Susan Barton-Tait

b. 1948, Campbelton, New Brunswick, Canada

After arriving in Winnipeg from the U.S.A. in 1974, Susan Barton-Tait found little encouragement for her off-loom explorations until the arrival of Aganetha Dyck in 1976.

The two soon became friends with Barton-Tait assisting Dyck with felting experiments in her studio. Barton-Tait’s own unconventional approach to materials is evident in this loom-based work. Using yarn spun from dog’s hair which she and her friends collected, Barton-Tait’s weaving evokes the long-corded coat of Nepenthe, her Hungarian Puli dog, after whom this work is named.