Print Artist's Summary

 

Artist's Statement


Plum Tree - 2006
38" x 46"
hand embroidery, fabric collage, fabric paint

I consider fibre my language, replete with nuances, idioms and metaphors. Narrative is a primary focus as many of my works are produced as elements in a series. I invite the viewer to consider the before and after implied in my images and I strive to make a close connection between materials and ideas.


Young Hemlocks -2005
15" x 18"
hand embroidery, fabric paint


My BFA in Visual Arts and an MA in Liberal Studies from Simon Fraser University have given me a wide-angle lens with which to view the world and a fascination for the ongoing research that also informs my work. I exhibit, give talks and workshops, volunteer, write professionally on the arts, and teach as a sessional instructor at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design.


Out to Sea - 2002
18" x 16"
hand embroidery, fabric paint

Contact info:

Bettina Matzkuhn
301-1915 East Georgia St
Vancouver BC
V5L 2B7604-253-9180


Tel: 604-253-9180