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When Thirteen Moons Entwine

International textile arts event in the outaouais

Aug 15 to Oct 10, 2010

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Jeanne Valliancourt (CANADA)

Hannah Ranger (QUEBEC)

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The Immediate response to an exploration of lunar cycles for me is tied into my passionate interest in the native American tradition of the moon lodge. -Hannah Ranger
Le sang des lunes, soeur de sang, le lien qui nous unit, les 2 artistes, se reflete dans l"installation-Jeanne Vallancourt

Photos by Joanne de Nobriga, Joanne de Nobriga, Margit Hideg, Margit Hideg

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When Thirteen Moons Entwine

International textile arts event in the Outaouais

Aug 15 to Oct 10, 2010

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Jocelyne Ladouceur (QUEBEC)

Kathryn Pannepacker (USA)

Treize lunes complices aident la terre fragilisee / our responsible actions can protect its integrity- Jocelyne Ladouceur et Kathryn Pannepacker

Photos by Ken Ewen, Ken Ewen, Ken Ewen, Joanne de Nobriga

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When Thirteen Moons Entwine

International textile event in the Outaouais

Aug 15 to Oct 10, 2010

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Nathalie Levasseur (QUEBEC)

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owen tuf (QUEBEC)

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L'Anima , sorciere et pretresse.Gardienne de la puissance tranquilled'un cycle .... « energie creatriceinstinctuelles non disciplinees - Nathalie Levasseur
In looking for ways to restore and renew pathways broken in the ordinary efforts of togetherness, this growing installation dedicates simple exercises - sewing, planting, listening, opening - as places to consider the nature of forgiveness- owen tuf

Photos by Ken Ewen, Ken Ewen, Joanne de Nobriga, Joanne de Nobriga

EXHIBITIONS... When Thirteen Moons Enwine

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When Thirteen Moons Entwine

the international textile arts event in the Outaouais

August 15 to October 10, 2010.

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Exhibitions

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As part of the international textile arts event in the Outaouais, When Thirteen Moons Entwine, the following exhibitions were presented in collaboration with major exhibition centres in the Gatineau/Ottawa region.

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Avec ou sans eau / With or Without Water, the 9ieme Triennale internationale des mini-textiles from Musee de la Tapisserie Contemporaine, Angers, France was presented at Galerie Montcalm, the Ville de Gatineau’s prestigious exhibition centre, from August 26 to October 10, 2010.

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Fibres Boreales, works on the theme of aurora borealis, was presented by a collective of Moon Rain Centre members at Espace Pierre Debain, the Ville de Gatineau’s art gallery dedicated to the crafts, from August 27 to October 10, 2010. The participating textile artists are: Francoise Chartrand, Denise Coker, Thoma Ewen, Hope MacLean, Krystyna Sadej and Phyllis Wedding.

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The Living Tapestry/ La Toile Vivante, a solo exhibition of large format tapestries by Thoma Ewen, artistic director of Moon Rain Centre was presented at The City of Ottawa’s Trinity Art Gallery in the Shenkman Arts Centre from August 26 to September 28, 2010.

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Fils Lumineux/ Threads of Light, a group exhibition of tapestries by five internationally known tapestry artists who participated in When Thirteen Moons Entwine, was presented in the Salle du Conseil, in the Hotel de Ville de Val-Des-Monts, Quebec, from August 28 to October 10, 2010.

The participating artist were Peter Harris, Canada; Ewa Bartosz-Mazus, Poland; Ixchel Suarez, Mexico/Canada; Krystyna Sadej, Poland/Canada; and Thoma Ewen, Canada.

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The Thirteen Moons / Les treize lunes, a group textile arts exhibition of works by participating artists in When Thirteen Moons Entwine, was presented in the studio at Moon Rain Centre in Val-Des-Monts, Quebec, from August 28 to October 10th.

With or Without Water / Avec ou sans eau?

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When Thirteen Moons Entwine

International textile arts event in the Outaouais

Aug 15 to Oct 10, 2010

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Avec ou sans eau / With or Without Water, the 9ieme Triennale internationale des mini-textiles from Musee de la Tapisserie Contemporaine, Angers, France was presented at Galerie Montcalm, the Ville de Gatineau’s prestigious exhibition centre, from August 26 to October 10, 2010.

