September 30th, 2010
Check out my cover story in the new issue of Studio: Craft and Design in Canada…
Studio: Craft and Design in Canada Fall/Winter 2010
My article, “Name Dropping: Is craft still a relevant term for new makers?” looks at the place of “craft” in the Material Art & Design program at OCAD University along with current hybrid practices that blur the boundaries of art, craft and design. The article is illustrated with work by 2010 Material Art & Design graduates Jon Riosa, Ana Coutinho, Elisabeth Heidinga, Homa Esmaili, Setsuko Sanagawa, Jen Kneulman and Shana Anderson.
August 18th, 2010
There are just five days left to see my piece “Car,” at Fiberart International 2010 at the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh!
Car, Fiberart International 2010. Photo: Martha Wasik
The juried triennial exhibition is sponsored by the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh and features 81 works by artists from all over the world. After the show closes on August 22nd, it will tour to:
Memorial Art Gallery of Rochester, Rochester, NY. April 30th – July 3rd, 2011
San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, CA. October 13th, 2011 – January 15th, 2012
Many thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts for awarding me a Travel Grant in April which assisted me to attend the opening and symposium in Pittsburgh!
July 7th, 2010
My current show, Slow Movement is on display at QueenSpecific on 787 Queen Street West, Toronto. June 18 – July 7, 2010.
Streetcar, 2010
Slow Movement depicts a streetcar made of lace, suspended and seen within its own web of threads. The streetcar, both an iconic Toronto symbol and a slow method of traversing the city, dictates the way the streets are used and provides us with fascinating spiderlike networks overhead. The title also alludes to the growing international movement for recognizing the importance of slow work, labour and experience in reaction to the speed of contemporary consumer culture.
