JUMBLIES: Another Micro-grant Update

An update from Junyee Wang on her Toronto Arts Council Micro-grant through Platform A!

“Silk is a precious gift from nature. Recognizing the beauty, strength and poetic connections that silk brings, cultures around the world have woven the textile into their history and traditions. Ubiquitous is the fascination about the origins of silk, legends and folktales recount its origin through the ages.

With the assistance of the Community Arts Guild, we conducted two workshops with Japanese and Tamil seniors. We began with telling an old Chinese legend and then painting on silk. Using a variety of techniques, the seniors created silk handkerchiefs and silk-screened canvas boards.”