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Photos by Ken Ewen

Fibres Boreales

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When Thirteen Moons Entwine

International textile arts event in the Outaouais

Aug 15 to Oct 10, 2010

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Fibres Boreales, works on the theme of aurora borealis, was presented by a collective of Moon Rain Centre members at Espace Pierre Debain, the Ville de Gatineau’s art gallery dedicated to the crafts, from August 27 to October 10, 2010. The participating textile artists are: Francoise Chartrand, Denise Coker, Thoma Ewen, Hope MacLean, Krystyna Sadej and Phyllis Wedding.

Espace Pierre-Debain

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Photos by Ken Ewen

The Living Tapestry / La Toile Vivante

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When Thirteen Moons Entwine

International textile envent in the Outaouais

Aug 15 to Oct 10, 2010

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The Living Tapestry/ La Toile Vivante, a solo exhibition of large format tapestries by Thoma Ewen, artistic director of Moon Rain Centre was presented at The City of Ottawa’s Trinity Art Gallery in the Shenkman Arts Centre from August 26 to September 28, 2010.

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Photos by Ken Ewen

Fils Lumineux / Threads of Light

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When Thirteen Moons Entwine

International textile event in the Outaouais

Aug 15 to Oct 10, 2010

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Fils Lumineux/ Threads of Light, a group exhibition of tapestries by five internationally known tapestry artists who participated in When Thirteen Moons Entwine, was presented in the Salle du Conseil, in the Hotel de Ville de Val-Des-Monts, Quebec, from August 28 to October 10, 2010.From left to right, are tapestries by Peter Harris, Canada; Ewa Bartosz-Mazus, Poland; Ixchel Suarez, Mexico/Canada; Krystyna Sadej, Poland/Canada; Thoma Ewen, Canada.

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Photos by Ken Ewen

Thirteen Moons at Moon Rain Centre

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When Thirteen Moons Entwine

International textile arts event in the Outaouais

Aug 15 to Oct 10, 2010

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The Thirteen Moons / Les treize lunes, a group textile arts exhibition of works by participating artists in When Thirteen Moons Entwine, was presented in the studio at Moon Rain Centre in Val-Des-Monts, Quebec, from August 28 to October 10th 2010

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Images by Ken Ewen

WORKSHOPS....When Thirteen Moons Entwine

When Thirteen Moons Entwine

International textile arts event in the Outaouais

Aug 15 to Oct 10, 2010

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As part of the event a wide range of hands on textile workshops were presented by internationally known textile artists. Below is a small sample of some of them.

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Group Felting Aug 28, 2010

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Claire Guerette (QUEBEC)

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instructor

Pictures by Joanne de Nobriga

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Family Weaving Aug 28, 2010

Kathryn Pannepacker (USA)

instructor

Pictures by Joanne de Nobriga

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Nuno Felting Aug 30, 2010

Ali Rabjohns (UK)

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Workshop Coordinator Gabby Ewen with Ali Rabjohns

Photos by Thoma Ewen

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Tapestry Sept 1, 2010

Ewa Bartosz-Mazus (POLAND)

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Pictures by Thoma Ewen

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Printing on Textiles Sept 18, 2010

Andie Haltrich (QUEBEC)

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Photos by Joanne de Nobriga

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Silk Screen Sept 19, 2010

Frances Graff (QUEBEC)

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Photos by Thoma Ewen

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Felt Hat-making Sept 25-26, 2010

Hannah Ranger (QUEBEC)

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Photos by Ken Ewen

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Transformation of Wool Sept 25, 2010

Claire Guerette (QUEBEC)

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Photos by Ken Ewen

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Doll Making Oct 2, 2010

Liane Thirty-Smith (CANADA)

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Photos by Ken Ewen

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Needle Felting Oct 3, 2010

Hannah Ranger (QUEBEC)

instructor

Photos by Ken Ewen

Vision Weave Public Art Installed

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Vision Weave Community Arts project has been permanently installed at the Albion- Heatherington Recreation Centre, Ottawa, Canada.

photo by Caleb Abbott

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artculture

City of Ottawa Public and Community Arts Newsletter

October 2010 Newsletter no. 4

Brought to you by the Cultural Services Branch

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COMMUNITY WEAVING PROJECT UNVEILED AT ALBION- HEATHERINGTON

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A new public art commission entitled Vision Weave created for the Albion-Heatherington Recreation Centre, was unveiled by Councillor Diane Deans and community members on Thursday, September 9th.

