rockside studio

featuring works by

susan strachan johnson

works from past shows

hippie connections ~ 2007

click to view ~ note this is a large file Wall, 1969
Wall, 1969
Gallery Lampton, Sarnia
September 2007
(2007) ~ 60" x 40" ~ $2,000
Mixed fibres, hand-dyed and felted cotton, paint, machine quilted.
1969 saw the largest anti Viet Nam war rally in U.S. history (500,000 plus), the premiere of the counter-culture movie
Easy Rider, the first serious wall graffiti, and the premiere performance in Toronto of the song that became the peace anthem of a generation, John Lennon’s Give Peace a Chance.

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grand national quilt show ~ 2008

click to view ~ note this is a large file Flower Song for Luella
Flower Song for Luella
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener
May 9 to July 6, 2008
(2007) ~ 80" x 84" ~ $2,000
Hand appliqué, hand embroidered, machine quilted.
A quilter named, Luella Nurse started this quilt in the early 60’s, but died in 1967, before she could finish it. A friend of her daughter gave the unfinished top to me this summer, to complete it for a fundraiser in her memory. The Lavender flowers reminded me of petunias, and in particular “Sweet Petunia”, Bessie Jackson’s hit song from 1927. So I decided to make the quilt about flower songs from the hippie era.

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insights ~ 2007

click to view ~ note this is a large file Barn Ruins, Study #3
Barn Ruins, Study #3
(2007) ~ 14" x 17" ~ $400

click to view ~ note this is a large file Barn Ruins, Study #2
Barn Ruins, Study #2
(2007) ~ 14" x 17" ~ $400

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grand national quilt show ~ 2007

click to view ~ note this is a large file Shadow Fairy
Shadow Fairy
quilt ~ 25" x 36"
Sold
Winner of an Honourable Mention

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insights ~ 2006

click to view ~ note this is a large file forest of ties
forest of ties
not for sale

Fibre Art Award Winner

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grand national quilt show ~ 2005

click to view ~ note this is a large file the music of bach: the goldberg variations
the music of bach: the goldberg variations
quilt ~ 5' x 7'
from the collection of the Robert B Evans estate

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threadworks ~ 2004

click to view ~ note this is a large file the first garden party
the first garden party
quilt ~ 29" in diameter
SOLD
Winner of Best in Show Award & the Lauren
Beckett Memorial Award for Quilting

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grand national invitational quilt show ~ 2004

The Rooster in His Father's House
the rooster: in his father's house
art quilt ~ 29" x 60"
$3,000
selected for the Grand National Invitational Quilt Show

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insights ~ 2002

The Poultry Judge

the poultry judge
watercolour collage ~ 14.5" x 13"

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fall fairs of wellington county ~ 2000-2001

The Smallest Contestant

the smallest contestant
watercolour collage ~ 17" x 15"

The Plowing Competition

the plowing competition
acrylic ~ 30" x 24"

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headspace in the crimson hat ~ 2000

The Little Red Hat

the little red hat
watercolour ~ 16" x 15"

The Trail Guide

the trail guide
watercolour ~ 20" x 22"

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the twelve stone
churches of old eramosa ~ 1999-2000

St John's Church Rockwood

st. john's church, rockwood
watercolour collage ~ 15" x 22"

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the last picture show ~ 1999

Into the Fray

into the fray
watercolour collage ~ 10" x 10"

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on a light fantastic toe ~ 1999

First Born Daughter

first born daughter
watermedia collage ~ 16" x 22"

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