Bettina Matzkuhn
matzkuhn.bsky.social
Bettina Matzkuhn
@matzkuhn.bsky.social
Artist, textile, embroidery, living world www.bettinamatzkuhn.ca
Will open my studio during the Eastside Culture Crawl in Vancouver BC #235 Mergatroid Building 975 Vernon Dr. Nov 20-21 5-10pm Nov22-23 11-6pm. Lots to see in our building #eastsideculturecrawl2025 #embroidery #handembroidery #madeinyvr #madeinbc
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Polish artist NeSpoon from Warsaw, known for her street art featuring traditional lace pattern imagery #womensart
September 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Pleased to have my piece "Alluvium" accepted to the Saltspring National Art Prize runs Sept 27-Oct 19 #ssnap #embroidery #handembroidery #landscapeart #kluane #yukon
September 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Artists deserve more than survival. They deserve recognition, respect, and fair pay.

This article unpacks the “starving artist” myth and calls for a cultural shift toward valuing artists as professionals.

Read here: carfacbc.ca/the-myth-of-...

#CARFAC #CARFACBC #ArtistsRights #VisualArts
September 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Finished piece ready to go on backing - hack leaf, ferns, willows and waterfalls #embroidery #handembroidery
August 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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June 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
two old mountains hanging out. Kluane Park at dusk #embroidery #handembroidery #kluane #yukon
June 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Part of a panorama in progress #embroidery #handembroidery
June 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Part of a panorama in progress #embroidery #handembroidery
June 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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When we work together, we can make great advancements for our communities! Founded by artists like the late Jack Chambers in 1968, CARFAC is a democratic, non-profit, national artist-run organisation for visual artists. Join our network of artists helping artists: carfacbc.ca/join/
June 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Detail of vertical piece #embroidery
June 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Vulcan Mt Kluane Park YT #embroidery #handembroidery #artwip
June 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Embroidered glacier....pleasantly thick on the cloth. Endangered IRL. #embroidery #handembroidery #glacier #yukon #contemporarycraft
May 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
May 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Inviting you to a small but mighty show of embroidery at the Silk Weaving Studio on Granville Island, Vancouver BC. Happy to be amongst four artists who use thread to explore ideas. Opening May 22, 6:30 to 8:30pm.There will be a "stitch in" June 1, noon to 4. #embroidery #handembroidery
May 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Installing work for my exhibit GEAR at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in Almonte ON. Opens tomorrow may3 from 2-4 #embroidery #handembroidery #natureart #mvtm #contemporarycraft
May 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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April 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Fireweed gone to seed by the lake #embroidery #handembroidery #artwip #kluane #yukon
April 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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things you can learn from watching how politicians and their staffers treat people on the campaign trail.

canadianjournalist.ca/poilievre-ca...
Poilievre Stop in Fish Plant Smells | Canadian Journalist
Conservative Party of Canada election campaign stop in a fishing village in Newfoundland turns into a spectacle of party animosity towards media coverage.
canadianjournalist.ca
April 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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March 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Adding lines to the ice. Like a great (shrinking) highway #yukon #embroidery #madeinbc #madeinyvr #artwip
March 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Textile. Adding mountains to icefields. Lot of head scratching over what to do next. #creativeprocess #artwip #glaciers #yukon #embroidery
March 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM