Attention: public performance!

The point of this event is to draw attention to the unique and beautiful art of tapestry and to encourage everyone to explore creativity and imagination.

The public will get a chance to witness the process of creating a tapestry outdoors from the very beginning to the end.  I believe this may even be the first event of this kind in the history of Toronto and all of Canada!

As a professional artist in the field of textiles, I would like to show the audience how attractive and relevant the art of tapestry can be nowadays.  After all, it combined a variety of types of folk weave, accumulated a wealth of knowledge dating many centuries back, and therefore earned the right to be preserved, properly presented and popularized.  A tapestry can become a distinctive and refined touch to any household interior or a public space.  It takes many hours of meditation, concentration and hard work to create this unique art.  It is made by hand with love.

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On October 24, the innovative project street-art tapestry took place in front of the backdrop of Canada's most well-known place, Niagara Falls. The stunning panorama of American and Canadian waterfalls was incredibly impressive and inspired me as an artist to create and communicate with people.

On October 17, street-art tapestry took place at the Distillery district, one of the brightest art centers in Toronto. Great weather, friendly and interested people added creative inspiration.

The exciting action of creating a tapestry on the street took place throughout the day, on October 7, in downtown Toronto.

It started in the square in front of the Royal Ontario Museum, ROM 100 Queens Park, at 10 am and lasted until 12 pm. It was interesting to watch the visitors who came to the Museum and saw something they did not expect. Both they and I were delighted. People had a lot of questions. The most important thing I realized for myself is that the audience is not actually familiar with the tapestry. Many times I was asked: “If it is a rug?” And I just wanted to shout: "No! This is not a rug. It is an art form that is always the beauty and highlight of any interior.

The next point was the Square at the corner of the Art Gallery of Toronto, AGO 317 Dundas St.W. From 12:30 pm to 3 pm. There were people who came to the AGO for the exhibition. Many of them knew more about the tapestry and some of them even are professionals who also work in this creative field. It was so exciting.

And the final destination was Young Dundas Square, a place extremely crowded. As much as the atmosphere was not creative there at all, I found that it was very difficult to focus on the creative process. But in this situation, the wonderful music of the violinist, who played it a few steps away from me, became a psychological stimulus. At about six o'clock I managed to finish work on the project, I was extremely tired, but also happy to implement the idea. And I believe that such events should continue to be taken, because they attract the attention of society.

Film: Olya Glotka
@olya.glotka