An extract from Fiona Duthie (Canadian) re: an exhibit she has created 'Chromatic Navigation'. 

• Chromatic Navigation explores individuality and community and how we each can influence thinking, circumstances and events through small changes and interactions. This interactive work includes over 200 felt wall tiles, in a full spectrum of colour that sweeps across the gallery space.

The installation is based on the global temperature map on June 29, 2021, the date Canada surpassed all temperature records hitting 49.6 degrees Celsius, and the day before the town of Lytton, BC, where this temperature was recorded, burnt to the ground as a result of forest fire. The tiles are composed of firmly felted wool fibres, felted paper, and ceramics with details in charred wood and ink made from the forest fire burnt trees.

Viewers are encouraged to turn and switch the tiles with others in the installation to transform the overall pattern. The installation is constantly changing and experiential, deepening the viewers’ thinking on the theme. The viewers become the vehicle of change, altering the visual
pathways to set a different course of navigation.

Fiona Duthie Canadian Felt Artist

Sketchbook Musings

A few snippets from an on-line Sketchbook course I took with textile artist, Dionne Swift.
Really enjoyed the course and I ended up with lots of ideas for future projects. Good to do something creative in Lockdown.

Mark-making on Silk

Clear Gutta used to 'resist' water-based silk paints. 

Gutta applied with a plastic fork - a great way to re-use a plastic item!!!

Silk Screen Printing Revisited

It's been a good few years since I pulled a squeegee! However, soon got back into the swing of silk screen printing during a one day workshop facilitated by traditional printmaker Kevin Holdaway. Keeping my image very simple I produced a series of 3-colour prints on paper.

Kevin is a great instructor and I really enjoyed the day! Will definitely be making an effort to do some more printing.

Silk Gauze...pure indulgence

I've been painting some samples of silk gauze this week. Just used silk paints. Such a fine, delicate cloth to work with. I love the lustre when the sun shines on this fabric...pure indulgence.

 

Hoop Art Landscape

Experimenting with an applique image, inspired by a landscape photograph. To hoop or not to hoop, that it is the question!

Mark-Making and Stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love to explore the relationship between mark-making and stitch. It has so many creative possibilities.