Ellen Ramsey News

Ellen participated in a Tapestry Artists of Puget Sound exhibition posted online.

Also her neon piece, “Wired” is included in COLOUR, an online show organized by the Tapestry Touring International (UK). This is a nice way to brighten a gloomy winter day when you need a little boost.

In other news, earlier this year she edited a special publication for the American Tapestry Alliance filled with essays and interviews about contemporary practice in the field of tapestry weaving. “I’m very proud of how it turned out! “

In this link, you can go to both exhibitions and you can read a digital .pdf of the magazine.

Jan Silver and Joyce Wilkerson in Pushing The Limits

Jan and Joyce were selected to participate in the online exhibition PUSHING THE LIMITS. A Virtual Shaft Weaving Art Exhibition, curated by the textile artists and weavers Olivier Mason and Lala De Dios. The exhibition includes 53 weavers all over the world.

“Weaving is one of oldest human industries -if not the oldest- and many kinds of looms or weaving devices have been accompanying humankind since the beginning of times. From the backstrap loom to dobby looms, the history of weaving has been an uninterrupted succession of technological inventions until the arrival of the first Jacquard hand looms in 18th century France.  The rest is  history. Today we are living the Jacquard digital loom era. Contemporary textile artists use this tool which allows for an -almost- unlimited freedom to weavers.

It is the aim of the curators of this exhibition to highlight the unlimited possibilities of this limited “machine” to create textile pieces that are works of art in their own right.”

https://www.instagram.com/seattleweaver/

http://www.joycewilkerson.com

SDA-WA North Peninsula member´s news

Pat Herkal showed Cormorant, a new critter made in the time of Covid. “It keeps feeling more and more appropriate.”

Debra Olson is participating at the PTSA Grover Gallery in the “One of a Kind” exhibition. This short tour gives you an overview of the beautiful 2D and 3D art works, including paintings, jewelry, sculpture, textiles and more.

https://ptschoolofthearts.org/grover-gallery

Erika Wurm Hitchcock “Here is my most current piece I have finished.  My first incorporating dried flora and fungi along with many other materials.

Called “Autumnal Owl”,this mixed media works is 17.5″ x17.5″.  It was inspired by an adorable photograph I came across of an Eastern Screech Owl.  Created with acrylic paint, crocheted doily, repurposed wreath and consciously collected dried plant life this cutie is ready to be enjoyed. Thanks so much for giving me the opportunity to share my art.”

Cathie Weir showed two new pieces

Rosemary (Rose) Burris

“I recently created a bird dog sculpture and did a fabric collage all over it. I am searching for the perfect piece of driftwood to mount him on.  Also completed several smaller collages.” 

Diana Gipson at Bainbridge Art Center

This is a closeup of the piece I have in BARN’s (Bainbridge Art Center) Ars Poetica show.  It is my fiber companion to a poem, Grand Canyon.  It is a hand dyed silk shibori with appliqué stitching.

Here is the link to the catalogue, with texts and images.

Ars Poetica Exhibit 2020

Michelle Johnson at Bainbridge Island Studio Tour Artists

BIMA features regional artists from the longstanding BI Studio Tour. This exhibition showcases the range of art and crafts — functional and decorative — representative from their annual summer and winter studio sales.

Mary Tyler at InLiquid Gallery

Mary Tyler has 4 pieces included in the Art Cloth Network show, Time Unbound, at the InLiquid Gallery in Philadelphia PA through Jan 2, 2021.

https://mbtyler.net/home.html

Pat Herkal and Debra Olson at Northwind Art Center

Pat and Debra participated in the Small Expressions 19 Exhibit. Here it is a virtual tour https://northwindarts.org/exhibits/small-expressions-a-juried-exhibit

It is an exhibit of original small format artwork created by a wide selection of artists. The Juror, JEFF OLSON, selected the entries to be exhibited, then the entries receiving awards will be chosen from the actual 2- or 3-dimensional works of art brought to Northwind Arts Center on December 3.

Gabriela Nirino at Mydaybyday Gallery at Rome

Gabi participated in the “7 artists for 7 days exhibition 2020” at the Mydaybyday Gallery at Rome. “Women and poems” is the 5th edition of this show.

“When the whole world is in a sort of standby…life goes on and we get to immerge ourselves again in beautiful works of contemporary art jewelry design.

More info and video here https://www.mydaybydaydiary.com/store/p44/gabrielanirino.html

SDA Members at NWCraft20

NWCraft20 is Northwest Designer Craftsmen’s first annual virtual benefit exhibition featuring the newest work of Northwest Designer Craftsmen member artists. NWCraft is intended to be an annual virtual exhibition designed to benefit venues dedicated to exhibiting fine craft: museums, art centers and galleries.

