http://www.francesdorsey.ca/saigonstories daily 0.75 2021-01-29 http://www.francesdorsey.ca/contact daily 0.75 2021-02-08 http://www.francesdorsey.ca/home daily 1.0 2026-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/0e893268-0348-4715-9cd0-275493a39637/Future+NE.jpeg Home http://www.francesdorsey.ca/averylongengagement daily 0.75 2021-02-08 http://www.francesdorsey.ca/fieldsofgold daily 0.75 2023-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1685914539919-GV56UAVJ4R2VRVK5AH2T/Dark+Moon+Rising.jpeg Fields of Gold - Dark Moon Rising two woven panels on maple hanging bars; silk, linen, cotton, natural dyes, stitching. 104cm x 244cm each; 208cm x 244cm x 5cm in this configuration. 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1685914617699-3HYFGP56Z9NSXDPATRP3/darkmoon_detail1.jpg Fields of Gold - Dark Moon Rising detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1685914617837-ETX848J1L411RA3TQKWT/darkmoon_detail2.jpg Fields of Gold - Dark Moon Rising detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1487625876061-21698S1DUOCNZT3A0JL5/DSC_4887.JPG Fields of Gold - Waning Crescent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1487625903665-8ZDLZ9023SQ8VYEGTBVV/DSC_4894.JPG Fields of Gold - Blood Moon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1487625930129-CEMYEIIF2ROY827XIDVR/DSC_4908.JPG Fields of Gold - Protective Moon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1487625960692-FUF75HEP949MD83CCMZC/DSC_4928.JPG Fields of Gold - Dark Crescent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1487625981711-9IGY5S51D04PLOSI0HNU/DSC_4931.JPG Fields of Gold - Portent Moon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1487626007314-KDBCTD9F3YZOH0Q1CJDB/DSC_4937.JPG Fields of Gold - Moon and Darkness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1487626455742-CCDTK4CY5IWXGDRR80Z3/DSC_4944.JPG Fields of Gold - Beleaguered Moon and Prevailing Moon found used table linens, natural dyes, sewing; 125cm x 300cm; 2016. Collection of Nova Scotia Art Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1487626540900-VES47J96FMQU8H0D8TDC/DSC_4972.JPG Fields of Gold - Moon of Meanness and Moon of Kindness found used table linens, natural dyes, sewing; 130cm x 300cm; 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1487626481111-Z00EOU8T0ZV9SQNOUVM1/DSC_4945.JPG Fields of Gold - Beleaguered Moon found used table linens, natural dyes, sewing; 125cm x 125cm; 2016. Collection of Nova Scotia Art Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1487626507046-3MD43JH80Y8Q9I6APEHS/DSC_4949.JPG Fields of Gold - Prevailing Moon found used table linens, natural dyes; 125cm x 125cm; 2016. Collection of Nova Scotia Art Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1487626564078-Z23DFN2DN4TEQ9UHG8ZP/DSC_4975.JPG Fields of Gold - Moon of Meanness found used table linens, natural dyes, sewing; 125cm x 125cm; 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1487626585802-RETMIMDT4SFHZEYAMK7N/DSC_4978.JPG Fields of Gold - Moon of Kindness found used table linens, natural dyes, sewing; 130cm x 125cm; 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435331435499-QP82DZIU8HRJCNIT9ZMS/Big+Moon+%231.jpg Fields of Gold - Big Moons woven with linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 100cm x 100cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435331455725-1LODJQZI6ZIRKRXSACX3/Big+Moon+%231+detail+1.jpg Fields of Gold - Big Moons woven with linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 100cm x 100cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435331468446-3O0E0W0P9ULOBGFLL7ZN/Big+Moon+%232.jpg Fields of Gold - Big Moons woven with linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 100cm x 100cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435331660966-5D87RWYOTCQS9WSKRO27/Big+Moon+%233.jpg Fields of Gold - Big Moons woven with linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 100cm x 100cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435331871028-IKMTWN6UV6HQBX88HN07/Big+Moon+%234.jpg