Hi,
Its time to think about starting meetings again. I am looking for someone to host out September meeting. It will be a show and tell and pot-luck snacks, unless another plan is proposed.
Susie
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Innovations in Fiber Art VI
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Innovations in Fiber Art VI
International Juried Fiber Art Exhibition
October 24 – November 30, 2013
Contact: Catherine Devriese
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
(707) 829-4797 Mon. – Fri. 10 am – 4 pm, cdevriese@sonic.net
SEBASTOPOL: Sebastopol Center for the Arts and Surface Design Association present Innovations in Fiber Art VI, an international juried exhibition of thought-provoking, unconventional and innovative fiber artworks expressed in a range of materials.
Jurors are Susan Taber Avila, artist and Professor of Design (Textiles and Fashion) at the University of California, Davis and Chutian Scholar at Wuhan Textile University in Wuhan, China. She has exhibited work in Argentina, China, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Mexico, Swaziland, and the UK as well as numerous exhibitions in the United States. Susan Taber Avila’s artwork is included in several books and periodicals and she has published articles in Fiberarts, Ornament, and Surface Design Journal. She was the co-creator of the website, FiberScene.com (1999-2010) and she currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Surface Design Association.
Joan Schulze, Independent artist and lecturer, whose work has been shown in numerous museums and galleries worldwide since the 1970s. She exhibits and teaches internationally and is highly regarded for her work in collage and the fiber arts. Reviewers have called her the female “Rauschenberg”. Since 2000, Schulze has been juror, advisor and the 2012 jury chair for From Lausanne to Beijing, the International Fiber Art Biennale. She participated in the 4th Riga International Textiles & Fibre Triennial in Latvia; in 2012 a solo show in Lisbon, Portugal. Her studio is in San Francisco, California.
For the exhibition prospectus go to http://sebarts.org/index.php/calls-entry/
Awards: $500 Best of Show, $100 Second Prize, $100 Third Prize, Merit Awards, Awards of Excellence from SCA and SDA
Submission Deadline: September 9, 2013.
The show opens with a reception on Thursday, October 24, 6 pm – 7:30 pm, and runs through November 30, 2013
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S. High Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472, 707/829-4797.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday, 10 am – 4 pm, Saturday 1 – 4 pm.
Admission is free
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Scarab Club Exhibition
Please celebrate with me! I just learned that two of my pieces from the "Letters" series were selected for the "Global Colors" exhibition at the Scarab Club. It will run from July 10 to Aug. 3, 2013. The artist reception is Friday, July 12, 6-9 p.m.The two pieces have not been exhibited before and are "Letter from Moscow" and "Letter from Bogota". The Scarab Club is located at 217 Farnsworth St., Detroit, 48202, behind the Detroit Institute of Art. If you have never been to the Scarab Club, it is an arts center in a nearly 100 year old building. The beams have been signed by many well known artists over the years.
Susie Krage
Susie Krage
Summer Yarns
Hi, I am a local fiber farmer, with merino sheep and cashmere goats. Happy Goat Lucky Ewe Fiber Farm is just north of Mason near Lansing, MI. I am opening the wool shop
The farm is at 2672 Dobie Road, Mason. Phone: 517-927-9368.
I have white, natural color, and dyed rovings as well as handspun and millspun yarns from my sheep. My summer yarn is lambs wool mixed with cotton from Sikeston, Missouri spun at Zeilingers in Frankenmuth.
Folks are welcome to visit the horses, goats and sheep.
Bridget Patrick
<happygoatluckyewe@yahoo.com>
Visa and MasterCard accepted.
Visa and MasterCard accepted.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Art Cloth Mastery Program
Greetings,
I am accepting applications for the 2014 Art Cloth Mastery Program, which will commence in the spring of 2014. If you would like information on the program, please write to and I will send you the guidelines and program description.
The program is a two and a half year commitment and is about way more than "art cloth!" We cover color and personal visual vocabulary in depth andeach participant develops a body of work based on his or her interests.
Please use this address: dunnewoldj@complexcloth.com.
Thanks!
