Passing the Torch
I would like to thank all of you for being so supportive during my time as State Rep. I truly enjoyed the experience and I loved meeting so many talented artists. I will still be an active participant in SDA so I look forward to meeting and working with you again in the future. I am passing the torch to Barbara Yates Beasley who is a wonderfully fun and talented person, I am sure she will do an amazing job.
Lets Welcome the New Colorado State Rep…
Barbara Yates Beasley!!!
A bit about Barbara….
As a native of the Boulder area, Barbara finds herself surrounded by colorful creatures both domestic and wild. She uses her artistic skills to incorporate these captivating critters into her one-of-a-kind quilts.
Barbara draws inspiration from her love of animals, color, and fabric. Her work is often mistaken from a distance as a painting in acrylic or oil. She creates her pieces using commercial and hand-dyed fabric, cotton and rayon thread, markers, and acrylic. Capturing the personalities of her subjects by enabling them to engage with the viewer is what she enjoys the most.
Barbara’s colorful creatures can be seen at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Mesa Lab, 1850 Table Mesa Drive Boulder, CO, June 1—July 31, 2013.
Larry the Lounge Lizard
Let’s Do Lunch
Beauty of the Beasts
Kudos
Congrats to Katherine Scarritt whose design has been chosen as a semi-finalist in the Robert Kaufman Fabrics / Spoonflower Fabric8 contest! The winner of this contest gets their designs manufactured by Robert Kaufman Fabrics! Take a look at her work. This is a great achievement getting this far and good luck!
Now Showing…
Embroideries and Drawings – An Exhibit by Tom Lundberg and Maddy Weisz
April 5 to May 26
PACE Center 20000 Pikes Peak Ave. in Historic Old Town Parker, CO
http://www.parkeronline.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1058
Spun: Adventures in Textiles
May 19 – September 22, 2013
Denver Art Museum
The Denver Art Museum takes a wide-ranging look at textiles from pre-Columbian weavings to modern fiber art, Navajo blankets to an examination of clothing in art and photography in the campus-wide exhibition Spun: Adventures in Textiles.
Coming Soon…
BLUE ALCHEMY: S T O R I E S O F I N D I G O
Saturday, June 22, 2013, reception at noon
Lewis I. Sharp Auditorium Denver Art Museum
This is a feature length documentary about indigo, a blue dye that has captured the human imagination for millennia, and the people who use it according to tradition as well as those who are reviving its use to revitalize their communities.
Admission includes: film screening and presentation by Mary Lance, the award-winning director, light reception, DVD signing in Museum Gift Shop, and gallery admission to Spun: Adventures in Textiles.
Critique Group Meeting: Denver Metro Area
Who: SDA members and people who may want to join SDA.
When: The Second Saturday of the month.
June 8th from 10:00am-12:00noon
Where:
489 S. Balsam St.
Lakewood, CO 80226
Just west of Belmar shopping district. This is a townhouse complex, we are meeting in the clubhouse and there is plenty of parking in front.
What:
A critique group, this will not just be show and tell but an opportunity to bounce ideas, processes, and issues off the group and get some feedback and constructive criticism. We can also discuss other aspects of our work like business, showing, techniques, and materials.
How:
Bring a piece in progress, one completed, or an idea or issue to discuss for the feedback of your peers.
Colorado members who are not in the Denver area: if you are interested in a critique group as well let me know and I can connect you to other members in your area and help get one started.
Group Progress
We have had several great meetings, it has been really helpful and people have been inspired to work on and finish new work. We are having a lot of fun and would love for you to join us!!
Wanted…
Information for the Blog. Things I would be interested in….
Your Artist Website: to add/update to the member links
Exciting Events / Art Shows: shows, events, anything fun and fiber that we can come to or go see
Kudos: for yourself and others, we love to share success!
Art Teachers: look at the members who teach section and let me know if you want to be added
Published Authors: tell me the book information so we can read it
Articles: if you have an idea or article let me know.
April Update
Who Wants To Be The Colorado State Rep?
Unfortunately I have to step down at this time. I have really enjoyed the position and meeting so many of you. I will still be an active member but I am going through a huge life change right now and I have to focus on that at this point. I will be happy to talk to anyone about what is involved, but keep in mind you can create your own vision as well. I am very organized and I have some materials I will pass on to help you get started.
Please email or call me if you are interested. I would really appreciate the help.
303-818-9077 kristi.baca@gmail.com
Now Showing….
