Landon Carletti
BIO
Landon Carletti is a Canadian textile maker and designer with a focus on using scraps of collected fabric and stitch methods to work sustainably. His work centers on the idea of fusion, specifically of materials and concepts and aesthetics.
Born to parents who immigrated from El Salvador, he is the youngest of 3 and the first generation of his family to be born Canadian. He grew up in Mississauga and is currently based there. With a Diploma in Theatre Production from Humber College he found his passion working with costumes and garment construction and went on to specialize in textiles at Sheridan College. His identity has evolved over the course of his life and continues to be shaped by his explorations in life.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
THE HOCKEY RAVE JERSEY
They say it takes a village to achieve a goal. In the case of The Hockey Rave Jersey, that saying is an understatement. In this work, Landon Carletti uses the iconic status of the hockey jersey to represent and celebrate how his experience of being in the Hockey, Queer and Rave communities have shaped him into who he is today. The experience of being made by 3 such different worlds led him to highlight the contrasting differences while also examining what makes them similar. When viewing this piece, Landon urges the viewer to think about the word community and the experience of emotion in humans across identities. The Hockey Rave Jersey comes into the world at a time when transgender existence is fighting to be seen, accepted and respected, not just in sports, but on a fundamental level of simply wanting to belong in community.
FEATURED Work
Title: The Hockey Rave Jersey, detail
Dimensions: 65 in. (arm span) , 25 in. (torso top to bottom)
Year: 2023
Materials: Kantha stitch, crazy quilt patchwork, sewing
Title: The Hockey Rave Jersey
Dimensions: 65 in. (arm span) , 25 in. (torso top to bottom)
Year: 2023
Materials: Kantha stitch, crazy quilt patchwork, sewing
Title: The Hockey Rave Jersey
Dimensions: 65 in. (arm span) , 25 in. (torso top to bottom)
Year: 2023
Materials: Kantha stitch, crazy quilt patchwork, sewing
Title: The Hockey Rave Jersey, detail
Dimensions: 65 in. (arm span) , 25 in. (torso top to bottom)
Year: 2023
Materials: Kantha stitch, crazy quilt patchwork, sewing
Title: The Hockey Rave Jersey, detail
Dimensions: 65 in. (arm span) , 25 in. (torso top to bottom)
Year: 2023
Materials: Kantha stitch, crazy quilt patchwork, sewing
Madison Casalino
BIO
Madison Casalino is an avid natural dyer and fibre artist from Burlington, ON. Her interest in natural colours and fibres was piqued during her time at Sheridan, spending her summer breaks on her porch filing mason jars with local plants to test new and exciting botanical colours. Wool remains her favourite material to work with, admiring it for its texture, warmth, sustainability, compatibility with natural colours, and its myriad of applications. Her love of pastel colour, especially pinks, blues and orange, reflect her carefree nature and desire to inspire joy to combat the increasing bleakness of the current social climate.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
EPHEMERAL
Ephemeral is a naturally dyed patchwork jacket that focuses on transitivity and the threatened diversity of Ontario’s native plant species. Natural dyes, biodegradable materials and spring blooms all exhibit delicate beauty that fades away over exposure to time and the elements. The work conveys this delicacy using soft spring colours made with botanicals such as cochineal, indigo and marigold, fine silk embroidery and soft woven wool all wrapped up in the warm embrace of a jacket. The native blooms depicted on the jacket highlight the importance of maintaining Ontario’s biodiversity and the dangers of planting invasive species.
