Nova Scotia readers: Silk painter Holly Carr (profiled by Victoria Bingham last year in Digits & Threads) has two live shows at the Festival Theatre in Wolfville, NS, Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5. The “Light in the Forest” multimedia theatre experience features large-scale animation, an original score, live art, drumming and dance. The event “takes the audience on a journey from the dark foreboding forest into the light.” More info here.
Toronto’s Textile Museum is hosting u∙n∙i∙t∙y, an exhibition of the works of artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders, October 12, 2022, to January 29, 2023. The artist’s highly textured textile portraits borrow motifs and iconography from her Jamaican heritage, art history, literature, music and current events to explore her own personal history, the Afro-diaspora, and Black sisterhood. Saunders is giving a talk this Saturday about her work.
We love a good crafty book, and this one looks wonderful: “Sunday Letters” by Nova Scotia rughooker Deanne Fitzpatrick, comes out this November. Fitzpatrick sends a newsletter every Sunday with musings about art, life and creativity, and this collection gathers together those writings, illustrated with images of her rug designs.
An upcoming exhibition at the Craft Council of Newfoundland Annex Gallery features the works of multimedia artists Frances Ennis and Sheila Coultas. Struck My Fancy, running November 18 to December 23, shows the artists’ work using reclaimed and recycled materials in rug hooking, painting, needle felting, embroidery, and hand stitching.
The Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library is hosting a small but glorious exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary of the Manitoba Weavers and Fibre Artists group, until October 29. Even if you can’t make the show, follow the group on Instagram.
We’re always excited about holiday craft fairs, as they’re a terrific way to meet local artists and see their work. A few for your calendar:
- Northwest Territories Arts Handmade Holiday market runs October 29 and 30 in Yellowknife, at the Explorer Hotel.
- Saskatchewan’s Craft Council hosts the WinterGreen fine craft market November 4-6 at the Turvey Center in Regina.
- The Craft Council Newfoundland & Labrador Christmas Craft Fair runs November 10-13 in Torbay.
- Craft Nova Scotia will be holding their annual Designer Craft show at the Halifax Seaport, November 18-20.
- Toronto’s One of A Kind Show runs November 24- December 4, at Exhibition Place.
Upcoming Fibre Events in Canada
- Edmonton Fibre Frolic, November 12-13, Edmonton, AB. Tickets are on sale and Digits & Threads will be there; come and say hello! Publisher Kim Werker will be delivering a keynote and teaching a workshop, too.
Featured image courtesy of Holly Carr.
