One reason why I love my work so much is the wide circle of entrepreneurs that I get to work with. Lucky me to work with Hal Merritt and Vanda Cooper who recently opened their Thriftopolis antique and thrift store in Port Coquitlam. Their tagline is Quality Thrift and Blasts from the Past, [...]
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Portobello West Fashion and Art Market is a monthly event held at the new Creekside Community Recreation Centre located at the Athlete Olympic Village, False Creek of Vancouver. The shows features local artists with handcrafted fashion arts and accessories that are “designed in Vancouver”. My client Magda Garbacz, of Piknic Designs is [...]
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This is Part III of a series on a Robert Schinnour Silk Mosaic Art piece.
Part I. How the Idea started.
Part II. Experimenting with colors.
Part III. Beginning of a Silk Mosaic Art Piece
I got a phone call from the Canadian tapestry and textile artist Robb Schinnour that a color rendition of my favorite [...]
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Part I. How the Idea started.
Part II. Experimenting with colors.
Part III. Beginning of a Silk Mosaic Art Piece
Once I’ve made up my mind to have my first piece of textile art commission, I went for a hunt for the photos I want to use. It took me a few days to locate these [...]
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Part I. How the idea started.
I have the fortune of meeting a Canadian textile and tapestry artist, Robb Schinnour who has impressed me most with a very unusual type of textile art. The art is his own invention and it involves using layers of silk wrapped around a cord and attached to a canvas backing. [...]
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