SDA members included are: Lanny Bergner, Danielle Bodine, Barbara De Pirro, Joyce Hayes, Wendy Huhn, Ann Johnston, Claire B. Jones, Nancy Loorem Adams, Gwen Lowery, Barbara Matthews, Dorothy McGuinness, Barbara Nepom, Gabriela Nirino, Barbara Osborne, Patricia Resseguie, Sally Sellers, Patti Shaw, Terri Shinn, Laura Stangel Schmidt. 

NOVEMBER 27, 2020 TO JANUARY 3, 2021
2020 BENEFICIARY: BELLEVUE ARTS MUSEUM
KCTS MEDIA SPONSOR

Barbara De Pirro new workshops

Ah yes, we’re all very familiar with both but have you ‘really’ explored them as a Mixed Media, Fine Art tool? I’ll be sharing samples & demonstrating both, in combination with several Golden Acrylic products. So many variations to choose from, thick, thin, transparent, opaque, smooth, textured including some unexpected combinations. Whether you choose to use commercial tools or create your own I’ll manipulate both in ways beyond their original mark making design. Wonderful things can happen when all these worlds intermingle!

De Pirro Art Workshops 
JAN 16, 1-3 
Online registration: HERE 
$35

Other workshops schedule here

https://www.goldenpaints.com/wap/Barbara.DePirro/8

WA Regional SDA Meetings

Due to the COVID-19 situation, various meetings went online. Please contact the area leader

Eastside—For more information, please email crystal.a.edwards@gmail.com.

North Peninsula—Please, contact Sue Gale for more information msgale63@gmail.com. https://sda-np.com

North Sound (Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and Island Counties). Please, contact area leader Valerie Wootton vjwcamis@earthlink.net

Seattle– Online meetings every second Wednesday of the month. Please, contact Cynthia for more information cynthiawriter@gmail.com

South Central—  Please email Vicki Gerton for more information vgerton@gmail.com. 

South Sound—Please contact Faith Hagenhofer at faithkeh@hotmail.com for more information.

Surface Design Study Group– Meetings are the first Tuesday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. To attend the group, you can register by droppingby BARN, calling Tammie at BARN at (206) 842-4475 x216

Vancouver, WA—Please contact Sharon Svec atsharon@smsvec.comfor more information.

Whidbey Island. Area Leaders—Debra Calkins (debraonwhidbey@gmail.com), Mary Burks (mary.burks112751@gmail.com) and membership chairperson Natalie Olsen (thegnat@whidbey.com). 

The groups keep doing  on-line meetings and sharing feelings, activities, information and projects. It is a way of being together!

Here are some of the works

 

SEATTLE – WA SURFACE DESIGN GROUP NOTES

The crow, Cheeky, speaks for himself – he will be at the Quilt and Fiberart Museum in LaConner – if it happens.

 

 

The round one is for a TextileArtist.org challenge to stitch with plastic.

The other is for local show, object is to express some positive ideas during the covid crisis – Take Joy – base has list of ways we can still find joy in our lives, the young lady is enjoying shade of tree, good book, cat to cuddle, basket of apples to snack on, flowers, grass and robin’s song.

Terry Berg created pouches with grommets for the openings and porcelain faces from molds she made and a poppy for temperance.

Gabriela Nirino

 

Erica Iseminger

I was exploring a couple of shibori techniques, using logwood, and over dyeing some with fustic or pomegranate or just mixing the fustic and logwood.

Some of the pieces are scarves and some is just fabric to make a top out of.

 

 

 

Linda Carlson

My projects are similar to banana bread (lots of that at our house since March): easy, soothing projects, with an emphasis on using the stash and not starting too many new projects before older ones are completed. Old Martha Stewart Living pattern for crocheted snowflakes for “Crocheting with copper wire“. Especially soothing was the painting I did on paper that was then stamped with gold and folded into origami to embellish notecards. Finally, “Red and Yellow, Blue and Green” is what I had finished last night, expecting to submit it for the Wilderbee Farm exhibit. It was inspired by Freddy Moran’s Faces project, 
I don’t do raw-edge quilting or applique, so every component is either faced or made from a tube.

 

Evette Allerdings

“Walkabout” ´s inspiration: Even as Covid is making humans shelter in place, seasons pass, nature go on. We to go on, each taking unique paths.

“Walkabout” by Evette Allerdings.Size: 22” x 26″.Materials: Silk twill, Silk Dye, Resist, Cotton Sashiko thread

Diane Williams

“Who needs a haircut” put on her mask to greet the public at The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center in a current show titled Well + Being running through August 30th.Here’s the digital catalogue http://www.pafac.org/wellbeing.html#PhotoSwipe1594524079787

Caryl Fallert-Gentry                                                                                           www.bryerpatch.com

My latest quilt is “Guanaco”, inspired by our trip to Torres del Paine National Park in Southern Chile in February.