Jane Dunnewold
I am accepting applications for the 2014 Art Cloth Mastery Program, which will commence in the spring of 2014. If you would like information on the program, please write to and I will send you the guidelines and program description.
The program is a two and a half year commitment and is about way more than "art cloth!" We cover color and personal visual vocabulary in depth andeach participant develops a body of work based on his or her interests.
Please use this address: dunnewoldj@complexcloth.com.
Thanks!
Jane Dunnewold
Embroidery Mart
I'm writing to invite you to attend Embroidery Mart in Nashville July 26-27, 2013. As an embroidery expert with years of experience helping embroidery and apparel decoration professionals, I can tell you there is no event that delivers the same value as Embroidery Mart. And now more than ever, the value you get is critical to your success.
Embroidery Mart is fundamentally about helping you grow your embroidery/apparel decoration business. It's that simple. It was created specifically for embroidery and apparel decoration business owners. It is not a vacation. It is not a golf tournament. It is about uncovering, discovering, discussing and sharing the best practices in the industry for achieving business growth. It's about building on your strengths and taking your business to the next level.
Embroidery Mart is for the whole industry, including professionals that produce decorated apparel and those that sell decorated apparel. If you have equipment that does embroidery, heat pressing, screen printing, digital garment printing, laser engraving, rhinestones, sublimation, vinyl cutting – there is much for you here at Embroidery Mart. If you want to learn about any of this equipment and how you can grow your business with it, Embroidery Mart is for you.
Because we believe that information is key to your success, all the classes at Embroidery Mart are free for you as a registered attendee. And the presenters are some of the best people in the industry in their areas of expertise. Our speakers are some of the who's who among the industry innovators that are making a difference. They are always testing, experimenting and leading the way in apparel decoration.
Please don't wait. Register for Embroidery Mart now at http://www.embroiderymart.com.
And if you do by June 15, you will be entered in three drawings for a free night at the Renaissance Hotel, which is the hotel connected to the Nashville Convention Center. Just click here or visit http://www.embroiderymart.com to register by June 15 and you will be automatically entered in the drawings.
If you have any questions or would like to register by phone, please contact us at 800-866-7396 between 9 AM – 5 PM Monday through Friday.
I hope to see you in July!
Best regards,
Jennifer Cox
President, NNEP
Jennifer@nnep.com
800-866-7396
PS – If you really want to make money with apparel decoration, get to A trade show – this year, even it is not Embroidery Mart! You'll thank me for it.
Embroidery Mart is fundamentally about helping you grow your embroidery/apparel decoration business. It's that simple. It was created specifically for embroidery and apparel decoration business owners. It is not a vacation. It is not a golf tournament. It is about uncovering, discovering, discussing and sharing the best practices in the industry for achieving business growth. It's about building on your strengths and taking your business to the next level.
Embroidery Mart is for the whole industry, including professionals that produce decorated apparel and those that sell decorated apparel. If you have equipment that does embroidery, heat pressing, screen printing, digital garment printing, laser engraving, rhinestones, sublimation, vinyl cutting – there is much for you here at Embroidery Mart. If you want to learn about any of this equipment and how you can grow your business with it, Embroidery Mart is for you.
Because we believe that information is key to your success, all the classes at Embroidery Mart are free for you as a registered attendee. And the presenters are some of the best people in the industry in their areas of expertise. Our speakers are some of the who's who among the industry innovators that are making a difference. They are always testing, experimenting and leading the way in apparel decoration.
Please don't wait. Register for Embroidery Mart now at http://www.embroiderymart.com.
And if you do by June 15, you will be entered in three drawings for a free night at the Renaissance Hotel, which is the hotel connected to the Nashville Convention Center. Just click here or visit http://www.embroiderymart.com to register by June 15 and you will be automatically entered in the drawings.
If you have any questions or would like to register by phone, please contact us at 800-866-7396 between 9 AM – 5 PM Monday through Friday.
I hope to see you in July!
Best regards,
Jennifer Cox
President, NNEP
Jennifer@nnep.com
800-866-7396
PS – If you really want to make money with apparel decoration, get to A trade show – this year, even it is not Embroidery Mart! You'll thank me for it.
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