Nostalgically Yours - Then and NOW!

 Have you had a chance to see our latest group show Nostalgically Yours?! 

 This TOTALLY RAD group show features over 30 local artists and their personal interpretation of what nostalgia means to them!

 Check out the full show HERE!

To keep the nostalgia fun going we asked artists from the show to send us photos from their youths... scroll below to see who grew up to make some of these awesome artworks!

Angela Carlsen

 

 

Angela Carlsen, Atari, Mixed Media, 3.5" x 3.5"

Rosalynd Coulter

 

Rosalynd Coulter, Mixed Tape, Watercolour and Ink on Watercolour Paper, 6"x12"

 Ada Denil

 

Ada Denil, Roast Beef Sandwich, Handpainted Wood, Halves Sold Seperatly approx. 4" in size

Beth Hunt

Beth Hunt, Polymer Clay Assorted Figures

Emma Fisher

Emma Fisher, Road Trip, Oil on Canvas, 16"x16"

Tracey Truly

Tracey Truly, Core Memory Unlocked, Polymer Clay, 8"x5.5"x4.7"

Emily Krueckl (Our very own gallery manager!)

Emily Krueckl, Can I Have a Turn?, Acrylic on Canvas, 12"x12"

Libby Noseworthy-Boss

Libby Noseworthy-Boss, Beetle Joy, Acrylic on Canvas, 8"x8"

Bethany Hotke

 

Bethany Hotke, Ring Pop Sticker

Ed MacDormand

Ed MacDormand, Spock (Live Long and Prosper), Acrylic on canvas, 30"x40"

Kelly Harper Morehouse

 

 

Kelly Harper Morehouse, Maybe Tomorrow-The Littlest Hobo, Watercolour on Canvas, 5"x7"

Melissa Leger

 

 

Melissa Leger, Trinket Currency, Acrylic on Leather Wall Hanging, 7.8"x 6.4"

Bailey Demone

 

 

Bailey Demone, Blockbuster, Stained Glass Hanging, 10.5"x5"

Nina-Simone Kellman

 

 

Nina-Simone Kellman, Urkel (1), Oil on Canvas, 52"x48"

Sabine Kearns

 

Sabine Kearns, Edge Of Summer, Acrylic on Canvas, 16"x16"

Elizabeth Ranger

 

Elizabeth Ranger, Basking at Youths Edge, Gouache and Watercolour on Paper Mounted on Board, 11"x14"

Ryan Stanley

 

Ryan Stanley, Beetlejuice, Watercolour on Paper, Framed 8"x10"

 

 

Peining He

 

 

Peining He, Red Memory, Acrylic on Canvas, 8"x8"

Wasn't that an AWESOME blast from the past?!

 

Don't forget to check out the full show online HERE!

Behind the PRE-SHRUNK! Wendy Cumberland

Wendy Cumberland was one of our participating artists this year for PreShrunk. 
While putting together the show this year we had reached out asking artists to share with us a little about them and their practice. 
Read below to see what Wendy had to say about her work!

Still available PreShrunks from Wendy, $175 each!

Still available PreShrunks from Wendy, $175 each!

"I love the idea of slowing down. I love creating something new from what once was something else. I love the feel and smell of wool, and the idea of making something from almost nothing. Rug hooking—modest and unassuming, sometimes elaborate—always offers time for pause."

 

Wendy at home working on a rug hooking project.

"I rug hook in the quiet of my home using simple materials, primarily wool sourced from local second-hand stores. I clean, felt, and cut the wool by hand or on my old Rigby cutter."

"Cutting on my old Rigby"

 

"I also use wool yarn from the local Briggs & Little woollen mill, and occasionally use wool dyed from a local rug hooking shop. I work with a small hook, a lap frame and a backing of linen or burlap. My rugs often feature distinct patterns of my own design, usually outlined in black to provide structure and definition. I prefer to finish the edges wrapped with wool yarn. I often hang my rugs on driftwood found along the New Brunswick shores. Each step takes time and insists that I move slowly and methodically."

"My wool cupboard"

 

One of Wendy's work in progress rug hookings. 

Rug hooking follows a long personal history of quilting, weaving, and knitting. In my early years, I studied Home Economics Education with a major in textiles, as well as Art Education. During my undergraduate degree, I had the opportunity to complete a year-long weaving program at the New Brunswick Craft College, along with a term focused on the history of Loyalist textiles in New Brunswick.

One of Wendy's work in progress rug hookings

 My earliest memories include working with my hands— I suppose it was my way of stepping back from the world as a child and teen. I also remember trips to the Briggs & Little Mill in York Mills, New Brunswick, visiting with my father to purchase wool for knitting.

 

One of Wendy work in progress rug hookings. 

Now, as a newly retired teacher, I have greater opportunity to create. Like many things in life, I expect my style will continue to evolve with practice.

Follow this link HERE to see all the still available works from this years PreShrunk!