May 19, 2025

I am pleased to share good news that my work “Divine Harmony: Offering to Mother Earth and Father Sun” has been selected for a group show ARTS 2025.

I participated in this show twice before (2018, 2020) and I am thankful that the organizers are still interested in presenting traditional art forms along the new media, which now also includes AI generated art. Surrey is truly multicultural city and ARTS 2025 exhibition brings together artists from around the world who now call Surrey their home. While the selected works offer a truly colourful mix of ideas and techniques, they all reveal their creators’ common enthusiasm for visual arts and dedication to the creative process.

To be able to participate with a piece made entirely by hand in a five hundred years old technique is rather remarkable in this day and age, and I will use the opportunity to popularize the bobbin lace art to the broad audience. In promotion materials the Divine Harmony is described as Mixed Media, probably due to need for brevity, so I hope for a chance to share more information about my work and bobbin lace technique in general at two related live events: Artist Open Mic on June 5th, or at the Summer Art Party on July 5th. 

For those of you unable to visit the the gallery in person, you can see the work here: Divine Harmony

Also, you can watch a short documentary, produced for CBC Creator Network, about Colin Hamilton, an artist woodworker who made the frame for my lace:
“Ancient Craft, Modern Art : On the quiet shores of Pender Island, Colin Hamilton found his calling as a master of the ancient art form of woodworking. Watch as this Canadian artist transforms raw lumber into works of art…”

After years of neglect, the Canadian arts and crafts are finally getting some attention…and that is welcome news indeed!

Please share with your friends and support local arts this spring and summer!

Lenka