Woven Tapestry Journal. Day 24. Video

Video of the advances of the tapestry at Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre.




Day 24.
Dangerous day to drive after a snow storm. Fortunately we arrive safe and with awesome landscapes.
The cats are waiting for us to say hello.



As you can tell by the photo with Stella,


we are now in another "level", meaning at least level of stool, haha. We are "raising the bar" and finally getting to weave higher. We are passed the floor level which is great!

New project for Burlington Exhibition

This is a simple photograph of a bark from a maple tree. of course it is woven sideways but it will be intended to be hung vertical. Let's see how it turns out at the End.
The thing is that I am so happy always when I start a new project, especially this one in a new studio and with gorgeous colours.

Here I am at my new studio and happy to to share with you that the new tapestry is already in progress.
visit this site to see the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij37xzZdIBc

The materials, as you all know, are varied from silk, cotton, linen, raffia, wool, and synthetics. I do not mind as long as it is an interesting material.




This is just the starting point. Keep up with the blog and you can see the advances.




This would be the left side because it did not fit on one picture.

Here I am at my new studio and happy to to share with you that the new tapestry is already in progress.
visit this site to see the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij37xzZdIBc

woven journal day 22. Happy New Year 2011

Happy New Year 2011 to All, and may each and every one of you have many projects ahead.

As you can see behind me, the bark project at Joshua Creek's attic is coming alive! I cannot say we are half way through but it sure looks like the project is now coming alive. I cannot tell you how excited I was to return to my weaving after a couple of weeks of moving, packing, un-packing, setting Christmas stuff, etc,etc. I was telling my family how important and necessary it is for me to weave. It has become after all of these years a part of my breath. This series of tapestries is not only taking my full energy and attention, but also it has given me even more ideas to accomprish through tapestry.





here, as you who have been following the woven journal project, it is showing half (right side), and below the left side because of course almost 5 meters of width would not fit in my instant camara.



Today was the first day of weaving in the Attic at Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre in 2011!

Fantastic as always. energy and creativity all around is just a perfect spot to rejoice in the fascinating world of Art.
Cold weather yet bright sunny day welcomed our way through the several studios.

Sybil, kind and warming as usual opened her heart for a promissing year.

New exhibitions where set today at the Gallery and visitors to the place accompanied us in our first day of the year. Information for the new wxhibitions at the Centre:

Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre Announces

A Lasting Impression, Works from the John & Gisela Sommer Collection

Oakville, Ontario - January 4, 2011 John and Gisela Sommer made their dream come true in a turn of the century house in Georgetown, Ontario. For 42 years John Sommer and his magic hammer hung the halls, rooms and stairways of his Gallery House Sol with the art, ceramics and sculpture of emerging Canadian artists. Gisela stitched carpets for the floors and grew plants for the windows, welcoming all gallery visitors to a heartwarming and aesthetic adventure. The latest exhibition at Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre, A Lasting Impression, runs from January 8th to February 6th, 2011 and features an exciting collection of works donated to the Art Gallery of Peel by John and Gisela Sommer.

The Sommers often mounted 10 shows a year and Gallery House Sol became a launching pad with more than 200 artists participating in their exhibitions. Their enthusiasm and support of these artists, many of who went on to garner regional, national and international reputation, resulted in an enormous collection of paintings, ceramics, sculpture and photography.

A Lasting Impression is a voyage of discovery to experience a unique collection of art, chosen because it made John's "heart sing". The Sommers have always believed in the artists of today, in original art and in the impact of creativity. Their home, Gallery House Sol, remains today, a way of life.

The Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre and the Art Gallery of Peel invite you to meet John and Gisela Sommer at the Opening Reception on Sunday, January 16, 2011.

The show will run from Jan. 8 to Feb. 6, 2011
Opening Reception: January 16, 2011 2pm-4pm

Location: Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre

1086 Burnhamthorpe Rd.E., Oakville, ON L6H7B2

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sunday 1pm - 4pm or by appointment

Joshua Creek featured in Rich Bride, Poor Bride Television Show In August 2010, the television show Rich Bride, Poor Bride filmed an episode at Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre. This episode, VI - 6084, featuring Bride Diana and Groom Mark, will play on the SLICE Network, Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at 8:00 pm. During the filming, the Fibre Arts exhibition "Naked" was on display in the Gallery. Jon Dobson, from Rich Bride, Poor Bride, tells us that the footage of the Gallery is amazing and there will be artwork in the shots, so we hope you will have the opportunity to watch the show!

About the Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre For 50 years Sybil Rampen has had a vision. Her lifelong goal has been to establish a cultural legacy on her family farm to inspire the future generations of Halton. Located on Burnhamthorpe Road, 1 km east of Trafalgar Road in Oakville, The Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre serves the community as a place of gatherings from creative media workshops, films, musical events, and lectures to weddings. The Centre serves as a place where individuals meet to learn, collaborate, and cultivate relationships with one another. This emerging cultural facility promotes local heritage, outreach and accessibility, with ecological integrity being central to its activities. For more information please visit our website www.JoshuaCreekArts.com

Sybil Rampen, Chair
Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre
1086 Burnhamthorpe Rd.E., Oakville, ON L6H7B2
info@joshuacreekarts.com
www.JoshuaCreekArts.com


Stella Tang, Lorraine Gard,



Summer Rea http://summerrea.com/

and Sophie Kudukis where just some of the very good friends that wanted to share this exciting moment.

Other interesting visitors to the Attic was Catherine Varga and Heather Hannan , both inspirational wonderful women who give courses and workshops on one of the new Reiki".

