The Continuing Thread

Barbara Luxton / Ann MacGillivray / Vita Plume / Leslie Sampson / Ruth Scheuing - “The Continuing Thread” is an exhibition which examines the relationship between textiles and their use within a fine art tradition. Although all have lived and worked in Nova Scotia at one time they come from very different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Together they bring varied historical traditions and references to their work. Each is interested in the particular potential for textiles to communicate and in the individual and personal relation everyone has with cloth. There is also evident an exploration of the many decorative and functional traditions of cloth. This show attempts to disclaim the mistaken notion that today’s textiles have no symbolic or recognizable content. Everyday textiles do contain very specific messages about monetary value, function, occupation, sex, age, etc.