Earlier this month I spent an inspiring few days with fellow members of the Fibre Art Network (FAN) at our annual retreat. This year, it was held at the Edenvale Retreat Centre near Abbotsford BC. We spent five days sharing our work and inspiration with each other, shopping, touring local galleries, walking in the woods, eating, drinking and talking. It was an opportunity to re-connect with old friends, and to make new ones. We shared information, talked about our progress as artists, and made plans for new group exhibitions.
One of the highlights is the art exchange. We each made a small piece, which we displayed then exchanged. The theme this year was Reap What You Sow. Apparently, I didn’t take a photo of my finished piece! But I can show you the quilt I came home with – this beautiful mixed media piece in my favorite colors – made by Alison Cowitz.
FAN’s Abstracted exhibit was showing at the ACT Gallery in Maple Ridge. Here I am with my quilt Solitude, and the abstracted version made by my sister Anne.
We also visited the Centennial Museum in Fort Langley, where our Canadiana exhibit is showing. Here I am with my Air of Elegance quilt.
It was a wonderful five days, and I’m already looking forward to next year’s retreat in Winnipeg.
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TX for the great pictures & write up of our FAN retreat Terre. Sadly I couldn’t go.