Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The biggest project I've worked on thus far kept me busy all summer long.  It is the vision of artist Monette Leger.   A 3D mural project at the site of the Shediac Lobster Shop depicting the early years of the business during the 1950s.  It represents two families, the Maillets and the Pellerins and the areas fishing industry.  The Maillets to this day still own the lobster shop.  All but one of the six characters represented in the mural have passed away.  The matriarch of the Maillet Family, Geneva, is the only surviving character represented.  The unveiling of this mural takes place tomorrow evening on site at the Lobster Shop at 6:30 pm.  All are welcome to attend this unique event that includes a theatrical performance of the artists who saw the mural come to fruition.  It also happens to be Geneva's 93rd birthday celebration!

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Once again, I'm late in updating this blog.  It was an artful summer.  The season started off with the Hookeuses Bor'de'lo exhibit PORTADOR at the Old Church in Barachois, NB (Eglise Historique de Barachois).  The exhibit was throughout the summer months of simply amazing rughookings worked into recycled doors and windows.  A well received vernissage took place.  My rughooking was framed in an old window frame from the historical Tait House in Shediac, NB.  Titled, "HONEYMOON SUITE WITH A VIEW".
The theme of recycled doors and windows continued at the Old Church in Barachois, NB with the outdoor exhibit which is still up til the end of October. 
The Hookeuses Bor'de'lo exhibit of reproduced works of the acadien artist Claude Roussel  in rughookings was on display once again, but this time in the City of Saint John, New Brunswick at the New Brunswick Museum and Gallery.  This exhibit had been up all summer as well and was very wel received.
My rughooking, "GLIMPSE OF SEASONS PAST"