Art created by Canadian textile artists encompasses a wide range of forms including embroidery, hand woven clothing, quilts, baskets, wall hangings, rugs and tapestries - functional pieces with texture and colour that embraces the Canada's cultural fabric.
My work is about forgiveness and letting go of past shame. I tear through “rejected” art pieces, then stitch them back together to symbolize healing and new beginnings. I continue to unearth the past, now celebrating the importance of family and c... (more)
Joanne MacNair's Art: Painting, Giclee prints, Wearable art:
Paintings in acrylic, watercolour, palette knife, pencil drawing , and printmaking (not shown).
Landscape, portraits, floral, architecture.
Joanne's art is char... (more)
Born and raised in Guelph, Ontario, art has always been a huge part of my life. Coming from a family of creative people I was always spending time experimenting with different ways to make art.
Using inspiration from neighbourhood gardens... (more)
As an Artist I am totally indulged in the Usage of Recyclable materials or any appealing found object that surrounds our environmental area that can be processed into a creative Zen piece of Art.
Artist Statement
My mixed media painting and textile artwork are in continual flux. Sometimes it is paint alone, then I am inspired to use textiles or fibre from the land beneath the paint, leaving my painting with a type of relief on the... (more)