- “Radiant-Strata” by Donna Lee Dowdney
DONNA LEE DOWDNEY IN CREATE WHIMSY
Donna Lee Dowdney was featured in Create Whimsy’s spotlight. It talks about her and her art journey. Many pictures of her work are included.
https://createwhimsy.com/projects/spotlight-donna-lee-dowdney-fabric-artist/
“At the Bottom of the Sea” by Cathie Wier
CATHIE WIER AND KATHIE COOK AT THE PORT ANGELES FINE ARTS CENTER
Cathie Wier and Kathie Cook have pieces juried into “The Power of Small Things” at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, on exhibit through September 29.
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center
1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 457-3532
Thursday – Sunday, 11am – 5pm
“Sol Duc Solitude” by Kathie Cook
KATHIE COOK AT THE INTERNATIONAL QUILT & FIBER ARTS FESTIVAL
Kathie Cook’s piece, Sol Duc Solitude, was accepted to the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum sponsored International Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival, October 11-13 at the Edward Hansen Conference Center in Everrett
“Swirling” by Danielle Bodine.Random weave basket made with rattan flat reed, bamboo, and plastic tape.Collaged mulberry paper, paint
SDA WA MEMBERS AT BAINBRIDGE ARTS AND CRAFTS
SDA WA members Mary Ashton, Danielle Bodine, Dorothy McGuinness and Jean-Marie Tarascio, along with artists Lois James, Sande Wascher-James, Jeff Brice, Heather Griffin, Victoria Harrison, , Linda Jarvis, Tracy Lang, MJ Linford, Linda McClamrock, Nikki McClure, Shane Miller, Debbie Peek, and Helga Winter will show their unique works with paper at the Paper: Texture and Form exhibiton.
Paper: Texture and Form
Sharon Carr: New Work
Show runs October 4-27, 2019
Artist Reception on Friday, October 4 from 4pm to 8pm
Artist panel discussion Sat Oct.12th at 12:30
Bainbridge Arts and Crafts
151 Winslow Way E
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Gallery hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5
gallery@bacart.org
206.842.3132
https://www.theartproject.org
“Oasis” by Dorothy McGuinness. Watercolor paper, acrylic paint, waxed linen thread. Mad weave mobius
“Vine #2” by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry
CARYL BREYER GENTRY AWARDS
Caryl Breyer Gentry received an honorable mention in two categories at QuiltWeek Grand Rapids.
She received People’s Choice Award at Quilt National #19, and first place at World Quilt New England.
Her quilt, Splash, is pictured on the back page of the quarterly SAQA Journal.
“At the Junction” by Maria Varner. Photo courtesy of Cassandra Beaver
MARIA VARNER AWARDS
Marla Varner’s quilt, At the Junction, placed first in the Modern category at the American Quilter’s Society(AQS) Quiltweek show in Grand Rapids. (If you want to learn this quilt’s story, Maria wrote about it here.)
The piece had also placed first in the Modern Category at the AQS Fall Paducahshow.
“Feel Just Like Home” by Cicelia Ross-Gotta
CICELIA ROSS-GOTTA EXHIBITIONS
Cicelia has her first solo show in Seattle, called Feel Just Like Home at Gallery 4Culture. The show runs Oct 3 – 31st. The opening reception is from 6-8 pm Oct 3rd.
Here is a link to the website with all the info: https://www.4culture.org/gallery_work/cicelia-ross-gotta/
The second piece that she will be exhibiting was funded in part by SDA’s Socially Engaged Practices Grant. It is called Fugitive Shame and will be on display at Northwind Arts Centerin Port Townsend. It is part of a group show, The Centrum Emerging Artist Residency Alumni Exhibition. This show runs Oct 5th – 27th. The opening reception is from 5:30-8:30 Oct 5th. Another artist in the show, Jaleesa Johnston and I will also be giving an artist talk about our projects in this show on Fri. Oct 18th from 7:00 – 9:00 pm.
Here is a link to all the info about that project (because the link isn’t up on the Northwind website yet): http://www.ciceliarossgotta.com/events/2019/10/18/fugitive-shame-artist-talk
Feel Just Like Home
Gallery 4Culture
101 Prefontaine Pl S, Seattle
Oct 3 – 31st
Northwind Arts Center
Port Townsend
Oct 5th – 27th
www.ciceliarossgotta.com
“Fugitive Shame” by Cicelia Ross-Gotta.Crowd-sourced anonymous responses to the question “What is something that you are ashamed of?”
“Cityscape Three” by Kindy Kemp
“The Black House” by Barbara Houshmand
NORTH PENINSULA CHAPTER AT WILDERBEE FARM
The North Peninsula members are participating at the Shades of Summer exhibition, in Wilderbee Farm
Mead Werks, Wilderbee Farm
223 Cook Ave Ext, Port Townsend
August 1 – October 13
Saturday & Sunday 12-7pm
“Ode to Jane” by Barbara Ramsey
“All Dressed Up” by Liisa Fagerlund
“Sea Urchin”(detail) by Barbara De Pirro.Synthetic Strapping & Crocheted Stainless Steel Wire
BARBARA DE PIRRO NEWS
Barbara De Pirro at Innovation In Textiles 2019
October 3 is the opening night of the Surface Design Associations Biennial Conference, Beyond the Surface, October 3-6. The Conference is being held in conjunction with Innovations in Textiles 2019, which features 40 textile exhibitions in greater St Louis, Missouri. In operation since 1886, the St. Louis Artists’ Guild is the oldest arts organization west of the Mississippi River. Its 5000 square foot contemporary art space in the mid-century modern Famous Barr Building will be the site of the conference’s opening and closing events as well as the exhibition.
