Date: Tuesday October 26, 1:00pm
Location: Online Zoom – TAGOR members will automatically receive a Zoom invite
Guests, to register please click Registration for TAGOR Fall 2021 Presentations:
Cost: Free
About the Presentation:
Winnipeg fibre artist Julie Garcia creates fabric paintings inspired by the Canadian landscape and guided by the colours and textural detail found in nature.
An artist for over twenty years, Julie aims to draw the viewer deep into each piece and create a feeling of solitude and wonder at how the details of the landscape are created using fabric and thread.
Julie will share her process and discuss some of the techniques she uses to create natural elements. Presentation will include a demonstration of hand painting sky fabrics and quick methods for creating texture in trees and rocks. Presentation will be followed by a Q&A as well as a slide show of new projects.
About the artist:
Julie has been experimenting in the fibre medium for over twenty years. Originally a quilter taught by her mother, Julie took a fibre art course at Olds College, in Olds Alberta from fibre artist Judith Baker Montano, creating her first “crazy-quilt landscape”. It was this combination of embroidery with quilting, that moved Julie to experiment and develop her own unique compositions from fabric and thread.
Julie’s artwork is inspired by the Canadian landscape, and she is drawn by the challenge of creating depth and textures through fabric and thread. By hand-painting the sky fabrics, each picture is brought to life and given a paint-like quality that draws the viewer deep into the scene. From a distance, the fabric landscapes can easily be mistaken for paintings, but a closer inspection reveals the intricate detail of the textile medium.
For more information check out Julie’s website https://juliegarcia.com/
