Ever wondered what you could do with your photographs besides look at them on the computer or share them on Facebook? Consider incorporating them into your artwork.
On Thursday (May 2) at 7:30 p.m., as part of the Thursday Artist Talk speaker series at the Surrey Art Gallery, White Rock-based artist Karen Kroeker will use a PowerPoint presentation as well as actual items in various stages of completion to show how she transfers photographic images to fabric, then enhances the details, colours, and textures with machine and hand stitching. The result of this combination of traditional and digital media is a distinctive and personal artwork. Kroeker will also bring works that display other types of photographic transfer techniques, such as packing tape transfers.
Admission to the talk is free.
Kroeker is recently retired from the Surrey School District as a high school visual arts instructor. A life-long learner, she remains motivated by taking art and photography courses, reading books on mixed media, and subscribing to magazines that inspire her to try new media and techniques. Her artworks have been featured in solo and group exhibitions. Kroeker is an active member of the Crescent Beach Photography Club.
There will be time for questions and conversation during and following the talk, which concludes by 9 p.m.
The event is presented by the Surrey Art Gallery Association in partnership with the Surrey Art Gallery, and with support from the Arts Council of Surrey. Surrey Art Gallery Association (SAGA) is a non-profit society that offers its members the opportunity to participate in and respond to contemporary art, and be part of a community that actively supports the Surrey Art Gallery.
Surrey Art Gallery is located at 13750 88 Ave. Phone 604-501-5566 or check www.surrey.ca/artgallery.