A year-long personal journey has gone public.
Fifty-two small works of art by fabric artist Carol Schmold are hanging on the walls of the Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery this month.
The show, called "Artless Fabrications" are more than just fascinating pieces to study; they actually tell the story of Schmold's personal, creative journey of the course of one year.
Schmold embarked on the journey on January 1, 2007, putting herself to the task of creating a work of art each week for a year. The self-directed challenge was motived by the desire to get back in touch with her artistic creativity, to explore new techniques in fibre art, and discipline herself to work within an imposed deadline, states the press release from the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils, which organized the show through its Arts on the Move program.
This resulted in a collection of 52 small fibre works that she describes as "sincere textile compositions" which act as a visual journey of her exploration into her creative process, the press release noted.
Through exhibiting these very personal pieces of art, Schmold hopes that "others may be inspired to follow their own creative paths."
From piece to piece, it's amazing to think of the work that went into each, the hours that were required not only to come up with a concept for a piece, but to execute it in only a week's time.
Throughout the year, Schmold explored various fibre art techniques, and took different approaches to image-making. For some, she hand-dyed fabric; for others, some needlework was required. Other pieces include sketches on paper.
There are some pieces that sparkle, and others that have bold colour. One contains a photo of an immigrant family; another is a portrait of the face of King Tut.
Schmold is an artist now based in Unity; she moved there during her year making the art for this exhibition.
The show was brought to Humboldt by Conexus, and will be up until April 23.
