Sculpture # 208

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Distort Sculpture # 207

Vintage doilies, wood from an arm chair and crocheted cotton

Distort Sculpture # 206

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Distort Sculpture # 205

Crocheted ribbon, twine

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Sculpture # 204

Crocheted netting twine and sisal

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Sculpture # 203

Driftwood, graphite, iron oxide, metal pins, crocheted cotton and wool

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Sculpture # 202

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Sculpture # 201

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Distort Sculpture 200

Rescued from a walk to the beach  - this roadside find of a "wet mop" inspired this addition to the series. 

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Distort Sculpture 199

The recycled paper tubing liner used in this work once held tarred netting line. The lines of its history remain on the paper surface and I've held on to it for years. . . that ever growing bin of "possibilities" . . It has now has it's new home in this latest sculpture to join the Distorts Installation. 

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Distort Sculpture 198

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Wooden shoe form, crocheted plastic netting

Distort Sculpture # 197

Carved floral foam, blended human hair with marino wool, crocheted wools

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Distort Sculpture 196

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Distort Sculpture # 195

Objects at the studio are taking on new life these days . . . this is a net buoy .. rescued at an antiques flea market.

Distort sculpture # 194

This work has gone through an extensive process to get to this place. First in service as a studio mop . . than giant paint brush, clipped and shaped, hanging around the studio for the past several years like a sentinel  . . . then bound in this final crocheted form. 

Distort Sculpture 193

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Distort Sculpture 192

This piece started out by crocheting around a simple napkin ring and developed from there. 

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Distort Sculpture 191

Rubber ball, wooden ring, crocheted netting twine and thread

Distort Sculpture # 190

Crocheted netting twine and paper form.

Distort Sculpture 189

Crocheted netting twine, lace doilies, wood

Distort Sculpture 188

# 188 using the netting twines just in from the Clarenville, NL

distort Sculpture 187

Wood rings, crocheted twines and cotton

Distort Sculpture 186

Crocheted ribbon, cotton, acrylic, paper tube

Distort sculpture 185

Burlap ribbon and crochet cotton

Distort Sculpture 184

Needle felting and crochet

Distort Sculpture 183

Hot water felting, needle felting and crochet over top found net float.

Distort Sculpture 182

Another kitchen implement takes on a new surround. This one seems to have a distinct personality. 

Thread--Bound, (Catalogue) Art Gallery of Regina, SK, CANADA

Distort Sculpture 181

A coil of binding that has been in the "materials" cupboard for years gets a new place of being. 

Distort Sculpture 180

Reclaimed wools and crocheted twine.

Distort Sculpture 179

Needle Felting and crochet

Thread--Bound, Art Gallery of Regina, SK, CANADA

Opening Night of "Thread--Bound" at The Art Gallery of Regina

With Curator Wendy Peart

155 of the Distort Sculptures are part of this Thread--Bound Exhibition happening at the Art Gallery of Regina.

Distort Sculpture 178

Salvaging remnants from a 70's basement box find and wools from a fundraiser sale. Had thought I might give this a test for hot water washing machine felting but once complete the decision was made to leave it as is and do my testing on something else.

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Moss Street Paint In 2010 and Distort Sculpture 177

Sculpture # 177 started at the AGGV Paint In is now complete.






The Annual Art Fair - The Moss Street Paint In
with an estimated 35,000 people on the street.