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Articulation Retrospective by Donna Clement

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Clockwise from white chair - Donna Clement, Ingrid Lincoln, Leann Clifford, Wendy Klotz, Lesley Turner, Amanda Onchulenko For over twenty years this group has been a part of my life. Members have come and gone, and we are currently standing at six. Over the years we have had 30 shows, exhibiting in so many different venues and galleries across Canada and in the United Kingdom. A lot of our exhibits have been based upon yearly trips across Canada we called a Study Session, usually lasting for a week spent gathering images, impressions, and the essence of the places we stayed. From the BC’s Salish Sea; to the Alberta Badlands; to the farmland of southern Saskatchewan; to Manitoba for the Icelandic heritage in Gimli; to the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Old Quebec, a neighbourhood of Quebec City; to the shores of the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. All these trips (and more) were bonding experiences for our members and created a tight bond between us. I have selecte

Reflecting On Articulations's "WAR: A Personal Response", in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The past 15 months and the Covid-19 Pandemic will define our lifetime. Our experiences during this current struggle will surely surface in stories future generations share.  In 2017 Articulation Textile Group mounted the show "WAR: A Personal Response", which exhibited at the Sidney Museum on Vancouver Island. The work we developed through the examination of our personal family stories offered an opportunity to reflect on a significant period in our collective history. 2021 similarly offers us an opportunity for reflection.  Above, "Internment Camps", printed and folded paper, Donna Clement "Message of Peace" embroidered in morse code by Wendy Klotz Work developed in textiles illuminated threads of connection between ourselves and the wartime experiences of our families. Read on to experience snippets of the thoughtful fine workmanship of Articulation members' work that exhibited in the show. The interpretations are as viewed from my perspective. Feel

May Selection of Articulation Artwork by Wendy Klotz

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Each of the members of Articulation has been asked to look back through the archives of our exhibitions and choose photographs of pieces that speak to us in some way.  I think the idea was that we would represent some kind of theme, but I have just chosen a piece from each artist that speaks to me personally. Ingrid Lincoln: Sage Ingrid is an absolute master of machine embroidery, specifically thread painting.  This is one of her older pieces, but I still love the colours and the representation of the type of landscape that particularly appeals to me.   This piece especially speaks to me because during Covid times, Ingrid has had a revolt of her many sewing machines.  Each one in turn has gone on strike and with limited availability of repairs and/or a new purchase; Ingrid is now doing a lot of hand stitching by necessity and may be by choice after this time.    So I am particularly enjoying this piece from her past in the hopes that in the after times she will be able to bring back so

March on into Spring.

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 March marks the anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring Covid 19 a global pandemic. I think we can all agree it has definitely been a year! Now is a point in our collective history we won't soon forget. A period we will hopefully one day look back on with a casual "remember when" and reflect on all the positive changes slowing down inspired within us.  Change,  uncertainty, and loss are major themes faced by so many during this pandemic. Alone yet together we have moved through the highs and lows of being disconnected physically and socially and for many Canadians, provincial mandates remain in place to protect us from a potential third wave. Through this past year, the desire to expand the boundaries of "home" and to alter, refresh and renew our personal, multitasking spaces has inspired us to get creative. As a result, I think creativity just might be one of the qualities to come out of these unusual circumstances stronger and more supported th