I am a part of a group exhibition at Button Factory Arts in Waterloo on Friday January 17, 2020 from 5-7pm curated by Tee Kundu. See artwork by Jackie Partridge during this exhibition. If you missed the exhibition you can see artwork of mine here!
This group exhibition with the theme of Friends and Lovers is curated by Tee Kundu.
I will have three works shown in the exhibition and I would love for you to come and see all of the other great art in the show!
Button Factory Arts is located at 25 Regina St. S Waterloo, ON, Canada.
I will be showing my work Patched and a Nook for a Nest. Patched is an ongoing series of photography that I started during my Master of Fine Arts at Concordia University. Living in Montreal was my first time living in a big city and away from nature and trees. Luckily, our apartment backed onto Mont Royal Park, a large green-space. I began to spend a lot of time there and see the trees as more than trees. I was also doing research on forest bathing at the time and the benefits of being out in nature. Since I was in the Fibres and Material Practices Program I was interested in paper making and began to patch trees where the bark had naturally peeled away.
I saw my Patched Project as a form of mending the tree in a poetic way or an offering of paper back to the tree.
Nook for a Nest is a series of photographs where I add twisted strands of map paper into nooks of trees as a nest or a temporary home.
In the Friends and Lovers exhibition curated by Tee Kundu I will be showing two framed photographs from the Patched series and one framed photograph from a Nook for a Nest series.
If you get a chance to see the exhibition or any exhibition of mine please use the hashtag #jackiepartridge.
I feel for places.
We walk all over them.
We stomp on them.
We forget about them.
Rarely do we visit.
And when we do -
We drop by unannounced.
Select poem from Patched book by Jackie Partridge.
Patched - Hardcover Book
This one-of-a-kind 38 page book would be a great addition to a nature or art lover’s personal collection. It is printed on premium lustre paper to reduce damage from dust and moisture. Photos are printed in high resolution allowing readers to see the textures in detail.
The 8” x 10” is a mixture of coloured photographs from the art series Patched and nature related poems. At the back of the books is information on the art process of “Patching Trees.” The size of this book makes it the perfect book to display on a coffee table or shelf. Did you know that looking at art you love on a daily basis is said to boost your mood?
What’s Included?
-original art book made by artist Jackie Partridge
-hardcover book - ships wrapped in plastic
-artwork ships safely to prevent bending
-colour printed photographs
- the size of this book is 8”x10”
-free standard shipping in Canada
This is a limited series of artist books -they will not be reprinted again!
Special thanks to the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for making this book possible.
I hope to see you at the opening Friday January 17th from 5-7pm or at the closing reception in the evening of January 31st!
Here is a sneak peek at a work of mine titled 'Broken' that I have in the exhibition:
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