Wednesday, October 13, 2010

The Debutante Televised October 14, CityTV



Watch CityLine on City TV (Toronto) Thursday, October 14 from 9am-10am and 2pm-3pm EST to see The Debutante along with a few other pieces created for the Toronto Furniture Bank's Chair Affair.

http://www.citytv.com/cityline/show/micro/episode/95902--october-14

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

A Yard Sale Reject Becomes The Belle of The Ball

Left over from a garage sale and sitting curb side, a friend spotted her and snapped her up. It was completely unexpected when he showed up at my door with the chair frame saying he thought I could do something with it. After a couple of days, I carried it to the basement. And that’s where it sat until I received an invitation to participate in The Chair Affair - a Toronto Furniture Bank event that culminates in a gala fundraising auction this October.

As soon as I saw the invitation in my in-box, I knew it was meant to be. The design idea came like a lightening bolt. The feminine quality of the chair, the notion of coming out at a gala and the knowledge that more than half of The Furniture Bank’s client base is women and children made The Debutante an obvious inspiration.


I love the idea that something old can be redone as something new and fresh to be presented to society with the aim of helping people get a fresh start on life - turning an old tradition that once represented social status into a new one that represents social conscience.

None of the work was contracted out and took me over 250 hours to complete. I used more than 160 yards of satin ribbon and hand sewed 126 roses for the seat front and back. There are 118 mini roses framing the outside back and the rest of the chair is dressed in many dozens of pearls, stones, feathers, an organza train and even a tiara. It’s a true nod to the debutantes of the Victorian era.

The Debutante will be auctioned at The Chair Affairgala, televised live by Global Toronto and hosted by Susan Hay at the Steam Whistle on October 21. Tickets are available from the Furniture Bank. http://chairaffair.furniturebank.org/
You can see more of my work at sandramuscat.com

Saturday, November 21, 2009

"As Above" Encore till December 31.


"As Above"
A Collection of 13 new works
on display at Crema, 3079 Dundas St W.,
Mon - Fri: 7am - 7pm,
Sat & Sun: 8am - 6pm,
November 21 - December 31.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Next Journal With Fluid Paint Workshops Scheduled

Please note the change in format and pricing. We now offer more in one session and send you home with a whole kit!
Click on (and enlarge) the brochure for details.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Flow, grow, forget what you know

" Journal With Fluid Paint" will launch at the end of this month. This creative expression workshop series is designed to introduce you to the tools and techniques for creative practice without any of the old boring rules. I will be leading the workshops at SkyFactory Studio with artist Ronda Nolan, the brains behind the original workshop idea. If you want to learn how to draw a horse in 3d perspective, well.... if, however you're longing to connect to your creative spark and nurture your sense of play, then these workshops are perfect for you.

There are three workshops in the series:
1. Fluid paint, ink & collage, Tues. Sept. 29, 7:00p m - 9:30pm

2. Fluid paint, ink & pastels, Thurs. Oct. 1, 7:00 pm - 9: 30pm

3. Fluid paint, ink & dry media, Sat. Oct. 3, 10:00am - 12:30pm

For more info or to register, send me an email or connect to this url:
http://www.sandramuscat.com/Site/About_Me.html

Monday, August 31, 2009

As Above

New Works for the run of the Junction Arts Festival
Opening Reception Wednesday September 9th 7-9 pm
Thursday Sept 10 & Friday Sept 11, 12pm-7pm
Saturday September 12, 11am-7pm
Sunday September 13, 11am-6pm
Sky Factory Studio, 3081 Dundas St W., 2nd floor, Toronto ON

Sunday, August 9, 2009

AWOL Gallery: Square Foot Show 2009

Please join me at the Artist Reception, August 15 @7pm.
I am showing three new pieces in this much anticipated annual group show.
100A Ossington Ave., 2ND FL. (Just north of Queen St.)

I hope to see you there!

About The Show:
AWOL Gallery presents Square Foot 2009, a dynamic annual art exhibition, which showcases the work of hundreds of local and international artists. The Square Foot show has become one of the foremost community art events in Toronto. With each artist creating work in a 12x12 inch format, the show is hung in a grid forming an installation of overwhelming proportions. This 2,500 square foot room will be transformed into AWOL’s largest square foot show to date, showcasing over 700 artists from Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Japan and Australia. http://www.awolgallery.com/