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Vision Weave, by artists Thoma Ewen and Gabby Ewen, is a visual expression of inter-cultural and inter-generational creative collaboration. Hidden within the woven wool banners suspended from the foyer ceiling are over 100 ‘visionmessages’ for the present and future written by members of the Albion-Heatherington and Fairlea communities.The artist team set up their portable loom outdoors at the Better Beginnings Better Futures’ June Celebration, andin the Centre throughout July 2010 to teach, animate, communicate and direct the weaving of the Vision Weave project with community members of allages.

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articulture

Bulletin sur l’art public et les arts communautairesOctobre 2010 Bulletin no 4

Présenté par la Direction des services culturels de la Ville d’Ottawa

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DÉVOILEMENT D’UN PROJET COMMUNAUTAIRE DE TISSAGE AU CENTRE ALBION-HEATHERINGTON

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Un nouveau projet d’art public intitulé Toile de vision, commandé pourle Centre récréatif Albion-Heatherington, a été dévoilé en présence de la conseillère Diane Deans et demembres de la collectivité, le jeudi 9 septembre dernier.

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Créée par les artistes Thoma Ewen et Gabby Ewen, l’oeuvre Toile de vision est une expression visuelle d’une collaboration créative interculturelle et intergénérationnelle. Au sein des bannières faites de laine tissée suspendues au plafond du foyer se trouvent plus de 100 messages exprimant la vision pour le présent et l’avenir de membres des collectivités Albion-Heatherington et Fairlea. L’équipe d’artistes a installé son métier portable à l’extérieur lors de la Célébration de juin du programme Partir d’un bon pas pour un avenir meilleur, puis dans le Centre pendant tout le mois de juillet 2010 pour enseigner le tissage et animer, communiquer et diriger le projet Toile de vision en collaboration avec des membres de tous âges de la collectivité.

The Chalice

The “Chalice” tapestry was commissioned for Michele Couzens-Eason of Kent, England in celebration of her 50^th birthday.

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The tapestry represents Glastonbury Tor, one of Michele’s favourite places.There are many legends of the Tor: some suggest it may have been an ancient Druid sacred site in England, and is thought to have been the location of Avalon in Arthurian times. One thing is certain - it is a place of powerful energies

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I depicted energy spiraling around the Tor and then coming up out of the Tor. Portraying the Tor energies seemed quite natural, since both Michele and her husband Paul Eason are Reiki practitioners who do healing energy work. When I came close to finishing the weaving of the tapestry, I noticed that a chalice shape had appeared almost like an aura containing and surrounding the energy lines, which is how the tapestry’s name came to be. The tapestry is 2’ wide by 3’ high, and was woven in the studio at Moon Rain Centre in the spring of 2010.

-Thoma Ewen

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The Chalice (2010)

International Textile Arts Event in the Outaouais Aug 15 to Oct 10

The integration of textile arts into the natural environment and the mythology of the thirteen moons

When thirteen moons entwine

was an international textile event, inspired by the thirteen moons of the lunar calendar. It was an outdoor laboratory that brought together established professional textile artists with emerging artists in the creation of 13 outdoor textile art installations at thirteen sites along a scenic walking path in nature at Moon Rain Centre, in the Gatineau Hills.

The number thirteen has very ancient and mystical significance, representing the unification of life, creation and the cosmos. In many cultures, the Wise Woman is referred to as a "Woman of the Thirteenth Moon".

When thirteen Moons Entwine included a spectrum of textile arts exhibitions presented in collaboration with major exhibition centres in the region, and offered hands on workshops by internationally known textile artists.