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Available Works

Each piece is one of a kind. Acquire securely through Square, or inquire with the studio to arrange acquisition, shipping, or a studio visit. Works currently on exhibition ship after the tour concludes.

Aoi — abstract textile painting of stitched, upcycled jacquard remnants in green, orange, blue and cream, in a dark frame

Aoi

Upcycled jacquard textile waste, machine stitching, spray paint; repurposed maple frame

20 × 26 in · 51 × 66 cm

$5,500 CAD

Silence in Between — an embroidered textile in the style of Finnish Ryijy weaving, moving from soft whites to neon red and yellow, with lace, plastic and ceramic yarns

"Silence in Between"

Experimental embroidery; traditional yarns alongside lace, plastic, and handmade ceramic "yarns"; a signed ceramic plate

Approx. 30 × 50 cm · 12 × 20 in

An "I care" pin — a small patch of blue, yellow and white reclaimed sailcloth with white zigzag stitching, on denim

"I care" pin

Discarded parachute and racing sail; machine stitching

Approx. 5 × 4 cm · one of a kind

$20 CAD

A round brooch made of many tangled leftover yarns in every colour, on a white wall

"I'm a complex human being" pin

Reclaimed leftover yarns and threads; safety-pin brooch backing

Approx. 6 cm · one of a kind

$60 CAD

Varvara in her studio with her sewing machine, reflected in a wavy-edged mirror

Repairs & Alterations

Mending & alterations — kept close to the original design

$35 CAD / hr

It's not waste unless you waste it — a gilded vintage frame holding a hand-drawn house painting, layered with green and dark tulle weaving and a neon-sprayed corner
Reserved

It's not waste unless you waste it

Reclaimed vintage frame (unknown origin); reused canvas with a painting of a house in nature signed "Shirley, 98"; experimental weaving with fabric-scrap waste from Fuhr Co. production (Sew Sew Good Show 1.0, Canada); yarn leftovers from student projects donated by the textile & weaving lab of Aalto University (Finland); plastic thread reused from the vintage painting’s hanging system; neon construction spray paint — Varvara’s artist mark

25 × 21 × 2.5 in · 64 × 53 × 6 cm

Reserved

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