Saturday May 9th, 1 – 3pm at the Gordon Smith Gallery

Have you ever created a soft sculpture?  This coming Saturday, May 9, we are inspired by the work of Chantal Gibson’s Thought and Ephemera: Quilted Lyric where she uses nylon material, text from a book and various materials to fill the squares.  We will be using soft material to sew and use other items to fill out our soft sculpture and in time for Mother’s Day, we will also be adding words that make us think about the moms and the adults who take care of us.

Explore + Create Saturday is a family drop-in art making program for adults and children ages 5-12 years old. Admission is free and donations are welcomed.

Photo by Khim Mata Hipol

Pictured Artwork:
Chantal Gibson, Thought and Ephemera: Quilted Lyric, Where does all the colour go?, 2026.
mixed fabrics from Organic Forms’ colour palette, shredded text from Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition (1969 – 14th edition), nylon curtains, ephemera (care instructions, Band Aid, Tylenol, Advil wrappers, tags, QR codes, journal entries, sketches, notes to self, Post-Its, somatic training notes, change management plans, lesson plans, meeting notes) marker, pencil crayon, redacted text, found poetry, black cotton thread, poly thread
Courtesy of the Artist