Maryann Borch and Elvira Falconer
"Willow and Wool" | May 3rd - May 28th | Gallery Closing Reception: May 24 7-8pm
This May, we are excited to present "Willow and Wool" a collaboration exhibition by Maryann Borch and Elvira Falconer's at the Carrot gallery. Maryann will showcase her baskets and wreaths, focusing on functional art that combines locally grown willows. Elvira's collection of wool felt made of silk and merino captures the whimsical of nature through her wool textile pieces. Through the exploration of natural materials that were use in Maryann's and Elvira's work, promotes discovery and connection with nature.
Maryann Borch
Maryann's focus is on functional art that combines locally grown willows into compostable, yet durable, pieces of useable art. Any activity that brings humans together creating with their hands, soothing in its repetitive gestures, will heal.
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Elvira Falconer
Elvira’s relationship and gratitude to the land is enchantingly encapsulated in her whimsical wool felted textile art pieces. She spends many hours in nature among trees and water, capturing their intimate moments by memory or in photographs. She is also a dedicated mistress permaculture artist to her urban food forest in the city of Edmonton, where she was born, and lives with her husband and two children.
Elvira is self taught and has woven her colourful and rich Ukrainian, Slavic and Italian heritage into her textile tapestries spirituality and organically. she blends her culture, post secondary education in the arts and education, dance, and life experience with uninhibited wisdom and practice into all her creations.
Her work is at once inspired by and reflection of her desire for much needed stewardship and kinship to the land, and a reminder to tread sustainably while renewing our relationship to the beauty that nature has gifted us.
Maryann and Elvira’s work will be on display and for sale from May 3 - May 28.