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Art Quilt Tahoe 2008 |
Laurie Swim Workshop Description Landscape Artworks In Fabric This workshop is an introduction to transitioning a photograph of a landscape to a painterly representation in fabric. In this four day workshop, there will be exploration of techniques and the possibilities of the fabric medium, focusing on making original artwork. Demonstrations of techniques, discussions of approaches to solutions and suggestions on how to finish and mount fabric art will also be covered. Level: Intermediate to Advanced Supply List for Laurie's workshop (Supply lists are provided by the instructor and you are encouraged to direct any questions regarding required equipment and supplies to the instructor.) |
Laurie Swim is a visual artist and author, whose Works grace many public and private collections, including The American Craft Museum in New York and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax. The Ontario Arts Council awarded her a 2003 Chalmers Arts Fellowship. Laurie moved to Toronto in 1978 from Nova Scotia and established herself as commissioned artist, specializing in large-scale site-specific works. Her clients included the Bank of Nova Scotia, IMAX Corp. and the Hudson Bay Company, as well as individual collectors. Her first book, The Joy of Quilting with an Introduction by Alex Colville, was published by Viking Canada in 1984. The book, in subsequent hardcover and paperback editions, was also published in the U.S. and Britain and the Commonwealth. In 1991 she wrote Quilting published by Friedman Publishers, New York. Back in Toronto in 1998, Laurie received an award to create York is History, 5' x 5', a quilt commemorating York's amalgamation with Toronto. This was done in collaboration with the George Syme Senior Centre and the local Historical Societies. It is now part of the City of Toronto art collection.
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