Fields of Gold - Big Moons woven with linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 100cm x 100cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435331882315-5EWRIQZ5M985OH5O4JHL/Big+Moon+%234+detail.jpg Fields of Gold - Big Moons woven with linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 100cm x 100cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435856418619-3MIZFBEZP3E82ZA301L0/DSC_0210.JPG Fields of Gold - Medium Moons woven of linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod and woad) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 40cm x 40cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435856367626-7IHKJBAI3B8PDXZETH60/DSC_0229.JPG Fields of Gold - Medium Moons woven of linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod and woad) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 40cm x 40cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435856394626-6N1AGKPLXCGFLT2860NX/DSC_0224.JPG Fields of Gold - Medium Moons woven of linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod and woad) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 40cm x 40cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435856442227-1LCW29E3Y7ODRVSXR0KQ/DSC_0202_1.JPG Fields of Gold - Medium Moons woven of linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod and woad) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 40cm x 40cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435854072452-36H1ZQLVBTOWXQE0CPHC/DSC_5789_1.JPG Fields of Gold - Small Moons woven with linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod, lac) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 26cm x 26cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435854096285-0SXDEDGT5IBCNEAIBRXJ/DSC_5792.JPG Fields of Gold - Small Moons woven with linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod, lac) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 26cm x 26cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435854118836-MCF62I0AWASK4ZU9WN81/DSC_5804.JPG Fields of Gold - Small Moons woven with linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod, lac) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 26cm x 26cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435854141108-WE5L40PDXGXE41INH9RN/DSC_5807.JPG Fields of Gold - Small Moons woven with linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod, lac) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 26cm x 26cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435851885760-FX4E7EUGU5CN1YNQDPDM/DSC_5810.JPG Fields of Gold - Small Moons woven with linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod, lac) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 26cm x 26cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1435854408465-7JTA6HXSWP93RO1CWBTM/DSC_0240.JPG Fields of Gold - Small Moons woven with linen and silk, low impact mordants and natural dyes (goldenrod, lac) applied before, during and after weaving; 2014/15; each piece approximately 26cm x 26cm. http://www.francesdorsey.ca/mappinghome daily 0.75 2026-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1776023250050-K7WLA1WVN1RNU41RCJKN/Erratic+Series+web.jpeg Mapping Home - Geology handwoven textile, (8 harness treadle pick up double weave), linen, silk, cotton warp and weft, dyed with natural plant-based dyes, 65cm x 65cm each, 2022-2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1776022933036-5KN36IIMSOKIWV2IDV19/Charred+web.jpeg Mapping Home - Charred handwoven textile, (8 harness treadle pick up double weave), linen, silk, cotton warp and weft, dyed with natural plant-based dyes, 65cm x 65cm, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1776022933198-IRVHTDSYBCHR6P9C5O7Q/Carred+detail+web.jpeg Mapping Home - Charred detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1776022946028-JKPIAA5M5XADFM5TNG94/Seep+web.jpeg Mapping Home - Seep handwoven textile, (8 harness treadle pick up double weave), linen, silk, cotton warp and weft, dyed with natural plant-based dyes, 65cm