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Susan L. Jaenen-Griffin - Designer/Fibre Artist
Susan Jaenen-Griffin grew up surrounded by art and craft. On her parents Saskatchewan farm she was exposed to the beauty of nature and had access to a bountiful array of crafting material. With long winters of temperatures reaching forty below there was time for creative pursuits all winter long. As a child she was always ‘crafting’ something. Eager to learn new crafts and try her hand at many genres she learnt to sew, cook, cast ceramics, fashion paper crafts, style candles, and embroider, among many other crafts. While attending high school she was instructing over 150 students a week in ceramics as well as designing and painting pieces for retail sale. She produced thousands of ceramic containers for her family’s honey enterprises which found their way around the world. She has formal training in Ceramics, Interior Design and Floral Design. She is also a self-taught gingerbread and sugar flower artist. Several of her sugar creations and decorated cakes have been featured in national bridal magazines and International publications. All of these creative activities developed her love for unique and artistic expression which she transformed into her love affair with fabric and thread. Her enchantment with quilting started in 1979 when she made a water-bed sized cathedral window quilt entirely by hand. Along her quilting journey she has created many quilts rarely following a pattern preferring instead to add her own individual touch to each one. In addition to traditional quilts she has produced an impressive array of true miniature quilts, non-traditional as well as award winning art quilts. Susan has had the honor of having five of her quilts juried into the “Oh Canada” exhibits at International Quilt Festivals in 2010, 2012 and again in 2013
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facebook.comJust new to this blogging theme. Wonder why anyone would be interested in what I have to say but hope they might be interested in some of the art I create. Pictures of my art are way more interesting than what I have to say so that is what I envision my blog to be about. Lots to learn so if im annoying you let me know what to do differently I will listen https://susanlgriffin.wordpress.com/2014/01/20/what-is-with-this/
On Saturday April 8th, 2017 I held my first solo art exhibit "50 Yarns of Lyme - The Lyme Dis-Ease Series" in my hometown. I was blown away with the response and grateful to everyone who came and/or sent their best wishes. The turnout, comments and reaction was a lot more intense than I had expected. As I told the newspaper when you see the tears and the recognition on people's faces and they tell you their stories and how they related to your work you have received the best compliment an artist can get. [ 320 more words ] https://susanlgriffin.wordpress.com/2017/04/27/the-art-show
Hi everyone, I want to extend an invitation to you to join me next Saturday April 8th in Moosomin Saskatchewan (703 Ellice Street) for the première exhibit of my fibre art exhibition “50 Yarns of Lyme – The Lyme Dis-ease Series” There will be no admission charged and I am not selling anything. The purpose is to raise awareness of Lyme disease and to promote the value art can play in the healing process. I will have a collection of 50 fibre art pieces portraying my journey with Lyme Disease. Traditional quilts, contemporary art quilts, 3d fibre pieces, abstract and mixed media pieces are represented. The viewing times are from 11 AM to 5 PM. Please feel free to share this post. I am posting a picture of “A Shadow of My Former Self”. The following is the artist statement. All pieces in the collection have a story (yarn) that is Lyme related. “A Shadow of My Former Self” Designed to be seen on both sides this piece is meant to represent the depth of destruction that Lyme wages on its victim leaving them to believe that they are a mere shadow of their former selves. Lyme can and does affect every system in your body as the borrelia microbes quickly clear your bloodstream and penetrate deeply into all your tissues and cells. It can drill its corkscrew shape into your joint cartilage and brain tissues before shifting into a cyst to outsmart the immune system. Little black dress fabric was chosen to signify the loss of that option and the dark side of this horrific disease. Until there is more awareness there will not be sufficient funding for research which leaves patients and their families largely in the dark fighting to find their own solutions at their own costs. Those who are on the forefront of Lyme research know that Lyme is causing pre-mature deaths and killing people. The morgue-like toe tags hanging from the base are pretty on one side because often Lyme patients look ‘just fine’ to others. The back of the tags present the real story of Lyme, that it affects every body system and usually several of these systems at the same time.
Please join me on Saturday April 8th at St. Alban's Parish Hall in Moosomin (703 Ellice Street) for an exhibition of fifty of my latest fibre art pieces. "50 Yarns of Lyme - The Lyme Dis-Ease Series" will include a collection of fifty fibre art pieces that portray my journey with Lyme Disease and how I incorporated art into my healing process. Drop in anytime between 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM to see my traditional and contemporary art quilts, 3D fibre art pieces, abstract and mixed media pieces. No charge for admission. Everyone is welcome. More information see my website www.laceflowerdesigns.com
Getting ready for my April Art show https://susanlgriffin.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/getting-ready-for-my-april-art-show
I just received the proof for the cover of the second book I'm writing in my "Gingerbread in A Weekend" series. I need to proof the manuscript again but hope to have it off to Kindle Publishing this week. I'm really pleased with what she did for me. https://susanlgriffin.wordpress.com/2016/10/24/the-cover-for-my-next-book-is-complete
I am feeling excited as I just got the proof of the cover for my second book in the "Gingerbread In A Weekend Series" The manuscript needs another edit or two and then they will be off to Kindle Publishing so it is ready for the upcoming Christmas season.
Enjoyed my time at Art Quilt Campus under the capable direction of the talented Anna Hergert. What a wonderful group of artists. I'm just bursting with new ideas and techniques. All ready I have started 5 new projects. Everything I look at has a quilt in it. This week I'm canning grapes and started this one that when complete will be named "Grape Leaves" lots more to do but the background fabric is coming along nicely
Latest petal crushing project on antique linen. Looking forward to adding the highlights and details then incorporating it into my next project.
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