Yesterday I spent a few hours hanging my solo show at the NFAL Gallery in Ottawa. After a little rearrangement of pieces by a friend it all came together, finally after weeks of preparation. Phew! Now I can attack my weedy gardens.
I have also set up my own website using Homestead, an easy to set up system with templates and simple point and click instructions. I will see how I like it over the next few months. I am still learning how to use it so it is a bit messy. I need to spend some time cleaning it up and adding more pages for pastels and other work.
My web address is janicesaunders.homestead.com
The NFAL show is a collection of my recent textile and pastel work. It is unified by similar warm gold, orange tones and black accents.
These small fibre works are done in the folk art style using fabrics, felt and beads. Each one is inspired by a proverb or common saying. They are meant to be fun and whimsical.
Welcome to my crazy little house!
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. Chinese proverb
There are more examples on my website.
I have also included some larger quilted wall hangings that are crib size.
And some new mixed media framed textile pieces of the buildings and stormy sky images in a city. Very abstract.
Cityscape 1, clouds
The pastels include 3 figurative works and one landscape. I have used the Mi-tientes paper and board as well as a handmade paper I cannot remember the name of that has a very sandpapery tooth.
The NFAL Gallery is located in the Nepean Creative Arts Centre (Unit 11), 35 Stafford Rd. Bells Corners, around the corner from Bells Corners’ Wallacks store. This space, provided by the City of Ottawa and established in 2002, is dedicated to artist members of the Nepean Fine Arts League, allowing them to exhibit their work on a monthly rotational basis. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday: 8:30am to 9:30pm; Saturday 8:30am to 4:30pm; and Sunday 9:30am to 3:30pm. The telephone number is 613-596-5783.
