“Illusive Dreams”

24” X 26 ”

2011

Commercial fabrics, natural and synthetic; Pewter; Various threads and metallic cord; Glass beads; Mounted on fabric wrapped wooden frame

Needle Felting Collage; Free motion stitching; Sheer overlay; Hand beading

Artist Statement:

Carefully camouflaged, on a complicated surface, there is concealed an existence that rests on forgotten dreams. Once a dream has been dreamed, if it hasn't been remembered, it lives on, subtly hidden from view. Memory often becomes dream. Sadly, we lose sight of our dreams as life moves forward ~ many dreams are forfeit. We need to search for those lost memories and dreams the way we would look for a four-leaf clover ~ something precious and unique, tucked away with all our other thoughts.

"The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life only to realize one's own perfection, to make one's every dream a reality."

~ Oscar Wilde

Exhibits:

Devon House, The Craft Counil of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, NL, Canada, 2011

Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, Memorial University, Corner Brook, NL, Canada, 2011

$700