x 65cm, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1776022944962-MILPRENFK8868PNIPP7I/Seep+detail+web.jpeg Mapping Home - Seep detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1776022939862-VWK643UY1J5RVQJQX873/Intrusion+web.jpeg Mapping Home - Intrusion handwoven textile, (8 harness treadle pick up double weave), linen, silk, cotton warp and weft, dyed with natural plant-based dyes, 65cm x 65cm, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1776022940000-VD6DLSP52QDSMXW4M86B/Intrusion+detail+web.jpeg Mapping Home - Intrusion detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1776022943087-M9P3YNEKU1TDZFDVGSUE/Night+web.jpeg Mapping Home - Night handwoven textile, (8 harness treadle pick up double weave), linen, silk, cotton warp and weft, dyed with natural plant-based dyes, 65cm x 65cm, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1776022942675-FTBPMB81L5ULB6A1CNLJ/Night+detail+web.jpeg Mapping Home - Night detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1776022936440-0DZFUTAEG4LL594XIJD3/Dinosaur+web.jpeg Mapping Home - Dinosaur handwoven textile, (8 harness treadle pick up double weave), linen, silk, cotton warp and weft, dyed with natural plant-based dyes, 65cm x 65cm, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1776022936482-6F6DZNO38VUUYBUSMRBW/Dinosaur+detail+web.jpeg Mapping Home - Dinosaur detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369871992574-SLWHVA5A9I6FBOTN0T9D/Water+and+Sky+series.jpg Mapping Home - Water and Sky 10 woven panels: dyed (natural indigo, indigo extract, and fiber reactive dyes) woven linen, some silk 20x20" (each); 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Created with support from Parks Canada. Collection of Nova Scotia Art Bank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1685911211425-TF9N6TSSVEK0OBFR9KEF/Louisbourg+46+Yearsjpeg.jpeg Collateral Damage - Louisbourg 46 Years detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369867965185-3TK8KL5RD4C9P9OMLDVD/Shot+through+the+Heart.jpg Collateral Damage - Shot Through the Heart used linen napkins, natural dyes and extracts, oxides and metal salts, mechanical resists, screen printing, discharge, stitching; 2010; 274cm x 274cm x 10cm. Collection of Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369867944510-5FWQSNAC499QYW0FPPNQ/Shot+through+the+Heart+detail+1.jpg Collateral Damage - Shot Through the Heart used linen napkins, natural dyes and extracts, oxides and metal salts, mechanical resists, screen printing, discharge, stitching; 2010; 274cm x 274cm x 10cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369145351414-XY3M68JP3FJZ5QJID1TE/Shot+through+the+Heart+detail+2.jpg Collateral Damage - Shot Through the Heart used linen napkins, natural dyes and extracts, oxides and metal salts, mechanical resists, screen printing, discharge, stitching; 2010; 274cm x 274cm x 10cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369867954382-P8NYGPBILKP26JV2KH1H/Shot+through+the+Heart+detail+3.jpg Collateral Damage - Shot Through the Heart used linen napkins, natural dyes and extracts, oxides and metal salts, mechanical resists, screen printing, discharge, stitching; 2010; 274cm x 274cm x 10cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369867955071-O26MV7GR0HEIF4CROKZP/Shot+through+the+Heart+detail+4.jpg Collateral Damage - Shot Through the Heart used linen napkins, natural dyes and extracts, oxides and metal salts, mechanical resists, screen printing, discharge, stitching; 2010; 274cm x 274cm x 10cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369144840640-XNLCHPVRZBNJ8WDW8BUO/Shot+through+the+Heart+detail+5.jpg Collateral Damage - Shot Through the Heart used linen napkins, natural dyes and extracts, oxides and metal salts, mechanical resists, screen printing, discharge, stitching; 2010; 274cm x 274cm x 10cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369145777227-XE4CLHGIHKDZPT6HBD0K/Spill.jpg Collateral Damage - Spill used linen tablecloths, natural dyes and extracts, stitching; 2010; 1.5m x 