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Paulette Marie Sauve, m.f.a.,
paintings in oil & mixed media on canvas,
monotypes, tapestry
BIOGRAPHY:
Paulette Marie Sauve (pronounced sovay) was born in North Bay, Ontario.
She studied visual arts, architecture and painting at the Institut des
Arts Appliqués in Montreal, Quebec.
Later, she was awarded a government grant to travel to France where she
discovered natural pigments, ancient dyes, and tapestry, notably at the
Manufacture des Gobelins.
This inspired her to write about the art of creating with natural
materials.
She later went on to study at the Université du Quebec, where she
obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1992. The MFA course included
studies in northern Italy.
From 1992 to 2002, she taught visual arts and organized exhibitions and
cultural events.
She then returned to her studio to work full time at tapestry, painting
and creating illustrated books.
Paulette has published two books in French: "La Teinture Naturelle",
and, "Le Filage", as well as two CD-ROMs about the history of textile
art in New England and New France. She is a trained volunteer tutor for
English Literacy, and a member of the South Shore Reading Council.
She has given lectures, seminars and workshops in the USA, Canada and
Israel.
Paulette creates commissioned paintings, and her work is shown in
galleries, museums, private and corporate collections in several
countries. She has obtained grants and awards, notably in 2002, she
received Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 50th Golden Jubilee Medal
awarded by The Governor General of Canada. She also received
grants from the Canada Arts Council, and is a four time recipient of the
Quebec Minister of Cultural Affairs Grants.
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VIEW MUSEUM ACTIVITIES, SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
Tapestry:
The tapestries,
as seen in the illustrations below, are woven
using the
"Gobelins" high-warp
technique, in a similar manner to those woven in the
sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries:
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Paulette
and contemporary Les Gobelins tapestry loom.
Photo by Claude Gagnon
The
artist often creates unique shapes that are
sculpted directly on the loom during the weaving process.
The
following jpeg images show the triptych
"Iridescent Marsh/Marais Irise", by Paulette-Marie Sauvé. This was
commissioned by Cadillac Fairview and installed in the Toronto Dominion Centre in 1985: in the first image (01), the triptych is photographed at
night, and at an angle, (the room being too narrow to take a photo from
the centre); the panel on the left is 9 feet high by 11 feet long (2.74
X 3.35 meters), and the two large panels on the right if placed together
measure 10 feet high by 26 feet long (3.05 X 7.92 m).
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Paulette-Marie Sauve's
project, "Iridescent Marsh", is installed on adjacent walls of
the west lobby of the Canadian Pacific Tower. Borrowing from elements of
Bauhaus design, she has created irregular triangles of exuberant color,
representing her interpretation of the Canadian landscape (Flora growing
in marsh areas). Seen from
outside, these shapes provide an interesting diagonal play with the
horizontal and vertical framework of the Mies van der Roe architecture.
The artist's interest in color is evident both in the finished tapestry
and in the creative process itself-she made her own dyes in order to
achieve a maximum range of color relationships. The technique used is
high warp tapestry weaving with a wool weft and cotton warp. The combined
weight of all 3 pieces is approximately 113 kilograms, and total
production time was ten months."
Quote from the
TD Centre brochure
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"Lieu Sacré" by
Paulette-Marie Sauvé, tapestry : 6 x
6 feet, wool, silk, cotton.
Woven in the Les Gobelins style, the
triangular shape is sculpted directly on the loom. Photo by G
Dempsey 
Paulette making finishing touches of tapestry called
"Gedalya". Avmor Collection, Montreal. Photo by
Avrum Morrow
Copyright
© 2000-2008 Paulette Marie Sauvé
paulette@paulettesauve.com
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Letter of Thanks from Paulette Sauve:
"There
are moments when I teach art classes,
organize art exhibitions, and cultural activities.
(See photos below)
My studio is situated
near
Vercheres, Quebec, the birthplace of the
musician who composed the national hymn of Canada, Calixa Lavallee.
He was born in 1842.
An exhibit was created to commemorate his brilliant career.
I wish to express my deepest gratitude to the following
people for their encouragement
and support for the programs presented in various events:
Suzanne
Parmentier-Tetreault, Mr. and Mrs
Joshua Ronn, Claude Laurin,
Honorable Stephane Bergeron, Deputy Minister for Vercheres, John Saleba, Eric
Barry, Danielle Pigeon, Rosemonde Desjardins, Francine Allen, Peter Wrona, Danielle
Peret, Helene Lasnier, Elise Dubuc and
Francis Back.
Photos by :
John Kobel, Gilles
Dempsey, Rosaire Turcotte, Claude Gagnon, P. Sauvé, Jean-Louis
Mireault, Avrum Morrow"
You will find below, some of the
activities organized in the museum.
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Other studio activities:
These include workshops for children in creating paintings,
murals and
tapestries.
For
several years PM Sauvé and her husband raised
purebred sheep on a small farm in Quebec.
On occasion she organizes educational activities for children, and
cultural events.
The following is a sample of photographs from our art
workshops for children.
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Workshop in painting, and silkscreen on fabric. |
Workshop in collage. |
Children's artwork
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Jean-Pierre is seen on the right carding fleece to separate the
fibres.
Evie, in the center, is spinning wool
fibres as Janie looks
on.
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Nicholas and François are preparing yarns for weaving on the
loom in the background. |
Children weaving on Gobelin tapestry loom. |
Children learning
about
ancient dye plants |
If you are a painter, a writer, a weaver, a potter, a musician, or an artist
in any medium, you can offer the biggest gift to children in your
community.
Education in the arts provides a good background that inspires
children to later become productive members of society.
You can
provide wonderful and enjoyable moments for those who are in the streets after school hours. Set aside some
time in your schedule to offer workshops to children. |
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Museum
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A few photos from
the exhibition Textiles in New England and New France by Paulette-Marie
Sauvé
(Click on images to
enlarge. Please note that some of the images can't be enlarged.)
| Spinning Flax and Wool
Different types of spinning wheels
were used in New England and New France.
The type of wheel we see here was used for
spinning both wool and flax.
 Suzanne Parmentier-Tetreault
using a spinning wheel made in 1840's by Fernand Ouellet,
Village-des-Aulnaies, Quebec |
Paulette-Marie, in 2003, during a celebration of
the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Champlain to the
shores of the Richelieu River. She is wearing a reproduction of a costume
worn by women in the 1700s in New France.
The coat was usually made of handspun and hand woven
wool, dyed with the root of the madder plant.
The skirt was also of wool and dyed dark brown
with bark and oak galls which contain tannin.
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"What is essential is
invisible to the eye ....
it is with the heart that one sees
rightly"
Antoine
de Saint-Exupéry
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Copyright
© 2000-2008 Paulette Marie Sauvé
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