Another B.C. Opening -- TODAY!

Sigh.

I can't believe it.

I ask and I ask and I ask and I ask...and what happens?

I continue to find out about solo shows and group shows and up-coming exhibits and current exhibits and juried show acceptances and...and...and...on social media!

Almost no one e-mails me directly; rather, y'all wait for me to stumble over you in my FB feed.  (NOTE: I'm not on Instagram or Twitter!)

So...despite her pleas for y'all to contact me about exhibits in which you're involved, the only way I found out that our Illustrious SAQA WC Rep, Jennie Johnston, had a solo show that opened today was for me to fall over her post on Facebook.

Sigh.

What's a blog Editor to do?!

On view at Janet Routledge's Community Office, 1833 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby BC.

Monday to Friday, please call for office hours: 604-775-0778

Just in case you're in the area, y'know...

and have a hankering to see some textile art...

Just sayin'!

😉

Congratulations, Jennie!

Now On in Manitoba!

Former SAQA Western Canada Co-Rep for Manitoba/Saskatchewan, Dawn Piasta, has just opened a solo show in Hamiota, Manitoba!  (40 minutes' drive -- or so -- north of Virden; just over 3 hours' drive east/northeast of Winnipeg...)

Dawn's shared a photo of some of the pieces in the show...

Titles on show include: Something Fishy, The Walk to Water, She Reclaims Her Voice, Waterhen Mermaid, Halls: An Unexpected Gift, Waterhen's Special, and Rainbow Road.

Note the date of the "Meet and Greet", which is near the end of the show: November 26, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

If you're in the area, please do drop by to see it...and celebrate with Dawn.

Showing in Winnipeg in April!

Our SAQA Western Canada Co-Rep (MB/SK), Valerie Wilson, has been working hard to prepare for her up-coming solo show.  As mentioned in earlier posts and e-mails...here -- as promised -- are the details:  

A Moment in Time:

fibre art by Valerie Wilson*

April 5 - May 14, 2016

Opening and Artist's Talk: April 7, 2016

Portage & District Arts Centre

11 - 2nd Street N.E.

Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 1R8

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Here's what Valerie has to say about her work and this exhibit in particular:

History has always fascinated me. Whether it’s an old house and its heritage, or a person glimpsed in an antique photograph, their stories call to me.

When I see an old photograph of people, I wonder what lives those people lived, and why they chose to have a photo taken at that moment. Was it a gift for someone, or did they want to record a special moment?

Working from vintage black and white photographs, allows me to imagine the lives of these people, and to choose what details, and colours, best express my vision. I combine a love of history, and a curiosity about people from the past, to capture character in fabric.

If you can't get there in person, you can see more of Val's work on her website.  

Congratulations, Val!

*Exhibit sponsored in part by E. F. Moon Construction, Ltd. (est. 1962)