Experiments in Textiles

August 2026 exhibition:
A Caged Bird Dreams

Sarah has been working in acrylic painting and collage since 2017. Physical obstacles have created challenges and opportunites steering her to explore new mediums. She always enjoyed crochet, but never thought seriously about it as art. Family can only accept so many slippers and she suddenly realized she could do much more: macrame, weaving, wrapping, felting, and other interesting techniques. Research, experimentation, and use of unusual materials and traditional fibres will be her focus until the exhibition (with sister-artist, Linda Millar) in August 2026.

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In the Spirit of Play
March 2024, curated by
Sarah Carlin-Ball

Works shown: Hiking the Bruce Trail by Janet Bourgeau, In the Belly of the Beast by Brent Trach, Garden of Play by Rebecca McGinley, Fairytale Dance by Gillian Hebert, Buck by Kim Kitchen and Vanessa Tignanelli; Play, Play, I Like To Play, I Like To Play With Flowers and Clay by Pat Madill Stamp; Woodland Series by Claire Domitric, Installation: Maiden, Mother, Crone by Christine Charette, Fall Grapes by Edna Scott, Snowshoeing at the North Bay Nordic by Janet Bourdeau; Mrs. Phoebe Finchley's Guest House by Pat Madill Stamp, Black Grass, Grapes and Vines, and Mannequin by Tina Kirk, Horned Owl by Edna Scott, Rooster by Brent Trach, Storm by Edna Scott, Snow Friends by Gillian Hebert, and Road Trip by Linda Millar; Opening Reception crowd and curator’s talk.

Respect for Earth
May 2019, curated by
Sarah Carlin-Ball

Works shown: Nest by Edna Scott and Chickadee and Earth by Sarah Carlin-Ball; Garden Totem by Pat Madill Stamp, Climate Change by Margot Cormier Splane, Water Droplets by Linda Millar; Nest by Sarah Carlin-Ball with offerings from visitors; Water and Nests by Christine Charette. (Poster image is Northern Rough-Winged Swallow and Earth by Sarah Carlin-Ball.)