Elaine Filyk
Elaine is a graduate Interior Designer. Art is her passion and textiles her medium. Her works are a reflection of her study of art, architecture, colour and texture. She is continually learning, experimenting and perfecting new techniques. Her creations are an amalgam of living in the tree-lined streets of Winnipeg, Whiteshell Provincial Park, and the Arizona Desert as well as the experiences of world travel.
HARVEST
Size (L x W x D inches): 15 X 20
Materials and techniques: Artist photo manipulated on computer, printed on fabric and quilted.. Extensive thread painting enhances the image and the use of Trapunto creates 3 dimensional images.
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QUIET WONDER
Size (L x W x D inches): 20 x 20 x 3
Materials and techniques: This 3-dimension piece is mounted on an artist canvas. The artist’s photo was mirror imaged and printed on cloth multiple times to make the two insect wings. Extensive thread painting, trapunto as well as found objects create tactile texture as well as layered symbolism.
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I HAVE A DREAM
Size (L x W x D inches): 20 X 20
Materials and techniques: ny historical photos from Martin Luther King Jr. to Barak Obama reproduced on cloth, embellished with stitching, stitched text and stenciled title.
$300