Left to Right

43° 33’ 59.802” N, 80° 4’ 22.79” W

silk, rust, acetic acid, 81 x 56 in., 2024

43° 33’ 58.98” N, 80° 4’ 23.2” W

silk, rust, acetic acid, 79 x 56 in., 2024

43° 34’ 0.162” N, 80° 4’ 23.73” W

silk, rust, acetic acid, 78.5 x 56 in., 2024

43° 34’ 0.282” N, 80° 4’ 23.86” W

silk, rust, acetic acid, 69 x 56 in., 2024

43° 34’ 0.42” N, 80° 4’ 24.72” W

silk, rust, acetic acid, 72.5 x 56 in., 2024

43° 33’ 59.088” N, 80° 4’ 22.41” W

silk, rust, acetic acid, 79.5 x 56 in.,2024

43° 34’ 0.822” N, 80° 4’ 24.44” W

silk, rust, acetic acid, 72 x 56 in., 2024

Poplar 1972 - 2023

reclaimed bed sheets, organic cotton thread, foraged black walnut husks, rust-derived iron, print of a downed poplar tree in The Arboretum at the University of Guelph, 348 x 186 in., 2023

Black Walnut 1992 - 2024

reclaimed bed sheets, organic cotton thread, foraged black walnut husks, rust-derived iron, print of a downed walnut tree in The Arboretum at the University of Guelph, 2024 - 2025, work in process.

reclaimed bed sheets, organic cotton thread, foraged black walnut husks and sumac, citric acid, rust-derived iron, dye-removal print using four woodpecker feeding cavities in an eastern hemlock tree from the old-growth forest in The Arboretum at the University of Guelph, 123 x 168 in., 2024.

In this series of works, Fortin uses rust-derived iron to trace sections of her body onto pieces of reclaimed cotton while engaging in physical therapy exercises. The pieces are dyed using locally collected plants, then assembled and stitched together.

The first work in the series, Companion, was created during an artist residency at Maison Métier d'Art in Quebec City, QC, and Est-Nord-Est artist-run centre in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, QC.

Companion

body tracing, iron from rust, reclaimed bedding, organic cotton thread, foraged goldenrod and sumac, alum, pieced and hand-stitched, 72 x 72 in. varying, 2021

To a Flower

body tracing, rust-derived iron, reclaimed bedding, organic cotton thread, foraged goldenrod and sumac, alum, cultivated marigold from 2018 - 2022, cultivated coreopsis from 2022, calcium carbonate, citric acid, soda ash, vinegar, wheat bran, 110 x 116 in., 2022-2023

Study For a Future Work

body tracing, hand-stitched, organic cotton thread, iron from rust, reclaimed bedding and denim, foraged goldenrod, sumac and burdock root, alum, vinegar, wheat bran, 15 × 40 in., 2021 and 2024

Seating Chart

deconstructed used event chair cover, hand-dyed and stitched, foraged goldenrod, alum, gallnut and iron, 3’ x 4.5’ / 36 x 53 in., 2020

The Build Up

hand-dyed and stitched, reclaimed textiles - bed skirt, denim, pillowcase, table cloth, tea towels, alum, chestnut, cochineal, gallnut, iron, indigo - organic vat, madder root, weld, 6.5' x 12.5', 2020

Garden

reclaimed cotton tea towels , organic cotton hand-dyed thread, safety pins, hand-dyed, hand-stitched, alum, cochineal, gallnut, madder root, natural indigo - organic vat, iron, weld, 12’ x 11’ dimensions variable, 2018-2019

Destroy and Repair

vintage found commercial quilt, gallnut, alum, soda ash, logwood, Indigo (organic vat), weld, cutch, cochineal, lime, iron, steel pins, 8’ x 11’, dimensions variable, 2017