2.5m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369145765365-RIYN6XPDT83F9GBMGSLJ/Spill+detail+1+.jpg Collateral Damage - Spill used linen tablecloths, natural dyes and extracts, stitching; 2010; 1.5m x 2.5m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369145769342-W7VJMJNLMKOEKD36ACZT/Spill+detail+2.jpg Collateral Damage - Spill used linen tablecloths, natural dyes and extracts, stitching; 2010; 1.5m x 2.5m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369145782138-SSGUD392PC8OQ8EEBQ1Y/Spill+detail+3.jpg Collateral Damage - Spill used linen tablecloths, natural dyes and extracts, stitching; 2010; 1.5m x 2.5m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369056733034-TOA0EC025W4NED23N7DQ/Counting+Time.jpg Collateral Damage - Counting Time commercially printed calendar tea towels 1955-1975, the United States in Vietnam. 3m x 3m. 2010. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369055720294-31D840ZEIEXVWFZPIY4Z/Counting+Time+detail+1.jpg Collateral Damage - Counting Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369141148960-9HUL665U6UQ7DLEUKI57/Counting+Time+detail+3.jpg Collateral Damage - Counting Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369141144389-TKQCVLLFOA0KWIFTXNBO/Counting+time+detail+2.jpg Collateral Damage - Counting Time http://www.francesdorsey.ca/saigon daily 0.75 2026-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872827298-0PQBFWS3UQCDIRSRPF07/Saigon+installation.jpg Saigon - Saigon assemblage of multiple panels of dyed, printed, discharged, and stitched layers of linen and cotton, with panels of silver leaved cotton; 2007; 11.5' x 30' ft (installed); photos by Steve Farmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872822217-KNRFYKB6FELK3OST9QMO/Saigon+full+view.jpg Saigon - Saigon assemblage of multiple panels of dyed, printed, discharged, and stitched layers of linen and cotton, with panels of silver leaved cotton; 2007; 11.5' x 30' ft (installed); photos by Steve Farmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872813098-P2VY8IXEMWT36J3N3NOS/Saigon+detail+2.jpg Saigon - Saigon assemblage of multiple panels of dyed, printed, discharged, and stitched layers of linen and cotton, with panels of silver leaved cotton; 2007; 11.5' x 30' ft (installed); photos by Steve Farmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872812375-YTCCIL9OWPI6VIETHUBG/Saigon+detail+1.jpg Saigon - Saigon assemblage of multiple panels of dyed, printed, discharged, and stitched layers of linen and cotton, with panels of silver leaved cotton; 2007; 11.5' x 30' ft (installed); photos by Steve Farmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872823717-JWHVU2IGVYLBVB7LZ8GO/Saigon+detail+3.jpg Saigon - Saigon assemblage of multiple panels of dyed, printed, discharged, and stitched layers of linen and cotton, with panels of silver leaved cotton; 2007; 11.5' x 30' ft (installed); photos by Steve Farmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872401186-E390SR4DHTJLT8Y9F54D/Nostalgia+Installation.jpg Saigon - Nostalgia Series 10 weavings, wooden desk, lamp, chair, desk blotter from 1950's, Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter, set of stories typed on Olivett; 2007; 295cm x 254cm x 320cm; photos by Steve Farmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872360967-7U0MCGPFIMON2J000A2E/Nostalgia+detail+1.jpg Saigon - Nostalgia Series 10 weavings, wooden desk, lamp, chair, desk blotter from 1950's, Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter, set of stories typed on Olivett; 2007; 295cm x 254cm x 320cm; photos by Steve Farmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872375947-Z3TYIC5IY2UFO48T3106/Nostalgia+detail+2.jpg Saigon - Nostalgia Series 10 weavings, wooden desk, lamp, chair, desk blotter from 1950's, Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter, set of stories typed on Olivett; 2007; 295cm x 254cm x 320cm; photos by Steve Farmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872379082-ZS843QJWJ78LPQTA29CX/Nostalgia+detail+3.jpg Saigon - Nostalgia Series 10 