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 Thank you to the Edmonton Arts Council, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and Canada Council for the Arts for supporting this work.

View fullsize I stumbled upon the "Hermann grid illusion" while putting together some laser cut paper experiments last year. The illusion is characterized by "ghostlike" grey blobs perceived at the intersections of a white (or light-colored) gr
View fullsize ✨@wovenutopia digital download giveaway! ✨I have written the first of a series of articles on "The Grid" for the new magazine Woven Utopia. @lisesilva has put together a stunning combination of essays, studio visits, book reviews and more.
View fullsize I am thrilled to be sharing an essay I have written in the spring issue of @wovenutopia. I have been following @lisesilva for a long time now, inspired by her knotting work and teaching in the craft community. The front cover is a close up photo Lise
View fullsize The most basic of weave structures, plain weave, interlaces warp and weft to form a grid. I have been doing a good bit of writing lately about the structure of the grid in craft and art history. This image is of Draughtsman Making a Perspective Draw
View fullsize Taping some reminder notes to my paintings so I don't lose my train of thought next time I get in the studio. Every now and then I try to use the "notes" in my phone but I really prefer the good ol fashioned paper and pen approach. This way
View fullsize Thanks to Janine @uppercasemag for the feature of @gathertextiles and I! We’re in good company with @briggslittle, @weaverhouseco, @customwoolenmills @purlsoho @she_ne_qua @secretwoolsociety and others! 💛
View fullsize Curved Threading I, Handwoven cotton and linen, 25x27”. Currently on display @youraga. 📷 Art Gallery of Alberta * * * #weavingdraft #opticalart #bridgetriley #weaversofinstagram #yegmakers #yeg #weavingstory #weavinglanguage #weavingprintin
View fullsize The project I have been working on with @penrosepress, #atactilenotion, has given me the push I needed to design and weave something for myself. While half of this project gets cut up into swatches to mail out, the other half became a blanket that I
View fullsize Volume 2 of A Tactile Notion mails out March 19th! This volume features a sunny double weave structure sample and a two-sided linocut by @penrosepress. Go claim your copy @penrosepress or through @gather_textiles! * * * #weavingdraft #doubleweave #aw
View fullsize I am collecting stories of all kinds about weavers / weaving. There are quite a few children’s books out there where weaving is used as a way to teach patience and understanding about community / collaboration. The stack is growing! If you have
View fullsize Cipher (orange), acrylic, oil and graphite on canvas, 72x80” on display at the @youraga as part of The Scene. * * * Image courtesy of the Art Gallery of Alberta #weavingdraft #overshotweaving #overshot #weaversofinstagram #yegmakers #yeg #wea
View fullsize Cipher (green), acrylic, oil and graphite on canvas, 72x80”. . On view at the Art Gallery of Alberta @youraga * * * Image courtesy of the Art Gallery of Alberta #weavingdraft #overshotweaving #overshot #weaversofinstagram #yegmakers #yeg #wea

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