Fabri-Licious Retreat

June 14-16, 2013 at Algonquin College, Ottawa Ontario-


Please visit the website

http://www.figurativeartistsconsortium.com


To View the wonderful Retreat that will take place in June




For $125 (plus the cost of $48 per night for a Residence room) delegates get to take part in:



A laid back opening night event. You get to enjoy a great meal and to mingle and meet the other doll artists. And there will be door prizes!Access to the Creative Play Station where you can experiment and play to your heart’s content. Access to a Hospitality Suite where you can meet and mingle.

Challenges? Yes! And there will be prizes! So read up on the challenges.

Learning Circles
You will have a series of Learning Circles to choose from all day Saturday and Sunday morning. See the Learning Circles Page for new pictures illustrating some of the techniques to be taught.

Treasure Hunts
On Friday and Saturday nights there will be an opportunity to purchase or swap materials. Those interested will open their rooms for an hour each evening to shoppers and traders.

Show and Tell Display
Everyone is proud of their creations. Well, this is the place to share tips, advice and proud moments. Enchanted Garden Evening.After the Treasure Hunt on Saturday night we will gather in Hospitality for a bit of fun celebrating our Fabri-Licious Retreat’s garden theme with games and contests.

Raffles
Many wonderful prize packages containing some of the most desired figurative and fibre art resources, as well as garden themed items. We even have a felting machine! See the pictures on the Opportunities page.


Live Auction
Beautiful banquet table dolls created just for this event and interpreting the conference theme will be auctioned during the evening. See photos of two of the gorgeous centerpieces to be auctioned on the Challenges page.


And so much more!

It is never too late to prepare!

http://mvtm.ca/museum/?page_id=2675



Mark hour calenders for this Fibre Feature. The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum’s highly anticipated annual event, Fibrefest, is returning for the 18th time on September 7th & 8th, 2013 at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum and the Almonte Arena

Fibre Show Schedule

Check out the various shows, workshops in Ontario

From Rug Hooking to spinning and weaving there is a listing for you!





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Textile Museum Offers “Travels in Textiles” Course with Artist Anne Kelly

Commemorate that fabulous trip or significant personal milestone, for yourself or someone else, with a unique piece of art handmade by you. On April 13, fibre artist Anne Kelly will conduct a workshop at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum where you will discover new art and textile techniques and processes and use them to create a unique and meaningful record of a journey, holiday, or memorable event. Using photographs, paper souvenirs (e.g., photos, postcards, brochures, maps) and other memorabilia from a recent trip or event, you will create a folding book or collage as a permanent memento. Anne will teach bonding techniques, printing and simple stitch methods with which to make this object.

The afternoon will begin with a look at contrasting ways to commemorate a journey or event, and ideas and plans for individual pieces will be discussed. This will be followed by a practical session to experiment with various techniques that can be used together to create a finished piece. Participants should be able to leave the course with the basis of a complete work, which they can continue to add to.

Anne will provide the bonding medium, some items for printing, and paper and fabric remnants to use as a base for your book or collage. It is recommended that you bring copies of photos, paper items, and brochures from the place/event that you are using as your theme, as well as any old domestic (not valuable) fabrics or scraps that can be recycled in your piece. Poems or words that express the feeling of your place would also be useful.

The cost for this workshop is $25.00 and $10 for a materials pack, if needed. Register now for an afternoon of creativity and fun by calling the Textile Museum at 256-3754 x6 or info@mvtm.ca.

150 Years of Canadian Weddings

The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum has several remarkable wedding dresses tucked away in its collection. When the Museum’s curator attended a local fashion show that featured only wedding dresses, inspiration struck, and a new exhibit was born. “150 Years of Canadian Weddings” showcases a unique selection of gowns, representing the decades from the 1860s to present day and will be at the Museum from March 19 to May 18. At the vernissage on Saturday, April 6 from 2 to 4, Rev. Heather Kinkaid will give a talk on the evolution of marriage.

Rev. Kinkaid owns the earliest dress in the collection, a brown two-piece ensemble from 1865, which is in remarkable condition. Another highlight is the Rosamond family wedding veil and dress, worn by several generations of brides from the family that originally owned the woolen mill which now houses the Museum. A beautiful hand-made dress from the 1920s was never worn, the groom leaving for the west when his future bride was too ill with the measles to meet him at the altar. Although most of the dresses in the exhibit are delicate shades of white, there are some very attractive coloured styles, representing the more practical decades of the ‘30s and ‘40s. A stunning dress from the ‘50s was worn again in the ‘80’s by the daughter of the original bride.

The Museum is open from 10 am to 4 pm, Tuesday to Saturday. Admission is $5 and members are free.

Don’t miss your chance to see these vintage gems. For those planning a wedding—come and be inspired!

“Rare Reflections” opens at the Textile Museum on March 19 and runs until May 18, with a vernissage on Saturday March 23 from 2 to 4 pm.

The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum is thrilled to present an exhibit by award-winning textile and mixed media artist Hilary Rice. Rice lives near Belleville, Ontario, and her work has been featured in galleries and at quilt shows across the country.

“Rare Reflections” is her personal reflection on the term "thin places"—where the veil between different worlds nearly disappears, and we become aware of the sacred. The aim is to create art as an oasis with the potential to transform. Each piece acts as a bridge to the holy, drawing the viewer in, to dwell with and seek a deeper relationship with the divine.

While in keeping with an intensely complex layering of materials, the majority of these pieces predominantly use a palette of gold and silver combined with understated dyed or painted materials. Many are graced with touches of jewel-like colour. The use of labyrinth images is a repeating motif, together with subtly placed text. There is a richness in the metallic applications, which may be viewed as the illuminated areas found on ancient manuscripts. As is true of these illuminated texts, the rich gold and silver reflect the light, revealing the holy one's mystery.The hope is that the intangible imagery will prompt a hidden message that is written in the minds and hearts of all—the message will sing within the soul of those who see.

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In the Ottawa area

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