weavings, wooden desk, lamp, chair, desk blotter from 1950's, Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter, set of stories typed on Olivett; 2007; 295cm x 254cm x 320cm; photos by Steve Farmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872396763-MX9HIT77KK23S29RSXWM/Nostalgia+detail+4.jpg Saigon - Nostalgia Series 10 weavings, wooden desk, lamp, chair, desk blotter from 1950's, Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter, set of stories typed on Olivett; 2007; 295cm x 254cm x 320cm; photos by Steve Farmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872397065-VQTQS0X0R4W1M33NVMRX/Nostalgia+detail+5.jpg Saigon - Nostalgia Series 10 weavings, wooden desk, lamp, chair, desk blotter from 1950's, Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter, set of stories typed on Olivett; 2007; 295cm x 254cm x 320cm; photos by Steve Farmer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872587329-UNXR0UXWWDJ433V2RXG4/Rice+paddies+installation.jpg Saigon - Rice Paddies linen, cotton and rayon fabric; dye, pigment and silver leaf, printed, discharged, stitched, assembled; 2005; 3.5m x 9.8m. Collection of Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872593840-HTRYHNPUMKR8P1EYDRKM/Rice+Paddies.jpg Saigon - Rice Paddies linen, cotton and rayon fabric; dye, pigment and silver leaf, printed, discharged, stitched, assembled; 2005; 3.5m x 9.8m. Collection of Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872592521-W0R735XXMJS40B5Q2ED2/Rice+Paddies+detail+1.jpg Saigon - Rice Paddies linen, cotton and rayon fabric; dye, pigment and silver leaf, printed, discharged, stitched, assembled; 2005; 3.5m x 9.8m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369872579241-K92V1TQWRFFCTFUCXEJ0/Rice+Paddies+detail+2.jpg Saigon - Rice Paddies linen, cotton and rayon fabric; dye, pigment and silver leaf, printed, discharged, stitched, assembled; 2005; 3.5m x 9.8m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1371658043172-BO1BQ06F0XEWJHPU2LEJ/detail+3+Rice+Paddies.jpg Saigon - Rice Paddies linen, cotton and rayon fabric; dye, pigment and silver leaf, printed, discharged, stitched, assembled; 2005; 3.5m x 9.8m http://www.francesdorsey.ca/soldiers daily 0.75 2026-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921025532-53JQFAIQ670IXIJKK3HF/Four+Squares.jpg Soldiers Collection of Canada Council Art Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921024702-5J0EVMNH7DWXDQVREGCA/Four+Squares+detail.jpg Soldiers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1371658314870-TWYAT199AUDYUMX6CFJ4/Four+Squares+detail+1.jpg Soldiers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1371658312218-GDVIEHYZVCHYTSMRYNB5/Four+Squares+detail+2.jpg Soldiers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921794584-AU0U04RGFQG2M0WWD5H6/Still.jpg Soldiers jacquard satin weave, cotton and linen, pigments, discharge, fibre-reactive dyes, cut layers; 2001; 102cm x 102cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921794132-QBKCO12LMI1EIA153AZZ/Still+detail.jpg Soldiers jacquard satin weave, cotton and linen, pigments, discharge, fibre-reactive dyes, cut layers; 2001; 102cm x 102cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921715970-3OCUH4OXOQ3T9LRF9MIB/Soldiers+and+Gun.jpg Soldiers jacquard satin weave, cotton and linen; 1999; 102cm x 102cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921714842-HB5YV8WLV21FYL6I1CZG/Soldiers+and+Gun+detail.jpg Soldiers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1371658629718-YP69NGUU7USN8X7ZUD9J/Black+Gun.jpg Soldiers jacquard twill weave, cotton and linen, pigments, discharge, fibre-reactive dyes; 1999; 102cm x 102cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1371658628430-NBP5IB6WRI0F6GMNQ6Z4/Black+Gun+detail.jpg Soldiers jacquard twill weave, cotton and linen, pigments, discharge, fibre-reactive dyes; 1999; 102cm x 102cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921425807-48AKEDGCXDTSQ9X2ERI5/Ghosts.jpg Soldiers jacquard satin weave, cotton and linen, fibre-reactive dyes; 1999; 102cm x 