Jody Pilon- The Hanky Project - GAN ARTS FEST Headquarters

Name: Jody Pilon- The Hanky Project - GAN ARTS FEST Headquarters
Start: 2024-09-21T11:00:00
End: 2024-09-22T16:00:00

In-person

Craft Fibre & textile arts Intercultural Storytelling

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Date and time

Sat, Sep 21, 11:00am - 4:00pm

Sun, Sep 22, 11:00am - 4:00pm

Location

Gananoque Arts Network

167 King Street East

Gananoque, ON

Directions: Smack-dab in Downtown Gananoque!.

Access

Free.

Offered in English.

About

During Ontario Culture Days Jody Pilon will be introducing her work in progress ‘The Hanky Project’. Visitors will learn about the collective sacrifices of les filles du roi, also known as the king’s daughters, and gain an understanding of these little known figures in Canadian History.

Join Jody as she stitches the 768 names of les filles du roi onto vintage handkerchiefs. Hand stitching by nature is laborious and forces us to slow down. In this slowness, we can consider our own thoughts and feelings and how we exchange with others and operate in the world. Visitor participation in stitching is welcome.

Organizer

Jody Pilon

Jody Pilon is a mixed media & textile artist. Her current project employs historic ‘womens work’ to acknowledge the king’s daughters. Simple work with cloth and thread with love and intention in every stitch. A humble response to great courage and sacrifice. Four textile panels composed of traditional hand woven Quebec style catalognes and vintage handkerchiefs will pay homage to les filles du roi.

The very nature of textile entices the viewer to want to reach out and touch the work. In the same way Pilon hopes that the symbolism, historical significance and the scale of the work touches the viewer in a personal way. Working together to understand the complex nature of our collective history in this country, we call Canada.

Contact

Jeannie Catchpole

jeanniecatchpole3@gmail.com

This event is part of a hub:

Gananoque Arts Network

Gananoque Arts Network Gananoque, ON

Gananoque Arts Network (GAN) is a not-for-profit corporation operating in the town of Gananoque, Ontario. GAN’s single focus is transforming our community and lives through the power of creative expression.