my solo exhibition Memories, Maps, Reflections at ll Museo in the Italian Cultural Centre Vancouver BC opening April 16. Embroidered maps from over the decades Show runs April 16-May 24.

I am excited to get new photos by Ted Clarke of my 4 sleeping bags "Dormir à la Belle Étoile" I've put them up on my website. With the lack of snow in the mountains this winter, I dread fires season even more.... bettinamatzkuhn.ca/gear

Where's the Lake? Kluane Lake YT is receding due to many factors caused by climate warming. Pretty, but not normal. Many knock on effects to fish and wildlife....and people #embroidery #handembroidery #yukon #climatechange

Headwaters series ....water of life #embroidery #handembroidery #landscapeart #glaciers

Happy 2026 and all good wishes....entering 26 with excitement and trepidation #embroidery #handembroidery #madeinyvr #contemporarytextileart

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

Polish artist NeSpoon from Warsaw, known for her street art featuring traditional lace pattern imagery #womensart

Pleased to have my piece "Alluvium" accepted to the Saltspring National Art Prize runs Sept 27-Oct 19 #ssnap #embroidery #handembroidery #landscapeart #kluane #yukon

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Finished piece ready to go on backing - hack leaf, ferns, willows and waterfalls #embroidery #handembroidery

two old mountains hanging out. Kluane Park at dusk #embroidery #handembroidery #kluane #yukon

Part of a panorama in progress #embroidery #handembroidery

Part of a panorama in progress #embroidery #handembroidery

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Detail of vertical piece #embroidery

Vulcan Mt Kluane Park YT #embroidery #handembroidery #artwip

Embroidered glacier....pleasantly thick on the cloth. Endangered IRL. #embroidery #handembroidery #glacier #yukon #contemporarycraft

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

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

Happy Earth Day! #embroidery #handembroidery #gear #natureart #madeinbc #madeinyvr #contemporarycraft

Lu’an Man aka Kluane Lake receding. #embroidery #handembroidery #contemporarycraft #artmove #madeinyvr #Kluane #yukon #natureart #canadiancraft

Cottonwoods #embroidery#handembroidery #yukon

Fireweed gone to seed by the lake #embroidery #handembroidery #artwip #kluane #yukon

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looks like rain #embroidery #handembroidery #artwip

Planting trees #embroidery #handembroidery

Adding lines to the ice. Like a great (shrinking) highway #yukon #embroidery #madeinbc #madeinyvr #artwip

Textile. Adding mountains to icefields. Lot of head scratching over what to do next. #creativeprocess #artwip #glaciers #yukon #embroidery

Enjoyed fruitcake in a hailstorm on my day off

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.“ Goethe. Not equipped with genius, power, or magic but it always feels good to begin…. #artwip #embroidery

This work will be submitted to a call where it can’t have been previously exhibited or posted. Here’s the back. #embroidery #handembroidery

I’ve appointed myself the “embroidery tzar” of my studio 😂 #embroidery #handembroidery

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Thrilled that my SOS: Belonging life jacket will be in the show Solastalgia at The Muse: Douglas Family Art Centre in Kenora ON opening May. Curators Lindsay Inglis and Sophie Lavoie. #embroidery #handembroidery #natureart #solastalgia #madeinbc #madeinyvr #contemporarycraft #contemporarytextileart

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Menacing cloud. #embroidery #handembroidery #natureart #madeinbc #madeinyvr

Embroidering a cloudy sky with small blue holes… find optimism where I can #embroidery #handembroidery #contemporarytextileart #artwip #madeinyvr

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Working on something I want to submit to a call but they won’t accept anything that has bee previously exhibited or shown online. Seems rather onerous- how many artists have the luxury of working in secret on something the will probably be rejected. #embroidery#handembroidery #artwip #madeinbc

Small work of a “fire rainbow”. Only seen if the ice crystals are the right size and shape and with the sun at the right angle. Saw one once. Religious experience. #embroidery #handembroidery #firerainbow #madeinbc #madeinyvr

Foresting a slope #embroidery #handembroidery #artwip

Part of a sky #embroidery#handembroidery #artwip

Leaving room for a cloud #embroidery #handembroidery #artwip

Small piece featuring a “pile d’assiettes” cloud formation. Pile of plates. Often seen downwind from mountains #embroidery #handembroidery #clouds #mountains #contemporarycraft