My fibres class is having a website and catalogue pre-sale party for our upcoming show at Eastern Bloc, By Hook or By Crook.  My man Dan Vallee will be playing at 10pm, and DJ Amyl Nitrate will be there from 7-10.  We'll be revealing the winners of our raffle too, and of course selling catalogues at a discount and will have a viewing of our snazzy website

By Hook or By Crook
website launch/catalogue presale party
Le Cagibi, 5490 St.Laurent
7pm - 11pm

links:
Our facebook event page

www.dannyvallee.com

 
 



Continuing on with my natural dye printing explorations, here is one of my first multicoloured swatches.  Can't wait to see how the colours blend when printed.

I hope you all have enjoyed your weekend.  Sadly I missed nuit blanche last night since I'm sick sick sick :(
 
 
I presented this, still unnamed, doll in an installation where she sat on the floor among furniture that matched her clothes, using fabric from the Anchor/Cradle, and a silent doll-sized television made from paper clay.  The T.V.projected blue light.  I see the installation as an extension of the personal interventions I've been doing.  I'm not sure yet if I'm identifying the doll as a self portrait, but in this case it did represent the state of mind that I was in at the time; introspective and low energy.
I forgot to get good photos of the installation, but there is one taken by a colleague here on my facebook page.
 
 


WEIGHS
Studio Beluga, Montreal
March 5-16
Finissage March 14, 6-9pm

This will be my first time showing the Anchor/Cradle :)
 
 


Here are some shots of the fabric I've been working into this month.  There will be a lot more added to this falling sweater, including some subtle leaf prints and maybe even some goldleaf.  The falling sweater was printed with brazilwood and logwood and the full falling series is 5 vertical prints on 136 inches of silk

This finished piece will be shown at Eastern Bloc starting March 30th, 2012

photos by Riley Sparks

Update March 23rd:  Shortly after this post I accidentally ruined this fabric in a contaminated pot.  I was pretty sad at first, but the more I look at the photos the more I think the piece had already been resolved at this point.  So now I'm just glad I have these great photos.  For the show on the 30th I'll be showing the second part of this series which will be a lot different and feature a sound element.
 

Sale!

02/07/2012

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I'm having a sale over at my Etsy shop!  These two items have been my best sellers so I've continued to offer them, mostly through word of mouth locally, but today I added them to Etsy again so I can offer them to those of you farther away!  If you're in Montreal I can create a custom order for you that does not add shipping and we can arrange a pick-up place and time.

So, for the next two weeks these two lovely jems are 30% off

Enter the coupon code "covet2012" at the checkout.
Buyer beware, they are very cozy!

xo Janna
 
 
More printing with natural dyes.  These photos aren't out of focus, the prints have just transferred that way, which I love.