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
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.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Next Journal With Fluid Paint Workshops Scheduled
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
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
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/
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/
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