omen find
lace in art

Artists share love of textiles

By Layne Christensen

ews Reporter
layne@nsnews.com

A stereotype forms the
heme for the Ferry
Building’s upcoming,
show.

Women’s Work: Uncom-
mow Threads opens Tuesday
ut the West Vancouver gallery
ind features the work of fibre
rtists Rosalind Aylmer, Barb
Head, Anne Love and Fran
lar, .

The title pokes fun at the
pid- fashioned notion that a
vomin’s place is in the
home.

It’s what the artists were -

brought up to believe, says
ALove, yet through their
explorations i into textile arts,
athey’ve . expanded — that

ty notion.

“We certainly don’t do
tlie usual women’s work,”
says the West Bay resident,

Each artist has taken an
innovative approach to the
traditional “womanly arts”
of quilt-making, weaving and
sewing. Their uncommon
approach converges for a
common project: a quilt,

Love's “quilt™ is
Pockets, a patchwork
with, in each pocket,
sequin that represents a spe-
cial person in h .

Solar’s metal wall art
reflects her skill at weaving
and is inspired by quilt pat-
terns of the 19th century.
Aylmer’s, talent for sur
design is reflected in this

Horseshoe Bay artist’s quilt,

a photo- -transfer tribute to
women’s strength, Head’s
fabric collage is loosely based
ona “log cabin” design.
The artists will be present
at the opening reception on
July 15, 6 to 8 p.m, and at an
artists’ dialogue, 11 a.m. the
same day. Both events are
free and open to the public.

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