"I’ve been playing with it on and off ever since."
"From there I was just inspired," Reimer said.
PAINTBRUSH STUDIO FABRICS TRIAL
Reimer added trial and error has also been an invaluable teacher, along with sharing tales with other dyers.Īround 20 years ago she learned artists could dye their own fabric and she was immediately interested while watching a demonstration hosted by the Nifty Needlers at the Killarney Fair. She has attended in-person demonstrations, watched online tutorials on YouTube, read books, listened to CDs and done other things to perfect her art. Her path to fabric dyeing has been one of mediation and commitment. Over the years she has picked up various tips and tricks to create her fabrics, each action creating different results. "I’ve always been interested in fabric and sewing and crafting fabric has always been my passion," Reimer said. Reimer is a fabric hand-dyer, using Procion Dyes to create rich, energetic and one-of-a-kind creations. Like Bruce, Killarney-based artist Carol Reimer helps people find their artistic expression by providing the tools to create. It’s a joy when another person sees a piece she has created and can relate to the thoughts transcribed to canvas and feel the joy that went into a piece, the artist said. It is therapeutic working on pieces, as each creation serves as an opportunity to subconsciously work through questions about the greater culture and community with each stroke of her paintbrush and movement of her hand. The piece is a beautiful combination of masterful perspective with vibrant, abstract expression. She is currently creating a piece centred on a large cityscape, passionately working to bring the vision in her head to reality. She hopes to see the town one day become a creative enclave for artists. "I really need the spaciousness of being out here and the quietness and the beauty of nature itself being all around me." "I love being in the country, and it’s a huge part of my process as a creator," Bruce said. She saw potential in an old house and worked to rejuvenate the space to create a hub for artistic knowledge seekers. She later found a place of her own in 2012. She discovered the tiny town while visiting a friend and immediately fell in love. For her, being able to call Holmfield home has been a dream come true. She said she enjoyed urban life but was always drawn to the country. While she was born in New York, Bruce grew up in Winnipeg with her artist parents.Ī creation by fabric-dyeing artist Carol Reimer of Killarney. "They’re little gems for when you get up close," Bruce said with a chuckle. The collage details serve as little surprises for people, she said, drawing them into her world as they carefully study her pieces. Her studio is a place to recharge and embrace inspiration and creativity.Ĭollaging is often brought into her work and she gently adds tiny details that can be discovered upon closer viewing. "Being on the floor gives me the liberty of dancing as I’m moving and growing and rolling and moving my paintbrush around on the canvas," Bruce said.
Vibrant movements play a role in each painting, she said, and often her canvas will be laid on the floor where she can experiment with the process of capturing movement through colourful paints. Now, Bruce mainly works with paint and canvas - a turbulent process that involves the use of her entire body. This passion for hands-on creation has held true for her over the years, even as she has explored different mediums.īruce later began to play with handmade papers and spent years creating sculptures and teaching workshops. She enjoyed the hands-on process of working with clay. I enjoy getting people together."īruce’s first foray into art was as a potter. Holmfield artist Katharine Bruce with a painting she did in Mexico. She added many of the people who have come to her workshops have not been artists and creating helps them find their voice. "They created their own club."īruce said she appreciates sharing space with people who are passionate about being creative, too. "Some of these women, they were often going into Winnipeg to do workshops and connect with other artists," Bruce said. It’s amazing to see strong Westman women unite and explore each other’s studios and find connections in a rural setting each month. Drawn Together is a great group of incredibly talented ladies, she said.
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