Award-winning local fabric artist Amber Friedman will display her batik paintings at Vancouver Island University (VIU) during the month of March.
This is her first showing in Powell River and Amber is inviting the community to see her newest work. It will be on display at the Malaspina Art Society’s exhibition centre in the VIU foyer from Thursday, March 6, until April 1.
This colourful series of paintings follows love explorers through storms, their journey finding land and the threads that keep them together.
During the four years she studied at the college of Craft and Design in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Friedman took photography and surface design. She also co-created emerging art stores, taught workshops and created pieces for group exhibits.
Her clothes and fashion accessories are for sale in BC, Ontario and online. She is creating art for a show at Fibre Works Gallery on the Lower Sunshine Coast for 2015 and is planning to teach workshops this summer in Powell River.
There will be a reception from 7 to 9 pm on Thursday, March 6, and Friedman will be speaking about the process of using natural dyes that she makes from ancient and local trees, flowers and bugs. There will also be a musical art installation featuring Theo Angell at the reception.
