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Visiting artist Juanita Labine and her piece, "Stigmata" |
ART BY JUANITA LABINE
"I'm looking for an eye," says Juanita Labine,
intent on her perusal of a square of floral fabric.
The art class watches on as Labine cuts out a half
oval. A couple snips later the 'eye' appears out of
a concoction of bold prints. Standing back from her
work, the artist awaits a verdict. "It's cool," one
class member offers. "Yes, it's cool."
Juanita Labine, a Campbell River resident, arrived
at Brentwood last Monday to teach an art workshop on
textural painting. The art room was turned into both
a gallery, showing a dozen of Labine's favourite
pieces, and studio, complete with piles of fabric. |
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The art of finding shape in fabric |
On the
Monday, Juanita Labine gave a short presentation on
her particular style of abstract art. She moved
through painting composition and movement with
examples in her own artwork, before attempting to
explain the two pieces of fabric art. A mix of paint
and cloth covered both canvases and combined to give
an interesting perspective on the piece in mind.
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