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Artist Statement:
As a contemporary rug hooking
artist, I like to challenge
the medium and explore
untraditional imagery and
materials.
When I look at my work, I
realize that I am a story
teller. I build stories one
loop at a time using wool,
cotton and silk threads.
These stories capture lost
moments, express and celebrate
the joy of creation with an
infusion of humor.
In our busy modern lives, it
is important to find time to
observe the simple truths that
evoke feelings, provoke
memories and even transport
us to a time of innocence.
My hope for this piece is that
the viewers will first
recognize a beauty that
invites them to look further,
and then find themselves
lingering over the unanswered
questions the piece provokes.
I hope that tension stays with
them long after they have
stepped away.
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Artist Exhibitions:
Past exhibitions and Public
Presentations
July- August, 2011 "Off the
Floor" - Contemporary Hooked
Rugs, Alberta Craft Council,
Edmonton, Alberta ( solo show)
June- July. 2011 "No Floors
Required"- Contemporary Hooked
Rug Exhibition, FibreWorks
Gallery, Madeira Park, BC
Sept- Dec. 2010 “Hooked on
Rugs Exhibition.”
Multicultural Center Museum,
Stony Plain, Alberta (solo ...
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Artist Galleries:
The Alberta Craft Council-
http://www.albertacraft.ab.ca..
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Rachelle Leblanc Biography:
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When I sat down to design the show, I found myself flooded with memories from childhood and of moments spent with my own children. My thoughts kept falling on how fast life goes bye and how little time is spent just being still.
This exhibition - Off the Floor- focuses on children spending a day picking apples, daydreaming in the sun and finding oneself in love.
Unlike the primitive traditional rug hooking subject, I wanted to create hooked pieces that tell my story, that express and celebrate the joy of creation, the humour and delight of being alive and how important it is to find time in my daily life to observe the simple truths that evoke feelings, provoke memories and even transport me to a time of innocence.
The importance and freedom for me as an artist is to create pieces that have not been short changed artistically or technically due to a lack of time or quality materials. One example is that for one square foot of rug, depending on the intricacy of the design, five square feet of wool and up to ten hours are required to fill it with loops.
My palettes is achieved by painting fabric with dyes directly onto 100% wool and cashmere fabrics. The woollen fabric is then hand cut into strips 1/8”, ¼” or 3/8” then hand hooked onto a 100% linen canvas. The image is created one loop at a time and executed in a manner that is essentially "painting" with wool.
Using a latch hook and a pair of old dressmaker scissors, the finished work becomes an impressionistic reflection of the image that was sketched directly onto the linen backing. The movement found in all of the pieces is achieved by not restricting myself with using a frame.
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Rachelle LeBlanc was born in Boston, grew up in New Brunswick and now calls Alberta home. She studied fashion at Sheridan College in Ontario and teaches her techniques across Canada and the United States. LeBlanc is a pivotal part of the attention and new respect for what has been described as "women's craft." Her work, described as contemporary works made with strips of wool are a testimony to the power of these materials to make an innovative, creative expression with integrity of statement.
LeBlanc work has been shown in museums and exhibitions throughout the North America. Her work has been selected for the Musée des Maître et Artisans in Montreal and Shelburne museum in Vermont, For the Love of Craft (ACC), Prairie Excellence – Traveling exhibition (ACC).She won the prestigious Jurors’ Choice Award for Pushing the Limits - New concepts in Rug Hooking at the Newtown Rug Hooking Show, Connecticut and Rug Hooking Magazines 2011 Celebrations Original Design award.
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