102cm; Collection of Nova Scotia Art Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921427580-ZU6SYPV4PMXCIXDFW4PJ/Ghosts+detail.jpg Soldiers jacquard satin weave, cotton and linen, fibre-reactive dyes; 1999; 102cm x 102cm; Collection of Nova Scotia Art Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921517644-WV85W949WF5PP3Z108FL/Gun.jpg Soldiers jacquard twill weave, cotton and linen, pigments, discharge, fibre-reactive dyes; 1999; 102cm x 102cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921516916-R6I9NKEYQNYECHONZT61/Gun+detail.jpg Soldiers jacquard twill weave, cotton and linen, pigments, discharge, fibre-reactive dyes; 1999; 102cm x 102cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921196704-P5JQX29M3S2ELH1HEFWT/Bodies.jpg Soldiers 21 figures made from reconfigured military garments, stiffed with straw, rocks, stitched with thread, wire, rope. In this configuration: 1996; 380cm x 800cm x 94cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921196912-7UKD5XDO3P2CNJM9B8EN/Bodies+detail.jpg Soldiers 21 figures made from reconfigured military garments, stiffed with straw, rocks, stitched with thread, wire, rope. In this configuration: 1996; 380cm x 800cm x 94cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921990653-P71KB9HE0WKPI4I1HWZY/Tent+Piece.jpg Soldiers tent poles, string, bullet holes, sticks, rocks; 1996; in this configuration 240cm x 520cm x 240cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1371659890743-5EP51WXC6ZU2WUHS0U3P/Meditations+on+War%2C+text+by+John+T+Dorsey+Jr.jpg Soldiers linen fabric, fibre-reactive dyes, discharge, pigment; 1996; 66cm x 100cm. Private collections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1371659864225-UW5BD19U8M52IHIYRE1Y/Meditations+detail+1.jpg Soldiers linen fabric, fibre-reactive dyes, discharge, pigment; 1996; 66cm x 100cm. Private collections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1371659863555-QQZ3NOKAVTFRAKF51H91/Meditations+detail+2.jpg Soldiers linen fabric, fibre-reactive dyes, discharge, pigment; 1996; 66cm x 100cm. Private collections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1371659885218-SEDSQPFIM2ZGWUYHKXXU/Meditations+detail+6.jpg Soldiers linen fabric, fibre-reactive dyes, discharge, pigment; 1996; 66cm x 100cm. Private collections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921310300-W81DLDNI1802168WUWH6/Dragons+teeth+installation+-+0301.jpg Soldiers pieced used fabric, pigments, dyes, discharge, photo silkscreen, mechanical and paste resists, stitching; 1994; 2.7m x 3.96m x 8cm; Collection of Mount Saint Vincent University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921319512-RGTI0TJ0NL66C4KBY5PN/Dragons%27+Teeth+full+view.jpg Soldiers pieced used fabric, pigments, dyes, discharge, photo silkscreen, mechanical and paste resists, stitching; 1994; 2.7m x 3.96m x 8cm; Collection of Mount Saint Vincent University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921310005-RWHKDSSXCY0VW7JV2JP1/Dragons%27+Teeth+detail+head.jpg Soldiers pieced used fabric, pigments, dyes, discharge, photo silkscreen, mechanical and paste resists, stitching; 1994; 2.7m x 3.96m x 8cm; Collection of Mount Saint Vincent University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921318823-QFBWS6SZMAEFZHWS66Z6/Dragons%27+Teeth+legs.jpg Soldiers pieced used fabric, pigments, dyes, discharge, photo silkscreen, mechanical and paste resists, stitching; 1994; 2.7m x 3.96m x 8cm; Collection of Mount Saint Vincent University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921125527-0DJX3RAS9AF3AAXAMSN2/12+Flags+for+a+War.jpg Soldiers linen and cotton, dyed, discharged, stitched; 1991; each flag about 40"x 60" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1369921126911-CW21N7CKMCCV1ZQKYV5C/12+flags+for+a+War+detail.jpg Soldiers linen and cotton, dyed, discharged, stitched; 1991; each flag about 40"x 60" http://www.francesdorsey.ca/selectcv daily 0.75 2023-06-05 http://www.francesdorsey.ca/plantportraits daily 0.75 2023-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1685912477994-S09AY4VGBT1M4EM1FIWB/flock+of+Seeds+%231.jpeg Plant Portraits - Flock of Seeds paper, cardboard, LED lights making random neurological connections, microcontrollers, wooden pedestal, indigo dyed fabric skirt (needs elecricity). 