Articulation, "WAR: A Personal Response", Processing Poppies
Articulation Textile Group has had a busy year of production and exhibition that was highlighted by the Sidney Museum Show entitled, "WAR: A Personal Response". The show was a successful 6 weeks of exhibition time in the company of Peter Garnham, Executive Director, and dynamo Alyssa Gerwing, Assistant Director of the Sidney Museum, who helped to facilitate the display of our very personal works into effective installations. Over 500 visitors made their way into the gallery and museum to take in our show and we are very grateful for all the positive feedback the show has received. Our group of Canadian fibre artists worked under the initial premise of researching our family histories to learn how war has impacted future generations of our respective families. The process was enlightening and emotional and the final works were produced using techniques that included: quilting, deconstruction of clothing, hand and machine stitching, reprographic processes, soft sculpture, i