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Paulette Marie Sauve, m.f.a.,

paintings in oil & mixed media on canvas,

monotypes, tapestry

BIOGRAPHY:

Paulette Marie Sauvé was born in North Bay, Ontario. Her interest in architecture and painting inspired her move to Montreal where she studied at the Institut des Arts Appliqués. She won a government grant to travel to France where she discovered natural pigments, ancient dyes, and tapestry, notably the Manufacture des Gobelins. 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.

Paulette’s work is shown in galleries, museums, private and corporate collections in several countries. She creates commissioned works for government and corporate buildings, and has given lectures, seminars and workshops in the USA, Canada and Israel. She is also an author, having published two books and two CD-ROMs.
Paulette 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.

ARTWORK BY SAUVÉ IS FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING CORPORATE COLLECTIONS :

Teleglobe Canada; Le Ministère des Travaux Publics du Québec; The Avmor Collection, Montreal; Le Ministère des Affaires Sociales du Québec; Cadillac Fairview, Toronto, Ontario; Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Montreal; COPAFO, Burkina Faso, West Africa; Le Musée des Baleiniers basques, Red Bay, Labrador, Canada.

ITEMS ABOUT SAUVÉ IN BOOKS AND MAJOR PUBLICATIONS :

Les arts contemporains au Québec : les années 90 / Contemporary arts in Quebec : the 90's, Maurice Soudeyns, Montréal : Société générale d'édition, 1994. "Illudere", Catalog of the Group exhibition held in Boissano, Italy, published by the Université du Québec à Montréal, 1990. The Avmor Collection, Avmor Foundation Publisher, Montreal, 2004; pgs 151, 203 and 209. Nouvelle tapisserie québécoise, Catalog of the exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art of Montreal, 1978 ; Biennale de la nouvelle tapisserie québécoise, Catalog, Museum of Contemporary Art of Montreal, 1979; Les Oeuvres d’art du Ministère des travaux publics, Editeur Officiel du Québec, Gouv. du Québec, 1980; The Art Guide, The Monthly Review of Exhibitions at Galleries and Museums in New England.

Other media events: several radio interviews and television appearances, numerous newspaper and magazine articles, mentioned on various Web sites since 1997, member of Artists In Canada.

BURSARIES AND AWARDS

2002 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 50th Golden Jubilee Medal awarded by The Governor General of Canada

1993 Ministère de la Culture du Québec (Quebec Minister of Cultural Affairs).

1989 Ministère de la Culture du Québec (Quebec Minister of Cultural Affairs).

1984 Ministère de la Culture du Québec (Quebec Minister of Cultural Affairs).

1983 Ministère de la Culture du Québec (Quebec Minister of Cultural Affairs).

1975 Student of Art Grant for studies in France sponsored by Office Franco-Québécois.

1974 Short term Grant Canada Arts Council.

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS WRITTEN BY PM SAUVÉ

From Colonial Fabric to Virtual Cloth, CD-ROM author: Paulette-Marie Sauvé, Published by Tournade, 2001, ISBN: 0-9688935-0-3

De l’étoffe du pays au tissu virtuel: Visitez un musée virtuel sur CD-ROM, author: Paulette-Marie Sauvé, Published by the SPCL, Bibliotheque nationale du Quebec, 2001 ISBN: 2-9807162-0-0

La Teinture Naturelle au Québec, by Paulette-Marie Sauvé, Éd. De L’Aurore, Montréal, 1977. ISBN :0-88532-164-2

Le Filage, by Paulette-Marie Sauvé, Éd. De L’Aurore, Montréal, 1977. ISBN :0-88532-139-1

SELECTED AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:

1989 "Illudere ou se jouer du trompe-l′oeil", Centro internazionale di sperimentazioni artistiche
Marie-Louise Jeanneret,
Boissano (Italie) , Italy

1989 "Illudere ou se jouer du trompe-l′oeil", Galerie de l′UQAM, Montréal

Paintings:

Paintings and prints vary in sizes from 12 by 12 inches to 6 by 9 feet, and larger for commissioned work.

