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Edmonton, AB
sharonru@telus.net
Artist Statement
I am fascinated by the endless
possibilities for manipulating fibre to depict an image, evoke a mood, or
make a statement. I enjoy seeing the colours, shapes and textures come
together, and find it particularly rewarding when my art resonates with a
viewer.
I work in two distinct styles in a
conscious effort to explore both my abstract and orderly sides. I create
freeform tactile collages starting with painted canvas and working
intuitively with a variety of surface design techniques such as painting,
stamping, layering, stitiching, beading and appliqué on these abstract
pieces. By way of contrast, I design and construct geometric pieces,
often altering the rhythm and motion to portray a new equilibrium.
I am inspired by experiences in my
life – events, people and places, including the prairie parkland that
surrounds me. I have experimented with numerous techniques and design
skills learned from artists and quilters from Canada, the U.S. and
Britain.
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Dissimilation
15.5"
x 25.5"- © 2005 - $270.00
This piece
is a study of balance using line, shape and colour accented with fabrics
and decorative stitching.
Painted
canvas, commercial cottons, hand stitched with silk floss
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Floating
26.5" x 15"- © 2005 - $270.00
This study
of line and shape features three monolithic structures floating before a
painted background amidst layered streams of beads and rock chips.
Painted
canvas, hand embellished with cotton and silk fabrics, beads, rocks,
cotton floss
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Happy Endings
24"
x 38"- © 2004 - $430.00
A
tone-on-tone study inspired by the textural quality of the loosely woven
fabrics. The fibres are further emphasized by exposed seam allowances,
couched threads and raw edges.
Upholstery
fabrics machine-sewn with raw edges, machine quilted and embellished
with couched cotton threads
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Windows to Our Hearts
25"
x 25"- © 2004 - $280.00
This
piece was created in response to a horrific massacre during the war in
Iraq. Despite our cultural and racial differences, we are all human
beings with hopes and dreams and hearts and minds, struggling to learn
how we should live.
Layered
squares of commercial cottons; shisha mirrors hand fastened and
embroidered with cotton and rayon floss; machine quilted with variegated
rayon threads
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