The Peace
River Museum, Archives and Mackenzie Centre is pleased to feature fibre arts by
well known Peace River artists Margaret Stewart, Carol Scobey and Rhonda
Warren.
One of the
artists, Margaret Stewart, says, “I believe that I was born a fibre artist, and
have continued to pursue that passion all my life.”
She goes on
to explain it was in her early 20s she learned to quilt and discover her true
passion. To emphasize, she says she has made hundreds of quilts and quilted
items over the last 30 years. “I love to give quilts and quilted/sewn items as
gifts to friends and family. I think every niece and nephew, as well as greats
and many co-workers over the years have received a quilt to celebrate a birth.”
Margaret did
not keep the quilting secret to herself. No, indeed. She shared it with others
when Seam’s easy Quilt Shop opened in Peace River in 2005 where, for eight
years, she taught many local women to quilt.
“I enjoy a
wide variety of creative pursuits and find I am often drawn to one for a period
of time at the exclusion of all the rest ... I have to say, I am never without
multiple projects on the go at a time, but I love the freedom to move back and
forth amongst them as the muse leads
me.”
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| Margaret's, Carol's and Rhonda's works will be available for sale from now to Christmas |
