Shuttles Thrown:
75 Years of Weaving in the
Guild of Canadian Weavers
Exhibition Committee:
Sharon Gardiner, Anne Gilmer, Mackenzie Kelly-Frère, Dani Ortman, Amanda Rataj, Megan Samms
Exhibition posted online January 2023.
Perhaps only a weaver knows the feeling of sitting down at the loom in front of a newly tensioned warp with shuttle in hand. The cloth about to be woven may be destined for the kitchen table, the shoulders of a dear friend or the walls of an art gallery. In any case the thrill of possibility is the same. Thread upon thread, the cloth materializes as if by magic. Of course the weaver knows that it is through careful planning and the thoughtful, accumulated movement of hands and feet that the finished cloth arrives.
Shuttles Thrown: 75 Years of Weaving in the Guild of Canadian Weavers brings together weaving from across the country. Members new and old have submitted their best work. Some have joined the GCW only this year while others have been members for several decades. The exhibition committee is thrilled to share each and every entry with our weaving community in this online exhibition. We are grateful to all members who have shared their weaving with us. Whether you weave for your family, livelihood or creative expression, your handwoven cloth is an expression of care and thoughtful attention. Your work in this exhibition demonstrates the ways in which our weaving community contributes to the fields of craft and art in Canada. We admire your creativity, artistry and technique and hope that this exhibition will inspire all of our members to explore at their looms with shuttle in hand.

Amanda Wood

Amanda Rataj

Anita Cazzola

Anne Gilmer

Anne-Marie Poulin

Barbara Scott

Corrina Hammond

Dani Ortman

Dawn Merritt

Denice McMechan

Dawn Michelle Russell

Elizabeth Bryan

Evelyn Schwabe

Fern Facette

Janet Fontaine

Jeanelle Fischer

Jessica McDonald

Karen Adams

Karen LeBlanc

Kayla Walsh

Lois Hunter

Louise Lemieux Berube

Louise Smith

Louise Vandernagel

Lynn Crow

Mackenzie Kelly-Frère
Megan Samms

Mima Preston
Olga Savovich

Ozana Gherman

Patricia Sauder

Rami Schandall

Rosemary Campbell

Sharon Broadley

Sharon Gardiner

Sheila Carey

Susan E. O’Riordan

Susan Harvey

Susan Styrchak

Tracey O'Brien

Velma Hudson

Wendy Lauzon

Yvonne Coopmans
