Articulation Textile Group

West Coast Vancouver Island sunset Articulation Textile group is on the exhibition trail once again. This time we are headed to Portals Gallery, one of the Cowichan Valley Arts Council's galleries.  Find the Portals Gallery in the Island Savings Centre, 2687 James Street, Duncan BC (250) 746 1633 The gallery is open Monday to Friday 11am- 5pm, Saturday noon- 3pm. It is closed on Sundays and holidays. Articulation’s exhibition 'Forest and Sea and the Place Between' opens on Tuesday, March 27th at 11am  and closes April 18th at 5pm, 2019. An artist reception will be held Saturday, April 13th from 3-5pm with three of the artists in attendance giving talks. We hope you will join us.   Donna Clement leads an artist tour during the 'WAR: A Personal Response' exhibition in Sidney Museum. Our days spent searching shorelines for inspiration are long behind us and the revelations we have come to personally have evolved into art expressed in textile

 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

The New Year was quickly upon us and January blew in fiercely, especially for those on the prairies who have been managing through extreme cold. Out west on Vancouver Island, Lesley spent days without power after some crazy storms. Annually we all realize we cannot combat the weather and so head to our studios and work spaces to get a jump on our respective projects after a busy holiday season. Family was the common theme of our combined end of year focus: twins were born in Leann Clifford’s family and everybody is healthy and growing. Congratulations to another first-time grandmother. Weddings and international travel consumed time for New Zealander and Vancouver Islander Lesley Turner who, as well as teaching her colour workshop to lucky participants, spent time visiting with her growing grandson. Donna Clement has been spending the gift of time celebrating a milestone birthday with family and continuing her travels with family and friends, while Wendy Klotz has been inspiring

                                                            AN END TO A GREAT YEAR 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. Arriving on the Island with bodies of work 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

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 of courage and sacrif