The weekend was....

Fun.

Go here to see more images from the SDA show What's on the Surface, there are two blog entries to look at but here is a more personal image... my rock...

The work by Wendy Harris Williams lower centre was his personal favourite.
And above it the work by Wendy Passmore-Godfrey seem to hold his attention.

It's going to be a heavy weekend!

Hello friends,

I am speaking at This is My City this week.

My tale of rebuilding concerns ‘How’ marvellous the people of Calgary are, when faced with adversity and actually, always !

Please come and hear the amazing stories and help make this annual event the best it can be!!!  Love those clichés.

And check out here…. to see what else you would enjoy from the This is My City schedule.

April 12
2pm

Central Library
Main Floor

Six Minute Stories: tales of rebuilding

Join us for a fun and fast-paced series of presentations that reflect a diversity of responses to both art making and flood stories. Told against the backdrop of powerful images and followed by questions and discussion, Six Minute Stories will inform and provoke. Please check our website for speaker updates.

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Another show you might like not to miss.

I have just learnt about and see the work of Sean O’Connell online, he is showing his work at ACAD this week to next.

And there is an opening on the 10th.

See if you can make it.

arin

Now here is something VERY new and exciting:

Skype Speaker Series #1

With

Sian Martin

Take advantage of a marvellous opportunity

 to connect with this very talented 

British artist and teacher 

in her studio 

via the internet for her live presentation 

Stitching in the Air 

April meeting of SDA: Alberta in Calgary

Tuesday 29 April

12-2pm

Details below

Go HERE for online ticket purchase

and you will find a more legible version of the graphics there too.

I have arranged for Sian to speak to us directly from her studio in England!!
This is the reason for the lunch-time setting and new location.

We will meet at the EMMEDIA screening room in the Beltline (details below) to ensure robust internet connection.

There is plenty of on street parking on 11th and 12th Avenues and adjacent streets, including payable lot parking. 
 C-train and No 3 bus are also good ways to get there…

It would be even easier if you car pool.  SDA:Alberta is an environmentally friendly organization.
To learn about the location and enable clickable links please click on the  Eventbrite link here for online ticket sales.

Some photos of the location have also been attached to the end of this post.
Please share this information with as many people as possible from your contacts list so that Sian reaches as many people as possible with her illuminating and most unique perspective on stitch.

I am relying on you.

For more information about Sian and her work go to this place.

Photos to help you find the Emmedia location: down the side of 351 11th Avenue - look for the Emmedia logo.

If you would like to be registered on a list of 

Skype Speaker Series Presenters.....

Please send me an email giving the title of your talk and the time (gmt) that you would like to present.

I will provide this information to fibre friendly folk all around the world via SDA contacts, on request.

The Fibre World just got smaller.... again.

Here it is in situ

J. really needs to update his blazer collection (of one).

To photograph this I had to swing the huge lapel out of the way!!!

I've been in the Growlery : the wind is in the East.