Textures Craftworks: The combined effort of area artisans: May 2013

Looks like spring is finally here! Like the earth, the sun is energizing all of us. At Textures, we are putting a lot of spring energy into our step, and our handcrafted works. Do drop by and see what’s new. Oh---and don’t forget your Mom. It’ll soon be Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 12) and a nice piece of handcrafted work along with some flowers wouldn’t go amiss!

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WHO’S NEW:

Margo Foreman—terrific bright functional fused glass

Carolyn Jonaitis—a wizard with knitted animals

Sue Richardson--textured and sculptural pottery

Maya Amoah--creative clothing making a cosmic statement

Ian Bradshaw—unique architectural photography.

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WHAT’S NEW:

dichroic glass landscapes

Greenbelt Guy wall pieces

fabric flower bouquets

colourful turned wood wall pieces

indigo vests

sparkly Art Deco-inspired jewelry (just in time for your "Great Gatsby" party!)

a great selection of original greeting cards

lots of cat and dog themed work

stuff for guys

and stuff for kids...

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Featured Artisan: Sandra Yemm

Textures Craftworks presents Jewel-Lushus from May 6 to 26, featuring wearable art by Grimsby artisan, Sandra Yemm.

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Sandra dedicates this show to honouring motherhood and the influence of mothers in society. The tradition of “mother’s day” is inspired by the ancient practice where people returned to their ‘mother church’ for a service to be held on Laetare Sunday. Anyone who did this was commonly said to have gone "a-mothering". Children and young people who were in service as household servants, were given a day off on that date so they could visit their families. The children would pick wild flowers along the way to place in the church or give to their mothers. Eventually the religious tradition evolved into the Mothering Sunday secular tradition of giving gifts to mothers.

Sandra’s studio, “Jewels by Sandra”, is located in Grimsby, Ontario where the motto is ‘Friendly by Nature’. “My ‘jewels’ are inspired by nature. I was raised on a rural Ontario farm where I experienced the music of the land - up close and personal. My most vivid memories are of the fields, the woods and streams – gardens of colour – ever changing with the seasons. My reflections of that time, as well as my experiences today, living among the naturescape of the Niagara Escarpment deeply influence my jewel designs.

Spring is a time of budding and renewal - when new plants spring up after the winter; the early tones of green and white giving new life to our surroundings.

I have been creating in some form for as long as I can remember – my earliest memory as a child is molding dishes from the clay I found around our farm pond. Today, designing and hand-making wearable jewel art is my passion. My jewels feature intuitively free-formed patterns using wire weaving and crocheted fine wire techniques interwoven with rudiments of earthiness - pearls, gemstones, crystals, shells and metals.

I love the freedom to create as I go - every piece is different and sometimes the result is unexpected and more unique than the last. I like the surprises and engagement that the mixing of colours and textures brings – the drama and subtleties. I feel my free-form designs impart a feeling of lightness and optimism while at the same time have a grounding effect.

Summer, from the Old Norse word summarsdag gives us lots of sunshine and the longest days – when fruits and vegetables are abundant. The earth is saturated with a more intense colour palate – a time for colourful outdoor festivals and entertaining.

Autumn brings the time for reaping and harvesting the main crops of the year. The old English name for this season of harvest was replaced by the Latin Autumnus in the 16th century - also known as Fall, as this is the time the temperature falls and leaves fall from the trees. We see colours changing to deeper shades - orange to reds, brown to rusts, and cream to browns.

Winter is the season of wind and white snow, hence the name winter. Its essence is shown through colour scales of neutral, gray, white and brown - the land sleeps.

I am deeply inspired through the principles of Feng Shui, the Oriental art of placement and design. This ancient art embodies the principle that all aspects of one’s emotional, physical and spiritual life are intertwined with the energetics of our surroundings. I have this principle in mind when I am creating; therefore, the placement of specific elements in each design will have an aesthetic and emotional effect on both the wearer and the observer.

My jewel designs are a culmination of influences from nature and my studies in colour and design - elements which I have used creatively in dress and millinery design, photography, flower design, interior decorating, landscaping, pottery and encaustic painting.

-Sandra Yemm

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WHAT’S COMING UP:

Now thru May 5: The Goddess of the Golden Minute: inspired pottery by Monika Minnis and girly accessories to bring out the goddess in you!

May 6: Jewel-Lushus: wearable art jewelry by Sandra Yemm

May 27: Tempest in a Teapot: an all pottery show

June 17: Good Things Canada: our salute to Canada

July 8: It’s a Hoot: owls & laughs

July 29: Much Music: a music-themed show

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AT YOUR SERVICE:

gift wrapping

gift certificates

orders

repairs

graduation & wedding gifts

Open daily 11-5.

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THANK YOU to our customers for encouraging Textures to work for the last 30 years ! And of course to our creative members who bring such joy with their handcrafted works. Here’s to 30 more!!!!

-The Artisans of Textures

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