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ALBERTA BADLANDS pieces

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All artwork, pictures and designs are owned and produced by Donna Clement.
They may not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part without written permission.

If you would like to purchase any of these pieces, please contact Donna directly by email.


"Rocky Outcrop"

The bubbling characteristic of various coloured lichen growing on rock faces have a depth which encourages one to look closer and see beyond the obvious for hidden layers.

12" tall x 12" wide
Materials: Acrylic felt, embroidery threads and yarns
Techniques: Hand painted, torn and melted, multi-layered joined throughout with French Knots
Price: $575
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"Winged Meditation"

Reminiscent of the rock art carved by native people into the cliffs of the Alberta Badlands, this piece suggests fossilized floral details floating over a background of eroded sandstone during an evening sunset.

23" tall x 19" wide
Materials: Velvet, chiffon, organza
Techniques: Free machine embroidery joining chiffon to velvet then melted with a heat gun
SOLD
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"The Past Revealed"

Alberta is a province that appears pristine and uncomplicated when one first begins to explore; the landscape is wide open, the cities are relatively new, and the surface does not betray its true depth. However, a little digging will reveal a wealth of history and experiences.

10" wide by 6' long scarf
Materials: Silk and merino wool
Techniques: Hand dyed, shibori, Numo felted
Price: $250
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"Of the Earth"
 
One of the wonders of the Alberta Badlands, easily discovered by any careful observer, is the incredible range of colours in what initially seems a homogeneous landscape. This scarf / wall hanging, dyed with minerals of the earth, highlights these muted earth-tone shades of grey, brown and black.

32" wide by 6' long scarf
Materials: Silk
Techniques: 15 different layers of misc. processes using natural (plants and minerals) dyes, discharge and resist.
SOLD
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"The Weight of the Ancients"

Inspired by the oxidation of mineral deposits layered in the ancient sediments of the Alberta Badlands, this piece reveals the jewels created by weight and unveiled by erosion.

19" tall x 30" wide
Materials: Linen, cotton, tyvek fabric, beads
Techniques: Hand dyed and painted, pin tucked, appliqued, free machine embroidery, beaded, quilted
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"Clastic Karma"

The elemental sandstone of the Alberta Badlands is a clastic rock, consolidated from broken pieces of other rocks, bonded together by the weight of the layered earth, etched by wind and water. This piece exposes the textures created by these random actions.

23" tall x 21" wide
Materials: Cotton, velveteen, upholstery fabric, embroidery threads and yarns, beads
Techniques: Hand dyed and painted, pin tucked, appliqued, quilted, couched threads, beaded
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"Talisman Pouches"

Since late prehistoric times native peoples have used talismans to bring luck and avert evil in a harsh and often bewildering world. These pouches incorporate the colours and elements of the Alberta Badlands to capture the magic and spiritual power of this unique place.
Contain semi-precious gems and crystals.

Pouches are  3" tall x  1.5" wide, usually on adjustable cord for length ~15"
Materials: Waxed Irish linen; stones, bone, beads to decorate
Techniques: Narlbinding, an ancient knotless looping technique which predates knitting
Price: $60 each

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"Circle of the Sun"

Even among the barren rocks, nature finds a way to blossom. The warming Alberta Badland's sun brings to life a profusion of green and yellow for our contemplation.

21" tall x 15" wide
Materials: Cotton, pipe cleaners, buttons, embroidery threads and yarns
Techniques: Hand dyed, handmade stamped images, wrapped pipecleaners, machine and hand embroidered, central panel appliqued onto background
Price: $440
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"Sedimentary Swirls"

Water traces lines in the mud; the wind and the sun set them in stone. One of the wonders of the Alberta Badlands is this ability to see the ephemeral motion of wind and water permanently etched in stone.

19" tall x 15" wide
Materials: Velvet, chiffon, cotton
Techniques: The focus panel is hand dyed cotton free machine embroidered to show the dried crackled mud after the rains; the background is chiffon, free machine embroidered onto velvet then melted with a heat gun
Price: $425
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"Spiral Gyro"

A whirl of spiral stitching, symbolizing growth and possibility, on a plain of saffron and ochre, inspired by the Medicine Wheels of the Plains aboriginal peoples.

26" tall x 20" wide
Materials: 100% cotton
Techniques: Hand dyed, hand and machine embroidered to build up 3D 'wheels', quilted
SOLD
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"Desert Flowers"

Here the fleeting, magical bursting to life of the profusion of wildflowers is framed by ancient weathered sandstone cliffs of thy Alberta Badlands that have been carved by wind and water.

28" tall x 26" wide
Materials: Cotton, embroidery threads, pipecleaners
Techniques: Hand dyed, handmade stamped images, hand and machine embroidered, quilted
Price: $990
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"Landscape #1"

The Riparian habitat alongside the Red Deer River is home to cottonwood and willow trees along with saskatoon, rose and buffalo-berry bushes which together inspire this study of colour of one out of the three major Park habitats.

6" tall and 8" wide
Materials: Ribbons, miscellaneous threads and yarns
Techniques: Woven, free machine embroidery
SOLD
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"Landscape #2"

The Alberta Badlands habitat in the Park is a region where wind and water have carved the bedrock. This includes eroded rock surfaces which can reveal iron oxide deposits which in turn inspire this colour study.

8" tall x 6" tall
Materials: Ribbon, miscellaneous threads and yarns
Techniques: Woven, free machine embroidery
SOLD
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"Diptych a Deux"

River and rock, stream and stone, pond and pebble ... the Badlands landscape is the product of the ineffable interactions of these two elements.

26" tall x 30" wide
Materials: Quilter's cotton, denim, tyvek, miscellaneous threads and yarns
Techniques: Hand dyed and painted, melted, free machine embroidery, handmade cords, appliqued, quilted
SOLD
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"Topology"

Smooth, weathered pebbles and scarred mud drapings are interconnected throughout the Alberta Badlands landscape; both the result of glacial erosion, both layered throughout the buttes, gulches and canyons; both
timelessly interrelated.

16" tall x 21" wide
Materials: Cotton, corduroy, denim, tyvek
Techniques: Hand dyed and painted, melted, free machine embroidery, appliqued, quilted
SOLD
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"Sunshine Rains"

The merriment of the wildflowers, reaching for the sun and dancing in the wind, joyous in their brief burst of life, rains happiness over the lucky eyewitness.

24" tall x 28" wide
Materials: Cottons, silks, acrylic felt
Techniques: Hand dyed, handmade stamped images, reverse appliqued, quilted, stamped and heat embossed images
Price: $650

 


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