red thread hearts

 red thread hearts 2019, a two sided piece (detail side b above)

red thread hearts side a
sixteen women's handkerchiefs, damask table cloth, cotton and silk threads
hand stitched, 76" x 76" or 193 x 193 cm

the women's handkerchiefs are edged with red thread and then appliqued to 20" of damask
the damask squares are then hand sewn together, each sam is hemmed

The central whirl is made with a running stitch and appears the same on both sides of the fabric

 red thread hearts side b, reverse applique, red cotton thread couched with silk thread

circular motifs made with red thread are protection symbols for the mother in  many world cultures

My Awakened Heart / Noble Tenderness

 My Awakened Heart  2019

cotton, sari silk, paint,  silk velvet, cotton threads
regular and reverse applique, couching, embroidery, hand quilted
55" h x 49.5" w

A two - sided piece

 Noble Tenderness 2019

wool, plant dyes, cotton threads, sari silk
entirely hand stitched
55" h x 49.5" w

photographs by Nick Dubecki

Exhibition Record:

guildworks gallery Bloomfield Ontario   summer of 2020

VISIONS 2020  San Diego California USA   October 2020 - January 2021

included in In the Middle of the World two person exhibition with Penny Berens, opening at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum October 2, 2021 and continuing until mid December. 

 

red catalogne

Red Catalogne
48" square when draped, 48 x 60" when extended
jounral paper, vintage damask table cloth, red cotton threads, hand stitching (couching)

The paper is stitched in horizontal rows, similar to the woven strips of used clothing in the French Canadian bed covers called catalognes.  Strips cut from journal pages filled with dreams, lists, thoughts, and phone call doodles were couched to a linen table cloth and form a safety blanket for the interior world.

Exhibition Record:  Fall of 2019,  Hard Twist 14: Entwined Gladstone Hotel,  curated by Chris                                             Mitchell and Helena Frey until January 2020

The Cloud In Me

The Cloud In Me
2017  organic cotton and woman's handkerchief, silk and silk-velvet reverse applique, couching and stem stitch embroidery with silk thread, hand quilted with cotton thread, bamboo batt, linen backing
60" high and 69" wide

Exhibition record:

2017:  solo exhibition the Cloud In Me at the David Kaye gallery in Toronto
2018:  solo exhibition be emptier at the World of Threads Festival, Oakville Ontario
2019:  showed at Guildworks in Bloomfield Ontario
2020:  available through Perivale Gallery, Manitoulin Island Canada

2022:  entered private collection in the USA

moon cloth _ female figurine

 Moon Cloth     2016     Hand stitched hanging sculpture.
dimensions variable (135 cm h x 50 cm w x 16 cm d)
wool, indigo dye, cotton thread, silk thread, hand stitching   

Worked from the back of the cloth, strips cut from the bottom that were then couched in angles and circles.  The fabric became energized with hand work.

Inspired by the rotation of the moon, ancient female figurines from pre-history and the immensity of our vulnerable inner selves.

exhibition

Hard Twist 11  Spin  Augut 26 2016 - January 8, 2017, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto Ontario Canada.

Perivale Gallery Manitoulin Island for the 2017 season

Cloud of Time

Cloud of Time
7.5 feet high x 9 feet wide
Artist Canvas, damask and silk fabrics, cotton embroidery floss, hand stitched
Part of the exhibition The Cloud In Me - October 2017 at David Kaye Gallery in Toronto Ontario Canada

This piece was reconfigured in 2017.

previously, the work had been a continuous strip.  It was exhibited as part of The Mended World exhibition in this earlier format.

Cloud of Time 2014
re-claimed linen damask and variety of blue fabrics
cotton floss, artist canvas, hand stitch    33 cm x 1806 cm   (13" x 711")

A measurement of one year of time.  (365 days)
One complete skein of embroidery floss is used to represent one day.

exhibition record:
2013  Mended World exhibition, Thunder Bay Art Gallery  September-October 2013
2014  Mended World exhibition, Art Gallery of Sudbury  January - February 2014

and
2015  Mended World exhibition, Homer Watson House and Gallery, May -June 2015

Studio photograph of Cloud of Time by Nick Dubecki, Sudbury
Gallery photograph of Cloud of Time reconfigured
installed at the David Kaye Gallery is by Frank Myers, Burlington

Cloud of Time will be exhibited twice more in its new configuration,
(photo of Judy Martin by Frank Myers)

at Mary E Black gallery in Halifax
as part of Cloth of Time exhibition with Penny Berens  July 13 - August 26 2018
and
at World of Threads festival in Oakville
in a solo exhibition   October 13 to November 25 2018

available for purchase: please contact David Kaye