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Articulation Textile Group Opens at Portals Gallery on March 26th, 2019.

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The West Coast's timber cathedrals inspired us all. Showtime in Duncan BC begins this week for Articulation Textile Group. After much planning, discussion, meeting, touring, gathering, creating, presenting, proposing, some more meetings, considerable organizing, repeat house guests, possibly some herding before we got to the point of packing, shipping and finally installing our works at the Portals Gallery.  Work from across Western Canada arrived on the Island between winter travels and family weddings in all sorts of containers and bearing a diverse group of finished works from an equally diverse group of fibre artists. Lesley Turner graciously received these packages and waited eagerly to unveil the contents. Christmas for textile artists apparently arrives in a plain wrapped oversized box. Thank you, Lesley, for opening your home to us all yet again.    After all your hard work we hope you are snuggly gathered around your backyard fireplace toasting a weeke

Articulation Textile Group: Processing Forest and Sea and the Place Between 2019

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One of the things I most appreciate about the creative process is diversity. In any given class or workshop a group of people can be exposed to the same stimuli, offered the same or similar media and the products that result can be so very different. The same phenomena are true of the Articulation Textile Group and their experience of "Forest and Sea and the Place Between". Our perception of a mutual experience has been translated through our personal paradigms, we have processed our responses according to our skills and interests, and we have managed our ideas and expressed our thoughts in unique and beautiful ways. As I type these words works are being installed at the Portals Gallery in Duncan BC. Exploring Tofino Since I personally find the concept of diversity fascinating I thought I would share a little bit about some of the works soon to be on display. If you are in the area I hope you will drop in to see the show first hand. Arriving at Sidney Sp

Articulation Textile Group Prepares for Portals Gallery March 2019

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ARTICULATION TEXTILE GROUP  PORTALS GALLERY MARCH 26th-APRIL 18, 2019 COWICHAN VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL ISLAND SAVINGS CENTRE 2687 JAMES ST, DUNCAN BC Articulation’s show at Portals Gallery in Duncan BC is fast approaching. Members' works are arriving on the Island in various containers, designing surface trails by land and sea and hopefully, nothing is lost in the between.   Parcels on Lesley’s doorstep Unwrapping the parcels is always a delight as we discover something new about our colleagues, their response to a shared experience within an environment and their expression of some of the concepts and ideas inspired by that specific place.                                              Sidney by the Sea, October 2018 Each one of us has created works in textiles and the tangents I find are in themselves inspiring. Wendy Klotz has spent some time examining our impact on oceans, developing this series of jellyfish using drinking straws and plastic bags. I

'Forest and Sea and the Place Between' Articulation's Next Exhibition

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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, "WAR: A Personal Response", Processing Poppies

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 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

Welcome to 2019!

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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

Articulation had Another Great Year in 2018

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                                                            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