February -March textile round up.

Dorie Millerson's " Streetcar" currently on display at *new* Gallery 906 Queen Street West, Toronto, February 16 – 27, 2011

Its time to start making plans for the next 6 weeks of travelling to textile events. the Toronto One of a Kind Spring show starts at the end of March, [March -30 - April 3] while the TMC annual Shadow Box exhibition and Silent auction kicks off on February 23rd and is open for bidding until 7pm on Thursday March 3. In between then and now you have a few days to run into the 2nd edition of the 20 x 20 at the Montreal Centre of Contemporary Textiles to bid on the pieces on display

jacquard by Lisa Lee Peterson, Indiana, US

June J. Jacobs, Meacham Saskatchewan

This year along with the 20 x 20 work there is a selection of current and former students work for sale. Zent Keymole, a graduated in who launched his menswear business in 2009, his Snow Knit, pillow of Bamboo and silk had a interesting structure.

Zent Keymole, Snow Knit, Bambou et soie (coussin Blanc) $ 200.oo

Isabella Hayes
Course: Knitting Equipment Fall 2010 Session

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March

Vancouver 

Sandcastle and Wave, by Ruth Jones,

Selvedge by Ruth Jones
March 4 to April 5, 2011 | Daily 10 am – 7 pm
1 - 1666 Johnston St., Net Loft Granville Island
tel [604] 669 8021 | shop@circlecraft.net | Admission: FREE
For information about other upcoming gallery exhibitions, visit: www.circlecraft.net

Ruth Jones is an artist who works both in the medium of paint and of fine hand woven tapestry. Her studio is in Vancouver. Following degrees in Classical Studies from the University of British Columbia and in Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute, she completed the graduate program in Tapestry Design and Production from the National School for Decorative Arts in Aubusson, France.

In addition to developing her unique line of work, she creates site-specific imagery on commission for private, public, and corporate clients. Her client list includes IBM Head office in White Plains, New York, the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, and the Governor-General's residence in Ottawa.

Nurturing Words

Toronto

MADE presents 
Patch Work: felt quilts by Kathryn Walters 
March 3 -  June 26

Gladstone Hotel Cafe
1214 Queen Street West.
opening Thursday  March 3,  9:30 - 11 pm
regular viewing is 7am -10pm daily

 
" Kathryn Walter reworks remnants from her studio production work into this series of quilts. Pieces  of pressed wool industrial felt, mostly squares and rectangles, are ends from the cutting table where Walter works with basic shapes to maximize the yield of material and lay the ground for her modern, minimalist aesthetic. the quilts have no planned design. Rather like paintings the artist arranges the pieces in relation to one another, making choices of form and colour, over the course of building the whole". from the press release

Kathryn Walter and her production company FELT Studio were part of FABRICation - Studio Production Textiles for Interiors, August 24 - October 24, 2010 at Cambridge Galleries Design at Riverside. As the curator of the Textile Museum of Canada's Beaver Hats to Hockey Pads: A Canadian Social History, 1999-2000 and participant in exhibitions such as: New Landscapes: Design Transforms Canadian Furniture Curated by Rachel Gotlieb, at The Design Exchange, Toronto, 2001 and Canada House, London, UK, Fall 2002, the juried exhibitions FiberArts International 2007, at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, 2007, Fibreworks 08, Cambridge Galleries
Cambridge, 2008 as well as Fashioning Felt curated by Susan Brown at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, 2009. her work has gained international recognition in both design and art world.

5 Yard Vessels, seen at fibreworks 2008 these vessels show off the versatile sculptural quality of industrial felt. Each unit is made from one strip of felt 3/8” x 1” x 5 yards long and represents Walter’s ongoing explorations of manipulating single pieces of felt into an array of objects and wares.[photo by Joe Lewis]

Artist Talk: Sunday March 6th 2 pm, Art Bar,

This is one of a curated series of textile exhibits at the Gladstone Hotel as part part of the hotel's art and design incubator program
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MADE is Shaun Nicholson and Julie Moore, MADE is http://www.madedesign.ca/ located at 867 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario

Lois Schklar-Thirty YearsMarch 2-March 20 2011
*new* gallery
906 Queen Street West, Toronto

opening reception: Saturday March 5: 2 - 5 p.m.

