Jennifer refers to this work as “Botanical musings through explorations of surface design on fabric.” The inspiration for Cuttings comes from the botanical world, both the wild, untamed world of the BC forest and the cultivated yet equally fantastic realm of her neighbours’ exotic garden.
Jennifer’s medium is fabric, which she dyes in complex and rich colours, prints with a myriad of different techniques, then cuts, layers, sometimes stitches, sometimes cuts away, and stitches again. Printed designs include imagery developed from the artist’s photographs and sketches, textural patterns from slate, stone, and botanical specimens, and geometric or random patterns from found objects.
Jennifer and her partner, David Pritchard, own and operate Fisherman’s Resort and Marina in Garden Bay, Pender Harbour. During the off-season months, Jennifer creates her textile art in her new studio, Foxglove Studio Two. She also volunteers as the BC representative of the Surface Design Association, coordinating meetings and exhibitions. Her work is featured at FibreWorks Gallery (www.fibreworksgallery.com) and Crafthouse Gallery on Granville Island.
CUTTINGS: Textile Paintings by Jennifer Love, will open at FibreWorks Gallery in Pender Harbour on Saturday, March 30, with an opening reception from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on that day.