Embroideries and Drawings – An Exhibit by Tom Lundberg and Maddy Weisz
April 5 to May 26
PACE Center
20000 Pikes Peak Ave. in Historic Old Town Parker, CO
Go to website.
Kudos
Barbara Yates Beasley received the SDA Award of Excellence for her piece I Hate Shoe Shopping at Fiber Celebration 2013. Here is the link to it on the SDA site. Congratulations to her!!
PJ was Awarded a Site-Specific Commission for
National Renewable Energy Labs,
(NREL) in Golden, CO. Congratulations on a job well done!!
“Aquifer IV”
Critique Group Meeting: Denver Metro Area
NEW LOCATION!!!!
Who: SDA members and people who may want to join SDA.
When: The Second Saturday of the month.
May 11th from 10:00am-12:00noon
Where:
489 S. Balsam St. Lakewood, CO 80226Just west of Belmar shopping district. This is a townhouse complex, we are meeting in the clubhouse and there is plenty of parking in front.
What:
A critique group, this will not just be show and tell but an opportunity to bounce ideas, processes, and issues off the group and get some feedback and constructive criticism. We can also discuss other aspects of our work like business, showing, techniques, and materials.
How:
Bring a piece in progress, one completed, or an idea or issue to discuss for the feedback of your peers.
Colorado members who are not in the Denver area: if you are interested in a critique group as well let me know and I can connect you to other members in your area and help get one started.
Group Progress
We have had 4 great meetings, it has been really helpful and people have been inspired to work on and finish new work. We are having a lot of fun and would love for you to join us!!
Wanted:
Information for the Blog. Things I would be interested in….
Your Artist Website: to add/update to the member links
Exciting Events / Art Shows: shows, events, anything fun and fiber that we can come to or go see
Kudos: for yourself and others, we love to share success!
Art Teachers: look at the members who teach section and let me know if you want to be added
Published Authors: tell me the book information so we can read it
Articles: if you have an idea or article let me know.
Happy Spring!
Which in Colorado means both a foot of snow and 60-degree weather. I love Colorado! I just have a very short update for you. I hope you are all doing well and have a Happy Easter!
Now Showing….
Art of the State A Juried Exhibition of Colorado January 24 – March 31, 2013 Arvada Center 6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO www.arvadacenter.org/galleries
Call for Entries
Complexity 2014
Complex Weavers biennial international juried exhibit featuring works interlacing threads and fibers in ways beyond plain weave. Complex weaving is defined by the cloth produced and the mind it took to create it, not by the equipment used. Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Deadline Nov 18, 2013. Exhibit runs April 7 – May 9, 2014.
www.complex-weavers.org
CWExhibit@comcast.net
The Book as Art: 21st Century Meets Tradition. Presented by the Decatur Arts Alliance and The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur. An event of the 2013 AJC Decatur Book Festival.
A Call for Artists with details on entry is available at www.decaturartsalliance.org/blog and The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur website www.artinstitutes.edu/atlanta-decatur. Cash awards are offered. Entries will be accepted online at callforentry.org March 25 – June 3, 2013.
Kudos
Laurie Hill Gibb will have an article in the April edition of Quilt Life magazine. It should be on the newsstands any day. The article is about her 20,000 mile, one-year solo journey around the US and Canada. She visited art museums and galleries she encountered along the way. Laurie also had three artist residencies during that year. Congratulations to her!!
Critique Group Meeting: Denver Metro Area
Who: SDA members and people who may want to join SDA.
When: The Second Saturday of the month.
April 13th from 10:00am-12:00noon
Where:
What:
A critique group, this will not just be show and tell but an opportunity to bounce ideas, processes, and issues off the group and get some feedback and constructive criticism. We can also discuss other aspects of our work like business, showing, techniques, and materials.
How:
Bring a piece in progress, one completed, or an idea or issue to discuss for the feedback of your peers.
Colorado members who are not in the Denver area: if you are interested in a critique group as well let me know and I can connect you to other members in your area and help get one started.
Group Progress
We have had three great meetings, it has been really helpful and people have been inspired to work on and finish new work. We are having a lot of fun and would love for you to join us!!
Wanted:
Information for the Blog. Things I would be interested in….
Your Artist Website: to add/update to the member links
Exciting Events / Art Shows: shows, events, anything fun and fiber that we can come to or go see
Kudos: for yourself and others, we love to share success!
Art Teachers: look at the members who teach section and let me know if you want to be added
Published Authors: tell me the book information so we can read it
Articles: if you have an idea or article let me know.
