I'm teaching a beginner paper weaving class at Au Papier Japonais on February 2nd. Today I wove some samples using the shop's wonderful hand-made washi (japanese paper). Sadly the fine quality of the above brown kozo isn't captured in these photos - it looks more like paper bag :( when it's actually a special washi made with the inner bark of mulberry. 
 I got my Walter Helena print in the mail this week and it is so gorgeous. Nadine's photography style mimics watercolour and her paper and print choice really supports that quality. I actually like the way it looks on the cardboard it came in (which I think is more to keep it from bending in the mail).
 I'm pretty sure this winter in Montreal has been even milder than last year. We only got a huge dump of snow for the first time yesterday, and it feels like its been no colder than -10 for a while now. Yes, its been snowy and slushy, but not how I remember it being last year around this time. I haven't even seen the snow-plow parade yet.
Yesterday I was going to do a photo shoot of the Anchor/Cradle at school, but the the new snow fall was so ideal (this was the beginning of what was 3.5" by the end of the day). So I carried it over to Parc Jarry in the morning before class and found the perfect tree in the perfect spot. It was easier than I expected to get it tied up on that branch. I would have really liked to leave it there for a day or so, but I was afraid it might get stolen or taken down by the city and I need it for an upcoming show, so..... it was a temporary installation; long enough to get some good (higher quality) shots with the new camera.   snowflakes on my sealskin mitts from Ulukhaktok I just got home from waiting for the bus in the snow for a full hour. It would have been wretched if the snow hadn't been so mesmerizing. Until now I've never actually seen snowflakes shaped like....snowflakes - the kind you'd make with scissors and paper. They just make me smile. AND because each flake is so flat they create a faceted blanket on the ground which sparkles like diamonds. Amazing. When I walked in the door I told Danny that was going back out to take pictures and he asked me, with serious conviction, what I had been smoking. Haha. He'll understand once he sees it for himself. 
Come to the Interfold launch party, featuring this piece of mine in the mag and this piece at the launch party.
Interfold Magazine is a " fine arts publication at Concordia University that acts as an exhibition within a magazine curated around a theme". Their premiere theme is 'confines'. I haven't see it yet, but the front cover looks promising :) There will be beer, mixed drinks and grilled cheese! Yum. January 14th @ 9pm 1175 Rue St. Marc, Montréal www.interfoldmagazine.com |
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I'm a west coast Canadian gal who after completing a BFA in Fibres at Concordia University in Montreal moved to the New York metropolitan area where I am pursuing my art practice while learning the ropes of motherhood.
June 2021
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