Thirty Years of Dolls, will trace the journey of her doll making through the display of 30-40 dolls, early work from 1979-1986 and mid career work from 1991-2003. Half of the work in the exhibition gallery will be on loan from collectors and the rest from her own inventory.

a selection of dolls by Lois Schklar

This the last exhibition at *new* gallery which is closing its doors

"After eight fulfilling, creative years on the Toronto arts scene, *new* gallery will close at the end of March 2011. Thank you to all the artists who have exhibited with us and to the public for its support!" from the collective




THE ARTIST PROJECT TORONTO – 200 INDEPENDENT CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, ART CHATS, COMPETITIONS, 3D WORLD LOUNGE and MORE
March 3 – 6, 2011 / Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place

Soon Cho,  who will be in Booth I-2 in the  UNTAPPED section  of the Artist Project  this is Hidden Silhouette, plastic gimp, 150" x 60" this piece is was at the entrance to Radiant Dark 2010 visit her website at http://www.sooncho.com/

These three pieces are by Lorraine Roy shown at last years Artist Project.  Her textile and embroidered pieces. which have very complicated constructed surfaces, richly coloured and textured. see more at her website
www.Lroytextileart.com

The Artist Project Toronto will offer a sensory experience to all those who attend. From the presentation of incredible works by over 200 independent artists, including the popular UNTAPPED, an exhibition that introduces the work of talented emerging artists, to The 3D World Lounge Created by SONY introducing photos shot with the latest 3D technology. The Lemon Competition shows artists’ interpretations of this interesting theme and Installation Alley displays creations beyond one’s imagination. Art Chats is a special feature where five industry experts share their insights and ignite a passion for fine art. Speakers explore how to “find your art style”, help “understand how art defines communities” and visit “the joy of abstraction” and “ways to understand the significance of contemporary art”.

WHAT’S YOUR ART STYLE? MANNY NEUBACHER & ANYA SHOR, THE ART STYLISTS
FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH, 7-8PM

I met the Art Stylist at the TIAF last fall they have a wealth of information at their fingertips and practical advice for buying and collecting art. Art Chats is designed to educate new and existing collectors on trends and techniques as well as discusses the unique qualities independent artists hold in the art world. This year the following speakers for the three-day event are:

The Art Stylists, Manny Neubacher and Anya Shor, “What’s Your Art Style?” / Friday, March 4th, 7-8pm

Manny Neubacher and Anya Shor of The Art Stylists will help you overcome any apprehension you may have when buying your first piece of artwork. Learn the basics of art buying with an introduction to various mediums, genres and trends that will assist you in finding the right piece for your home and lifestyle. They will offer tips and insights that will make any first-time buyer feel at ease.

Faye Carmella Mullen riding her tidder todder in Untapped: Installation Alley 2010. This massive timber creation on which Mullen tries to balance herself (an Artist) with bricks (civilization) can she maintain it? can we give art the weight it needs to stay afloat..

Melony Ward, Publisher, Canadian Art, “The Vitality of Visual Arts”/ Saturday, March 5th, 1-2pm

Melony Ward, publisher of Canadian Art magazine, will host a lively panel of artists from The Artist Project. Canadian Art is a prestigious, award-winning, quarterly magazine that showcases the best of contemporary Canadian and historical art. With dynamic images, layouts and writing, Canadian Art presents the vitality and variety of visual arts in Canada.

