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.

Paintings:

Paintings on canvas and on Arches paper vary in sizes from 10 by 12 inches to 6 by 9 feet.  Larger format work may be commissioned. 

To view a sample of paintings, see further down this page.  For information on where to purchase these paintings

please contact Paulette Marie 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 John Kobel              

   Paulette making finishing touches of tapestry called "Gedalya".  Avmor Collection, Montreal.  Photo by Avrum Morrow

Paintings:

Paintings on canvas and on Arches paper vary in sizes from 10 by 12 inches to 6 by 9 feet.  Larger format work may be commissioned. 

A sample of paintings (click on image to enlarge; click on browser's Back button to return to this page):

For information on where to purchase these paintings

please contact Paulette Marie Sauvé.

Email address :

paulette@paulettesauve.com

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