Monday, December 21, 2015

Rug Hooking

Karen Light - http://kanybugsdesign.weebly.com

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and workshops with Deanne Fitzpatrick - even online -

http://www.hookingrugs.com/welcome

and Jennifer Manuell - in Toronto also part of Fish Eye Sisters http://fisheyesisters.ca





From May I Design - Stitched line drawings of Buildings

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Knitted anatomy

http://www.albertwstern.com/blog/2015/12/15/the-fantastic-anatomy-knit-art-of-emily-stoneking

Emily Stoneking's work - found this work again this weekend - after seeing it in California a few years ago:

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Cliff Eyland and Bryan Scott

Cliff Eyland's  many little paintings:

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and Bryan Scott's little bits and piecesBarney

Speaking of Kerri Reid

http://kerrireid.com/kerrireid/Home.html

other great installation works with repetition




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and link to Sculpture a Day

https://sculptureaday.wordpress.com

excellent daily images
 
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much like some of my pics!

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Same weekend in December saw at UTAC Rocks, Stones and Dust


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http://www.utac.utoronto.ca/index.php/current-exhibitions/295-rocks-stones-and-dust

Lovely pieces by Michael Belmore - really seemed to glow

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Copper on stone

and Kelly Jazvac http://www.kellyjazvac.com




who speaks to the way stones integrate plastic

And Kerri Reid:  http://kerrireid.com/kerrireid/Home.html

who makes one see how hard it is to reproduce stone:






Great exhibit at Hart House - saw it last week

http://www.jmbgallery.ca/ExBMO1st.html

piece I liked best was http://www.jasminekeillor.com




from the Traveller's series

Other pieces that looked good of hers were - from the Holes and Growth series

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Sunday, November 8, 2015

Two others

Collage and Painting at Angell

Gavin Lynch http://gavinlynch.net




and at Mulherin - Romas Astrauskas - found made into art
http://romas-astrauskas.blogspot.ca

from father's birdhouse






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and put it all together

Art in Toronto yesterday

At Angell gallery - saw one Steve Driscoll  http://www.stevedriscoll.com




As Sandy says he makes the forest look 'happy'

Also saw great assemblage pieces by Greg Haberny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Haberny

some of it a little overwhelming




thisone has cooking pots for eyes




the one below is a great memory of Inglewood drive and Cora:


Ways to Honour Text

http://www.carabarer.com





Beautiful photos of Altered Books by Cara Barer