Ross Bonfanti' with his  mixed media [petrified and thread bare] teddy bears Totem  [photo by Joe Lewis TAP 20010]

Ross Bonfanti's Teddy bears sitting on David Bromley's Boxes [Printed Linen Mounted on Board] hearken back to childhood. better times [photo by Joe Lewis TIAF 2009]

Ross Bonfanti  will be in booth 311this year, He is from Toronto but I first came across his cement Teddy Bears at the British art dealer  Rebecca Hossack Gallery's booth at the International Art Fair a few years ago. to see more of his work visit www.awolgallery.com

Betty Ann Jordan, “The Joy of Abstraction” / Saturday, March 5th, 3-4pm

Art writer, art educator, columnist and tour leader Betty Ann Jordan makes looking and talking about abstract art a captivating process. In this illustrated talk she identifies key ideas and terms relating to abstraction in art and she’ll look at the best abstract painters and sculptors of the 20th and 21st centuries. She will also discuss works by artists in The Artist Project who are applying similar methods and working in an abstract or semi-abstract mode.

This is the work of Shu-yu LU who wis in Untapped Open Gallery Booth O-11 This is printed and embroidered organza in 7 inch plastic hoop.

Last year when i final made it around to the far back end of the building where the Untapped Open Gallery was I asked artist in the next booth to take this photo to prove I was there.

Beck Cab by Shu-yu_Lu

Shu-yu Lu won 2010 Best of Fibre as chosen by Susanne Warner Keen at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.
you can see more of Shu-yu_Lu work in my OCAD Material Art & Design Thesis Exhibition 2009 album
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&ref=tn#!/album.php?aid=246632&id=890860310

Artists Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins, “We Can Go Here, or We Can Go There” / Sunday, March 6th, 1-2pm

Collaborative artist duo Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins speak about the city, the art market, the culture market and how it all fits together. In their discussion, they will talk to the choices that artists and art-supporters make and how they define our city as a creative community. They will discuss how art is changing Toronto and how artists, the market, galleries and institutions interact. They will also address what goes wrong when any one of these pieces of the puzzle does not fit together, or one of them falters.

White Party Dress (my name for this piece) embroidered gampi paper and buttons. by Noelle Hamlyn,  2010  The Artist Project visit her website www.noellehamlyn.com

William Huffman, “Five Things About Contemporary Art (That You Didn’t Know You Already Knew!)” / Sunday, March 5th, 3-4pm

Associate Director of the Toronto Arts Council, William Huffman explores five truisms or modern(-ish) proverbs that are immediately recognizable to the broader public but in this case related to contemporary art. The “Five Things” will look further into the mythologies and misconceptions of the art world, reveal the artistic process and its system of valuation, and highlight the ways in which viewers bring new meanings to work.

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And that is just what is happening in the next 2 weeks

This Week has 10 days Oct 28 - November 7 2010



Champaign by artist designer Kate Jenkins repesented by the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery from England [photo: joe lewis]

 Last year it was Champaign and Caviar to remind us of the "High Life" in 2008 it was sardines, cigarettes and a blue plate special. or at least that was the beaded and crocheted work by British designer and textile artist Kate Jenkins was showing at the Rebecca Hassack Gallery. One of my favourite Galleries that comes to the TIAF.

Thursday October 28th 2010 in Toronto is a very busy day with the 11th Art Toronto [TIAF 2010] opening at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front Street West North Building, Exhibit Hall A and B with its now annual benefit for the Art Gallery of Ontario kicking of the event 6:30-10:00 pm.

TIAF October 28 - November 1

to see some images from this years art fair see this facebook album
TIAF October 28, 2010

Notes on the Art Writing and Publishing market place

It has become a growing concern for me as a publisher trying to find writers who specialize in textile in terms of research, reviewing of contemporary or historic material, and as a writer looking beyond the limited number of publications dealing with Textiles ranging from the newsstand available Fibrearts and Selvedge Associational publications like Textile Forum from the European Textile Network and Surface Design from the Surface Design Association which have a general subscription outside or membership  membership only publications like Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot, from the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. Specialized academic publications like Textile History from The Pasold Research Fund which has been publishing for over 40 years. The more specialized the publication the higher the price is to get it and there is an assumption of obscurity. Does anybody really want to read about The East Anglian Linen Industry. Rural industry and local economy, 1500-1850. [ actually today i started to read "The Linen Trade of Europe" by John Horner published in 1920 in Belfast by the Linen Hall Press at the Textile Museum's library so i for one would say yes to reading about the East Anglian Linen Industry By Nesta Evans in published by The Pasold Research Fund in 1985.]

