Turning the Tide … One Ripple at a Time
is a fibre arts show at the Martin Bachelor Gallery
712 Cormorant St, Victoria
through March 10, Monday to Saturday 10 – 5.
More info from 43patgv@telus.net
The dozens of art quilts made by the North Island Quilters and Guest Artists in collaboration with the Glacier Grannies of the Comox Valley will be auctioned off at a Gala Dinner on March 12 (call 250 532-9038)
A gorgeous catalogue shows all of the quilts with comments explaining the issues which will be a permanent record of the show. This is available for $30 from germel3@gmail.com or call Gerry at 250 598-7785
Proceeds from the book will go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which assists African grandmothers, women, and children affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
On the back cover are quotes from women of the Kitambaa Sewing Project in Southern Uganda, started by Pippa Moore of Vancouver Island. Reading “I have been able to buy a door for my house” certainly put my life into perspective.
At our Quilt Guild we were privileged to be given a sneak peek of all the quilts, but seeing them properly hung was much better. The volunteers from the Victoria Grannies who were staffing the gallery told me that earlier about 15 people were there at the same time, which for a commercial art gallery is really heavy traffic!
