Peacock Panel In late August 2015, a friend and I drove our RV to Weyburn SK to take a course with Martha Cole. The theme of the workshop, ‘All Beings Confluence’, would provide us with some new ideas for working with sheer fabrics. Of course the intent was for us to complete these panels within the five day workshop and leave them with Martha for the travelling exhibition she has assembled. However, as usual, my concept was too...

Memories of spring travel on the west coast, campgrounds surrounded with Dogwood, white blossoms against the vivid greens of a spring woodland. Dogwood, Textile art, 2016 12″w x 24″h, mounted on canvas covered frame Exhibition: Botanical Reflections Venue: Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver, BC January 27 – March 15, 2017 For sale: $495.00

Memories of pink blossoms cascading from the trees as we cycled in Vancouver in the spring of 2014. Cherry Blossoms, Textile art, 2016 24″w x 12″h, mounted on canvas covered frame Exhibition: Botanical Reflections Venue: Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver, BC January 27 – March 15, 2017 For sale: $495.00  

Size 29.5″ hx 40″w Artist Statement During a visit to childhood haunts along the Tay I recalled how the river influenced my formative years. The Tay, the river where I learned to swim at the age of five was a favoured canoe route between Christie Lake and the town of Perth, Ontario. An unfulfilled dream of a red canoe still survives! The family sugarbush hugged the shores of the river and provided a place to daydream and relive the...

Grand Tour – Fading Memories 2008 – 2012 was create for a SAQA Calgary Pod exhibition in 2016. It documents our travels during our four years of full-time RVing, including our Panama Canal cruise with stops in Central America. Details can be found in Our travel blog. Size: 30″ x 30″ Hand coloured whole cloth fabric, embroidery, applique fabric photo transfer, machine quilting and stitching Exhibitions – Fish Creek...

Name Granny Alice 1888 – 1974. Medium Flour bag fabric, hand crochet lace, quilt block, hand stitching, embroidery, sewing basket artifacts. Description quilted fabric, crochet glove, wooden motto plaque, woollen quilt block, hat pins, hat brooches, antique buttons, hair catcher, lace samples. Created 2016 for Travelling Exhibition (TREX) under curatorial direction, Art Gallery of Alberta. More information available on blog. Size...

Name Grandma Bella 1891 – 1965. Medium Woven burlap and denim, fur, tie, small bottles , blotter, fountain pen, twigs Description quilted fabric, crochet glove, wooden motto plaque, woollen quilt block, hat pins, hat brooches, antique buttons, hair catcher, lace samples. Created 2016 for Travelling Exhibition (TREX) under curatorial direction, Art Gallery of Alberta. More information available on blog. Size 16″ x16″ mounted...

Name Mom Evelyn, 1922 – 2010. A part of the ‘The Tie That Binds’ series created for a TREX exhibition. Medium quilted fabric, gingham ‘chicken scratch’ embroidery, cross stitch, petit point, crewel, needle/net weaving, crochet, smocking, various personal pins/brooches Description woven fabric, hand stitching, applique, assemblage. Created 2016 for Travelling Exhibition (TREX) under curatorial direction, Art Gallery...

Name Dad Ernie: Diane Duncan 2016. A part of the ‘The Tie That Binds’ series created for a TREX exhibition. Medium Woven burlap and denim, fur, tie, small bottles , blotter, fountain pen, twigs Description woven fabric, hand stitching, applique, assemblage. Created 2016 for Travelling Exhibition (TREX) under curatorial direction, Art Gallery of Alberta. More information available on blog. Size 16″ x16″ mounted and framed...

Name Me: Diane Duncan 2016. A part of the ‘The Tie That Binds’ series created for a TREX exhibition. Medium A variety of faux fabrics from paper and plastics, memorabilia, foam impression, eco-printing,quilting, beading Description Created 2016 for Travelling Exhibition (TREX) under curatorial direction, Art Gallery of Alberta. More information available on blog. Size 16″ x16″ mounted and framed to 20″ x 20″...