 Then there are the interesting on-line experiments like Clothes line the on-line Journal of Costume which i just found today and of course there is John Hoppers "the Textile Blog" which I think is exceptional.

What this means is there is a market place for textile writing unfortunately every one is currently suffering financially and the institutional subscriber such as Museums and universities are not renewing subscriptions, printing cost are prohibitive and the Internet has become a new delivery system. Traditional publishers are losing their market share and we are losing places to publish and things to read. So who do you write for and do you subscribe to these publications. When a write ask me "How much do you pay" as a first response to a request for an article I realize my answer has to be "do you have a subscription to fibreQUARTERLY?"

I am just asking are we digging our own grave rather then watering a garden that will continue to nourish us? Or to put it terms of being a maker: Do you buy other peoples work? 

And now back to events in and around Toronto

Lois Schklar, Familiar Territory: Pathways opens Thursday October 28th, from 7-10 at The Department 13 89 Dundas St West, Toronto

http://www.thedepartment.ca/index.html

Lois Schklar is organizing a show for March 2011: Thirty Years of Dolls, will trace the journey of her doll making through the display of 30-40 dolls, early work from 1979-1986 and mid career work from 1991-2003. Half of the work in the exhibition gallery will be on loan from collectors and the rest from her own inventory. 

MADE presents:


A display of Bev Hisey's work at "FABRICation - Studio Production Textiles for Interiors"
August 24 - October 24, 2010. Cambridge Galleries; Design at Riverside 

 

OP: Hand Tufted Carpets by Bev Hisey
Wed, Oct 27, 2010 - Mon, Feb 28, 2011 
Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen Street West,
Toronto, Ontario 


Opening October 28th 9:30 - 11:00

An exhibition of hand tufted carpets by Bev Hisey in the Gladstone Cafe.
Since 2002 Bev Hisey's work is been in MADE Canadian Design "Radiant Dark" exhibitions presented during the what is now the Toronto International Design Festival for the past few winters.Her work is available through Made and other outlets across north America. visit her website http://www.bevhisey.com/

Dirty Dishes - Influenza  by Bev Hisey 4o" diameter 100% wool. Canvas
Made presents Radiant Dark 09 Elegant Corruptions

Notes for writing about Carpets:

The obvious market for stories on designers and interior design objects is the large number of popular interior design magazines which go from "How to" shopping driven publications like Canadian House and Home, or "in the know" design shopping magazines like Azure. Then there are more obscure academic journals, but because Bev Hisey is a designer of Contemporary Carpets  Hali Modern:Carpets and Textiles for Interiors  would be a good choice. 

Hali (the name means carpet in Turkish) " is the glue that holds the international rug and textile art market together. Described as "the benchmark against which all other art publications measure their quality", HALI is an international quarterly magazine of exceptional style, brimming with information. It is essential reading for the amateur and the connoisseur alike"

Hali Modern which they have published since 2005 is for a consumer of contemporary design. 

Hali Modern " Wider appreciation and the increased involvement of top-tier designers has taken contemporary design rugs to a new level. We look at the innovative collaborations and commissions that are changing the face of the industry"

Kai Chan: A Spider's Logic part two opens at the Textile Museum of Canada on Nov 7

Two Islands and a River, Kia Chan, 2010 Silk Thread, 234 X 333 X 5 cm, this piece is on display at the  Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery of Markham [photo by Joe Lewis]

Kai Chan: A Spider's Logic

Nov 7, 2010 - May 1, 2011
Textile Museum of Canada
55 Centre Avenue Toronto, Ontario

(Dundas St. W & University Ave., St. Patrick subway)

A 35-year retrospective at the Textile Museum of Canada from November 7, 2010 - May 1, 2011 and the Varley Art Gallery of Markham from September 26, 2010 - January 30, 2011. http://www.varleygallery.ca/

That concludes my round up for the next 10 days but November is just beginning and we have Hard Twist and Piece Work at the Gladstone to look forward to and the Christmas One of a Kind.

