Wee! Nominee Again!

I have been notified about the jury decision to select me as one of the 3 nominees for the Stars Among Us Award in the Visual Arts!!!!!
This time I will be competing with a fotographer and a painter.....wish us luck! And I say US because it is the fibre art that is being recognized.

Last year I was just thrilled about it. Not to mention that my kids where fascinated with the Red Carpet and paparazzi idea...and that my mom would be attending the show flying from Mexico. This picture was taken a year ago. I am standing with my Mom, and on the left side is Megan Whittington, Executive Director of the Oakville Arts Council who was the one who encouraged me to participate once again this year.
(Thank you Megan for believing in my work)

This time, for second time and with more contestants, I can´t be more than grateful to all the jurors who are once again recognizing the Fibre Art AS ART!!!!

That has been my fight over these many years of being a fibre artist: tapestry, clothing design and fabric, batik...paper making, 3-D weaving....ALL at the end are visualized as merely crafts. In a way, of course it is Craft, but the essence of it all jumps another level in the medium to Art.

So, winning or loosing on May 13 when the decision will be delivered in the Red Carpet Award ceremony at the performing arts Centre, for me we are ALL winners already.

Wee for tapestry!!!!! good luck to all!.

details, textures, ...time is running!

deadlines!

Hi to all....this time I would like to talk about deadlines. I love weaving in projects I am enjoying. I take my time. I grab a cup of coffee...listen to great music....and just relax because I am just in front of my loom.
But, what happens when you receive in the mail a "Call for Entry".....and suddenly, you decide that precisely this piece you are working on just might be the good one to display????

Well, you see, this is just what happens to me almost all the time. I don't have a precise deadline to deliver this commissioned tapestry, and yet I would love to display it and show it before I deliver it.....So, I will just have to speed up and try to get to the deadline to enter the Juried Show. I am half way through, but between the painting classes, the kids, the house and of course all the things I am always involved in it will be a bit complicated.
I will let you know If this particular DEADLINE isn't a real DEAD-LINE..jaja.
Have a wonderful fibre week!

New member for the Tapestry Studio

Hi to our new member of the Tapestry Studio. Aga (Agnieszka) is starting with the basics on tapestry.She is an Art Teacher and loves music. We have such fun every class. We will keep you informed on her development.Welcome kochana Aga!

Updating my commission

Hi there!. It is already February and I know I have not been able to write in my blog lately, I can now show you the advances in thr project I am working on. I know my images are terrible, but I had a problem with my camera and I am using my son's. Sorry to put the images sideways, but since I am showing the project (which by the way was inspired in in a collage of a very good friend of mine and excellent visual Arts from Mexico).
I just love the visual intensity of the composition, and I love to mix many different materials and textures as well.
I will let you know the progress. It is quite large, but I am really trying to finish it by May....wish me luck!
good bye to all for now. I will give my back a rest....fiu!

Oakville Tapestry Studio

Chung Ja, new member of the oakville Tapestry Studio has now finished her first sampler, having the opportunity to experience all different kinds of textures, techniques, materials and ideas into one same piece.
Congratulations on this first sample, which only means is the first of many more to accomplish in this Studio and in her creative life. She has been member of the Burlington Guild for many years now. This time she will develope different skills to combine with her previous knowledge and level of expertise. Congratulations Chung Ja and hope to hear from your new projects!

New loom for the Studio

Well, what can I say rather than thank you Consuelo. This loom you offered to us is a beauty and I am sure we will be able to start working on it right away.
Just a note to all of you readers. Consuelo is a member of the Textile Museum of Canada. She works in the Conservation floor and she is a wonderful artist. Her house was a treat just to see all her fibre art all around her place. I was delighted to know her as a person and as an Artist. Not to mention that she is from Spain, and I have a special feeling for Madrid where we lived for a while and my heart was blown for it's beauty!
Here is a picture of Consuelo as a thank you note for her gift, and a sample of her beautiful tapestry.
Hope to see you sometime around the Tapestry Studio, my friend!