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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... -
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)... -
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,... -
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... -
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...
Welcome
Diane Duncan has created with color and texture since her childhood attempts at needlework under the guidance of her Grandmother. Her prized possessions during early years included the new watercolor paint box and crayons that were part of the annual issue to each student in her rural school. She still has some of these paint boxes!
As an elementary school teacher, challenged with providing art and home economics curriculum content for students, she frequently found that her most successful classroom projects came from techniques and topics she researched and tried on her own. During the years at home with small children she continued to research and experiment but focused primarily on working with fibre in its many forms. Weaving, dyeing fibre, spinning, needlework, quilting and sewing provided an outlet for creative energy while she supervised her children’s playtime and participated in a busy farm business.
In the early 1980’s she added a university program to her already busy schedule and in 1985 graduated with a degree in Canadian Studies (Honors). Rather than pursue her planned return to the classroom, she became the Coordinator/Curator for a fledgling museum project, the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in Almonte, ON. She served in this position for several years before moving on to a busy career as a consultant in Community Economic Development and Organizational/Change Management.
Recent Blog Posts
October 19, 2020 |
Mason Family Saga – part 1
Find this story and more in “Lanark County Legends”, edited by Lanark County Genealogical Society,...
April 6, 2020 |
My ‘Surgical Mask’ Pattern
I am not an expert! This is my choice for a surgical mask pattern and is the mask preferred by my husband. I am...
April 3, 2020 |
Masks, Masks and more Masks!
It appears that my research on fabric masks was not a waste of time! Masks have become a top news story yesterday...
March 31, 2020 |
My Response to COVID-19
I don’t want to take supplies away from our medical personnel but I need access to breathing protection. So...
March 7, 2020 |
The Gilmour Story
For decades we have wondered who ‘Elizabeth Gilmour’s family might be (my 4th great grandmother). We thought that...
January 17, 2020 |
Janet Miller & Robert Boyle
In addition to my personal research I need to send out a big thank you to Queensland cousins who shared info and...
November 29, 2019 |
Jean Millar & James Burns
When people joined the emigration societies of 1820-21 and traveled to Canada, they often left family members...
October 25, 2019 |
James Miller, Lanark Society Settler
I am hoping for feedback from readers in regards to this and other posts regarding family history. In 1821, James...