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foe u s Images & Objects XI: A Preview by Ann Macklem A record number of artists from Deep Cove to Whistler--115 of them--submitted 225 works of art for selection into the 11th Images & Objects exhibition. The works displayed February 6th & 7th at Creative Spaces in North Vancouver attested to the vitality of the arts community on the North Shore. Two jurors were on hand to designate 10 winners, whose works will travel to the B . C . Festival of the Arts, to be held May 26-30 in Trail. Vancouver Sun visual arts critic A n n Rosenberg and artist/teacher Ian Thomas faced a difficult task in selecting the ten artists to represent the North Shore/Howe Sound region. In a workshop held for the participants after the jurying took place, Thomas and Rosenberg discussed the criteria that guided their decisions and offered artists an aopportunity to solicit personal feedback on their work. In addition to the formal qualities of the work, and the message it conveyed, the jurors considered whether or not the work reflected the artists' intentions as expressed in the accompanying statements. influences include Eliot Erwitt, Gary Winogrand, Helen Levitt and Walker Evans. He also photographs primary heritage buildings for the West Vancouver Historical Society. "The Non-Knit Sweater" Anne Love My buttons come from the uniform of she who wears me's father--a man proud to serve in his country's military. A glow of deep family connection pervades she who wears me whenever my buttons are used. I have a tall collar to snug a neck growing scrawny. A neck that increasingly feels life's chill "A Driftwood Garden" Pamela Scott The artists and artworks selected for the Festival arc: Frances Solar, Southwest (fibre and silk.): Anne Love. The Non-Knit Sweater (wool/embroidery): Pamela Scott, A Driftwood Garden (gouache); Noel Fogarty, Treescape (acrylic/polymer); L i l Chrzan, XX Dialogue (oil on vellum); Lewis Kryzczkowski, Copper Glitz (raku); Barbara Bartholomew. Fired Utopia Future (photography); Bob Yoshisuke Arake, Houses on the Slope of the Avenue (oil); Gordon Montgomery. Water Fountain (photography); and Lisa Klepak, Vehicles of the Rich & Famous: Ode to Walt Whitman (acrylic & gold leaf). Featured below is a selection of the winning pieces and the accompanying artist statements. "Water Fountain" Gordon Montgomery As a small child, making doll clothes, Anne became fascinated with clothing-- its construction, its decoration and purposes. Her interest continued through university where she graduated with a degree in Textiles and Clothing. In the latter years Anne has been primarily interested in creating wearable art. She is President of the Vancouver Guild of Fabric Arts, and in that capacity is currently coordinating an exhibit of fibre art. In Celebration of the Stitch, which will be held in August of this year (see the Arts Callboard on page 10 for details). The text embroidered on "The Non-Knit Sweater" reads as follows: I am a middleaged non-knit sweater. I am warm and soft like she who wears me. I am cosy and comfortable in my middle-agedness, knowing myself and who I am--a non-knit sweater. I no longer yearn for the curves and elasticity of a young knit--or not often! My seal is not sprung as that of a knit sweater often is, but firm and concealing to cover the seat of she who wears me--whose seat is sprung and showing the middle-aged signs of spread from spending hours waiting for children's games to be finished, sitting at sewing machine, loom and spinner. For she who wears me, these things are all worth it in the end. I am of a pleasing hue to gladden the heart and soul of she who wears me. I say to all, she who wears me is proud of herself, confident and secure in her middle-agedness (most of the time) and she reaches out with warmth to those who travel alongside. My chest is broad and full to permit she who wears me the cuddling of her one wee babe, her many great nieces and nephews | and one day, God willing, her own I grandchildren. I My sleeves are long and cover the wrists '"r of she who wears me to soothe the twinges | of arthritis in joints that are not as young as they once were but still survive marathon knitting attacks and ironing shirts for the dear man in the life of she I have deep, wide armholes for arms that reach out easily in love, to comfort and be comforted, to lift the load, to bake the bread, to gather in life's joys, and to care. I have ample pockets, well-used, to hold a dust rag, a love note, a tissue for tears, a baby toy or a gardening trowel, a letter from she who wears me's mother to be taken out and reread many limes. Pamela is an established career painter and teacher. Her illustrations have appeared in a number of magazines and two books. She has travelled extensively in France, studying the paintings and lives of the French Impressionists. A selection of her paintings will be exhibited at the New Westminster Public Library, March 4-31. "Southwest" Frances Solar Having been a production weaver for many years. Frances has had a deep interest in textiles, but the desire to move beyond functional wovens to more creative 'art fabric' has led to such pieces as "Southwest." This tapestry is solely decorative and aesthetically satisfying, their rich colors and textures combining within a strong architectural framework. Taking inspiration from the quilt patterns of the 19th century, Frances seeks to create simple clean shapes that lend themselves to endless improvisations in woven design and rhythm. "XX Dialogue" Lil Chrzan (cover photo) " X X Dialogue" is a continuation of a dialogue between L i l and her mother, who is a seamstress. A s with the other pieces in this series, it incorporates a number of elements: a measuring tape, cut-out pieces of a pattern for a bathing suit, fragments of letters her mother wrote to her in Polish, and other personal mementos. Twenty-three artists received an Honourable Mention award. These are: Germaine Degenhardt; Sharmini Wirasekara; Ute Stein; Noel Fogarty; Jacqueline Miller; Heather Fischer; Janet Cameron; Emily VanLidth deJeude; Shannon Halkett; Joan Skeet; Gloria O 'Neil; Christine Collison; Patricia Jury; Miles Hunter; Brian Hemingway; Valerie Metz; Jan Seeger; Kelly Phillips; Marcus Bowcott; Michael Judge; Jennifer Judge; Jean Morrison; and Richard WojciechowskL This photograph is part of a series Gordon is working on. shot mostly in the downtown core. Watching light, shadow, people and their surroundings, Gordon tries to anticipate when the non-events of everyday life transcend into something visually exciting. What was happening in this photograph only lasted for a few moments before the elements fell apart. Gordon is a graduate of the Western Academy of Photography and his Art. A c t e » M.rch/Apnl 1993 5