FEATURED Work
Title: Ephemeral
Dimensions: 26.5 x 14 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Wool, silk, cotton & wood
Title: Ephemeral
Dimensions: 26.5 x 14 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Wool, silk, cotton & wood
Title: Ephemeral, detail
Dimensions: 26.5 x 14 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Wool, silk, cotton & wood
Title: Ephemeral, detail
Dimensions: 26.5 x 14 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Wool, silk, cotton & wood
Title: Ephemeral, detail
Dimensions: 26.5 x 14 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Wool, silk, cotton & wood
Jinduo Cui
BIO
I am a young textile artist from China. I like to find inspiration in history and always remain passionate about my field. In the future, I hope to devote myself to the sustainable development and expression of the textile field, to continue exploring new possibilities in the textile field, and hope that people will benefit from my projects and artworks.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
THE RED OCEAN
The Red Ocean is a project inspired by the human impact of the late Rococo era fashion and industrial revolution, expressing the designers' unease with the current warming and acidification of the oceans in terms of the relationship between human activity and ocean health. The project contains elements such as rococo fashion, waves and sea life, lung vessels with tumors and face masks. Through them, the designer wants to express that human activities are affecting the ocean and the planet as the center, and to tell people that the ocean is sick.Thus, people are urged to pay attention to the ocean's warming and acidification, and to form an awareness of ocean protection.
FEATURED Work
Title: The Red Ocean
Dimensions: 170 x 90 x 90 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Materials: Silk Velvet, Wool, Ice Dub, Silk Fiber, Organza, Sheer Fabric, Metallic Threads, Linen, Nylon Cotton, Beads. Techniques: Velvet Devore, Wet Felting, Embroidery
Title: The Red Ocean
Dimensions: 170 x 90 x 90 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Materials: Silk Velvet, Wool, Ice Dub, Silk Fiber, Organza, Sheer Fabric, Metallic Threads, Linen, Nylon Cotton, Beads. Techniques: Velvet Devore, Wet Felting, Embroidery
Title: The Red Ocean, detail
Dimensions: 170 x 90 x 90 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Materials: Silk Velvet, Wool, Ice Dub, Silk Fiber, Organza, Sheer Fabric, Metallic Threads, Linen, Nylon Cotton, Beads. Techniques: Velvet Devore, Wet Felting, Embroidery
Title: The Red Ocean, detail
Dimensions: 170 x 90 x 90 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Materials: Silk Velvet, Wool, Ice Dub, Silk Fiber, Organza, Sheer Fabric, Metallic Threads, Linen, Nylon Cotton, Beads. Techniques: Velvet Devore, Wet Felting, Embroidery
Title: The Red Ocean
Dimensions: 170 x 90 x 90 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Materials: Silk Velvet, Wool, Ice Dub, Silk Fiber, Organza, Sheer Fabric, Metallic Threads, Linen, Nylon Cotton, Beads. Techniques: Velvet Devore, Wet Felting, Embroidery
Dahri Koopman
BIO
Dahri Koopman is a textile artist who works with different stitch and print techniques. Their style is often evolving and not bound to one style. Their current art practice focuses on themes of trauma and healing and they hope that their art can give others who have been through similar situations that they are not alone and that there is no one right way of healing.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
I'M FINE
I’m Fine (but please don’t look through the gaps in my armor) is two interconnecting pieces that represent the artists healing process through sexual assault trauma. The first layer is machine stitched threads onto dissolvable fabric to create a lace-like cobweb of threads with various densities. Behind the threads is a quilted piece made of cyanotypes and screen prints with various images of organs, hands, and the body. The screenprinted images mimic the style of the cyanotype as a way to represent the feeling of desperation the artist often experienced within their healing journey when they felt like they had to return back to “normal” to be healed.
FEATURED Work
Title: I'm fine (but please don't look through the gaps in my armor)
Dimensions: 78 x 30 x 6 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Machine embroidery on dissolvable fabric, cyanotype and screenprinting on cotton
Title: I'm fine (but please don't look through the gaps in my armor), detail
Dimensions: 78 x 30 x 6 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Machine embroidery on dissolvable fabric, cyanotype and screenprinting on cotton
Title: (please don't look through the gaps in my armor)
Dimensions: 78 x 30 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Machine embroidery on dissolvable fabric
Title: (please don't look through the gaps in my armor), detail
Dimensions: 78 x 30 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Machine embroidery on dissolvable fabric
Siqi Li (Seraphina)
BIO
Siqi Li is a textile designer who incorporates many colours and techniques in her project. Incorporating Chinese elements and lots of colours in her works is her specialty. Whether weaving and dyeing, printing or wool felting, Siqi Li can skillfully blend each element and technique with unique insights and creativity in each area. She always conveys her themes through intricate craftsmanship and bold colour combinations in her work. Just as adept at blending multiple elements and techniques, she combines multiple ideas and voices in her work to reach the heart of every viewer.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
NEGLECTED VICTIMS
Neglected Victims brings attention to the different social pressures in Chinese culture through a series of garment designs. The collection shows these society's repression from three perspectives. These perspectives are forced pregnancy, objectification of sexual organs, and social pressure and blame. These garments incorporate traditional Chinese designs, feminism, and themes of horror to start a conversation about how harmful certain ideas are. Siqi's experience in using various materials and techniques to bring all the elements together to create a meaningful piece.
