7 WORKS COLLECTIVE PROJECT

Residency Replaced

Kathryn Bossy - mosaic artKathryn Bossy
"Dreams of Mother"
12”h x 12”w, mixed media mosaic including Japanese and tissue papers, stained glass, Italian smalti, Lake Ontario seaglass and Thames River mudlarked pottery
SOLD

The ethereal quality of Mario’s floral cyanotype collage brought me to happy thoughts of my mother and her love of flowers. She was a strong, intelligent, passionate person which I hoped to convey with the pink flower.
Lynn Dubinsky - abstract artistLynn Dubinsky
“At a glance”
20"h x 14"w, acrylic on paper
$400, framed

Mario’s inspiration interpreted as flowers at a glance.
 Catherine Gutsche - abstract painterCatherine Gutsche
"Blossoming Burst"
12"h x 9"w, graphite pencil on rice paper, Stabilo Woody crayons, mounted on a birch wood cradled panel
$200, unframed, varnished sides, ready to hang

This art challenge from photographer Mario Cerroni, gave me the opportunity to try out some new materials. This floral piece is created with Stabilo Woody crayons, graphite pencil and plenty of water on the textured side of rice paper. The unpredictability of the media enhanced my depiction of nature's "personality". 
Karen Wynne Mackay - abstract artistKaren Wynne Mackay
"Exuberance"
40"h x 30"w, acrylic on canvas
$1200, unframed, ready to hang

When I saw Mario’s inspiration piece I felt instant excitement. 

It felt so great to be collaborating with everyone. COVID has made it difficult for artists to do anything together.
 
I worked in layers, layers of colours and strokes, bold marks and soft words. Oscar Peterson’s Jazz was playing that day -total exuberance!
Judi Miller - machine embroidery
Judi Miller
"Blooms"
10"h x 10"w, free motion embroidery
$500, unframed, ready to hang
Judi Miller - textile artClick for detail
Free motion machine embroidery on water soluble fabric. Layers of embroidery sewn on water soluble fabric and then the fabric is washed away leaving the sewn image. Very interesting to interpret the photograph using embroidery.
Jo-ann Zorzi - fiber artistJo-ann Zorzi
"layers"
18"h x 18"w, wet felted woolen fibers
$225
 
When nature is examined at close range, it has layers of beauty that can't be seen from a distance.