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HOME and Cabin
Everything this artist makes is crafted for usefulness, beauty, tradition and sense of shelter.
by Connie Boland
There is a
rhythmic movement that gives weaving its language. Megan Samms feels it in the yarns that dress her loom. Language exists in the woven cloth and careful handwork that creates Live Textiles.
Born and raised in Codroy Valley, NL, Megan is a textile artist guided by elu’j, a L’nuisi (Mi’kmaq) word meaning to make things that are animate, or of use. Her woven goods are handmade on a variety of floor looms. All fibres are natural: organic cotton, wool, linen, hemp and occasionally
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