To view high resolution photos of recent paintings

please contact Paulette Sauvé.

Email address :

paulette@paulettesauve.com

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:

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).

" 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

paulette@paulettesauve.com

Letter of Thanks from Paulette Sauve:

"From time to time I organize art classes, 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. In 1996 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 we presented in collaboration:

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.


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.	Workshop in painting, and silkscreen on fabric.	Workshop in collage.	Children's artwork
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.	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.

Museum

A few photos from the exhibition Textiles in New England and New France

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

This part is called the "Mother-of-all". The two upright posts are called the "maidens" which hold the flyer and bobbin in place on a hand forged iron spindle shaft. The spindle shaft rests on two pieces of leather in the center of the maidens. At the left end of the shaft you can see the  orifice through which the wool must pass in order to be threaded over the hooks and onto the bobbin.
One very important factor in setting up a spinning wheel is the correct position of the two parts of the driving cord.

This cord or belt is doubled on the large wheel and stretched over the throat of the pulleys on the spindle shaft: each half of the cord fits snuggly in first one and then the other pulley of the spindle shaft.

Some spinning wheels have three pulleys, the main point to remember is that one pulley drives the bobbin and the other one or two pulleys drive the spindle shaft which is connected to the flyer.

The treadle is attached to the axle

of the large wheel by the footman,

which is a thin piece of wood that has

a small hole at the bottom

in which a cord is attached.

This cord, usually a four inch length of

linen yarn, is doubled and pulled

through two holes

in the treadle. Enough slack is left in

the cord to make a space of about

one half inch between the footman and

the treadle.

The two basic spinning techniques are "z" and "s" spun yarn. If the wheel is turned in a clockwise fashion, then the yarn coming out of the orifice is twisted in a "z" shape, that is, the angle of the twist resembles the letter "z". This is called "z" spun "singles" yarn. This yarn may be used as is, or it can be plied by twisting two or more singles yarns together.

The proper tension of the cord driving the bobbin and flyer, and the position of the hands during the spinning process.

The mother-of-all is moved back or forward by a tension device activated by turning the handle on the end of the table of the spinning wheel. The handle is seen here at the bottom of the photo.
Spinning first began with the twisting
of fibers to make a continuous thread.

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.

18th Century Weaving Shuttle

made in Saint-Lawrence valley, Canada

18th Century Weaving Loom

made in Kamouraska,

Quebec, Canada

19th Century
Linen Hackler
made in Saint-Lawrence valley, Canada

18th Century

Linen Comb with hand forged iron teeth; made in Saint-Lawrence valley, Canada

19th Century Linen Towel. Handspun line flax in warp, and tow in weft. Bleached with handmade lye.

Saint-Lawrence valley, Canada

18th Century Homespun Linen Towel, hand-woven with handspun linen, made in Saint-Lawrence valley, Canada

Late 19th Century Homespun blanket, hand-woven with handspun natural fleece, narrow bands of indigo dyed wool, made in Saint-Lawrence valley, Canada

Early 20th Century Homespun Wool Shawls, hand-woven with handspun natural fleece, three have Ampolina tar based dyes on narrow bands at each end; made in Saint-Lawrence valley, Canada

18th Century Homespun Wool Shawl, hand-woven with handspun natural brown fleece, made in Saint-Lawrence valley, Canada
The "Walking Wheel", used in 18th century New England and New France used the spindle horizontally. By adding a series of pulleys activated by the large wheel, the spinster first made the wheel turn while walking one step backward, and drawing out the fibers to allow them to twist into yarn, and then walked one step forward to allow the spun yarn to be wound onto the spool. This wheel had no peddle and no flyer.
(Photos from a CD-ROM by PM Sauve, of a virtual museum, describing 400 years of textile art in the Saint-Lawrence valley.)

PM Sauve is a member of Artists in Canada: http://www.artistsincanada.com/php/linklist.php?Page=0&Pages=1&cat=1&name=&cnty=36&prov=12&typ=&city=Vercheres