Creative Profiles

COmotion Artist Profile: A. Megan Turnbull from ooohlala.ca

CoMotion

At this month’s Spins & Needles special CoMotion installment, we’ll be collaborating with Winnpeg-bred, Ottawa-based artist A. Megan Turnbull (ooohlala.ca), a new media artist and director, in [...]

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Urban Cozy Project Artist Profile: Magda Sayeg (KnittaPlease)

Magda Sayeg: Mexico City Bus Project Magda Sayeg stitching for the Mexico City Bus Project, 2008

Fittingly, the seventh and final artist profile features who many would consider is [...]

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Urban Cozy Project Artist Profile: Robyn Paton

Robyn Paton's Cozy in Progress

The sixth  Urban Cozy Project maker profile features Ottawa-based super duper textile crafter and snap-happy photographer, Robyn Paton. Her work has been featured [...]

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Urban Cozy Project Artist Profile: Sally Melville

Urban Cozies at Parc Jacques-Cartier

The fifth Winterlude Urban Cozy Project maker profile features widely published and highly sought-after knitting designer superstar Sally Melville who, surprisingly, is [...]

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Urban Cozy Project Artist Profile: Laura Twiss

Urban Cozies at Parc Jacques-Cartier

The fourth Urban Cozy Project maker profile features Laura Twiss, designer extraordinaire and all-around friendly neighbourhood gal based in Ottawa who forms [...]

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Urban Cozy Project Artist Profile: Lisa Brunetta

Confederation Park Urban Cozy

The third Winterlude Urban Cozy Project maker profile features Lisa Brunetta, a sculptor based in Gatineau, Quebec who incorporates wire, glass and recycled and [...]

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Urban Cozy Project Artist Profile: Carol Secord

Textile Graffiti Remnants Textile Graffiti Remnants Outside Wabi-Sabi

The second Urban Cozy Project maker profile features Carol Secord, owner of the fabulous knit/weave/spin shop Wabi-Sabi in the up-and-coming west-end [...]

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Urban Cozy Project Artist Profile: Greta Grip

Swtich-Swatch Switch-Swatch (2007, 2010)

As part of the Winterlude Urban Cozy Project, Spins & Needles is profiling some of the makers who have contributed to this public art installation at Winterlude [...]

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