Flora Chubbs
BIO
Flora May is an artist, writer, and woodworker residing in Toronto, Ontario. She is of Inuit and settler ancestry, living and creating between NunatuKavut territory in Labrador, and St. John’s, Newfoundland. She received her Diploma in Textile Arts from College of the North Atlantic (2018) and her Honours Bachelor of Craft and Design Furniture at Sheridan College (2023).
Flora has led various youth programming ranging from weaving to hand embroidery, and assists in creating arts curricula for grades K-6. She has led adult workshops in quilting and embroidery at galleries and Indigenous community centres. Manifested in her community work, Flora's goal is to produce craft while creating a safe and exciting space for Indigenous youth to create and enjoy art.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
HOME BY MOURNING: CRAFT AS SENTIMENT
Home by Mourning: Craft as Sentiment is a multidisciplinary approach to creating furniture in response to grief. My goal is to represent how a craftsperson can honour the deceased, while creating an environment that facilitates storytelling around grief, life, and love.
FEATURED Work
Title: Heirloom Chest
Dimensions: 36 x 14 x 15.5 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Pine, Acrylic paint, Wool rope handles, Iron hardware
Title: Heirloom Chest, detail
Dimensions: 36 x 14 x 15.5 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Pine, Acrylic paint, Wool rope handles, Iron hardware
Title: Raspberry Panel Detail (Heirloom Chest)
Dimensions: 8 x 4 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Pine, Acrylic paint
Title: Log Cabin Quilt
Dimensions: 65 x 65 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Cotton and linen fabrics, Procion MX dye, wool batting, cotton thread
Title: Log Cabin Quilt
Dimensions: 65 x 65 in.
Year: 2023
Materials: Cotton and linen fabrics, Procion MX dye, wool batting, cotton thread