Bettina Matzkuhn
matzkuhn.bsky.social
Bettina Matzkuhn
@matzkuhn.bsky.social
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Artist, textile, embroidery, living world www.bettinamatzkuhn.ca
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shirt/jacket combo is nice, too
thanks for the kind words. It's a remarkable place....
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Polish artist NeSpoon from Warsaw, known for her street art featuring traditional lace pattern imagery #womensart
Pleased to have my piece "Alluvium" accepted to the Saltspring National Art Prize runs Sept 27-Oct 19 #ssnap #embroidery #handembroidery #landscapeart #kluane #yukon
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Artists deserve more than survival. They deserve recognition, respect, and fair pay.

This article unpacks the “starving artist” myth and calls for a cultural shift toward valuing artists as professionals.

Read here: carfacbc.ca/the-myth-of-...

#CARFAC #CARFACBC #ArtistsRights #VisualArts
Finished piece ready to go on backing - hack leaf, ferns, willows and waterfalls #embroidery #handembroidery
If you've ever had an exhibition fee paid, or hope to have one, join CARFAC. Strength in numbers. Actors, film industry workers, musicians all have unions. This is as close as visual artists have and we need to link arms.
many thanks....we'll wish you well and all good wishes on the 4th
two old mountains hanging out. Kluane Park at dusk #embroidery #handembroidery #kluane #yukon
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When we work together, we can make great advancements for our communities! Founded by artists like the late Jack Chambers in 1968, CARFAC is a democratic, non-profit, national artist-run organisation for visual artists. Join our network of artists helping artists: carfacbc.ca/join/
Embroidered glacier....pleasantly thick on the cloth. Endangered IRL. #embroidery #handembroidery #glacier #yukon #contemporarycraft
Inviting you to a small but mighty show of embroidery at the Silk Weaving Studio on Granville Island, Vancouver BC. Happy to be amongst four artists who use thread to explore ideas. Opening May 22, 6:30 to 8:30pm.There will be a "stitch in" June 1, noon to 4. #embroidery #handembroidery
what strength to stand up to all that x-examination argh
Installing work for my exhibit GEAR at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in Almonte ON. Opens tomorrow may3 from 2-4 #embroidery #handembroidery #natureart #mvtm #contemporarycraft
I'm not happy with the combative US vs Canada line because I know we have many friends in the US who want to work on the same global issues. In good faith.