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#103 - 876 West 16th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Canada,
V5Z 1T1
Phone 604-875-1276
gailhunt@shaw.ca
www.channels.net/~quiltart
Teaching Brochure in
Adobe PDf
Artist Statement
In her work, Gail
plays with the fabric of the landscape, molding it to her own vision and
mood. Her training and experience in home economics and photography have
provided a base and a union of technical skills and aesthetic
sensibilities.
Gail has taught
quiltmaking across North America and in Australia. Her quilts have won
local, national and international awards in juried exhibitions since 1989,
as much for their unique vision and emotional appeal as for their evidence
of mastery of unusual and invented techniques.
In 1996, Gail
published "Quiltworks Across Canada: Eleven Contemporary Workshops", and
in 2003 was awarded the Canadian Quilters' Association's highest award for
her contributions to quiltmaking in Canada.
Gail's quilts
reflect her pride in Canada, her attachment to family, her teasing of the
often rigid quilting conventions, and her exploration of her own little
place in the big world.
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A Piece on Canada
52' x 55" - © 1993 - $2,450
1993 was
the year of Meech Lake, when many Canadians feared that Québec would
take itself out of the constitution. This piece/peace suggests that each
part of the country is important to the whole.
Hand and machine appliquéd, machine
quilted, blueprinting, painting.
The Back Burner
36 x 36" - © 2001 -
$1,450
I began
art making after all four of my children were born. Income producing
work has to be done while parenting, homemaking, maintaining a
relationship, and volunteering (each represented by a traditional block
behind the stove "elements"), all of which leave art making on the back
burner. Soul feeding must come last in the food chain.
Painting, foiling, machine pieced,
appliquéd and quilted.
Ornamental Crab in
Four Parts
each 24" x 24" - © 2003 -
$1,600
I am fortunate to live in an area of
British Columbia that has four distinct seasons. Whenever I walk to my
studio, I see this hardy tree in all its splendor. Even in winter, the
rich burgundy fruit hangs on the branches in stark contrast to the
subtly-hued whites and greys around it.
Machine pieced, appliquéd and quilted
click details to enlarge
Canadian Series III
The Yukon: Robert Service Cabin
38" x 47" - © 2000 -
$1,950
In my continuing series of pieces to
represent each province and territory, I have sought out and
photographed a landmark or architectural mark that typifies each.
Hand and machine pieced, hand and machine
quilted, hand and machine appliquéd, confetti technique, dyeing,
foiling and transfer printing.
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