FEATURED Work
Title: Neglected Victims
Dimensions: 88 x 61 x 50 , 150 x 88 x 70 , 99 x 60 x 50 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Wool, silk, silk chiffon, thread
Title: The greatest woman, detail
Dimensions: 88 x 61 x 50 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Wool, silk chiffon
Title: The greatest woman
Dimensions: 88 x 61 x 50 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Wool, silk chiffon
Title: The best woman
Dimensions: 99 x 60 x 50 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Wool, silk, silk chiffon, thread
Title: The purest woman
Dimensions: 150 x 88 x 70 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Wool, silk, silk chiffon, thread
Kayleigh Marshall
BIO
Kayleigh is a textile artist and cosplayer born in Ontario, Canada. How her interest in textiles developed was a bit of a roller coaster ride. When she finished high school she initially went into engineering because she had an interest in science and making things. Over the course of four years she switched between different engineering streams trying to find a topic she enjoyed. In late 2018 she was diagnosed with lupus. It was this that forced her to slow her life down and take a look at things in a different way. During this time she realized engineering was not something that was going to make her happy in the long run, so she started looking at programs way outside of what she knew. This combined with her newly discovered love of costuming led her to the Textile program at Sheridan College. She immediately fell in love with the program. This project is the culmination of her journey to find her place in our world.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
FINGERPRINT OF THE EARTH
Fingerprint of the Earth is a textile piece exploring the similarities between rock and fabric. In our world there is a process happening right beneath our feet known as geologic folding. Tectonic plates floating on magma crash into each other with a huge amount of force. This force is enough to bend even rocks. The result of this process are rocks containing beautiful patterns and layers. This folding in the rocks can be mimicked using folding of fabric. Geologic folding is a process that most people are unaware of. The purpose of this project is to bring attention to this force of nature that is changing our planet every day. These two things that seem so different at a glance, may not actually be that different at all.
FEATURED Work
Title: Fingerprint of the Earth
Dimensions: 70 x 70 x 140 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Hemp silk satin, Lenda cotton, Earth pigments
Title: Fingerprint of the Earth
Dimensions: 70 x 70 x 140 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Hemp silk satin, Lenda cotton, Earth pigments
Title: Fingerprint of the Earth
Dimensions: 70 x 70 x 140 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Hemp silk satin, Lenda cotton, Earth pigments
detail
Title: Fingerprint of the Earth
Dimensions: 70 x 70 x 140 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Hemp silk satin, Lenda cotton, Earth pigments
Natalie Nasrallah
BIO
Natalie Nasrallah is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist and digital designer. She is a recent graduate from the Bachelor of Crafts & Design program at Sheridan College (2023). Her most recent work is her capstone project the sweet escape. She bases her work on the topic of mental health and focusses on a way to create fun, whimsical, nostalgic art and designs. As a recent graduate, Natalie hopes to continue researching colour psychology and playing around with different mediums in her practice. She plans to continue to research the physical and mental impact of marrying different textures with one another.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
THE SWEET ESCAPE
"the sweet escape” by Natalie Nasrallah is a series of wall-hangings that touch the idea of a “happy place” when in mental distress. Natalie’s “happy place” is a meadow that she thinks of (escapes to) whenever dealing with her anxiety and depression.
This perception of a meadow is inspired by Porter Robinson’s Nurture album art. The Nurture vinyl sits on a floating shelf in Natalie’s living room. She looks at it every day and wishes she can be transported to a place as peaceful as that album cover.
the sweet escape is created with a colour palette based on research in colour psychology. These colours are shown to trigger positive feelings, thoughts, and emotions. She uses sewing techniques such as quilting and patching to emphasize the feeling of safety in this meadow. Through the sweet escape, Natalie hopes that viewers can feel comfort and peace.
