Suzu / woven wares
Hello, I am Suzuna, often called Suzu as well.
I was born and raised on the island of Okinawa - in sunshine, oceanic air (include many typhoons) and deep mysticism, which is beating the heart of what I am.
My current locality is Victoria on Vancouver Island, also abundant in salty air and presence of nature - where by chance I met a friendly weaver who showed me how to weave, and so it began a weaver’s story.
As I weave on, air/space became my main medium. For me the choice of fibre creates the ‘bones’ while the ‘flow’ of cloth is created by the space/air woven between threads. I often say I am weaving air, and in that space also lives my intention for every cloth; something that speaks for itself and becomes beautiful in our hands. Often an amulet for protections and many blessings.
I thank you kindly for your attention to my heart in words.
may we all be blessed with handwoven loves xx
suzu
MEGAN SAMMS / live textiles
Megan Samms is a natural dyer and handweaver fostering a land based craft practice. Megan lives and works in her traditional home and territory, Katalisk, Ktaqmkuk (Codroy Valley, Newfoundland). Her work takes functional forms and is ultimately meant for daily use and many purposes in a life. Her intention is to integrate function, beauty and usefulness, ask questions about quality and sufficiency while troubling traditionalism. She reclaims the act of cloth making in her traditional territory.