Their Varga Hannan Sound Healing System uses the voice as the instrument of tones that are intuitively created. The voices of our gifted facilitators resonate to the same vibrational frequency as the Divine Oneness of All That Is. The tones sung are uplifting, unique and have an ethereal quality that creates an alpha state for some and a very relaxed and calm sensation for others. After the Attunement at the end of this weekend, the light energy and vibration of each participant will be resonating to the highest level of vibration they have ever experienced.

Divine sound and light healing audio program

"I believe we experience a rebirth every time we heal something within ourselves, whether it is an attitude, a habit, or experience. Letting go is a conscious decision we make and we are forever changed. This is Conscious Reincarnation™."

-Catherine Varg

Thank you All for visiting us today and helping this tapestry grow. Until next weave!

The woven Journal day 21

The day in the attic developed really fast because as crazy as December can be, of course we had to leave earlier tha usual. I am still with my moving things but hopefully soon I will finish unpacking everything. Stella came along with a little girl who was fascinated with the snow we started to have early in the week.




Natasha Sim is one of our visitors to the Attic. She is 10 years old and lives in Singapore with her mom Katherina. She will be in Grade 5 next year (they call it Primary 5 in Singapore, so not sure if its the same as grade 5 here in Canada). She loves the cold weather in Canada and loves to play in the snow. She had a brief skiing lesson in Mt Tremblant and also tried to skate. Nice to have visitors here from all around. Nice to see you here Natasha and have a safe trip back home.

New Studio!!!

It gives me great pleasure to share with you this news: our New location for the Tapestry Studio.




3 weeks ago we moved and the Tapestry studio has now a comfortable hub to create larger tapestries! Now I can have all together my library


in the same place for our members to learn and share and expand our knowledge.



This studio shares the space with the Oakville Painting Studio some other days,


but it makes the space a creative and fascinating space for inspiration. Here

Of course, I had to put a little bit of my essence ( my Mexican Corner: a kind of "Cantina" style place for all to have a snack or refreshment during an intense day).



Alebrijes, molcajetes, tequila and mascaras are just some of our traditional toys, arctifacts and decorative elements Mexico offers, and I love them because of their colour and vibrant imagery.


I was so excited to set up all the yarns and different materials all around that I immediately went to buy all the necessary stuff to build up a large frame loom that will allow me to weave a tapestry as big as 5 meters wide by 2.80 meters tall.




I started already a new project for the Series of the Exhibition in 2012. It is a picture from a bark from a Maple tree.



The materials of course vary from raw thick materials to silks, raffias or bamboo fibres.


Keep up to the development of this new project. It already looks interesting and I am so happy to start in this new space.

Congratulations to All the Members and thank you for your support.

Woven journal day 19

Interesting and fascinating as always.

This day 19 we where just starting the day with a shinny, beautiful day when suddenly one of the members of the Friday Group showed into the Attic: Artist Sonja Hidas (www.sonjahidas.com).
Not only we shared some interesting exchange of ideas regarding the visual project and the need to explore each medium as independent languages, but also the need to respect each form of expression to have their own communicative process with the spectator.
In her home page, I found this quote from James LoParo:

The compositions of Sonja Hidas are at once linear and spontaneous. The result is a visceral experience that invites you to participate in the intellect of nature.

And going through her artwork, you can understad the meaning of it.

The day passes, weaving, singing and listening to music. This time Christmas Harp soft music is the one that creates this ambiance of Winter Holiday Season soon to come.

Sybil, lovely as always, invites the weavers for lunch, which we did gladly.

It is such a feast for all the delicious food there is alwasy around the table.

We were many at the table, even some special textile guests:

We had some visitors: Sybils 8 wild cats. Some decided to pose for the photo, some where just hiding, but they were all invited to share this wonderful day at Joshua Creek.

The Attic was really lucky because has been visited by all different kinds of artists and interesting people. At the end of the week I had some artists friend from Quebec visiting me, and of course we had to bring them to the Attic.

Owen Tuf one of my friends,textile artist and landscaper (below one of her pieces that participated in the International Encounter of Textile Arts in Moon Rain Centre las Summer: When thirteen Moon Entwine)

also has been teaching yoga, dance and creative movement in the Wakefield area for several years. Her own practice is about discovering what it means to be a good human-animal and emphasizes creativity and a strong connection with the Body Earth. owen's classes follow the unique combination of Kripalu Yoga - blending traditional postures and breathwork - with the technology of modern kinesthetics. Students not only benefit from the centering, strength and flexibility that yoga brings, but are also encouraged to deepen their relationship to the wisdom of their own bodies. owen@centredelapaix.com

And what can I say about Gabby, she is also an awesome person. We had so much fun together and thinking all the possible ways we can create more and more ideas in this world to get us even closer!

TThank you to all the wonderful people who are making this tapestry Attic a place of gathering ideas and sharing a wonderful space through Sybil. It will be an unforgettable experience!

Day 18 of the Woven Journal

Day 18 of the Woven journal at the Attic.
It was one of those really cold cold windy days. Really cold and dark. Seemed like almost dusk and yet it was 10 am. But, here we where: Stella, Yamile and I, and for the first time to visit came along Irma, one of my friend's Mom who wanted to participate today in this creative process.



The day I must say was really productive! it was one of those weaving days when you can say: Hey, today I had a great advance! and I guess it happened to all of us.







As always, the energy of the place fills the hearts and warms the Soul of anyone who comes here.

Sybil had left some gorgeous collection tapestry related books for us to look through. Then she came up the stairs to let me know they were a gift from me.





Some of these books have really interesting tapestries from the origins of the traditional school of tapestries from Jean Lurcat, the French weaver-designer that revolutionized the vision of traditional tapestries into contemporary language.


Thank you Sybil. As always you keep amazing me. I will cherrish these books forever!