Fashion is My Muse

In the world of contemporary art, using embroidery to express yourself is risky. And while I impart a subtle subversive message in those te...

Organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and currently showing at the Art Gallery of Ontario , Playing with Pictures is an exhibition w...

Shepherdess in Blue by Ingrid Mida 2010 In Toronto, there is a fall art event where people wait for hours in the freezing cold for the chan...

Sketch of My Summer Dress by Von 2010 When I was about the age of seven, my mother made me a dress with her first electric sewing machine,...

 Photo by Ingrid Mida 2010 The most interesting part of the book Through the Wardrobe, Women's Relationships with Their Clothes was th...

In doing research for my Memories of a Dress Project , I came across this book which is a compilation of articles on the relationships that...

In collaboration with the LABoratoire Créatif and the Canadian Mental Health Association , Made With Love Atelier is presenting an event i...

Doris McCarthy turns 100 years old today! This accomplished artist has created a vast legacy of work that celebrates the beauty and majesty ...

Most of the year I read history, fashion theory or literary fiction, but summertime means I dip into lighter fare. At the top of my list wa...

Edgar Degas, L'orchestre de l'opera  Oil on Canvas 1870 Musee d'Orsay, Paris A list of my favourite things would have to includ...

Photograph of Sleeve Detail of Countess Almaviva Costume by Ingrid Mida 2010 A few weeks ago I had the distinct pleasure of photographing t...

 I don't copy it. I talk about it. Doris McCarthy used to say this a lot when discussing her paintings. In her prolific career as a ...