Tapestry exhibition - Yorkville Library - July 2013 - some pictures

Cocoons

I've decided not to participate in the Triennale des Arts Textiles des Outaouais because I didn't agree with the working conditions for the installations and that happened after I started working on that. This is what I had prepared at that moment.

Open Doors Toronto 2013 - Teaching and demo with Toronto Guild of Spinners and Weavers at City Hall

Lecture at Toronto guild of weavers - 2nd. Wednesday of May

Braving the weather -it was a snowy day - 15 people attended my lecture about tapestry at Northern District Library in Toronto. It was a rewarding experience. Attendants made interesting questions and comments. Especially, one lady made my day when she said "From now on I will look at all these from a different perspective".
I hope more of this events will take place to make Tapestry Art better known.

Tapestry lecture Feb. 28th, 2013

Braving the weather.-it was a snowy day- 15 people attended my lecture at Northern District Library. to hear about tapestry. It was a rewarding experience and they made interesting questions and comments; especially  a lady made my day when she said to me "From now on I will look at all these from a different perspective".
I hope there will be more events like this one to make Tapestry Art better known.

Lecture at the Library

I was invited to talk about tapestry in the Northern District Branch of the Toronto Public Library's Seniors' Club on Feb.28th. This will be my little contribution to let people know more about what we tapestry artists do. I'm planning to explain what a tapestry is, how we make it and a bit of history too.
I'll write my impressions after the event.
I will also participate in the "Triennale Internationale des Arts Textiles en Outaouais 2013" taking place in August 16th to 31th at the Moon Rain Centre for Textile Arts in Val-des-Monts, Quebec. I will write about it more closer to the date. 

World of Threads Opening Nov.2nd. 2012

New work in progress from my granddaughter's drawing

Come see my work at the exhibit Variegated Threads in Oakville. Opening Saturday Nov. 2nd. at 2 pm Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre. The Exhibit is part of the World Festival of Threads and is on until Nov, 18th.

Culture Days workshop pictures Sept. 29/2012 Tapestry for Beginners at Northern District Library

Culture Days workshop at leaside Library Sept. 28/2012 - Tapestry for Beginners

One of my two workshops for Culture Days

Countdown to Culture Days: Tapestry for Beginners

Check out Tapestry for Beginners at Leaside Public Library on Friday, September 28, 2012 from 2:00 pm – 5:00pm

Tapestry for Beginners with Juana Sleizer
In this activity, participants will learn the basics of tapestry weaving in a playful environment. Results will be surprising. You will experiment with unusual materials to create colourful textures and shapes while listening to music to help inspiration. Loom and materials will be provided and you will keep the loom for yourself. Program includes:
Getting acquainted with the materials (e.g. yarns, fabrics, etc.); notions of tapestry; looms; warp and weft; a little bit of history; how to begin and how to lock a weaving.
In collaboration with Culture Days and the Neighbourhood Arts Network, Toronto Public Library hosts Toronto-based artists and arts organizations in a celebration of arts and culture at library branches throughout the city of Toronto. Culture Days @ The Library takes place September 28-20, 2012. Check out this year’s lineup and make a personalized schedule at http://culturedays.ca/en/2012-activities

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Many news

I have many news. You will be absolutely welcomed to participate if one of you are in Toronto for these dates:

 

I will be giving two Tapestry for Beginners workshops for Culture Days Toronto 2012:

 

1) Northern District Library on Saturday Sept. 29, 10-1.

2) Leaside Library on Friday Sept. 28 from 2-5 pm.
Please go to the website for more details: www.culturedays.ca

I will participate in the 2012 World of Threads Festival in Oakville, Ontario. www.worldofthreadsfestival.com
My work will be exhibited in the show called Variegated Threads at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, 2302 Bridge Road, Yorkville, Ontario from Nov. 2 - 25. Opening reception will be on Saturday Nov. 3, 2-5 pm.

Toronto Public Library selected me again to exhibit in one of its branches. That will be the Yorkville Library on July 2013. I will send a notice more closer to the date.

The Toronto Guild of Spinners and Weavers made me the recipient of their 2012 Bursary with what I have to weave a Tapestry and show it to them in May 2013 and give a speech about the process of weaving it.

Bursary

I'm so glad to tell that the Toronto Guild of Spinners and Weavers made me a recipient of their 2012 Bursary. In retribution they ask me to weave a tapestry for May 2013 and in that May meeting I'll have to show them the tapestry and explain the techniques I used to make it.For that I've told them I'll use one of my very artistic granddaughter's designs. She is just five but her "artworks" are amazingly good. I hope I dont sound like a very proud grandma. I keep her drawings in a folder and being in the process of weaving a scribble when I blew it up to the seize I wanted to acheive I realized that everything is in a "golden proportion"! and that was fascinating for me. I will be showing the work in progress very soon. 

Thank you to my fellow members!