Rough Around The Edges

This show consists of two bodies of work –Nostalgia and Explorations with Botanical Dyes

The first is a small collection of assemblages that I have created using vintage paint by number paintings and miniature figures.

The second, more recent collection – Explorations with Botanical Dyes began almost a year ago when I started selecting specific flower and plant seeds suitable for creating natural dyes. Then planting, nurturing the seedlings until I was able to harvest the leaves and flowers to create various botanical dyes.

Preparing the textiles by scouring them, mordanting them and then experimenting with the dyeing of various textiles and threads.

Finally I began to create fabric collages and embroidery pieces. This has been an endeavour that has been a gigantic learning curve and given me many, many hours of pleasure (and maybe a little frustration!) and I am delighted to have begun this path of exploration in the amazing world of botanical dyeing.

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PROCEEDS FROM THIS SHOW WILL BE DONATED TO HIGHBANKS SOCIETY

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Barb is a self taught artist born and raised in Calgary. She has worked in a variety of mediums over the years and continues to discover new techniques and ways to express herself.

Nostalgia often finds its way into her work and she draws much of her inspiration from nature.

A lover of people, animals, and community whose goal it is to be an eccentric old lady.

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