Tag: Natasha Henderson
nesting bowls in felt – DIY
Felt bowls are cute, no?ádoubt about it. Little fuzzy?ádisplay bowls that can fit into one another, that’s even?ácuter! I decided to make some nesting bowls today, and documented the process to share with you. If you know how to make felt already, and are looking for a craft that will provide you with two or…
Featured Artist: Natasha Henderson
Natasha Henderson is a painter who has?áresided in Montreal for almost four years. Originally from Comox, British Columbia, she graduated with her BFA from the Emily Carr University in Vancouver in 1998. Her work has been exhibited and collected across North America. Her paintings delve into questions about?áartistic representations of?álandscape. She uses the language and…
Snow Painting Experiments… see us at Nuit Blanche this Saturday!
Lately, our neighbourhood has been decorated with something like Earth Art crossed with graffiti?ácrossed with scenes from?áan herbalist’s laboratory. We have been practicing and experimenting with “Snow Painting”: using herbs and vegetables as dyes to apply to snow and ice. ?áAs part of an artistic process (similar to dyeing?áfibres, mixing paints from scratch, or crafting…
Art Review: Eric Cardinal and Jocelyn Philibert at Galerie [sas]
Until March 5, 2011 Eric Cardinal presents Histoires?áimprobables and Jocelyn Philibert shows Dans la nuit at Galerie?á[sas]?áin the Belgo Building, at 372 St Catherine Street in Montreal. I was initially lured into this exhibition by a pencil on paper drawing that bore an?áorganic title and appearance. Fungus no. 2, upon further examination, proved to be…
Herbal Creativity… Valentine’s Version
The first Herbal Creativity Spa Weekend workshop was held this last weekend. It was a thoroughly delicious, educational,?ácreative?áand fun experience. Participants learned to make?ásucculent herbal truffles, beautiful felted soaps, and pretty Boudoir Boxes. They enjoyed some herbal teas, made a bath tea, and tasted a?áHealthy Hot Chocolate. They made (and some dared to sample…) a?átrue…
Sushi Rolled Felt Beads
As I mentioned the other week, I am in the midst of?áteaching a course on felt-making. To make the class interesting and varied,?áI’m including?áa range of options for forming loose wool into felt objects. This last week my students and?áI?áformed little “sushi rolls” out of wool. The beads that one makes in this technique end…
A Teaching Benefit
One?áof the benefits of teaching to fully engaged students?áis the challenges that they?ápresent to?áyou. I am teaching a weekly course on felt-making; the first class for this new group was last week. All of the students were keen to learn, to do, to make. Outside of the enthusiasm that they brought to the class, they…