February Update
This month is just flying by, isn’t it? I hope all of you are getting a great start on the year and spending lots of time in your fiber studio.
Now Showing…
State of the Art
Red Rocks Community College
13300 W. 6th Ave. Lakewood, CO 80228
January 9 – February 26, 2013
Art of the State
A Juried Exhibition of Colorado
January 24 – March 31, 2013
Arvada Center
6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO
www.arvadacenter.org/galleries
Coming Soon…
Regina Benson to speak on Special Artist Panel:
Saturday, March 9: 1:30-4pm
I:30pm….Cash Bar
2-3:30pm….Artist Panel Discussion
3:30–4pm….Mingle with the Artists
Free admission, refreshments and cash bar
“Art of the State” Arvada Center
6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO
Call For Entries
The Book as Art: 21st Century Meets Tradition. Presented by the Decatur Arts Alliance and The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur. An event of the 2013 AJC Decatur Book Festival.
A Call for Artists with details on entry is available at www.decaturartsalliance.org/blog and The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur website www.artinstitutes.edu/atlanta-decatur. Cash awards are offered. Entries will be accepted online at callforentry.org March 25 – June 3, 2013.
Critique Group Meeting: Denver Metro Area
Who: SDA members and people who may want to join SDA.
When: The Second Saturday of the month.
March 9th from 10:00am-12:00noon
Where:
Eisenhower Recreational Center
4300 E. Dartmouth Ave
Denver, CO 80222
(720) 865-0730
Just east of the Colorado Blvd. and Dartmouth Ave. intersection.
What:
A critique group, this will not just be show and tell but an opportunity to bounce ideas, processes, and issues off the group and get some feedback and constructive criticism. We can also discuss other aspects of our work like business, showing, techniques, and materials.
How:
Bring a piece in progress, one completed, or an idea or issue to discuss for the feedback of your peers.
Colorado members who are not in the Denver area: if you are interested in a critique group as well let me know and I can connect you to other members in your area and help get one started.
Group Progress
We have had two great meetings, it has been really helpful and people have been inspired to work on and finish new work. We are having a lot of fun and would love for you to join us!!
Kudos
Laurie Hill Gibb and her quilted van are featured in a large article of this month’s Quilting Arts Magazine. Congratulations to her!!!! Make sure take a moment to read it.
Mara Kali—a fiber artist with a BFA in fibers from CSU is leading a “Textile Tour to Uzbekistan” this September. For more information check out the website.
https://sites.google.com/site/kalimaratravels/home
SDA Conference Travel Arrangements
There have been a few people who have asked me about travel arrangements to our San Antonio Conference, in terms of carpooling and bunking together. If this is something that interests you email me and I will try to connect you to others similarly inclined.
Food for Thought by: Mary Hertert
Raise your hand if…
Raise your hand if you have ever received an insensitive remark concerning your artwork. Keep your hand up if you have ever made an insensitive remark regarding someone else’s artwork. Now – define what you mean by “insensitive”.
There is purpose to this little exercise. The past month two of us put up a show. It was an extraordinary effort and the show opened to high praise. On opening night my co-exhibitor sold 4 pieces to two people- 3 to 1 person, the 4th to another. My husband leaned over to me and asked “Why can’t you ever make art that sells?”
It definitely stopped me cold. What does one do with a remark like that? Should I deck him or consider what he meant by the remark? When I caught my breath again, I realized that the answer came in knowing my motives for the show. The remark gave me cause to come up with ways to explain that not all art is meant to be sold. That sometimes it serves another purpose and this show was not about a “selling” show for me.
We all get into a twist on what our art is “for”. I certainly have garments that I make specifically for the sale market, but my personal art pieces usually have very different purposes. I have my “un-wearable, wearable-art” garments to go to the runway for 3 minutes. I also obviously have my “unsalable-art” per my husband. For both those categories – the reasons I make them is because they stretch my skill, allow me to make pieces that will most likely never be repeated and usually return to be torn apart and made into something else. This show had deeper purpose. CMU has a very uneasy and not very clear view of what “fiber art” can be. The Fibers course is deemed “domestic”, a “craft”, and certainly “not art”.
This show served to illustrate that the University is wrong about the “not art” part. It very much is – Art. This show opened doors for me that would not have opened otherwise and while individual pieces did not generate specific dollars– I expect them to generate a very different value in regards to respect, reputation and status for the Fiber Arts within Colorado Mesa University. I could have made safe pieces to sell – but they never would have accomplished what these pieces ultimately have and will over the long term.
