Decorative Arts in Canada
hen Oakville, Ontario, art quilter
Linda Achen conceived the idea of
a family album quilt decorated
with signatures and sayings of
relatives for her young nephew in 1998, she was
evoking a tradition begun by women during the
nineteenth century. Then, as now, quilts had
transcended their utilitarian function as bed
warmers and had …
ancouver has a rich history as a
rock and roll city, and few have a
better appreciation for that history
than Rob Frith. Besides owning
Neptoon Records—the oldest independent
record store in Vancouver—and a record label by
the same name which has released new music as
well as compilation albums of the best …
anice Gurney is a contemporary painter whose recent work expresses an apparently binary semiotic in what she has called “punctuation in translation” or as we viewers might say,
“punctuation painting.” Intrigued by a quotation in P.D. James’s novel Original Sin taken from the
Meditations of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 121-180) and used by …
ver the course of the next few years, Canadian paper currency will be changing to Canadian plastic currency as the Royal Canadian Mint introduces the next generation of money, printed on plastic laminar. The change will bring two benefits: an increased lifespan for the notes, and increased security to prevent forgery. The graphics on …
Editorial by John Fleming and Marian Bradshaw
In this issue we choose among a multiplicity of examples in which the graphic and the decorative arts intersect, overlap and combine in surprising ways. The graphic arts are centred upon writing and drawing, most commonly in the sense of linguistic sign systems, ranging from the hieroglyphics of early Egypt through calligraphic Chinese …
Editorial – John Fleming and Marian Bradshaw
Full of Beans and History: The Medalta Bean Pot – Judy Donnelly
The Bite of Metal and the Smell of Ink: The Art, Craft and Design of Traditional Printing Renewed – Larry Thompson
A Wonderful Syncretion: A Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Beaded Orange Lodge Crown – Christina Bates