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Edwina Sutherland
I cannot remember a time when I didn't sew. My mother gave me
free reign on her sewing machine by the time I was eight and
I have never stopped since! I am a professional dressmaker,
specializing in historic reproduction costumes.
I was asked to make a cloth doll for a client in 1999 and this
opened up a whole new world to me and a new way to explore the
medium of cloth.
I live in Ottawa, Canada with my husband and two children. |
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Credentials:
Canadian Doll Artists Association member since it began in 1999
2004- 2006 President of All Dolled Up, our Ottawa cloth doll club.
They are a wild bunch of creative women and a big support to
me.
Awards:
2005: Canadian Doll Artists Association (CDAA) competition,
3rd place for "The Unbearable Lightness of Being... A
Fire Goddess" and "Old Fairies Never Die, They Just
Get Busy, Dusting The Daisies."
2004: Canadian Doll Artists Association (CDAA) competition,
3rd place for "The Young Embroiderer" and "Curly
McWooly"
2003: CDAA competition, 2nd place , for "Cheap Sunglasses"
2002: CDAA competition, 1st place, for "A Day Off"
2001: CDAA competition, 1st place for "Serenity Angel"
Credits:
September 2009 Article in Quilting Arts Gifts special issue
May 2009 Artist in Residence at the Ottawa Valley Quilt Guild Show
Nov 2008 Featured in "Creative Cloth Explorations: Adventures in Fairy-Inspired Fiber Art"
Nov 2008 “Inside Story 2” featured in Soft Dolls & Animals
Sept 2008 “Inside Story 1” featured in Soft Dolls & Animals
Dec 2007 "Felted Santa" featured in A Needle Pulling Thread
Mar 2007 “Ribbons Fairy” pattern featured in Soft Dolls & Animals
Sept 2006 Best of Soft Dolls & Animals book
Mar 2006 “ Fire Goddess” featured in Art Doll Quarterly
Jan 2006 "Dylan" design featured in Soft Dolls & Animals
Dec 2005 "Dylan" design featured in Soft Dolls & Animals
Nov 2005 "Emmeline" featured in Soft Dolls & Animals
Oct 2005 "Fire Goddess" featured in Doll Crafter
Aug 2005 "Fire Goddess" featured article in Dolls United
May 2004 CJOH TV featured on "Regional Contact"
May 2004, "Long John McWooly" in Soft Dolls & Animals
April 2004 OSCAR newspaper, "featured artist" article
Dec 2003 Featured in the "Fresh Faces" section of Dolls
Dec 2003 "Cheap Sunglasses" in Soft Dolls & Animals
Mar 2003 "Flame and Ember" pattern in Soft Dolls and Animals
July 2003 "Cheap Sunglasses" in Canadian Creations
Teaching
I regularly teach classes in making felted and cloth dolls.
Contact me if you would like me to teach in your area. |
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