So thank you husband for the insensitive remark you whispered in my ear opening night. It certainly stung and you don’t want to know what I could have answered – but in the end I got the reward I set out to find.
Wanted:
Information for the Blog. Things I would be interested in….
Your Artist Website: to add/update to the member links
Exciting Events / Art Shows: shows, events, anything fun and fiber that we can come to or go see
Kudos: for yourself and others, we love to share success!
Art Teachers: look at the members who teach section and let me know if you want to be added
Published Authors: tell me the book information so we can read it
Articles: if you have an idea or article let me know.
Happy New Year!
Well so far my New Years resolution of keeping up with things is not going so well. :) My computer decided it was done, but it gave me a solid 10 years, which is unheard of for computers. So I am now here on a brand new computer so I will see if I can get back on track. I hope all of you are getting a great start in the New Year! There is a lot going on so check it out and remember to send me things you would like me to add to the next post.
Now Showing….
State of the Art
Red Rocks Community College
13300 W. 6th Ave. Lakewood, CO 80228
January 9 – February 26, 2013
Artist Reception: January 23, 2013 from 5:00-7:00pm
Coming Soon…
Between Here and There
Colorado Mesa University
1100 North Ave. Grand Junction, CO 81501
January 22 – February 15, 2013
Opening Reception: January 25, 2013 from 6:00-8:00pm
Art of the State
A Juried Exhibition of Colorado
January 24 – March 31, 2013
Arvada Center (link)
6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO
Opening Reception: January 24, 6-9p.m.
Call for Entries
Ice Cube Gallery (link)
Juror: Nora Burnett Abrams is Associate Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
Show Dates: March 7-31,2013.
Digital Entry Deadline: February 8, 2013.
Critique Group Meeting: Denver Metro Area
Who: SDA members and people who may want to join SDA.
When: Saturday February 16, 2013 from 10:00am-12:00noon
Where:
Eisenhower Recreational Center
4300 E. Dartmouth Ave
Denver, CO 80222
(720) 865-0730
Just east of the Colorado Blvd. and Dartmouth Ave. intersection.
What:
A critique group, this will not just be show and tell but an opportunity to bounce ideas, processes, and issues off the group and get some feedback and constructive criticism. We can also discuss other aspects of our work like business, showing, techniques, and materials.
How:
Bring a piece in progress, one completed, or an idea or issue to discuss for the feedback of your peers.
Warning
I was informed that a regional peewee basketball tournament is going on, it should be quiet in our meeting room but it may make parking iffy, so just be prepared, we are in there! This is just this date only, don’t let it stop you, they are just peewees!
Colorado members who are not in the Denver area: if you are interested in a critique group as well let me know and I can connect you to other members in your area and help get one started.
Up close and personal!
The January Meeting
It went great! Thanks to all of you who participated, we had a modest group but we got some great in-depth critiques and strong dialogue. It was a lot of fun so come check it out in February if you can!
Kudos
Portals #11
Lisa Call was selected as one of the SDA artist representatives for SDA and will be exhibiting her artwork at the American Craft Council Show in Baltimore, Maryland in February. (link)
Retail Show details: Booth 1207
Friday, Feb. 22: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 23: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 24: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Anne Vickrey Evans received the “Juror’s Choice Award for Best Body of Work” at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center. Uncommon Threads Art-to-Wear Runway Show, October 2012
Urban Morning
Regina Benson is in the Art of the State show (see above listing) there is a gallery recording of Regina talking about the inspiration and techniques for her work “Urban Morning”.
Dial 720 548-3422 then enter 22# to hear Regina’s voice.
Book Review: by Mary Hertert
Color, A Natural History of the Palette: by Victoria Finlay
This is one of my read “over and over and over” books. I’m in the business of color and when I find myself getting too complaisant about the dyes and the fact that all I need to do is go to a catalogue and order them from a list -I go back to this book.
Color reads like a travel log. Victoria Finlay has each chapter labeled with the color and then sets off to the country of origin. Ochre – the first chapter starts in Australia with the quote;
“Art…must do something more than give pleasure: it should relate to our own life so as to increase our energy of spirit.”
Sir Kenneth Clark, Looking at Pictures’
Finley takes the reader color by color, country by country delving deep into the history, the battles, the lore of each pigment. The book is fast paced yet it is easy to sink into each of the stories as you would a color – relishing its impact on the senses.
