilt formula of three layers, top – batting – back. I like the format and if you pardon the pun, I find it comforting. I have now reached a technical skill level where this format is familiar and yet I am still…
Read MoreArtist Interview 53: Pat Hertzberg
Tell us about your work? As a textile and mixed-media artist, I am absorbed in fibre manipulation and embellishment, orchestrating colours and creating novel textural surfaces. My current work examines the different fraying properties of various fabrics – both ripping on-grain and cutting off-grain. I then reconstruct these with an assortment of threads. When tightly…
Read MoreArtist Interview 52: Chris Motley
Tell us about your work? My first reaction is to say how much I love doing it. It’s an opportunity for me to create something artistic, a fact with which I’m still delighted. My work thus gives to me, provideing an opportunity for other people to see me—through juried shows and I’ve learned that people…
Read MoreArtist Interview 51: Mary Catherine Newcomb
Tell us about your work? I have worked as a sculptor for longer than I care to mention. My work has always been figurative and borne a strong relationship to narrative/ mythology. A hands-on engagement has always been important in working through a variety of media. The physical process teaches me (and hopefully conveys) things…
Read MoreArtist Interview 50: Cybèle Young
Tell us about your work? In terms of my fine art practice, I create sculpture out of Japanese paper, which is often printed with etchings. They are individually very small (usually ¼” up to 7”), and are sometimes arranged in larger compositions. They are real and abstract objects that make up an inventory of narrative…
Read MoreArtist Interview 49: Vessna Perunovich
Tell us about your work? In my art practice I work with issues around displacement, exile, the notion of mobility and transience. My work explores the interdisciplinary format that comprises drawing, sculpture, video and performance. My diverse artistic interests are regularly manifested within an installation context that is site-specific and addresses the architectural and aesthetic…
Read MoreArtist Interview 48: Fuyuko Matsubara
Tell us about your work? My main medium is weaving. I also work on silk painting. In both mediums, my focus is on pictorial expression. My work relates in many ways to traditional painting; instead of paints, I use dyes. The difference between my fibre work and traditional painting is that my work utilizes the…
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