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review: INTERWOVEN
Artist, writer and ccbc member, Amy Gogarty reflects on her experience viewing Amanda Wood’s gallery show INTERWOVEN.
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how mundane materials led to working in a state of unknowing
Amanda Wood tells us about how her latest exhibition started with a single microfibre cloth and grew into a multi media exploration.
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craft contacts 2
Summer student and archivist Sarah Gibbon takes another trip into CCBC the archive, this time all the way back to the summer of 72′ for a very special edition of the CCBC’s newsletter, Craft Contacts.
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review: patterns of influence
MA candidate in the department of Art History at UBC, Bahar Mohazabnia, visits and reviews Patterns of Influence, Rachel Ashe’s recent installation of ornamental arrangements, grids and geometric designs that the artist has cut by hand into paper.
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meet Amanda Wood
In anticipation of her latest exhibition, Interwoven, Amanda Wood has taken the time to tell us about herself, her inspiration, her audience and other projects.
artist interviews
hand in hand with technology
Rachael Ashe’s cut works from paper are often met with amazement – How is it possible that something so repetitive and precise is created by hand? In her latest blog entry for the CCBC Rachael reflects on this common perception of her work and the role technology plays in her practice.
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artist interviews
meet Rachael Ashe
In advance of her upcoming CCBC gallery show, we asked artist Rachael Ashe to share with us a with us a bit about herself, her inspiration, her audience and her other projects.
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review: interface
CCBC member and participating artist Barbara Heller takes a minute to review the latest installment of Tapestry Touring International.
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tapestry touring international
Jane Freear-Wyld creator and organizer of Tapestry International shares with us how the non-profit organization came to be. In advance of Interface, the latest touring tapestry exhibiton, Jane alludes to the collective labour that goes into making an international exhibiton happen.
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sorrel goes to bishopsland
Sorrel tells us about her experience during her residency at Bishopsland Educational Trust
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review: snagged
in her review of Snagged creative fiber artist and tapestry weaver Barbara Heller expands on the innovative approach to rug hooking that Nadine Flagel has used in the creation of her exhibition.
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step into the RG studio
Rodney and Rindala from RG Handcrafted goods in Vancouver tell us about their careful process to create unique leather products
