Installation image of Continuous in Okotoks

Installation images from Okotoks Art Gallery, in Okotoks, AB. Thanks to everyone at the gallery that did such an excellent job of installing the exhibition. I am so delighted with how it looks. I was very emotional when I first saw it. What a lot of work it has been.

Continuous is Heading Out of the Studio!!!!

The bee panels for the installation are done. They start their journey to various galleries today. First stop Okotoks Art Gallery.  When installed visitors will be able to walk into a beehive, smell the beeswax and listen to bees.  On display in Okotoks Art Gallery from May 5 - June 17.


Thanks to Chico at Rosenau Transport for getting the buzz going across the country.

Best in Show - Saskatchewan Wearable Art Gala

Last night I received the award for "Best in Show" for the entry Paper Princess. I worked with Janet Taylor (seamstress) to make my vision come true.


Artist’s Statement

The Paper Princess was inspired by the piece “Never-Ending”, a sculptural print by Monique Martin.  Fabric and paper were printed with the words fame, fortune and happiness.  A corset and matching skirt were then created with the fabric and clusters of Mobius strips (twisted cylinders) were made from strips of the paper.  These clusters adorn the dress and symbolize the never-ending quest for fame, fortune and happiness with which many in our society are obsessed.

Materials and Processes Used

Dress

fabric (taffeta, cotton, polyester, tulle) gros-grain ribbon, zipper, grommets, boning, thread, hook and eyes, paper (print run ends from a print shop), ink, safety pins, re-purposed jewelry and 
buttons


Hat  
plastic Christmas tree stand, foam core board, silver-foil tape, hummingbird nest, glue sticks, white glue, re-purposed jewelry and buttons, bubble wrap, rock

Progress on Continuous, a Beehive Printmaking Installation