About
A leaf, a feather, a seashell, a serpent, the texture of a tree. Organic forms emerge through the interpretation of the Japanese method of shibori resist dyeing. This surface design technique allows us to explore the relationship between colour and texture when creating a soft sculpture of wearable art, bringing a contemporary look to this ancient art form.
Louise Valentine and Brian Provencher are an award winning husband and wife team who have been collaborating since 1992. Louise is the designer and dyer while Brian does all of the shibori pleating and technical work. Their work has been shown in juried art shows and exhibitions in cities across Canada and the United States, winning numerous awards in fibre and wearable art categories.
Working with silk dyeing since 1981, Louise has always been strongly influenced by Japanese techniques; exploring hand painting, gum resists dyeing, roku-zome, devore etching, silk screening, vat dyeing, and shibori resist dyeing. The most recent works are a combination of hand painting and shibori.
Awards
Selected Shows
1st place, Fiber Wearable
1st place, Fiber
2nd place, Fiber
1st place, Fiber Wearable
1st place, Fiber
3rd place, Fiber
Excellence in Fine Craft
Honors Award
2nd place, Fiber
1st place, Fiber
1st place, Fiber
Carol Duke Award of Excellence
Benchmark Award
1st place, Fiber
Juror's Award, Fiber
1st place, Fiber
Sun Valley Art Festival
Saint Louis Art Fair
Scottsdale Art Festival
Sun Valley Art Festival
Saint Louis Art Fair
Scottsdale Art Festival
Art on the Square, Belleville
Main Street Art Festival
Scottsdale Art Festival
Scottsdale Art Festival
Coconut Grove Art Festival
Bellevue Art Museum Fair
Art in the High Desert
La Quinta Arts Festival
Main Street Art Festival
La Quinta Arts Festival
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2003-2018
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2004-2018
2004-2019
2005-2018
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2006-2015
2007-2017
2007-2019
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2010, 2016
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2012-2014
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2013-2014
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2014-2020
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Circle Craft Show, Vancouver, BC
One of a Kind Show, Toronto, ON
Bellevue Art Museum Fair, Bellevue, WA
Park City Art Festival, Park City, UT
Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
Sun Valley Art Festival, Ketchum, ID
Saint Louis Art Festival, Clayton, MO
Scottsdale Arts Festival, Scottsdale, AZ
Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City, MO
Lakefront Festival of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
Art in the Pearl, Portland, OR
Art on the Square, Belleville, IL
Art Fair at Laumeier, Saint Louis, MO
Jackson Hole Art Fest, Jackson, WY
Main Street Art Festival, Fort Worth, TX
Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO
Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, IA
Art in the High Desert , Bend, OR
ACC Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
ACC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Crested Butte Art Fest, Crested Butte, CO
Bayou City Art Fest, Houston, TX
Harmony Arts Fest, West Vancouver, BC
Fort Myers Art Fest, Fort Myers, FL
Bonita Springs Art Fest, Bonita Springs, FL
Coconut Grove Art Fest, Coconut Grove, FL
Mount Dora Art Fest, Mount Dora, FL
Naples National Art Festival, Naples, FL
La Quinta Arts Festival, La Quinta, CA
Plaza Art Festival, Kansas City, MO
Woodlands Waterway Art Festival, Houston, TX
Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, UT