"What Are You Aiming For?" Kirsten Chursinoff 2007
"What's going To Happen To All Those Eggs?" Kirsten Chursinoff 2007
Kirsten Chursinoff work in progressTonight Tim and I ventured across the bridge to the hinterland of West Vancouver. We live in East Vancouver. Dan Rather is in Vancouver tonight filming "the underbelly of the city". We live in the "underbelly'.
West Vancouver is where the wealthy people live. Really wealthy people.
Kirsten Chursinoff has a show in the hinterland and that is why we drove across the bridge to the "other side". Her show was at the West Vancouver Library. The library has a very dedicated group of volunteers who run a gallery in the library community building.
Kirsten always has the best shows because she is so very thoughtful with her presentation.
Her work is gorgeous and her palette is pleasing. She is brave enough to evolve with work that is already successful.
Two works stood out for me. One was called " What will happen to all these eggs?". It was a beautifully composed work with very cellular forms and very biological imagery placed in a
linear composition. Each individual component worked for me. That is really hard to accomplish. The other work was called "What are You Aiming For?". It was a more simple palette using black, reds , grey and white. Again the design relied on linear components.
It was reminiscent of a MacIntosh design but stitched with precision by both machine and hand.
Kirsten has also stitched a series of work that shows her incredible eye for colour. Check out "Sea Stars in the Garden". Tiny pieced applique and patches with graduated colour. Beautiful composition and precise hand work.
All in all work worth traveling to the scary part of town for!
West Vancouver is where the wealthy people live. Really wealthy people.
Kirsten Chursinoff has a show in the hinterland and that is why we drove across the bridge to the "other side". Her show was at the West Vancouver Library. The library has a very dedicated group of volunteers who run a gallery in the library community building.
Kirsten always has the best shows because she is so very thoughtful with her presentation.
Her work is gorgeous and her palette is pleasing. She is brave enough to evolve with work that is already successful.
Two works stood out for me. One was called " What will happen to all these eggs?". It was a beautifully composed work with very cellular forms and very biological imagery placed in a
linear composition. Each individual component worked for me. That is really hard to accomplish. The other work was called "What are You Aiming For?". It was a more simple palette using black, reds , grey and white. Again the design relied on linear components.
It was reminiscent of a MacIntosh design but stitched with precision by both machine and hand.
Kirsten has also stitched a series of work that shows her incredible eye for colour. Check out "Sea Stars in the Garden". Tiny pieced applique and patches with graduated colour. Beautiful composition and precise hand work.
All in all work worth traveling to the scary part of town for!
Check out the lovely website at www.chursinoff.com
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Thanks for a little taste of her show!
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