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Check It Out / July 12, 2012 – Tracey Widdess, Brutal Knitting!

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Check It Out / June 20, 2012 – Olek

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Check It Out / June 8, 2012 – Megan Whitmarsh

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Local Artist – Bec Groves

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I’m always drawn to work from this revitalized embroidery art movement that has been gaining in popularity in recent years. I think it is the contrast of this older and traditionally domesticated craft with a lot of tattoo and contemporary … Continue reading →

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Lucky Jackson’s 365 Lucky Days Project On My Love For You

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Have you heard of local artist Lucky Jackson’s 365 Lucky Days project? Lucky is committed to make a piece of work every day for 365 days. Check it out, her project was recently featured on the site My Love For … Continue reading →

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Check It Out / January 3, 2012 – Ben Venom

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Quilts of old heavy metal t-shirts, awesome. “I’m interested in juxtaposing traditional handmade crafts with one of the more extreme musical genres, Heavy Metal. My work can be described as a collision of Iron Maiden Metal ballads with the outrageous … Continue reading →

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Check It Out / October 5, 2011 – Matthew Cox

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“Matthew Cox is a Philadelphia- based artist who embraces and joins a variety of media to produce several thematic series of work. Medical x-rays and embroidery, couture and crime, rubber stamps, short -story prose and paint all layer toward a … Continue reading →

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Craft In Binary – Opening Photos

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Photos from last Thursday’s opening at the Art Gallery of Peterborough, Craft in Binary. There are 0010 types of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don’t.

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Check It Out / Aug 25, 2011 – Emily Barletta

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More fun textile work, today anemones and other sea creature type creations by Emily Barletta. Check it out; emilybarletta.com My Love For You – Emily Barletta Interview

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Check It Out / August 18, 2011 – Sarah Applebaum

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Feeling crafty? Check It Out; http://www.sarahapplebaum.com My Love For You – Sarah Applebaum Studio Visit

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Lucky Jackson – Part 2

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

In anticipation of the second weekend of the current Gallery in the House show, Handle with care; Local art matters. I thought I’d share some more of participating artist, Lucky Jackson’s work. But I suggest you go check out some … Continue reading →

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Lucky Jackson – Part 1

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

Embroidery and textile art can have a tendency to invoke a certain sense of nostalgia for me and I have always been a fan of those who appropriate this traditional craft to convey current subject matter. Peterborough artist, Lucky Jackson’s … Continue reading →

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