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Marta Smith: Deconstructing the Female Image

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Fibre artist Marta Smith’s eclectic dolls captivated me during the Prince Edward County Studio Tour.  Her jam-packed studio is filled with exquisite fabric, found objects and accessories that make you want to pull out all the bins and explore every scrap.  A former teacher, she was also trained […]

Tim Hortons Bags & Hoop Embroidery

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A great post by a Toronto blogger tipped me to this  exhibit at the Ontario Crafts Council in Toronto, called Studio Remix.  The work of Shuyu Lu and Aneela Dias D’Sousa in particular caught my eye. She uses the Tim Hortons (coffee) bag, familiar to every Canadian, and […]