Articulation Textile Group

                                           A NEW SEASON FOR ARTICULATION 2019 is flying by and already a new season is upon us. Spring brings with it: renewal, new beginnings and hopefully some nice weather. Our Island friends have been basking in mild temperatures and surrounded by greening and blossoming vegetation for some time while those of us with zone 3 microclimates are finally seeing the first of the perennial bloomers breaking through. Easter is already here and in our family it inspires a road trip to visit family in Western Manitoba. Here we always find the comfort of gathering, sharing delicious meals and the beautiful Ukrainian Easter eggs made annually by my very talented sister in law, Lynn Tataryn. Easter also signals the end of Articulation's show, "Forest and Sea and the Place Between", which closed on April 18th at the Portals Gallery, Cowichan Valley Performing Arts Centre in Duncan, BC. Our gratitude extends to our curator, Morgan Sad

              LAST WEEK FOR ARTICULATION AT PORTALS GALLERY IN DUNCAN, BC. Spring is here and our show "Forest and Sea and the Place Between" has been hanging in the Cowichan Valley's Portals Gallery for the past few weeks. The show has been very well attended and enthusiastically received. It will be closing at the end of this week on April 18th. Artists Wendy Klotz of Calgary, Ingrid Lincoln of Winnipeg and Lesley Turner of Vancouver Island were at the gallery on Sunday afternoon sharing their process with the more than 40 visitors in attendance. We hope if you did not get to talk to these artists on the weekend that you still have time this week to see the work in the show.   Ingrid, Wendy, and Lesley, shown above with curator Morgan Saddington, represented our group during Sunday's Artist Reception and enjoyed discussing their creative processes with attending guests. Process is such a fascinating part of any art practice and is as individual as the a

                                                   TIME FOR REFLECTION. Life is a process. With Articulation's show, "Forest and Sea and the Place Between" now hanging cleverly at the Portals Gallery in Duncan BC, it is time to take a moment to reflect. Donnington, Saanich Peninsula Thinking "deeply and carefully", contemplating where we began, what evolved, what we have collectively achieved and where do we go from here?  Wow! even that sentence is complex and probably the point of today's little message from and for our group. Do you ever really take time to let your last accomplishment sink in? Did you take time to pat yourself on the back after you achieved something, anything, you had set your sights on and followed through to a conclusion? Notice I didn't attach any judgment or define accomplishment as good or bad or logically concluded. If you are like me and being particularly honest you probably shook your head and thought reflexive

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