sleeping bag on a camp cot containing an embroidered forest fire
I am excited to get new photos by Ted Clarke of my 4 sleeping bags "Dormir à la Belle Étoile" I've put them up on my website. With the lack of snow in the mountains this winter, I dread fires season even more.... bettinamatzkuhn.ca/gear
embroidered landscape with fireweed and cottonwoods
Where's the Lake? Kluane Lake YT is receding due to many factors caused by climate warming. Pretty, but not normal. Many knock on effects to fish and wildlife....and people #embroidery #handembroidery #yukon #climatechange
hand embroidery of high alpine landscape with melted snow in red
Headwaters series ....water of life #embroidery #handembroidery #landscapeart #glaciers
Happy 2026 and all good wishes....entering 26 with excitement and trepidation #embroidery #handembroidery #madeinyvr #contemporarytextileart
sihouettes of fir trees with silver sun and dense hand stitching
Will open my studio during the Eastside Culture Crawl in Vancouver BC #235 Mergatroid Building 975 Vernon Dr. Nov 20-21 5-10pm Nov22-23 11-6pm. Lots to see in our building #eastsideculturecrawl2025 #embroidery #handembroidery #madeinyvr #madeinbc
shirt/jacket combo is nice, too
thanks for the kind words. It's a remarkable place....
Photo of an artist on a raised platform creating a mural of a lace pattern on a building with windows
Polish artist NeSpoon from Warsaw, known for her street art featuring traditional lace pattern imagery #womensart
embroidered and collaged landscape of an alluvial fan Yukon Territory
Pleased to have my piece "Alluvium" accepted to the Saltspring National Art Prize runs Sept 27-Oct 19 #ssnap #embroidery #handembroidery #landscapeart #kluane #yukon
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Finished piece ready to go on backing - hack leaf, ferns, willows and waterfalls #embroidery #handembroidery
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many thanks....we'll wish you well and all good wishes on the 4th
A person sitting in front of a wall of books. The caption reads, "reading can seriously damage your ignorance."
enjoy it!
two old mountains hanging out. Kluane Park at dusk #embroidery #handembroidery #kluane #yukon
Part of a panorama in progress #embroidery #handembroidery
Part of a panorama in progress #embroidery #handembroidery
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Detail of vertical piece #embroidery
Vulcan Mt Kluane Park YT #embroidery #handembroidery #artwip
embroidery bits of white and blue glacier with mountains behind
Embroidered glacier....pleasantly thick on the cloth. Endangered IRL. #embroidery #handembroidery #glacier #yukon #contemporarycraft
Inviting you to a small but mighty show of embroidery at the Silk Weaving Studio on Granville Island, Vancouver BC. Happy to be amongst four artists who use thread to explore ideas. Opening May 22, 6:30 to 8:30pm.There will be a "stitch in" June 1, noon to 4. #embroidery #handembroidery
what strength to stand up to all that x-examination argh
Installing work for my exhibit GEAR at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in Almonte ON. Opens tomorrow may3 from 2-4 #embroidery #handembroidery #natureart #mvtm #contemporarycraft
I'm not happy with the combative US vs Canada line because I know we have many friends in the US who want to work on the same global issues. In good faith.
so true
such a fuckwit
Happy Earth Day! #embroidery #handembroidery #gear #natureart #madeinbc #madeinyvr #contemporarycraft