Hard Twist 5: Chorma
Nov 26, 2010 to Jan 30, 2011
The Gladstone Hotel

Nov 26, 2010 to Jan 30, 2011

The Gladstone Hotel’s 5th Annual Juried Textile Exhibition, held in the 3rd and 4th floor Galleries, opens on Friday November 26, 2010 – 6pm-10pm .
Year five of this annual juried exhibit is all about colour. Participating artists explore colour symbolism, meaning, relationships and perceptions through textile and fibre-based mediums.

Hard Twist artists present an exceptional palette of works ranging from the monochrome of Angela Iarocci’s subtle scientific exploration Sky Condition that visualizes the climate data of Canada’s urban centres, through American artist Joyce Melander- Dayton’s playful patterned expressions to Amanda McCavour’s intense “super-saturated, super-spiro-scribble decoration that is so bright it’s almost blinding”.

HARD TWIST 5: CHROMA! runs for two full months and is free to the public 12pm-5pm daily in the third and fourth floor public galleries at the Gladstone Hotel

2010 Participants:

Amy Bagshaw, Fiona Bailey, Susan Bidinosti, Monserrat Brandan, Kerry Croghan, Dhashi Farha, Lindsay Fisher, Holly Gabel, Angela Iarocci, Say Ivison, Shuyu Lu, Alanna Lynch, Amanda McCavour, Renata Meirelles, Joyce Melander-Dayton, Melanie Schaffer, Kat Shaughnessy, Mafalda Silva, Marcy Sperry, W Collective, Sarah Waldman-Engel, Jennie Wood

Curators: Helena Frei and Chris Mitchell,

2010 Jurors: Eva Ennist, Shaun Moore, and Julie Nicholson

Heather Goodchild:" hooked"  at hard twist 2009

 You can see images from last years exhibition in my facebook album
november 2009 more textile things to see
 

One Of A Kind

I bought these Susan Harris Spats at the Gladstone during pieceWORK which will be happening again this year during the first weekend of Hard Twist and as always you will find Susan at the One Of A Kind Show

Check out my facebook album from the spring One Of A Kind Show to remind yourself what it is all about 

March 31 2010, One of a Kind , weave in

So if you attend any of these events and post something on a blog, in facebook, or want to write about for me, leave a comment, send a link or just get in touch. This is just what is happening in Toronto, other exhibitions and events are happening across the country.

where do you share your information?

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Lois Schklar: Thirty Years of Dolls .. Can you help with this Retrospective

HAVE YOU SEEN ANY OF THESE DOLLS? 

I am trying to find dolls from owners whose names I do not have or do not know. You may have bought my work through The Apple Doll, Prime Gallery, the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition or other venues in and around Toronto or elsewhere. Or you may know someone who owns one or more of my dolls.
 
I am particularly interested in finding the dolls in the picture above or similar types. It would be helpful for me if you could photograph the work(s) you have and send via email. Even if you are unable to or do not want to loan the work I would like to know where the dolls are. I need to have the information by November 1, 2010.
 
The exhibition, Lois Schklar: Thirty Years of Dolls, will trace the journey of my doll making through the display of 30-40 dolls, early work from 1979-1986 and mid career work from 1991-2003. Half of the work in the exhibition gallery will be on loan from collectors and the rest from my own inventory. The exhibition will be in March 2011.
 
I need to have the dolls for the exhibition by November 14, 2010.


Thank you for your support in this project.

lois.schklar@rogers.com

submitted from Akimbo and Lois Schklar