Tuesday, July 15, 2025

River of Softness

River of Softness   Strips of silk velvet that were coloured with natural dyes are sewn to commercially embroidered linen and then pleated with hand stitch.

The piece is as heavy as an animal's fur pelt and just as soft.   22 x 49 inches (56 x 124 cm)  2025


River of Softness reverse side, block printed heavy silk satin from India, hand quilted, 


detail 

River of Softness is part of The Sky exhibition on display the summer of 2025 at the Art Gallery of Sudbury.  174 Elgin Street, downtown Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.  On view until August 30, 2025

2024:  River of Softness was displayed as the hanging cloak sculpture, Time Future: Touch the Stars
at the In the Middle of the World exhibition at Artsplace in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
2023:  With the In the Middle of the World exhibition at The Muse in Kenora, Ontario
2023:  With the Northern Ontario installation at World of Threads festival, Oakville, Ontario Canada
2021:  With the In the Middle of the World exhibition at the Mississippi Valley Museum of Textiles in Almonte, Ontario.