Hat, Cape and Dress: Created by Lynn Guina

Those of us who know Lynn Guina have always been intrigued by her unique and creative fashion sense.  Since recently retiring from her full time job, Lynn decided to tap into her passion for fashion and design.  She is particularily interested in vintage fashions from the 20's and 30's. Here is a rather ambicious hat, dress and cape that Lynn has created for a friend whose daughter is getting married the third week of September.

Detail of the dress, hat and cape                                                                                                photography, Lynn Guina

Back of the hat                                                                                                                             photography by Lynn Guina

Lynn making adjustments on the cape worn by Cathy Watts                                                 photographed by Trent Watts

The dress worn by Cathy Watts                   photography by Trent Watts

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Back of cape with hat                                                                  photography by Trent Watts

Side back view with headband removed from hat and worn on it's own with the cape          photography by Trent Watts 

Some works in progress from Babyn's Textile Workshop

 

Elizabeth's mixed media bracelet with tyvek

Lynn's preliminary work on her shibori wrap

Lynn Guina' s wrap

Heather Hochbaum's mixed media felted dryer lint

Some of Kim Aubrey's work in progress

Bernie'ds tyvek piece hanging on the far upper left, some of her three felted works in progress are on the on the table. The upper left vase in progress is Heather's. 

                                     

Bernie Shiminosky's  mixed media piece

Some images from my Experimental Textile Workshop

Group shot of everyone working on their pieces.

These past two weekends I had a rather exciting diverse group of ladies join me at my studio for an experimental textile work shop.  The energy and sharing that took place was inspirational and energizing.  I am posting some of the pictures that depict the participants hard at work. Tomorrow I will post additional photos of their works, most of which are still in progress.

Monika Kinner Whalen (2nd from the Left), gave an informative stitching class on the first weekend  of my workshop.

Heather Hauchbaum stitches her felted lint piece

Ann Donald working on one of her collaged textile mixed media  pieces

Lynn Guina is stitching her shibori silk/wool wrap

Kim Aubrey is stitching on one of her felted pieces

Bernie Shiminosky is working on her felted wall hanging

Experimental Textile Workshop: Elizabeth Babyn

Felted stole detail 

 This textile workshop is designed to help participants experiment and navigate through a variety of textile mediums while developing their own style and method of working. Constructive critiques and feedback will be offered throughout both weekends.

Detail : ginwashi paper, acrylic paint, tyvek

First Week : Workshop exercises and demonstrations will be offered to assist and encourage participants to create and develop new innovative approaches and techniques to both conventional and unconventional textile materials in 2-D and 3-D designs. In addition, hand stitch artist Monika Kinner-Whalen will be sharing her expertise in the morning session of May 26^th,.

Second Week : Harnessing one or more of the innovative techniques that each participant has explored,  they will be encouraged to further develop the creative possibilities that this new approach presents for them in a finished piece.

Detail from felted purse flap

Dates

May  24,^th 25^th &26^th

Fri. (6:30-9:30 pm), Sat. & Sun. (9:30 AM- 5 pm)

May 31, June 1^st  & 2^nd

Fri. (6:30-9:30 pm), Sat. & Sun. (9:30 AM- 5 pm)

Location

120- 23^rd Street, Saskatoon, Sk.

Unit 208  

Cell# 306-281-7995

Cost: $325 

For more information: elizabeth.babyn@gmail.com

Art Commissioned to Help Celebrate Saskatchewan's Legislative Building 100th Anniversary!

Miranda Jones with her installation at the legislature

          
























To help celebrate the 100th anniversay of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building, Saskatoon artist Miranda Jones was one of eight artists that were commissioned to create artwork that would explore the history and signficance of the Legislative Building.  Two components of this project was community engagement and legacy artwork.  During Jones' two week residency program at the legislature in Regina and through her creative envolvement with children in both Saskatoon and Regina, Miranda's large metal installation was a collaboration between herself and the children.   

Jones traced the beautiful silhouette's on her metal screen directly from the children's drawings, which in turn were a direct response to her wonderful gift for story telling, artistic vision and practice.

Miranda and Friends

The unveiling of Miranda Jone's piece and that of the other seven participants took place on December 5, 2012.  Each of the eight installations is currently displayed in a designated alcove in the rotunda area of the Legislative Building.  It is my hope that if you are in Regina, you will take the time to view each of these wonderful pieces of art!

How to Contribute to the Unity Quilt

  When I have asked people if they would be willing to participate and contribute hand written 'truths' for the Unity Quilt, the most commonly asked question is, "What do you mean by my truth?" Others respond that they either don't have a truth or positive affirmation that they tell themselves to help them reach their highest potential, or are not creative enough to write one. Clearly, these responses suggest that I need to clarify what I mean by my request.

So for today's blog, I have decided to provide a few varied examples that  have been offered. Each contribution has been stuffed with batting and secured with metallic thread on transparent 13" x 13" tulle blocks.  

These blocks will eventually be sewn together as they are added to the Unity Quilt.  Participants have not only written their own personal mantras or truths but many have written already existing spiritual or philosphical sayings that offer them inspiration, some participating artists have chosen to submit pieces within their own disciplines. I have attempted to chose blocks that represent a little from each of those possibilities.

In addition to the contributions provided from the public, I have also chosen to include selected hand written quotes from a wide variety of scriptures, philosophers, religious sages and spiritual authors alike.  The act of stitching these truths together onto the quilt, is my attempt to symbolically exemplify our oneness with all that is.