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Sylvia Ridgway: The Art of Memory

Starting her artistic career in Kingston Ontario, where she took a course in batik at Frontenac School, she has continued to work in the medium of batik for six decades. Traditional batik, the application of wax resist on cloth then immersed in dye, is both an art and a craft developed over centuries in many parts of the world including China, Japan and India. However, unlike traditional batik, Sylvia has developed a style using paint brushes, allowing the application of broad washes; and a ‘tjanting pen’, a small funnel-shaped copper pot that applies fine lines of wax, onto the fabric. Using this technique creates a more fluid and painterly quality very similar to the watercolour medium. Since her return to her home on Prince Edward Island in 1980, Sylvia has produced a vast portfolio of work interpreting the beauty of the Island—the seashore, skies, fields, gardens, wildlife and home life creating fond memories for visitors and friends alike. Sylvia’s work is held in private and public collections around the world and has participated in provincial, regional and national group shows as well as solo exhibitions at the Studio Gallery in Victoria and the Dunes Studio Gallery in Brackley Beach. For many years, Sylvia participated in the annual PEI Crafts Council Christmas Fairs and was a founding member of the South Shore Arts Council.