FEATURED Work
Title: the sweet escape
Dimensions: 122 x 152.5 x 30.5 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Hemp Silk Satin, Ice Wool, Cotton Batting, Cotton Velveteen, Cotton Muslin, 100% Cotton, Silk Noil, Hemp Canvas, Silk-Satin, Handkerchief Linen - Fibre Reactive Dye Pigments & Processes, Sewing, Quilting
Title: the sweet escape
Dimensions: 122 x 152.5 x 30.5 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Hemp Silk Satin, Ice Wool, Cotton Batting, Cotton Velveteen, Cotton Muslin, 100% Cotton, Silk Noil, Hemp Canvas, Silk-Satin, Handkerchief Linen - Fibre Reactive Dye Pigments & Processes, Sewing, Quilting
Title: the sweet escape
Dimensions: 122 x 152.5 x 30.5 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Hemp Silk Satin, Ice Wool, Cotton Batting, Cotton Velveteen, Cotton Muslin, 100% Cotton, Silk Noil, Hemp Canvas, Silk-Satin, Handkerchief Linen - Fibre Reactive Dye Pigments & Processes, Sewing, Quilting
Title: the sweet escape
Dimensions: 122 x 152.5 x 30.5 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Hemp Silk Satin, Ice Wool, Cotton Batting, Cotton Velveteen, Cotton Muslin, 100% Cotton, Silk Noil, Hemp Canvas, Silk-Satin, Handkerchief Linen - Fibre Reactive Dye Pigments & Processes, Sewing, Quilting
Title: the sweet escape
Dimensions: 122 x 152.5 x 30.5 cm
Year: 2023
Materials: Hemp Silk Satin, Ice Wool, Cotton Batting, Cotton Velveteen, Cotton Muslin, 100% Cotton, Silk Noil, Hemp Canvas, Silk-Satin, Handkerchief Linen - Fibre Reactive Dye Pigments & Processes, Sewing, Quilting
Leah Phillips
BIO
Leah is a mixed media textile artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Using animals as inspiration, she creates whimsical pieces with the intention to spread happiness to others. Her work brings people into imaginary worlds and evokes feelings of nostalgia for childhood. Relying heavily on her imagination and creativity, she constructs unique environments bringing animals to life using a variety of textile techniques and processes. With a focus on soft sculpture, she creates interactive elements that engages the audience and invites play. She has truly found her passion in textiles and brings her full authentic self into every piece she makes.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
FLIPPERS AND FLORALS
This wall hanging explores my happy memories on both the East and West coasts of Canada. I use photographs I took of flowers during the summers I spent working in the Halifax Public Gardens as well as flowers I saw in Vancouver this past summer.
I also include seal imagery as I was always fascinated by the seals in Nova Scotia and even more excited when I saw Vancouver had seals as well. My project explores the cycle of life of these elements. Flowers bloom and die as seasons pass but these photographs hold the perfect memory of each of their short lives.
Digitally printed images of the flowers are printed on fabric and structured with wire. They were then combined with large naturally dyed fabric stuffed seals: two mothers and two pups. All elements are thoughtfully appliquéd to a hand manipulated background which gives an illusion of a fantasy world.
