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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...
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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
January 11, 2022 |
A New Lanark County Publication
Lanark Rural Routes, Volumes 1 and 2 Lanark County Routes, Lanark County Genealogical Society, 2021 In addition...
January 8, 2022 |
Tying the Knot
Marriage Practices in the New Community Seeking a marriage license The settlers in the early settlement of Perth,...
January 4, 2022 |
Death and Illness in the New Community
We often wonder what illnesses affected our ancestors and caused their death. Although Rev. Bell was careful to...
December 26, 2021 |
Travel Challenges in the New Settlement
The Final Letter to a Scottish Newspaper (XXIV) Before leaving Scotland Rev. William Bell agreed to provide...
December 24, 2021 |
Early Days in Perth and on the Scotch Line
William Bell’s Comments in his Diary “The County of Carleton, in which the military settlements are...
December 23, 2021 |
The New Settlement and Its Troubles
Rev. Bell provides this history of settlement in Perth, a military settlement in Upper Canada and hints on where...
December 22, 2021 |
John Holliday-Rev. Bell’s Nemesis
The Reputation of John Holliday The following insights were gleaned from Rev. William Bell’s Journals and...
December 22, 2021 |
Life in a New World
In this article, designed to provide information to the prospective immigrant, Dr. Bell addresses the physical...