Jurors Jo Stealey and Jim Arendt selected works by 48 artists who considered the following ideas: “Artists continually push the evolution of textiles from their long history of utilitarian use through the use of color, design, processes, and meanings. Works chosen demonstrate unique, well-developed artistic vision, and innovation. Whether commentary on social issues, meditations on the natural world, humor, storytelling, abstraction, influenced by science, or other areas of focus, this exhibition includes the best of contemporary work by SDA members.”
St. Louis Artists’ Guild, Clayton, MO
September 20 – October 23,
Opening Reception October 3
“Petals” by Barbara De Pirro.Painted papers acrylic, crocheted stainless steel wire
Barbara De Pirro at Woman Made Gallery
Barbara De Pirro´s sculpture ‘Petals’ will be included in Show Your Paperexhibition, an exhibit highlighting artists who use paper as their substrate or primary medium. Juror: Kathyrn Markel, Principal, Kathyrn Markel Fine Arts, established in 1975, specializes in contemporary works on paper with the addition of paintings by the young avant-garde.
Woman Made Gallery is a, not-for-profit organization founded in 1992. Its goal is to cultivate, promote and support the work of female-identified artists by providing exhibition opportunities, professional development, and public programs that invite discussion about what feminism means today. The gallery is run by women and women also comprise 81% of the gallery’s represented artists. WMG welcomes the participation of people of all gender expressions and orientations as artists and program participants, members and supporters.
Show Your Paper
Sep 20 – Oct 19, 2019
Opening: Friday, Sep 20, 5 – 8 pm
Woman Made Gallery
2150 S Canalport #4A-3, Chicago, IL
Quilt by Christina Fairley Erickson
CHRISTINA FAIRLEY ERICKSON NEWS
Exhibitions
Christina Fairleley Erickson at the International Quilt & Fiber Art Festival
Christina has 8 pieces that have been juried into this show. You can find out more about the show at the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Art Museum’s website at https://www.qfamuseum.org
Edward D. Hansen Conference Center
2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett, WA
October 11-13, 2019
Surface Design Lab
Classes
Surface Design Lab
Learn methods to embellish, embroider, and enrich fabrics! This lab allows students to try different surface design methods with expert guidance. Work on projects of your own choice and at your own pace. Experiment with different materials and techniques such as: Hand Embroidery, Freehand Machine Embroidery, Felting, Fabric Collage, Dyeing, Textile Inks, Beading and More
Mend, Darn, Repair & Upcicle Lab
Mend, Darn, Repair & Upcycle Lab
Great for beginning sewers – those who would like to add some sewing life skills to their knowledge or anyone who’d like to maintain their wardrobe or upcycle their clothing or thrift store finds. Learn: Fixing Holes, Adding buttons, Hemming, Patches, Resizing, and Artful Darning.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland Campus: 11605 132nd Ave NE
Both Courses meet 7 sessions
Mondays September 23- November 25
Surface Design Lab from 12 noon-2:50 pm
Repair & Upcycle Lab from 3-5:50 pm
1 College Credit awarded per quarter for each course
To Enroll Click Here- first apply for admission to LWTech – scroll down to click “Apply for Admissions Online” under “Don’t need an Admissions Coach”. After you get your Student ID # (SID) Click Here- Go to the Web Registration Page and follow the instructions (Choose Register/Drop Credit Classes), inputting the Course/ Item Number Below:
Surface Design Lab Course ID: SEW 116: Item Number: 8470
Repair/Upcycle Lab Course ID: SEW 118: Item Number: 8485
Democracy in Action Flags by Cheryl Lawrence
CHERYL LAWRENCE AT THE UUCWI GALLERY OF ART
The ancient Japanese stencil dyeing process of katazome meets present day in the work of local ber artist Cheryl Lawrence, on display in the UUCWI Art GallerySeptember through mid-November, celebrating the historic women currently serving in US congress.
The Whidbey Island Surface Design Group invites other Washington SDA groups to join us Tuesday, November 12, 11:am – 1:00 pm, to view our member Cheryl Lawrence’s “Democracy in Action. Celebrating the women of the 116th Congress” exhibit here on Whidbey. The gallery is inside the Unitarian Universalist Congegation of Whidbey Island Church.
Cheryl says, “Since early January 2019 I’ve been pouring myself into the creation of an installation to commemorate and celebrate the largest group of women ever elected to the U.S. Congress.My vision for this project grew to include a local group of 20 women, friends and neighbors, gathering regularly in my studio, lending their creativity, hands and hearts to this project by choosing decorations for each portrait. I dubbed them the Bead and Button Squad. We worked in community, commenting on each other’s flags, discussing the work of our squad as well as the work of democracy in America. The result is a potpourri of diverse styles which reflect both the congresswomen and the strength and reality of America in 2019. My squad and I are and were democracy in action, offering our creativity in support of our values and hopes. Since the show is in the church gallery, which doesn’t hold regular gallery hours, please let her know if you’d like to arrange to view the installation at a time other than November 12th.
cheryllawrence@mac.com
206-617-2276
instagram katazomegirl
UUCWI Gallery of Art
20103 State Route 525, Freeland
September to mid-November
Surface Design Association–Washington 
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