Gallery

The Mend:Able Exhibit began in 2025 and quickly became a favourite part of the festival. Explore the creative mends and repairs in the gallery below and get inspired.

Cecile Girard's beautifully mended sweater 2025

Photo of 2025 exhibit by Vince Federoff

Lynn Fabio's "gorilla mending", 2025

Helen Stappers' forage tunic, 2025

Leslie Leong's "Bionic Chairs", 2025

Poul Lutzen's leather repaired snowshoes, 2025

Jocylyn McDowell's golden gilded pottery inspired by the Japanese Kintsugi philosophy, which celebrates an item's beauty more through repair, 2025

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