Sept. 7, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. in Rm 107 of the Education Building
at Brandon University
Art & Mental Health
Description:
Art & Mental Health: Thread is my pencil, fabric is my paint. The artwork created is my voice. I make Fabric Art because it’s what I love to do … To create something unique and reflective of how I feel. To explore sensations of interpretation and observation through the medium of textile and thread. To expand the expected. To follow an idea along an intuitive, spontaneous and progressive path. To play with flow and movement. To use the building blocks of abstraction, texture, colour, line and space to tell a story. To unlock the secret hidden within each scrap.’
Presenter:
Cathie Ugrin
Cathie Ugrin is a Winnipeg based fabric artist whose work is characterized by a rich and inventive use of colour, and unique approach to geometrical design. In 2012, her work ‘I know where the summer goes’ was accepted as part of the ‘Oh Canada’ exhibit which toured for four months across the United States. It was finally displayed at the prestigious International Quilt Festival held in Houston, TX attended by over 60,000 individuals. Since that time, her work has been accepted into numerous National Juried Shows, the latest being Canadian Quilters Association’s Quilt Canada held in June 2016 in Toronto, La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum’s Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival International Juried Show in October 2016 in Washington and at the innovative NOTT Autocorp Gallery in Winnipeg in 2017.
Cathie has studied with numerous international fabric and quilt artists continually expanding her technique and approach while advancing her growth as an artist. Her pieces have reached a broad audience and have found homes across Canada, the United States, England, Finland, Italy and Slovenia.
Most recently, she is one of the founding members of the newly formed Textile and Fibre Artists of Manitoba established in the fall of 2017. Her work is uniquely custom designed and she is available to discuss projects and commissions.
Description:
Art & Mental Health: Thread is my pencil, fabric is my paint. The artwork created is my voice. I make Fabric Art because it’s what I love to do … To create something unique and reflective of how I feel. To explore sensations of interpretation and observation through the medium of textile and thread. To expand the expected. To follow an idea along an intuitive, spontaneous and progressive path. To play with flow and movement. To use the building blocks of abstraction, texture, colour, line and space to tell a story. To unlock the secret hidden within each scrap.’
Presenter:
Cathie Ugrin
Cathie Ugrin is a Winnipeg based fabric artist whose work is characterized by a rich and inventive use of colour, and unique approach to geometrical design. In 2012, her work ‘I know where the summer goes’ was accepted as part of the ‘Oh Canada’ exhibit which toured for four months across the United States. It was finally displayed at the prestigious International Quilt Festival held in Houston, TX attended by over 60,000 individuals. Since that time, her work has been accepted into numerous National Juried Shows, the latest being Canadian Quilters Association’s Quilt Canada held in June 2016 in Toronto, La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum’s Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival International Juried Show in October 2016 in Washington and at the innovative NOTT Autocorp Gallery in Winnipeg in 2017.
Cathie has studied with numerous international fabric and quilt artists continually expanding her technique and approach while advancing her growth as an artist. Her pieces have reached a broad audience and have found homes across Canada, the United States, England, Finland, Italy and Slovenia.
Most recently, she is one of the founding members of the newly formed Textile and Fibre Artists of Manitoba established in the fall of 2017. Her work is uniquely custom designed and she is available to discuss projects and commissions.