6 pieces, 164cm x 66cm x 56cm. 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1685912488393-0RJBIUEIUA42E184SQ0R/IMG_3050.jpeg Plant Portraits - Flock of Seeds paper, cardboard, LED lights making random neurological connections, microcontrollers, wooden pedestal, indigo dyed fabric skirt (needs elecricity). 6 pieces, 164cm x 66cm x 56cm. 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1685912687650-AYDRWQJEIKFVXIHXGV2F/Installation+View+Plant+Portraits.jpeg Plant Portraits - Plant Portraits installation view (from Plant Kingdom, Dalhousie Art Gallery, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1685907237301-5UN060U1W3IM6FC5BLMW/IMG_2992.jpeg Plant Portraits - Macroview jacquard woven linen, natural dyes, stitching, cotton fabric frames; grid of 28 units each 28cm square installed 2cm apart (needs 28 small nails with heads). 122cm x 244cm x 1cm, 2018-2020. Created with support from the Nova Scotia Arts Council. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1685907457861-IS3D1JLBTFY26QUUFHR5/Macroview+%231+detail.jpeg Plant Portraits - Macroview detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1685907458444-UIJ9Q731M3IRGHPEEWIC/Macroview+%232.jpeg Plant Portraits - Macroview detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1612370861157-TMG7L38T4NBRW9XRA207/Alder+%231.jpeg Plant Portraits - Alder #1 linen warp and weft, hand woven on a TC-1 jacquard loom, weak iron mordant, dyed in local alder twig tannin. 66cm x 75cm, 2018/19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1612370861182-MKV63T6HQQ1F4MP3AYFB/Alder+%232.jpeg Plant Portraits - Alder #2 linen warp and weft, hand woven on a TC-1 jacquard loom, weak iron mordant, dyed in local alder twig tannin, subsequently dyed in various natural dyes, stitching. 66cm x 75cm, 2018/19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1612370861720-I1BH72I1IOA7AYY4YBJ9/Alder+%232detail.jpeg Plant Portraits - Alder #2 detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1612370861828-SLOAQB5ER4EE41K27TRO/Goldenrod+%231.jpeg Plant Portraits - Goldenrod #1 linen warp and weft, hand woven on a TC-1 jacquard loom, weak iron mordant, dyed in local goldenrod, subsequently dyed in various natural dyes, stitching. 66cm x 75cm, 2018/19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1612370862327-61F6PAE6HEZ0YHNCZOZX/Goldenrod%232detail.jpeg Plant Portraits - Goldenrod #1 detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1612370862138-GYK08K1X0KN53IYFRQ70/Goldenrod+%232.jpeg Plant Portraits - Goldenrod #2 linen warp and weft, hand woven on a TC-1 jacquard loom, weak iron mordant, dyed in local goldenrod, subsequently dyed in various natural dyes, stitching. 66cm x 75cm, 2018/19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1612370862854-7AQCLTI1BY3E8R38GYRD/Sumac+%231.jpeg Plant Portraits - Sumac #1 linen warp and weft, hand woven on a TC-1 jacquard loom, weak iron mordant, dyed in local sumac plant tannin, stitching dyed in various natural dyes. 66cm x 75cm, 2018/19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1612370863472-2J5W6FN01FIDSXKZ96ZP/Sumac+%231detail.jpeg Plant Portraits - Sumac #1 detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/518b992be4b023f42246edb3/1612370863293-S29G09S4VLRRBG6TVUAX/Sumac+%232.jpeg Plant Portraits - Sumac #2 linen warp and weft, hand woven on a TC-1 jacquard loom, weak iron mordant, dyed in local sumac plant tannin, subsequently dyed in various natural dyes, stitching. 66cm x 75cm, 2018/19 http://www.francesdorsey.ca/plant-kingdom daily 0.75 2023-06-04 http://www.francesdorsey.ca/plant-kingdom-1 daily 0.75 2023-06-04 http://www.francesdorsey.ca/garden daily 0.75 2023-06-04 http://www.francesdorsey.ca/very-long-engagement daily 0.75 2023-06-04 http://www.francesdorsey.ca/john-cox-daughter daily 0.75 2023-06-04