Pamela Desmet Franklin

Pamela Desmet Franklin Pamela Desmet Franklin is a multiplatformed artist based in the Treaty 1 Territory of Winnipeg, MB.

The work of Pamela Desmet Franklin, a white cis-gendered settler female living on Treaty 1 territory, comprises inspiration and images from the natural world: photographs, mixed media/collages, watercolours, acrylic paintings and fabric arts. She has exhibited her art at Fleet, Cre8ery, MAWA and Prairie Fusion Arts & Entertainment Galleries and Martha Street and Tapestry in Glass Studios as well a

s Sun Country Arts & Crafts. Available: PFA&E Gift shop and alternative gallery spaces: El Spa and Gordie’s Coffeehouse.

The Secret Garden, mixed media, 28” x 22”, $175 at Glenelm Neighbourhood Association Art Show. Thanks for hosting this ...
05/29/2026

The Secret Garden, mixed media, 28” x 22”, $175 at Glenelm Neighbourhood Association Art Show. Thanks for hosting this exhibit!

Acrylic piece, The Secret Garden, exhibited 2-4pm Sunday only 232 Henderson Hwy! Come out & join the fun!
05/22/2026

Acrylic piece, The Secret Garden, exhibited 2-4pm Sunday only 232 Henderson Hwy! Come out & join the fun!

Saturday, May 16, 10 - 2, I’ll be a vendor at the Big Red Church venue for Sweets & Seeds, 127 Cobourg Ave; I’m happy to...
05/15/2026

Saturday, May 16, 10 - 2, I’ll be a vendor at the Big Red Church venue for Sweets & Seeds, 127 Cobourg Ave; I’m happy to show off my winter art & crafting including hand dyed silk & cotton scarves, cards, books & small art works, some up cycled vintage collectibles and jewelry as well as fabric creations. There will also be youth vendors & live music! If you’re interested, I’d 💕 love to see you there!

Khaled Abu Zarr/Khaled Walid Mahmoud Abu Zer was killed on November 8, 2024 by an Israeli Defense Forces airstrike witho...
04/19/2026

Khaled Abu Zarr/Khaled Walid Mahmoud Abu Zer was killed on November 8, 2024 by an Israeli Defense Forces airstrike without prior warning or notice, in Jabalia Refugee Camp, North Gaza, Palestine. Khaled Abu Zarr was married and worked for Sawt Al-Shabab radio as a sports journalist and correspondent. From his photo on stopmmurderingjournalists.com, he looks like he enjoyed a good game and was a big soccer fan.

To commemorate the 284+ Palestinian journalists and media workers killed by the State of Israel since 2023, has asked Manitoba makers to create squares for the Collective Press Blanket Project. These are being sewed into panels and travelled across MB to raise awareness of Palestinian oppression, apartheid and genocide. Funds raised will be donated to organizations keeping evidence of genocide and prosecuting war criminals.

Making this quilt block was a solemn process for me. As I sewed each piece I was aware
it was commemorating Khaled Abu Zarr’s life and so worked carefully and with reverence. The colours and threads were chosen in reference to the Palestinian flag. With quilting conventions in mind, fabrics were chosen to express both the solemnity and finality of death as well as the joyfulness and youth of a fully rounded human being who was just trying to live peacefully with his wife and do his job. The appliquéd soccer ball in the centre of the quilt design, which was generously shared by , references his love of the game, his career and joie de vivre!

Parallel Pathways has found a new home thanks to the bidder at MAWA ’s Over-the-Top Cupcake & Art Auction!
04/12/2026

Parallel Pathways has found a new home thanks to the bidder at MAWA ’s Over-the-Top Cupcake & Art Auction!

Art Auction today at MAWA; come down to support a worthy cause & have some fun!
04/12/2026

Art Auction today at MAWA; come down to support a worthy cause & have some fun!

Grandma Waller’s original quilt pieces: soft fine white cotton with coral pink corner squares. Remembering her house on...
03/29/2026

Grandma Waller’s original quilt pieces: soft fine white cotton with coral pink corner squares. Remembering her house on Horace Street and feeling her presence finishing this inherited fabric with a modern flair. One of four pieces quilted and ready for some machine sewing to become a future toss cushion! Many thanks to Anna Schmidt , maker in residence for her guidance & expertise.

Some journal pages from recent travels.
03/27/2026

Some journal pages from recent travels.

A morning stroll through Qutub Minar UNESCO world heritage site in Delhi.The Qutub Minar minaret and mosque complex, bui...
03/20/2026

A morning stroll through Qutub Minar UNESCO world heritage site in Delhi.

The Qutub Minar minaret and mosque complex, built between the late 11th to 12th century after the defeat of the last Hindu ruler of Delhi, signalled the beginning of Islamic rule in the region. The fusion of Hindu laborers and craftsmen overseen by Muslim architects led to a construction reflecting both Hindu and Islamic religious architectures. The marvellous inscriptions and geometric patterns on the structures are a compilation of Quranic texts, Arabic expressions and Hindu craftsmanship. Destroyed temple pieces from the original site were used to build the Qutub Minar and a trace of Hindu goddess forms situated in the architecture are not unlike those seen later in the journey to Angkor Wat.

Inspired by embroidery motifs in Delhi, I drew this design on a larger scale and used a thicker gauge of embroidery thre...
03/19/2026

Inspired by embroidery motifs in Delhi, I drew this design on a larger scale and used a thicker gauge of embroidery thread. The white silk thread was purchased from a fine art collective in VN. The handmade sanyasi jacket size 10, bought 50 years ago in Pune, is made from khadi cotton, a hand-spun and woven natural fibre cloth promoted by Mahatma Gandhi as swadeshi (of homeland) for the freedom struggle of India.

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