Articulation Textile Group

Articulation's exhibit "War: A Personal Response" at The Sidney Museum is fast approaching and members are finalizing projects and organizing shipping. The art making process takes precedence for many of us but the logistics of transportation and presentation are also a factor in assembling a show. I am grateful for friends with recent large Ikea purchases and engineers in my lineage that made the manipulation of "Connection", "Rain", "Protection" and parts of "Soft Landing”, into an Air Canada friendly container, manageable, despite it feeling like wrestling a crocodile into a cake tin.  How to wrestle a crocodile into a cake tin...shipping artwork While we get final preparations underway feel free to check out member’s musings on particular projects like my “Connection” below. "Connection": 62"x 20" by Amanda Onchulenko 2018 16" dye sublimated fabric panels, Lake Winnipeg drift wood a...

Poppies assembled. Amanda Onchulenko writes... "Rain"  In 1990 I remember being on a city bus in Sheffield, England, with my grandmother en route to visit another relative when I asked why there were gaps in the rows of terrace houses? My grandmother casually responded, "They were bombed in't war Dook". One such home belonged to Nan's friend Mabel across the street, who, on hearing the air raid sirens sounding yet again, refused to join her family and neighbours. Instead, she took a poorly timed gamble to take cover under her own kitchen table. A babies silver cup. Yesterday while photographing my final piece, "Rain", for Articulation's upcoming show "WAR: A Personal Response", the enormity of those young mothers' emotions rained down on me. Having spent the last couple of weeks hand sewing poppies in silk, tulle, polyester, and even white ticking. Red, for first aid and remembrance, the white ticking r...

Waskesiu Twilight Canadian fibre arts group Articulation spent a pleasant week together in Northern Saskatchewan in August amongst the lovely views of Elk Ridge Resort and surrounds. Manitobans in the group could have mistaken Waskesiu National Park for Clear Lake but no matter where in Canada we go I can confidently say that the landscape, the weather and the company are always inspiring.      During the visit, beyond our annual general meeting, Lesley led our preparations for Articulation's upcoming show 'WAR: A Personal Response' to be shown at the Sidney Museum Oct 16-Nov 29. See the poster in the previous post. Traditional Toe Shot  Articulation members are part of a population blessed by location and circumstance who have not personally experienced war in their lifetimes to date. Our inquiries into family histories within this topic, personally and collectively, set us on a journey of discovery. It was here that we unearthed tales...