Mug & Woven Mug bag exchange

In the interests of promoting spinning and weaving, Marjo and I went to Artspost, our guild studio, to meet Adam Beach, the star of CBC's Arctic Air. (Everyone in the guild was invited; only the two of us showed up. Such dedication!)  He was in Fort St. John to mc a wellness workshop and he had some time in the morning and he chose to come to Artspost to talk to the spinners and weavers and the potters.  Marjo brought her cotton spinning and I worked on the fringes of a wool blanket. We had a lovely conversation with him.   He was interested in our work.  He talked about the possibilities of  a project to teach weaving, for the purposes of making blankets for sale, for special gifts.  He talked of the significance of giving blankets in his own culture.  He told us of his project of bringing movies to remote aboriginal communities, to inspire the young.  He said little about being an actor or about Arctic Air but he did say that the hats they want him to wear never fit and hurt his head.  So...

Spinning, weaving and other fibre arts that you may have seen while on your travels this summer is the theme of the August Threads Along the Peace blog.  Please submit pictures to 1358@telus.net with explanations and acknowledgment of the source. 

The idea was born upon seeing this spinning wheel in the lobby of the Lakeside Country Inn, owned by Donn and Margaret Sherman, at Savona, BC, on the way to Kamloops. The wheel belonged to Donn's Grandmother. It came from Finland and was used to spin linen and dates back to the 1800's.  (A wonderful place to stay, right on the lake.) www.lakesidecountryinn.com

Remember the mug bag and mug exchange celebrating our 30th Anniversary of Peace Country Spinners and Weavers? 

 

 

Falling from Grace: the Tapestries of Barbara Heller

 

A catalogue for the exhibit of the same name is now available – 30 pages, full colour, essays by Barbara Duncan, curator and Robin Lawrence, art critic.

Catalogues can be mail-ordered from Barbara Heller (bheller@telus.net), 5787 Newton Wynd, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1H6.  Cost, including postage and handling, is Cdn$26 within Canada.

The catalogue may also be purchased at the Granville Island studio or from the Maple Ridge Art Gallery for Cdn$21 including tax.

  



Remember the Annual Fresh Air Market – Sunday, August 3^th, 11am-5pm at Dunvegan Provincial Park, Alberta.  Costumed interpreters will be offering tours of Historic Dunvegan's four fully restored historic buildings. Regular fees apply.

Please note that vendors at the market accept cash only. There is no ATM machine onsite. If you are interested in becoming a vendor at the market, email historic.dunvegan@gov.ab.ca or call 780-835-7150 after May 1^st.  Peace Country Spinners and Weavers are participating in this event with a spinning and weaving display.  Hope to see you there.