by Carlyn Yandle | Dec 14, 2012 | Installation, Public Art, Sculpture, Textile, Vancouver
At first I didn’t see what the fuss was about at the official artwork unveiling last weekend at Main and 18th. Unless the soggy mess of dirt and blue metal fencing in front of the new condo complex was some sort of statement about building boom upheaval.Maureen...
by Carlyn Yandle | Nov 16, 2012 | Conceptual Art, Craft, Crochet, Doilies, Fabric, Fiber, Fibre, Garment, Handwork, Innovation, Inspiration, Knitting, Knotting, Textile, Wool
I needed to shed my years of sewing and knitting and general crafting so I went to art school. No more crochet hooks and embroidery hoops; I wanted to do Real Important Art.But it was only after I could finally separate out all the crocheted pot-holders and felted...
by Carlyn Yandle | Nov 9, 2012 | Additive, Art, Fabric, Fiber, Fibre, Garment, Handwork, Ideas, Industry, Knitting, Macrame, Maker, Public Art, Quilt, Sculpture, Street Art, Textile, Weaving, Wool
A real trip: Toronto’s textile-retail district is a visual feast for any kind of maker. (Carlyn Yandle photos) Stephen Cruise’s 1997 public artwork at Richmond and Spadina. (Carlyn Yandle photo) Like other Vancouver makers, I mourn the latest closures of...
by Carlyn Yandle | Jun 26, 2012 | Art, Collaboration, Craft, Crafts, Fabric, Fiber, Fibre, Found Objects, Handwork, Installation, Knotting, Macrame, Maker, Net, Network, Process, Project, Public Art, Sculpture, Textile
Artist friend and Maker Faire participant Rachael Ashe In his speech to graduates of Toronto’s York University this month, one of my favourite journalists, CBC Radio’s Michael Enright, advised the next working generation to “learn how to fix something. Or make...
by Carlyn Yandle | Apr 12, 2011 | Assemblage, Colour, Crochet, Dance, Doilies, Fabric, Found Objects, Nick Cave, Performance, Textile
American fabric sculptor/performance artist Nick Cave parties with decor and the domestic to create his Soundsuits. I’m fairly new at this. Not the writing part; I’ve been doing that for quite a while. It’s this big scary exploration also known as...
by Carlyn Yandle | Mar 25, 2011 | Design, Pattern, Rug, Textile, Weaving, Wool
Design has the most to say about the origin of what is commonly known as an Oriental carpet. But the patterns woven into a mysterious tattered, dun-coloured wool rug that has been in my family for as long as I can remember have led to more questions than answers.My...
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