Right now we are in record cold temperatures and so this book comes out again as warmth against the chill and yet again – a reminder that our dye colors did not come to us easily and each has a rich and deep history to its origins. If you need a boost, I would highly recommend this book as a journey worth taking.
Wanted:
Information for the Blog. Things I would be interested in….
Your Artist Website: to add/update to the member links
Exciting Events / Art Shows: shows, events, anything fun and fiber that we can come to or go see
Kudos: for yourself and others, we love to share success!
Art Teachers: look at the members who teach section and let me know if you want to be added
Published Authors: tell me the book information so we can read it
Articles: if you have an idea or article let me know.
Happy Holidays!
I hope everyone is having a great holiday season! Take the time to really enjoy the time spent with your family and friends. It is always a whirlwind so take a moment to just look around and appreciate, and then jump back into the insanity. :) Happy Holidays!
Critique Group Meeting: Denver Metro Area
Who: SDA members and people who may want to join SDA.
When: Saturday January 12, 2013 from 10:00am-12:00noon
Where:
Eisenhower Recreational Center 4300 E. Dartmouth Ave Denver, CO 80222 (720) 865-0730 Just east of the Colorado Blvd. and Dartmouth Ave. intersection.What:
A critique group, this will not just be show and tell but an opportunity to bounce ideas, processes, and issues off the group and get some feedback and constructive criticism. We can also discuss other aspects of our work like business, showing, techniques, and materials.
How:
Bring a piece in progress, one completed, or an idea or issue to discuss for the feedback of your peers. (You may also bring goodies too if you like, though by that time we may be goodied out :)
Colorado Members who are NOT in the Denver Area: if you are interested in a critique group as well let me know and I can connect you to other members in your area and help get one started.
Fiber Book Review: by Mary Hertert
Sustainable Fashion & Textiles – Design Journeys, by Kate Fletcher.
I have started on a quest to know more about the fibers we use as artists, garment makers, sculptors and end users of textiles. Even if I don’t consciously choose to move towards sustainable practices in my artwork, I can certainly be better educated regarding the different fabrics being produced and the companies I buy from. It is good to know the future so I can assess what impact it will have on my art practices.
In my own journey towards better understanding the textile and fashion industry I listened first to an interview with Kate Fletcher, author of Sustainable Fashion & Textiles – Design Journeys and then bought the book. It is a thoughtful and well written technical book on the fashion industry, its practices, the latest in textile innovation and finally, a process –by-process description of the types of fibers and their comparisons in terms of energy use, processing, human use and disposability. (For an online review, follow this link.)
I’m learning about PLA – polyester made from biomass; organic cottons; hemp and other types of alternative fibers to cotton and the nature of how the industry is responding to the need to create alternative and sustainable fashion industry practices. I’m also learning about the designers and the companies who are aggressively seeking out environmentally-friendly production methods that are fundamentally changing the way the fashion industry operates.
If you are at all interested in hearing more about this topic, I suggest that you also open the following link to the TED.com talks. This link will take you to other voices on the subject.
Wanted:
Information for the Blog. Things I would be interested in….
Your Artist Website: to add/update to the member links
Exciting Events / Art Shows: shows, events, anything fun and fiber that we can come to or go see
Kudos: for yourself and others, we love to share success!
Art Teachers: look at the members who teach section and let me know if you want to be added
Published Authors: tell me the book information so we can read it
Articles: if you have an idea or article let me know.
October Post
I hope everyone is enjoying the fall weather and the changing of the leaves. Take a moment and enjoy all the colors, they won’t last long! I have some fun things for you this month, enjoy!
Now Showing….
Carol Ann Waugh
Salida Exhibition
Showing: October 1 – December 31
Reception: October 23 from 5-7pm.
Location: Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
1000 Rush Drive Salida, CO 81201
719-530-2217
Show Information Link
Carol Ann Waugh
to EXPAND
Showing: October 6 – November 22
Reception: October 25 from 4-7pm.
Location: The MADDEN Museum of Art 6363 South Fiddler’s Green Circle Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.763.1970
Show Information Link
Coming Soon…
Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild Annual Fiber Arts Sale is happening again this year on Oct. 25, 26 & 27 at the Englewood Civic Center, near Hampden Ave. and Santa Fe Dr., in Englewood, CO. Weavers, spinners, knitters, felters, basketmakers, silk painters, quilters and stitchers offer their original textile art wearables, table linens and fiber art gifts at this once a year event. Try your hand at spinning fibers into yarn and weaving on a loom. Children Welcome.
