[BCMA] [media release] Lake Country Art Gallery presents large scale felted works in next exhibition, opening July 8th

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24th, 2015 - Lake Country BC.


Lake Country Art Gallery presents large scale felted works in next
exhibition, opening July 8th


*FELTED *presents an exhibition of fibre works by Art Felt Collaborative at
the Lake Country Art Gallery from July 8th to August 22nd, 2015. Art Felt
Collaborative is Amy Burkard, Diane Goosens, Judith Mueller, Alice Pallett,
and Violet Racz.

Felt is a textile that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing
fibres together. It is a very physical process that involves tools like
washboards, hand sanders, screen mesh, bubble wrap, soap and water. Felt is
made of natural fibres such as wool, alpaca, silk, bamboo, or synthetic
fibres and can take all kinds of different shapes, sizes, thickness,
density and colours.

It also has a long history; Feltmaking is still practiced by nomadic people
in Central Asia and ties into the stories of Saint Clement and Saint
Christopher who, while fleeing persecution, packed their sandals with wool
to prevent blisters. At the end of their journey, the movement and sweat
had turned the wool into felt socks.

The Art Felt Collaborative came together in April 2014 through their shared
love of felting. Initiated two years earlier by a meeting between Violet
Racz and Alice Pallet,  after Racz, who had recently relocated from Maple
Ridge, saw Pallett’s work at Artwalk. The collaborative has created a
fellowship where regular meetings and feedback has increased the range,
inspiration and risk taking in the work of each artist.  Diane Goosens, for
example, came to the group with more of a focus on wearable art, but has
branched off to include more sculptural forms. Alice Pallett, Amy Burkard
and Judith Mueller all come to felting from a fine art background –  “I saw
the potential of felting to smash many boundaries: 2D or 3D or anything in
between”, comments Pallett – have all picked up all sorts of traditional
felting methods and practices. And Judith Mueller’s enthusiasm for specific
breeds of wool has rubbed off on everyone.

Gallery visitors will have a chance to hear about all the nuances and
techniques the Art Felt Collaborative use at an Artist Talk on Wednesday,
July 15th at 7pm. This event is free and open to the public. Gallery
visitors are also invited to an Artist Demo Day on Saturday, August 8th
from 11am - 3pm, when all five artists will be in the gallery demonstrating
how they make their work.

*FELTED* opens on Wednesday, July 8th with an opening reception from 6 -
8pm. All are welcome. The artists will be in attendance.

Also opening on Wednesday, July 8th, the Lake Country Art Gallery’s new
pop-up exhibition space which will feature the work of students from the
gallery’s summer art camp “Photographing Lake Country”, led by Enderby
artist Zev Tiefenbach.


All Dates & Events at a Glance:

*FELTED - an exhibition by the Art Felt Collaborative,* a group exhibition
with work by local artists Amy Burkard, Diane Goosens, Judith Mueller,
Alice Pallett, and Violet Racz which runs July 8th to August 22nd, 2015.

*Artist Talk *- Art Felt Collaborative, which includes local artists Amy
Burkard, Diane Goosens, Judith Mueller, Alice Pallett, and Violet Racz,
will speak at an artist talk on Wedneday, July 15th at 7pm. This event is
free and open to the Public.

*Artist Demo Day* - Art Felt Collaborative, local artists Amy Burkard,
Diane Goosens, Judith Mueller, Alice Pallett, and Violet Racz will be on
hand for an Artist Demo Day at the Lake Country Art Gallery on Satruday,
August 8th from 11am - 3pm to demonstrate how they make their felted
artworks.



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 Media contact: Katie Brennan / Curator  250-550-9869
brennankatie at gmail.com

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*Lake Country Art Gallery:*10356A Bottom Wood Lake Rd
Lake Country, British Columbia
V4V 1T9


*Gallery Hours:*Wed 8am - 6pm
Thurs & Fri 10am-4pm
Sat & Sun 11am-3pm

*Contact:*
(250) 766 -1299
lakecountryartgallery at shaw.ca
*www.lakecountryartgallery.ca <http://www.lakecountryartgallery.ca>*
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