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Lesley Turner, 'Educated For Life' 2015, 36"h x 36"h x 36"d - variable. Stitched vintage linen and cotton tablecloth with wooden cotton reels and cotton thread. Ursuline nuns developed their students' skills and gave them knowledge, enabling them to lead productive lives.

From Lesley Turner

  1. Bedrock (cards) by Lesley Turner, Image 1.

    Bedrock (cards)

    linen, earth pigment, cotton thread

    7 x 5.5 x 0.5 in

    C$20

  2. Laundry Mantra: Off the Peg by Lesley Turner, Image 1.

    Laundry Mantra: Off the Peg

    Vintage domestic linens embellished with buttons, wooden clothes pegs, hooks, plastic

    28 x 28 x 1 in

    C$150

  3. White Collar Blue Collar by Lesley Turner, Image 1.

    White Collar Blue Collar

    Men's cotton shirt collars, polyester thread, bed sheet

    20 x 10 x 0.5 in

    C$280

  4. Soldier's Heart by Lesley Turner, Image 1.

    Soldier's Heart

    Heart-shaped pillow made from miltary uniform, buttons and wool felt

    14 x 14 x 3 in

    NFS

  5. Keeps You Warm At Night by Lesley Turner, Image 1.

    Keeps You Warm At Night

    Hand-knit wool and ceramic

    8 x 11 x 6.5 in

    NFS

  6. Subversive Samplers by Lesley Turner, Image 1.

    Subversive Samplers

    Hand-stitched cotton placemats installed on a wooden table with metal cutlery.

    30 x 60 x 36 in

    C$2,800

  7. Postcards From Fundy #2 Port Royal 1605-1755 by Lesley Turner, Image 1.

    Postcards From Fundy #2 Port Royal 1605-1755

    cotton, leather, hemp, wool, jute, linen

    16 x 24 x 0.5 in

    C$700

  8. Postcards From Fundy #4 1820-1860 by Lesley Turner, Image 1.

    Postcards From Fundy #4 1820-1860

    cotton, wool, hemp, linen, canvas

    16 x 24 x 0.5 in

    C$700