The Art of Free Motion Embroidery: Artist Sylvia Naylor featured at the Algonquin Art Centre

The Algonquin Art Centre  is hosting a new show, “The Art of Free Motion Embroidery”, which features artworks from Canadian artist Sylvia Naylor.

Sylvia is a fiber artist who combines her love of the natural world and her sense of design to create a tiny universe of threads as deft as a painter’s brush. By lowering the feed dogs and removing the foot on her old sewing machine, Sylvia can move the fabric in any direction, allowing her to create intricate threaded patterns, which have become the staple of her landscape art. “Sylvia’s works stand out in our exhibition” says Joel Irwin, the General Manager at the Art Centre. “People think they’re looking at paintings, until they lean in and realize that it’s really thread they’re looking at, not brush strokes.”

In recognition of Sylvia’s talents, the Art Centre has organized a featured artist exhibit for her, “The Art of Free Motion Embroidery” which will be held at the Algonquin Art Centre from July 16^th – July 31^st. Admission is free and no Park Pass is required to attend.

Sylvia will also be bringing her sewing machine to the Centre on July 28^th to do an artist demonstration on site, from 11 am – 4 pm. Admission is free. Don’t miss the opportunity to see this incredible talent at work.