FEATURED Work
Title: Flippers and Florals
Dimensions: 48 x 70 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Digitally printed fabric, wire, stitching, naturally dyed fabric, stuffing, hand pigment marking, screen printing, embroidery, heavy cotton backing
Title: Me standing with wall hanging
Dimensions: 48 x 70 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Digitally printed fabric, wire, stitching, naturally dyed fabric, stuffing, hand pigment marking, screen printing, embroidery, heavy cotton backing
Title: Flippers and Florals, detail
Dimensions: 48 x 70 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Digitally printed fabric, wire, stitching, naturally dyed fabric, stuffing, hand pigment marking, screen printing, embroidery, heavy cotton backing
Title: Mother seal and her pup
Dimensions: 48 x 70 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Digitally printed fabric, wire, stitching, naturally dyed fabric, stuffing, hand pigment marking, screen printing, embroidery, heavy cotton backing
Title: Me attaching flower to wallhanging with Velcro
Dimensions: 48 x 70 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Digitally printed fabric, wire, stitching, naturally dyed fabric, stuffing, hand pigment marking, screen printing, embroidery, heavy cotton backing
Santana Salcedo
BIO
Santana Salcedo is a spinner and hand weaver with a soft spot for vintage tools and patterns. She is interested in creating interior patterns and wearables but enjoys the odd sculptural piece. Santana loves to listen to indie rock while weaving and creates various playlists for her every mood. She can be found trying out new recipes, vintage weaving patterns and new hobbies. A Window into Healing has been an exciting self-reflective journey that has been a constant reminder about the importance of self care and being kind to her mind and body.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
A WINDOW INTO HEALING
A Window into Healing is pairing of two complementing pieces that show a gradual progression of healing and diagnosis when dealing with mold toxicity by using a marigold gradient. Santana Salcedo’s love for weaving and paper making have been intertwined to create this piece to act as a separation between mind and physical body when dealing with chronic illness.
FEATURED Work
Title: A Window into Healing: Weaving and Paper, Body and Mind
Dimensions: 20 x 40 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Hand Spun Yarn on Spinning Wheel, Barley Corn Weave on 4-shaft Loom, Hand Dyed Yarn and Paper, Abaca Paper Embossing
Title: A Window into Healing: Weaving and Paper, Body and Mind
Dimensions: 20 x 40 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Hand Spun Yarn on Spinning Wheel, Barley Corn Weave on 4-shaft Loom, Hand Dyed Yarn and Paper, Abaca Paper Embossing
Title: A Window into Healing: Weaving and Paper, Body and Mind
Dimensions: 20 x 40 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Hand Spun Yarn on Spinning Wheel, Barley Corn Weave on 4-shaft Loom, Hand Dyed Yarn and Paper, Abaca Paper Embossing
Title: A Window into Healing: Weaving and Paper, Body and Mind
Dimensions: 20 x 40 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Hand Spun Yarn on Spinning Wheel, Barley Corn Weave on 4-shaft Loom, Hand Dyed Yarn and Paper, Abaca Paper Embossing
Viktoria Shirk
BIO
Viktoria is an emerging textile artist whose work takes heavy inspiration from the great outdoors. Growing up she was always encouraged to do what made her happy, this consisted of a hands-on art approach in painting, drawing, photography, and knitting. After high school she initially pursued an interior decorating program, it was here that she discovered her love of textiles and just how much could be communicated through touch alone. Looking to find a more hands-on approach she began her journey in completing the craft and design program focusing on textiles.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
THE ART OF CAMPING
The Art of Camping is a collection of memories shown through felted painted rocks, some rocks have scenes needle felted on with naturally dyed wool that reflects different parks that Viktoria has visited on camping trips that illicit positive memories. The images are replicated using watercolour techniques to help create a base for a more abstract and blurry vision, true to how some memories fade over time. The main structure of the image is there, and though some of the finer details are lost, the memory as a whole is not forgotten. The juxtaposition of the source object: rocks; a heavy, dense, and cold presence to the lightweight, soft, and squishy feeling of wool felt is intended to encourage viewers to want to interact with the work and understand the comfort that these landscapes bring to the artist.
FEATURED Work
Title: The Art of Camping
Dimensions: 24 x 24 x 6 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Merino Wool / Natural Dyes / Wet Felting / Needle Felting
Title: Painted Felt Rock - Grundy Lake
Dimensions: 5 x 3.5 x 2 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Merino Wool / Natural Dyes / Wet Felting / Needle Felting
Title: Rocks in The Garden
Dimensions: 5 x 3.5 x 2 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Merino Wool / Natural Dyes / Wet Felting / Needle Felting
Title: Felt Rock Pile
Dimensions: 24 x 24 x 6 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Merino Wool / Natural Dyes / Wet Felting / Needle Felting
Title: The Art of Camping, detail
Dimensions: 24 x 24 x 6 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Merino Wool / Natural Dyes / Wet Felting / Needle Felting