Ocean Ulantia Willson
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Work History
2020 - Present Own and operate leather studio Hand Reef and Sew in Gibsons, BC
2004 - Present Custom installations and decor using mixed media, woven natural fibres, leather and
gem stones
2002 - Present Custom Costumes and Accessories IE hand bags, belts, chaps, holsters etc. Leather cutwork and silver set gemstones.
2013 - Present Custom Marine Canvas, boat tops, dodgers, sail covers, sail bags, canvas, clear vinyl windows etc
1998 –Present Custom Wedding Dresses, Cotton, flax and hemp.
2017-2020 apprenticed under Norman Bashor of Trident Boots custom leather design and repair shop Events
2020 Personal and Material Geographies Exhibit at the Italian cultural centre, Vancouver BC
2018 Wearable Art show, Gibsons BC
2017 Art show Blondous, Iceland
2004-2010 Stage installations/decor Shambhala Music Festival, Salmo BC
2006-2009 Wearable Art Performance Shambhala Music Festival, Salmo BC
2009 Art competition 1st prize Maitreya Festival, Melbourne Australia
2007 Stage installation/decor for Shambhala Music Festival Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC Education and Extra Acquired Skills
2017-2020 apprentice under Norman Bashor of Trident Boots, Gibsons BC
2020 Maiwa/Tim Mclaughlin The Ink makers pen workshop, Vancouver BC
2018 Maiwa/Tim Whitten Marlinspike (US) Workshop, Vancouver BC
2018 Maiwa Natural Print and Paint,Vancouver BC
2018 Cedar basket weaving Gibsons Museum, Gibsons BC
2017 Indigo Dye Workshop Gibsons Art Hub, Gibsons BC
2017 Artist Residency at Icelandic Textile Centre, Blondous Iceland
2017 Icelandic weaving techniques, Icelandic Textile Centre, Blondous Iceland
2017 Introduction to Weaving Baaad Anna's Yarn Shop, Vancouver BC
2010 Hand Embroidery Gibsons Museum, Gibsons BC
2008 Flax Basket Weaving, Ragland New Zealand
2005 Introductory Pattern Making Blanche MacDonald,Vancouver BC
2003 Leather Knots and Braid Workshop, Nelson BC
2002 Industrial and Domestic sewing machine maintenance and repair Selkirk College, Nelson BC
2002 Introductory Serger course Selkirk College, Nelson BC
I am a Canadian artist currently based on the Sunshine Coast B.C.
I have been sewing and creating a wide
range of things for the past 20 years. From intricately detailed wearable art to custom
marine canvas.
Anywhere my skills and interests take me. I use many different materials, some of my
favorites are natural fibres such as hemp, linen, silk, wool and leather i also love
gemstones and metals. I'm always looking for new inspiration, materials, and ideas to
create interesting works of art.
I grew up all down the west coast of Canada and the US reaching as far down as San
Diego. Also having my time in the east i lived in the bay of Fundy NS, Toronto, long
island and Brooklyn NY. I am now located in a small sea side town on the west coast of
Canada. I see the waves come rolling in every day from where i live and dream of far off
lands and all the beauty of the world. i am continually inspired by the sea and some
times i even get the honor of seeing whales and pods of dolphins..my studio is filled
with all the treasure ive found along my travels of the world.The name Ulantia is made
up of 2 things. Ula is for the gem of the sea and Atlantis for the lost city put together
makes Ulantia...
I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows,
where ox lips and nodding violet grows;
quite over-canopied with lush woodbine,
with sweet musk roses, and with eglantine.
there sleeps titania, sometime of the night,
lulled in these flowers with dances and delight,
and there the snake throws her enamell’d skin,
weed wide enough to wrap a fairy in.
(william shakespeare, A midsummer nights dream)