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Moon Rain Centre is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to integrating creativity and harmony in the community through the creation, exhibition and teaching of tapestry weaving and textile arts. The name Moon Rain refers to the mystical connection between the moon, weaving and the cosmos. Located in the Gatineau Hills, in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, Moon Rain is known for its unique approach to creative tapestry weaving. The Vision of Moon Rain is to share the beauty and mystery of Weave
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Tapestry Workshops at Moon Rain Centre 2011

“During the process of designing and weaving each tapestry, I attune to ancient mysteries of the weaver’s path. The repetition of over and under, followed by under and over, meditatively connects me to Navajo, Mayan and Buddhist beliefs where weaving, or the union of warp, or tantra, with weft, or sutra, creates harmony.” Thoma Ewen, artistic director



Photography by Ken Ewen

Inspired by the natural environment, workshop participants explore and develop their own creativity, immersed in techniques and practices developed at Moon Rain Centre that demystify tapestry weaving, making it accessible to everyone.







Level One: workshops for beginners
July 23 & 24
August 6 & 7

This weekend workshop is an introduction to the art and craft of tapestry weaving. Basic techniques are explored and practiced on small frame looms. While learning to blend colours and build woven shapes and lines, participants create a small tapestry to take home.

$225 includes materials



Level Two: weaving tapestry
July 25 to 29
August 8 to 12

During this week workshop, the patterns of nature inspire woven tapestries, as each participant explores in depth the tapestry weaving process, developing and weaving a visual idea into a finished tapestry.

$475 includes materials prerequisite: Level One



Level Three: mentoring

Mentoring responds to the unique questions and concerns of individual advanced students. Emerging tapestry weavers are shown how to recognize and develop their own unique creative gifts, while learning to become active creative members of their own communities.

prerequisite: Level Two and portfolio



Level Four: weaving and culture

A workshop for teachers, arts educators and cultural facilitators

Weaving transmits the energy of Peace. It has a calming, harmonizing effect on people, especially on children, so is an excellent tool for today’s classrooms and community centers. This workshop teaches simple creative weaving skills and projects that are suitable for all ages, abilities, and cultural programming budgets. In this workshop participants learn how to turn the family ragbin into woven fabric art projects, how to make simple frame looms and weave on them, how to make cloth looms and more.

prerequisite: Level Two



workshop fees include all materials

camping and accommodation available on-site

For more information please contact Moon Rain Centre at

819 457 9711



Wednesday, October 27, 2010

When Thirteen Moons Entwine

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When Thirteen Moons Entwine
International textile arts event in the Outaouais
Aug 15 to Oct 10, 2010
Moon Rain Centre, Val-des-Monts, Quebec.

The integration of textile arts into the natural environment and the mythology of the thirteen moons

When Thirteen Moons Entwine
was an international textile event, inspired by the thirteen moons of the lunar calendar. It was an outdoor laboratory that brought together established professional textile artists with emerging artists in the creation of outdoor textile art installations at thirteen sites along a scenic walking path in nature at Moon Rain Centre, in the Gatineau Hills.

The number thirteen has very ancient and mystical significance, representing the unification of life, creation and the cosmos. In many cultures, the Wise Woman is referred to as a "Woman of the Thirteenth Moon".
When thirteen Moons Entwine included a spectrum of textile arts exhibitions presented in collaboration with major exhibition centres in the region, and offered hands on workshops by internationally known textile artists.
Quand les treize lunes s'entrelacent
When Thirteen Moons Entwine
Three minute video
Video courtesy of Aisha Productions, Gatineau, Quebec
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

International Textile Arts Event in the Outaouais Aug 15 to Oct 10

The integration of textile arts into the natural environment and the mythology of the thirteen moons

When thirteen moons entwine

was an international textile event, inspired by the thirteen moons of the lunar calendar. It was an outdoor laboratory that brought together established professional textile artists with emerging artists in the creation of 13 outdoor textile art installations at thirteen sites along a scenic walking path in nature at Moon Rain Centre, in the Gatineau Hills.

The number thirteen has very ancient and mystical significance, representing the unification of life, creation and the cosmos. In many cultures, the Wise Woman is referred to as a "Woman of the Thirteenth Moon".

When thirteen Moons Entwine included a spectrum of textile arts exhibitions presented in collaboration with major exhibition centres in the region, and offered hands on workshops by internationally known textile artists.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Thursday, July 8, 2010

When Thirteen Moons Entwine ... Artists

When Thirteen Moons Entwine International textile arts event in the Outaouais Aug 15 to Oct 10
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Moon Rain Centre is proud to announce the participating artists for the on-site installations as part of the upcoming When Thirteen Moons Entwine event. They are...
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Irene Anton GERMANY ● Carole Baillargeon QUÉBEC
Ewa Bartosz-Mazus POLAND ● Denise Coker QUÉBEC
Joanne De Nobriga UK ● Nadine Dupeux FRANCE
Claire Guerette QUÉBEC ● Andie Haltrich QUÉBEC
Peter Harris CANADA ● Jocelyne Ladouceur QUÉBEC
Hope Maclean QUÉBEC ● Edith Meusnier FRANCE
Gaël Morin FRANCE ● Johanna Nousiainen QUÉBEC
Kathryn Pannepacker USA ● Ali Rabjohns UK
Hannah Ranger QUÉBEC ● Nadine Richard FRANCE
Krystyna Sadej CANADA ● Nathalie Levasseur QUEBEC
Jolanta Sprawka QUÉBEC ● Marie Pier St-George CANADA
Ixchel Suarez CANADA ● Liane Thiry-Smith CANADA
owen tuf QUÉBEC ● Jeanne Vaillancourt CANADA