Lineal Threads: Elowen Megan & Kathleen Black

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Kathleen Black, “Bunting Lake, Snowy Owl,” no date

thread on paper map (courtesy of the Gallery)

Lineal Threads - a mother-daughter fibre odyssey. Artists Kathleen Black & Elowen Megan embark on a joint fibre exploration. Texture has always been a point of interest for both artists, and the tactile nature of fibre makes it the perfect medium which to sprout artistic creations. Using cotton, wool, silk and other fibres they ‘paint’; inspiring each other to explore the possibilities of fibre in art.   

Elowen grew up immersed in the arts. She dabbled in many areas of fine arts as a child and while attending university training to be a classical singer. Elowen found her interest in felting by receiving a felting kit as a Christmas gift from her husband. From there the exploration blossomed and the wool has taken over! 

The needle felting process starts with a small barbed needle and wool roving . When stabbing through the wool the scales of the needle catch on the fibre entwining them together. Through time and diligent work the fibres are bonded together into the delightful designs you see.

Kathleen was happily encouraged to paint on walls as a child!  She is comfortable in many mediums such as cast glass, pate de verre, acrylic, oil, watercolour, fibre and mixed media. She is inspired by her Prairie home and its strong people and is fascinated by the concepts of time.