by andrea | Jan 17, 2024 | Art, Blog
In 2022, I had the opportunity to work on a public art project, installed in an workplace cafeteria in Ottawa. HomeWrap is a series of six triptychs comprised of quilted Tyvek panels with sculptural relief. We wrap ourselves in quilts for comfort and safety —...
by andrea | Jun 9, 2021 | Art, Blog
In October 2019, I began a collaborative process with Cally Booker, a weaver located in Dundee, Scotland. Through the Dr. Sandra Alfoldy Craft Institute at NSCAD University, five craft artists from Scotland were matched with five craft artists in Nova Scotia were...
by andrea | Sep 17, 2020 | Art, Blog, Canada, Uncategorized
Last winter, before the pandemic hit North America, I was approached by a Quebec architect Viviane Zhang. She was building a short-term rental home in La Malbaie in Quebec and was wanting a special textile piece for the entryway. Photo: Stéphane Brügger photographe Le...
by andrea | Jan 29, 2020 | Art, Blog, Quilts
I am so grateful for the opportunity to exhibit my work as part of the 2020 DesignTO Festival, made possible through a Presentation Grant through Arts Nova Scotia. On January 15, I arrived in Toronto to install my collaborated to my dual exhibition with Libs...
by andrea | Jan 10, 2020 | Art, Blog
From January 16 of January 27, 2020, I will be representing my first duo exhibition, Facets, with Libs Elliott in Toronto as part of the DesignTO Festival. This year marks the 10th anniversary of this festival and celebrate all things design: from craft objects to...
by andrea | Oct 31, 2019 | Art, Blog, Canada, Colour
This past summer I had the opportunity to take part in a summer Hoyt House artist residency at Kings Landing in Prince William, New Brunswick. We got to inhabit a delightfully blue house during our studio days, to create work and enjoy the surroundings at this living...
