Lesley Turner, 'Section, Township, Range', 2013, 24" x 12", wool, cotton. silk, linen, alpaca, hemp. Europeans divided up the prairies with an imposed grid deciding ownership limits. Even when ownership and land use changes over time the original grid is still visible as a cultural imprint on the landscape.
Additional Artworks
From Lesley Turner
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Stain, Launder, Repeat
Tree stained afternoon tea cloth, composted doily, polyester and cotton thread
37 x 34 x 0.5 in (93.98 x 86.36 x 1.27 cm)
C$525
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Origins 1
Vintage wool blankets hand and machine stitched and cut back applique.
77 x 71 x 1 in (195.58 x 180.34 x 2.54 cm)
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Battle Fatigue/s
Chair covered with wool military uniforms and crochet doily
37 x 28 x 34 in (93.98 x 71.12 x 86.36 cm)
NFS
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The Art of Concealment
Cotton and linen tea towels and cotton doily
96 x 45 x 36 in (243.84 x 114.3 x 91.44 cm)
NFS
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Homesickness
vintage cotton handkerchiefs
96 x 50 x 5 in (243.84 x 127.0 x 12.7 cm)
NFS
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Aunt Flow Speaks Out
Vintage cotton, linen, silk handkerchiefs, cotton fabric, pins, book, pen
120 x 45 x 180 in (304.8 x 114.3 x 457.2 cm)
C$2,200
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Forest Reliquary
Vintage embroidered cotton tablecloth, polyester & cotton thread, earth pigments, leaf skeletons, deer bones, maple tree samaras, fern spores
28 x 16 x 2 in (71.12 x 40.64 x 5.08 cm)
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Mi'kmaq Petroglyph: Women
wool, silk, cotton, burlap
23 x 15 x 0.5 in (58.42 x 38.1 x 1.27 cm)