28 - Wednesday, May 6, 1992 - North Shore News

NEWS photo Terry Peters

LOOKING GOOD! Students of Sentinel Secondary gear up for their spring production of Bye,
Bye Birdie, which opens tonight at the schoo! and runs until May 9. Tickets are obtainable from

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says, running her fingers over a
birch iree tapestry that is laid out
on the floor before her. ‘‘ It has a
very human touch, much more so
than painting or sculpture. | paint
as well, but | can put more of my
emotions into tapestry.”

Beginning with a thumbnail
sketch, she studies the color and
composition of a scene before set-
ting out on the actual weaving
process, which is done on either a
flat multi-harness loom or the
traditional upright loom.

Her method is exacting and
time-consuming — it takes her as
much as one month to create a
small piece.

Individual tapestries are small to
mid-sized, ranging from three to
five feet tall.

Much of her work exudes a
distinct West Coast feel, especially

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her images of the forest and birch
trees. Her blending of natural col-
ors and use of texture result in a
three-dimensional quality.
“People told me when | first
came here that there was a Scan-
dinavian feel to my work. That
suprised me. But think the sim-
plicity of my designs and my clean
shapes is what gives me strength

.as$ an artist in B.C.”

The province's colorful land-
scape has led Tyni-Rautiainen to
introduce new shades into her
palette.

“‘t hardly ever used blue in my
work, because | didn’t know how
to use it. In B.C. there is so much
blue in the landscape, it’s im-
possibie not to include she
says, adding that grow
Finnish countryside has influenced
her choice of images.

While a new generation of artists

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is exploiting the medium to create
provocative imagery, Tyni-
Rautiainen feels strongly that tap-
estry’s first role is to evoke a pleas-
ing response in the viewer.

“When you look at it (a tapes-
try) you should get a good feeling.
Some modern tapestries are really
aggressive and wild, but I believe
it begins to compete with the me-
dium and the material.”

Nevertheless, she’s thankful for
the growing interest in tapestry
and credits Capilano College's tex-
tiles program with promoting the
art form.

Before the Capilano program,
tapestry students had to travel to
Quebec or to the now-defunct
school of tapestry in San Francisco
to further their studies. Even to-
day, serious students must travel
to France or Germany.

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