Articulation Textile Group

 Articulation Textile Group gathered for the first time in 3 years in conjunction with the Vancouver Island Surface Design Association's conference in Duncan, BC. Our 20/20 exhibition in celebration of 20 years of creative association and collaboration had, like so many exhibition opportunities and commitments, been sidelined by the Pandemic. The Vancouver Island Surface Design Association gathering felt like an opportunity to reconnect with our group and also with the wider sphere of like-minded creatives. View of the pergola set up with new work "Out of the Studio", by Articulation members. To accommodate the group's initiative Lesley Turner opened her permaculture garden, home, and studio to the potential of reconnecting through stories created in thread, yarn, textiles, paint, dye, felt, photography, stitch, and sculpture. The large display included a selection of textile art pieces representative of bodies of work created over the past 20 years of the group's...

             The Articulation Textile Group is reconnecting, reflecting, and getting together to celebrate textiles. Detail "Summer Under the Maple" by Lesley Turner 2022 Articulation’s "Out of the Studio" exhibition is an opportunity to reunite our group after a pandemic absence. Our once annual gatherings at locations across Canada ceased in 2020, the year of our intended exhibition in celebration of 20 years of working independently, yet together, under the Articulation banner. Our plans to exhibit were shuttered necessarily but as the world reconvenes in new ways so too have our plans. The exhibition is open to VISDA conference attendees and invited guests only. Sign up to come and join us for this inaugural event. "Gathering the Threads" conference  Register here. The “ Out of The Studio” exhibition and Garden Tour have evolved in conjunction with this year's  Vancouver Island Surface Design Association conference just as six years ago L...

 Wendy's Articulation Retrospective Blog Post for May Since we just had Earth day recently or in fact we had Earth week - I thought it might be interesting to go back through the Articulation archives to select a couple of photographs of work from each group member, that represent Earth to me.  Sometimes they are full photographs and sometimes they are closeups that in fact may be about another subject matter entirely but jog a memory or give a fleeting glimpse that makes me think of Earth in some way.  Sometimes they are pieces made some time ago and some are recent, but it is interesting how our works bounce off each other and maybe because of the colour or materials used, still seem to work together. Lesley Turner: Roadside Weeds The background is knitted and the flowers are embroidered on top of the knitting. I always enjoy seeing the wild flowers growing beside the road and admire their resilience, struggling to survive. Meadow This is densely embroidered with differ...

                                                                 Celebration of Canada       Like Canada Articulation`s membership is diverse. The members have come from various countries and provinces of Canada and work together to create work.       To celebrate Canada's 150th birthday Articulation created a body of work consisting of panels for each province and territory.  Each member made two panels for the province. The panels are double-sided and measure 25" by 80". They are best exhibited hanging from the ceiling. The panels exhibit different styles and techniques and demonstrate the many facets of textile work.        This body of work has been shown in Alberta at the Fish Creek Library. Unfortunately because of  covid -19 restrictions the work was viewed b...

  Articulation Textile Group wishes you all the very best for 2022. May your New Year be off to a good start. We hope the coming months bring gentler times and good health into focus for us all. Winter wonderland: Lake Winnipeg 2021 Articulation Textile Group, like the rest of Canada, is navigating the fourth wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic. After all this time we are finding our respective ways through challenges, public restrictions and health directives. Creativity is a balm and though we may have hurdled over a few bumps in the road we are looking forward to what will evolve out of our studios in 2022.   Winnipeg Visitor, @clearquartzcreative, stopped in to see "Connected Heritage", while in Sidney, December 2021. 2021, despite restrictions to public spaces, did provide several opportunities for our group to exhibit work in textiles. Articulation's "Connected Heritage" exhibition hung in the Sidney Museum for 4 months and welcomed visitors until the end o...