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In Opening Up, the sequel to our self-shot video series COVID Residencies, we're asking artists how the upheavals and uprisings of 2020 are affecting their process and work.
Do you know what tufting is? The practice has been around for centuries and involves weaving a thread through a base material (animal skin, cloth, etc.), which can be executed in many different ways. In the case of Calgary visual artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders and her strikingly vibrant work, she uses a tufting gun power tool that allows her to essentially paint on a canvas — except the canvas is monk's cloth and the paint is yarn.
Read the full story and watch the video here: https://www.cbc.ca/arts/love-strength-the-resilience-we-have-simone-saunders-s-textile-work-celebrates-black-excellence-1.5719110
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