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Writer, Mixed Media Artist, Contemplative Musician
An interactive writing event...Β "Interview a Painting"Β at Anna Yuschukβs show-Β Towards The Centre: Beholding the IntangibleΒ at Gallery Stratford, 54 Romeo Street S, Stratford, ON. Sunday, January 25, 2026 2- 4:00PM. Ev Ward will be leading you to gaze at Annaβs paintings and interactively help you give voice to your own writing. We will join together in a... Continue Reading →
the paintbrush is smallbecause I want tomake small marksrows of dotslike the aboriginesgoing walkabout each dot a new thoughtleading to lines of inquirylines of longinggo this waygo that waylines of inquiryrequiring more and moredotstiny marks of wondertiny marks of longingtiny splashes of storydots on multicoloured landscapeeach dot a day of lifeeach dot a new thoughtleading... Continue Reading →
Saturday, March 16, 2024 1-4pm Stratford, ON Facilitator- Ev Ward A fun afternoon creating rope from fabric and found natural elements while contemplating the things that keep us tied up and the cords that bind us together. As always with Ev's workshops there will be some music. You will learn an easy method of creating... Continue Reading →
It's been sort of a dandelion kind of summer. I got into harvesting these beautifully long stems in June. I was a bit obsessed with foraging. I like making things from free stuff! I had no idea how this was all going to turn out. With a little help from @foragedfibres I learned how to... Continue Reading →
Updates on the Woven Tree.
It all started at a used book sale when I saw a pile of Reader's Digest Condensed Books sitting in a pile. Some of them had a bit of mould. I asked the organizers if I could just make a wee donation and take the whole lot off their hands. I have been inspired to... Continue Reading →
1 Year of Stitches One year ago my friend Lou Anne Sybenga and I started a project called #1yearofstitches or #onestitchaday. This challenge was begun by Hannah Claire Somerville. When I saw this project on Instagram it took my fancy. I had just finished a year long one-a-day project which required me to go outside everyday... Continue Reading →
Another offering in the woods. I found some nice green grapevine. Green vine is easy to weave, leaves and all. When I find a pile of grapevine I interpret it as a free art supply, just waiting for a challenge. I featured an old clock, minus the mechanical parts, in this weaving. It has metal... Continue Reading →
Westland Gallery is an amazing place for art. In the heart of London, Ontario's Wortley Village the Westland hosts new, original art shows each month. Their biggest show of the year is undoubtedly The Square Foot Show, opening July 12th, where you will see over 500 pieces all measuring 12β³ x 12.β That alone is... Continue Reading →
I spent all ofΒ 2016Β focused on an endeavour called One-a-Day Ephemeral Art Project*. Every day for a year I went outside and had a short conversation with nature. I made a piece of art with foraged objects and left it for someone to find (or not) celebrating whatever the environment offered me each day. Β I documented... Continue Reading →
I'm embarking one a new one-a-day year-long challenge, this time with a good friend. And this 365 day project doesn't have to be done outside. (In 2016 I did an daily ephemeral artwork project outside, everyday!) Each of us are fibre artists but we rarely work solely in embroidery. It's the type of challenge which... Continue Reading →
I recently got the opportunity to teach coiled basketry at The Craft Bee, a monthly maker's night in London, ON. Β I really love teaching. The Craft Bee is held at the homeyΒ Soulshine StudioΒ in Wortley Village. So much can be accomplished with just three colours. Rachel McGarry, of Urban Farm Girl Interior Decorating, even posted it... Continue Reading →
I'm challenging myself in 2016 to produce an ephemeral art piece each day. So what is ephemeral art? It's a piece of art made on a walk with no tools and only what I find and then leave behind for others to find (or not). This came as a result of gazing around Instagram and... Continue Reading →
I've been weaving a series of coiled basket creations mounted on driftwood, which I call "Bird Nests". Recently someone purchased this one and sent me this beautiful story. Nests evoke all kinds of emotions and bring forth thoughts of birthing, creating, preparing, anticipating and incubating. This Christmas I am gifting one of your nests to... Continue Reading →
It all started with this. A huge grapevine choking a large tree on my property. I dragged it all down and this huge pile became art material! Find two trees far enough apart, but not too far. The weft comes first. Up to ladder height. Warp and weft. Yes, that is an old wooden chair... Continue Reading →
Dusk. The perfect time of day to see into the trees. Nest of the Cinnamon-throated Tit Nest of the Velvet-tongue Floup Nest of the Superfluous Singing Sugarbird Nest of the Elusive Chirping Honeyeater
What fun today teaching machine-stitched rag basketry. Held at the new quilt shop in Wyoming, ON, Stitchaire. Starting off with learning the technique makingΒ a small coaster. Then learning how to turn the bowl, or throw a pot on a sewing machine. Sewn pottery. Thank you Laurie Johnson, owner of Stitcharie, for stepping in to... Continue Reading →
For years I've been saving broken china. I even ask people at yard sales if they have any they are going to throw out. I sorted it all into colour groups. I picked up a little homemade table at a yard sale for under ten dollars.Β A two tiered round table or plant stand. First I... Continue Reading →
I'm experimenting with creating vessels which are inspired by views of nature. These baskets are traditional rag baskets made with tiny strips of cloth sewn over a core. So this basket inspired by Emperor Penguins first appeared. I love the look of canola fields in bloom in Manitoba. Then I was inspired by famous works... Continue Reading →
Ever since I started to cane chairs over twenty years ago, this book has been my bible. Today's project doing an insert repair. I can't even remember where I picked this chair up, probably at a yard sale. Don't ever pick up old chairs at yard sales unless you are prepared to fix it yourself.... Continue Reading →
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