Hours: Thurs. 4-8p; Fri. 10-8p; Sat. 10-5p. Free admission & parking. www.rmweaversguild.org
Call for Entries
Woven Together: Firestorm
Call for Entries, Deadline April 8, 2013
Juried exhibit commemorating the 2012 wildfire season, June 21-August 3, 2013, Hagnauer Gallery, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO. Co-sponsored by Pikes Peak Weavers Guild.
www.PikesPeakWeavers.org/firestorm
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Fabric Challenge: Make a quilt using fabric from the new RMQM/Blue Hill reproduction fabric collections. Your quilt could hang in the museum next year! Visit rmqm.org for details.
Kudos
In Celebration of AMERICAN CRAFT WEEK Christi Beckmann’s Fiber Art was featured in The Artful Hand Studio & Gallery at 302 East 1st Avenue, Cheyenne Wyoming. This ran from October 11 – 13.
Big Congratulations to several members who were selected to participate in Quilt National 2013!
Susan Brooks, Charlotte Zeibarth, Patty Hawkins, Deidra Adams
A special thanks to Lisa Call for taking time to help me with Word Press!
Member Spotlight
Lisa Call
My passion is creating abstract contemporary textile paintings from my richly colored hand dyed fabric.
The abstract artwork is informed by a variety of interests: my love of the colors and geological forms of the southwest, repetition, pattern, and an attraction to human-made structures for containment such as fences and stone walls.
My two newest ventures are teaching art workshops and creating MakeBigArt, a website devoted to empowering artists to think big about their art, their marketing and their lives.
Week days you’ll find me in my cubicle at Oracle, wearing my software engineer hat, where I am a project manager in the Fusion CRM (customer relationship management) group.
To round out my life, I’m also a single mother to a wonderful teenager daughter and fill my free hours with yoga, hiking, gardening, cooking and reading.
Website: http://lisacall.com/
Blog: http://blog.lisacall.com
Facebook: http://facebook/lisacallfineart
MakeBigArt: http://makebigart.com
Structures #116 – 34×41″- Textile Painting
Current Upcoming Shows/Events:
1) My solo exhibit in New York City closes on October 20.
The Art Quilt Gallery
New York, New York
http://www.artquiltgallerynyc.com
2) I was selected to be one of the 6 SDA-nominated artists for the American Craft Council 2013 to exhibit my artwork at an ACC show in 2013.
3) My work will be displayed at the 2012 Annual Juried Holiday Show and Sale at the Lakewood Cultural Center, November 16-December 23. http://www.lakewood.org/CulturalCenter/
Structures #111 – 77×76″ – Textile Painting
4) Structures #111 and Structures #108 are part of Color Improvisations, an invitation exhibit currently touring in Europe. http://www.color-improvisations.com/ The current show schedule:
Knitting and Stitching Show,
Alexandra Palace, London web
October 11–14, 2012
Knitting and Stitching Show, Royal Dublin Society
Dublin, Ireland
November 1–4, 2012
Tuch + Technik, Textilmuseum,
Neumünster, Germany
December 6, 2012 – March 10, 2013
5) Structures #110 and #47 will be on exhibit at an invitational exhibitin conjunction with the annual Art Quilts exhibit at Chandler Center for the Arts, Vision Gallery Chandler, Arizona
November 2, 2012 – January 20, 2013
http://chandlercenter.org/visual-arts/exhibition-hall.html
6) I will be teaching 2 workshops at the Nancy Crow Barn in October of 2013. The classes will be Abstractions and Working in a Series.
7) My online teaching schedule for 2013 has been announced and the first session of my Masters Class begins on November 1. This 6 month long online workshop is for artists that work independently but also thrive in a structured environment and are ready to make a serious commitment to the studio practice and art career.
I will be offering several new online classes in the coming year including Cutting and Piecing with a Ruler (if you can draw it – you can piece it), a Goal Setting workshop and Fundamentals of Design. In additional I will be holding my more advanced classes Working in a Series and Abstractions that include design, art history and mindset topics.
Details and dates for all classes are on my website: http://lisacall.com/workshops/
Wanted:
Information for the Blog. I will be posting on the 15th of each month. Things I would be interested in….
Your Artist Website: to add/update to the member links
Exciting Events / Art Shows: shows, events, anything fun and fiber that we can come to or go see
Kudos: for yourself and others, we love to share success!
Art Teachers: look at the members who teach section and let me know if you want to be added
Published Authors: tell me the book information so we can read it
Articles: if you have an idea or article let me know.
