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| Canoy Studio is a commercial weave and design studio that transforms indigenous weaving styles into unique private and commercial structures. These weaves can all be manipulated in size and scope to fit your needs. Our designs can be installed inside or outside, on a flat or curved surface, over your head, under your feet and everywhere in between. Picture your favorite design as a woven door, lamp fixture, cubicle divider, tabletop, headboard, or even a gazebo. Our materials are just as varied as our structures. Choose from wood veneers such as birch, walnut, mahogany, maple or cherry, patinized copper and brass, stainless steel, formica, leather, naugahyde, plastic, cedar bark, pine needles, and cornhusks to name a few. |
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In addition to our weaving, Canoy Studio also manufactures papermaking supplies! We hand process over 30 varieties of the best natural fiber paper pulp that money can buy for a multitude of uses. Please visit the "papermaking" section of this site for more information.
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Patrece Canoy is best described as a 5'2" firecracker! For over thirteen years Patrece has been a basket weaver, paper artist, designer, educator, and businesswoman who rarely sleeps and is always dreaming up new creations. Adopted early in life and in search of her roots, she was drawn to study the basketry of several ancient cultures. Patrece studied with both the Lummi and Suquamish Indians in the Northwest and with internationally known Nantucket Shaker basket weaver, John McGuire on the East Coast as well as with the Maori community in New Zealand. "In the Suquamish tribe there remains only one weaver left to carry on the traditional weaving of his tribe, when he is gone there will be no one to continue the tradition of basket weaving, the tribe will lose that tradition," says Patrece speaking of her interest in preserving an ancient craft. A seasoned basket weaver, she now integrates her impeccable weaving skills with heavier materials, namely metals and woods, bringing traditional and historical context to the contemporary world of craft and art. Aiming to combine the artistry of weaving with architectural and interior design, she designed a line of unusual weaving patterns to be applied in corporate or private settings, both interior and exterior. Interlacing patinized metals, pine needles, leathers and wood veneers, her sculptural weavings now line walls, cover table tops, and hang as glowing lamps and interior sculpture from coast to coast.
Somewhere in the mix, Patrece's weaving scraps started to add up. A natural collector, she held on to each piece before realizing that she possessed the perfect fibers for hand papermaking. She purchased a Hollander, a large pulping machine, and began to beat these fibers into paper pulp, which she began to incorporate into her weavings. Years later, this interest had led to a full-scale paper pulp manufacturing business. Under the same name, Canoy Studio also manufactures over 30 varieties of natural fiber paper pulp for papermakers and artist enthusiasts.
Throughout the years Patrece has also managed to maintain her dedication to education and the art of weaving and papermaking. She continues to teach basketry and other crafts to more than 3,000 school children each year through Oregon's Regional Arts and Culture Council and Young Audiences Program. Patrece carries on a quiet crusade to reconnect children with the beauty of place and the patient rewards of craft. Patrece currently resides in her home amongst the trees in Portland, Oregon where she frequently hosts workshops on the arts of weaving and papermaking for adults.
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These weaves can all be manipulated in size and scope to fit your needs. Our designs can be installed inside or outside, on a flat or curved surface, over your head, under your feet and everywhere in between. Picture your favorite design as a woven door, lamp fixture, cubicle divider, tabletop, headboard, or even a gazebo. Our materials are just as varied as our structures. Choose from wood veneers such as birch, walnut, mahogany, maple or cherry, patinized copper and brass, stainless steel, formica, leather, naugahyde, plastic, cedar bark, pine needles, and cornhusks -- or inspire us with a new medium.
Weaving Gallery
These are images from Patrece's portfolio and can be made for special order. Materials may vary.
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For product info, requests for our brochure and woven products promotional CD, problems with this site, or any comments, questions, etc., contact us at:
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What's New at Canoy Studio
Woven Walls
Mohegan Sun Hotel & Casino Project
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A project two years in the making, "Woven Walls," our largest installation to date, consists of 3,000 lineal feet of extradordinary woven woods and metals installed in the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. The weavings are composed of interlaced patinized copper and brass and walnut and birch wood veneer. Picture a river of wood and metal flowing along a wall elevated 20 feet above you! The walls were constructed by local artists in Patrece's native Portland, Oregon -- an example of her commitment to supporting the arts and the artists and craftspeople that make them. The production was completed by late June 2001. The wall was shipped in sections to Connecticut and was rejoined as it was installed on site. The opening and unveiling of Patrece's Woven Walls was September 25, 2001.
Media Events:
Television
Patrece was featured on Portland's famous morning show "Good Day Oregon" in late November, 2001. Shot live at Canoy Studio, Patrece showed works in progress and taught viewers a simple weaving pattern. The newscaster was delighted with the array of woven products and range of materials.
Canoy's work will be presented during a segment of Oregon Public Broadcasting's "Oregon Art Beat." To air on all OPB stations early 2002, throughout the state of Oregon and parts of northern California. "Patrece Canoy's beautiful work and her dedication to preserving a traditional art form made her a very desirable subject for Oregon Art Beat. We were astounded at the scope and beauty of her Woven Walls project," KC Cowan, producer with Oregon Art Beat, OPB.
Publications
Handwoven cedar storage boxes are featured in Decorating Ideas Magazine October 2002 issue.
Patrece Canoy and Canoy Studio was profiled in a lengthy article in The Beaverton Times in January of 2002. The article takes the reader through Patrece's history as an artist and business woman and profiles specific installations and future endeavors.
Oregon Home Magazine showcased Patrece Canoy's work in the Portfolio section of their magazine in the November / December 2001 issue. Highlighted as an artist "whose work we admire," a picture of Patrece's fabulous woven cornhusk lamp accompanies the article.
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What we do
Canoy Studio manufactures over 30 different varieties of natural fiber paper pulp for papermakers and art enthusiasts. We understand that paper is the face and foundation of many a masterpiece and guarantee our pulp is some of the highest quality and most varied on the market! Canoy studio continuously hosts papermaking classes at its studio and continues to sell its pulp products and papermaking kits to art supply stores, artists, and schools nationally.
What is paper pulp and what can I do with it?
Paper pulp can be made from any plant with fibers. Our pulp is made out of everything from cotton to hemp and flax to Japanese Mitsumata. We even make pulp from blue jeans! All of our natural fibers are gathered, sorted and cut to length, then soaked from two to 24 hours. After soaking, the fiber is cooked for hours to break down the cellulose and then rinsed well. Using our Hollander Beater, the cooked fiber is then processed from one to five hours, weighed at two pounds wet, stored in bags and frozen for storage and shipment. Freezing will prevent molding and offers an indefinite shelf life of this natural material. Simply defrost when you are ready to use and refreeze remaining pulp for future use.
Canoy Studio pulp needs only a quick run through a kitchen blender to separate fibers to be transformed into your own beautiful handmade paper, specialized books, cast sculpture or pulp painting! We invite you to get creative with this unique medium made by hand in our secluded wooded-area studio.
Photo Gallery
(view step-by-step pictures of the pulp process » )
(view photos of the artist's work » )
(view photos of students and classes » )
Classes and Events
Introduction to Papermaking
Learn the art of papermaking in our beautifully wooded area studio. Learn how to perpare fibers, form sheets, press & dry your own handmade paper. Experiement with different pulps and add your own embellishments like flowers or glitter to create one-of-a-kind paper. Leave with the knowledge of how to make paper in your own home with ease!
How to Make Paper
(click to download a PDF file which will show you how to make paper using our pulp » )
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