10″H x 12″W with float frame
Materials: thread, embroidery floss, fabric, stabilizer
Technique: hand-guided longarm machine stitching on collaged fabric, hand embroidery
Harbingers is currently travelling with the Studio Art Quilt Associates Canadian Regional Exhibition “Renewal”:
Homer Watson House and Gallery: July 5 – September 8, 2024
The Muse, Kenora, Ontario, January 21 to March 22, 2025
Quilt Canada, Mississauga, Ontario, June 19 – 21, 2025
Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, Southampton, Ontario: January 10 to April 19, 2026
The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba: May 14 to August 4, 2026
Red Deer and District Museum and Art Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta: September 5 to November 28, 2026
Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, Almonte, Ontario, January 23 to April 10, 2027
Artist Statement:
The first blooms of Spring, resilient snowdrops push through the dead leaves of the previous year. Bees, searching for nectar, pollinate the plants. I rejoice when these harbingers of Spring appear in my garden and signal the renewal of the cycle of life.