Paula Jolly at Shurniak Art Gallery

It was a great day for a road trip!

Lori, Mom and I hit the road!

We heard about Paula Jolly having an exhibit 

At

The Shurniak Art Gallery 

In

Assiniboia,Saskatchewan.

Paula lives in Mossbank, Saskatchewan

and

is a Fabric Artist.

The gallery has a cafe called Fresh Start

We started with a delicious lunch

of 

hamburger soup and chicken panini

We waited for Paula to give us a private tour!

Paula repurposes clothing by cutting them up

Layering and stitching 

Colouring with shiva sticks and paint

Till she achieves the look she wants 

Paula has a fabulous eye for colour 

Lines and design 

Her stitching was tiny and intense

As I always say...

Every quilt has a story 

and

we were there to hear it!

Paula was inspiring with her love of colour 

and 

how much she loved making her art!

This was Paula's first gallery showing

and

I was so glad to hear she has had a great turn out even in these covid times!

We had lots of laughs about our obsession of fabrics.

As quilters, we recognized some of the fabrics as grunge

But as a Art quilter, Paula just knew it was the colour that worked!

I loved her explanations of how she came up with names for each item.

Like this one....

Part of this was a scarf and when she was ironing it all together,

She ended up melting some of the fabric.

She thought she had ruined it!

But then she thought she had nothing to lose....

She melted it some more!

She ended up calling it "Ironworks"

Thank you for the private tour!

It was a great day!

Hop in the car and go for a road trip!

Shurniak Art Gallery is an incredible treasure in small town Saskatchewan.

Bill Shurniak passed away this summer.

He will be missed as he gave a lot of budding Canadian artists 

a

 chance to show their fabulous works.

Christa 

 

The Eagles Have Landed

We had the honour of being invited

 to

 the Grand Opening 

of 

Prairie Winds: The Sculptor and The Poet

This was a joint effort

between 

Ken Frederickson and  Ovide Mercredi.

We got to know Ken and Heather when we went to Quebec together in 2015.

I often tease him that I get the honour of 'knowing him when....'

Ken's sculptures were paired with poems written by Ovide.

This is Ken's first Gallery Show held at the Shurniak Art Gallery

Ovide Mercredi , Bill Shurniak, and Ken Frederickson

This Gallery is an amazing venue tucked in the heart of Assiniboia, Sk

Bill Shurniak has collected works of art from all over the world

and 

 created a fabulous home for his collection.

He purchased Ken's  'Fly Fishing' 

They will be on permanent display at their new home!!

Ken has had a whirlwind experience in his short time of sculpting.

All the stars alined in only a couple of years 

and

 was touching to see, how much this day meant to Ken and his family!!

These are some of Ken's other sculptures on display till November 25,2017

'Fancy Dancer '

 

'Lone Wolf'

'Buffalo Chaser'

 

'Bear Soul'

'Cat Tales'

 

'Treaty'

 

If the Gallery is ever looking for a fund raiser.....

What I wouldn't do........

 For a private tour with Bill Shurniak 

as

 he talks about where, when and how he acquired his fabulous collection.

He is rich with knowledge!!

I wanted to take pictures to show you all of his works 

but

you are just going to have to make the trek yourself!!

It was a great day for a drive. 

The fall colors were fabulous.

There were so many old homesteads tucked in the rolling hills.

If those houses could talk....

Such history!!

Our area has demolished most old farmsites....such a shame.

Just before heading home.....

Vern and Karen asked to sit at our table.

There were 120 people in attendance and what luck to have these two bless our table!

In about 3 sentences, we were talking about Bali!!

These adventurers had cycled Indonesia for a month 

and 

were a wealth of knowledge!

Thank you, Vern and Karen!!

NOW I am excited....29 days to go!!

I ordered the book on the way home!!

Thanks for making a great day even better...

Christa