On one of our hikes, we found a large heard of Guanacos, who did not seem to mind if we walked among them and took their pictures. We also noticed that each heard had a sentry posted on top of a nearby hill to warn the group when a puma was in the area. This photo reminded me of one of the sentries.To create the design, I combined elements from two different photos with digital painting. One photo was of the guanacos, and the other was of the Andes mountain range, shrouded in clouds. The background was digitally painted, and the edges were faded to white. The finished design was printed by Spoonflower in two pieces and appliqued together to form the complete image.  The matching binding strips were printed at the same time.The image of the guanaco is very heavily quilted with dozens of different colors of thread and the sky and outer edges are quilted in a meandering, and spiraling pattern.

 

 

Sue Gale, Leslie Dickinson and Deb Olson in “Long and Narrow”

July – September 2020The inspiration for this exhibit came from thinking about the display itself rather than any thoughts of the works to be created in terms of color, subject or technique.  Simply exploring this form encouraged us to create pieces that make our minds work more vertically, with composition and focus in a different arrangement.  Vertical lines can often create a sense of calm, even though  a variety of themes, colors, materials  and techniques are involved. Artists on exhibit are:

 

Sue Gale     msgale@gmail.com   1.Buttoned Up!  2.Love is Love is Love  3.Leaf Play

Leslie Dickinson   Ig: PTLeslie.    4.Crossroads  5. Circular Wander  6.Treasure Boxes.

                                                             7.Random Chaos. 8.Lime Squeeze

Debra Olson   debolson747@yahoo.ca  9.Cosmos   10. Celestial Ensemble  11. All About Stars                                                               12. Small Stories  13. Leaf Prints  14.MeditationsWeb site Fiber Habit Window 

LOCAL TEXTILE ARTISTS OFFER WINDOW EXHIBIT

OF 8 X 12” PIECES CREATED DURING SHUTDOWN

Hand embroidery, free-motion and hand stitching, applique, quilting, boro, felting, beading, crochet, hand-dyeing, rust-dyeing, resist-dyeing, mixed-media and silk painting are among the techniques used by 15 North Olympic Surface Design Association members in dozens of pieces now exhibited in the chapter’s Uptown Port Townsend “Fiber Habit” display window at 675 Tyler St. and online at https://sda-np.com/fiber-habit-june-2020.
The exhibition was on view from the sidewalk until July 5, each piece is a response to the chapter’s challenge to create pieces 8 x 12 inches in size while sheltering at home. Artists represented include:
Sequim: Linda Carlson, “Coppery Strands” and “Inspired by Boro”                                     Liisa Fagerlund, “Over the Garden Fence” and “Dungeness Moss and Lichen”
Port Angeles: Evette Allerdings, “Focus”; Barbara Houshmand, “Hanging by a Thread” and “One Last Tree”                                                                                                                                   Port Townsend: Leslie Dickinson, “Isolation” and “Pandemic”; Sue Gale, Untitled; Pat Herkal, “Hope”; Kindy Kemp, Untitled; Debra Olson, “Paper Leaves” and “The 2020 Times”; Janice Speck, “Oranges and Lemon” and “Give a Dog a Bone”; Erika Wurm, “Starret Tufted Puffin”
Marrowstone:Joyce Gordon, “Rust and Stitch”
Port Ludlow: Elaine Girard,” Here’s Hope”; Carol Reynolds, Untitled                                  Port Hadlock: Mary Tyler, Untitled

 

 

 

 

 

Stephanie Metzger

Tesi Vara

Alana Koehler

Members have been busy even though we cannot meet in person.

Suzie Forsyth shared a photo of a red felted jacket that she is working on.  We can hardly wait to see the finished product.

 

Deborah Ann shared photos of two of her recent art quilts:  “Amaryllis” and “Clay Pots”.

 

Vicki Gerton shared images of two of her mindless sewing projects that she completed during the lockdown using Bojagi – Korean stitching technique- to piece together her dyed silk fabric scraps to make ruanas.

She also made two small purses using some handwoven cotton fabric scraps.

 

Vicki also shared images of 20 8 x 8 inch fabric squares that she is going to send to an exhibition and Congressional donation for the Violet Protest. 

The Violet Protest is a public effort to send 50 hand-made ​textile squares to each and every member of Congress ​in support of these core American values:
 ​• Civility and Respect   • Citizenship   • Compromise •  Country over party and corporate influence. • Courage     • Candor    • Compassion   • Creativity

Whether we knit, crochet, quilt, or embroider all 26,750 of these squares — through this social action, and from every corner of America; we as makers of all political persuasions, believe we can employ our willing spirit and our talents to contribute to healing divisions that threaten our country. ​This collection of textile squares will be first displayed at Phoenix Art Museum, in the Spring of 2021, before they are sent to the new
​117th Congress by late 2021.

You can read about the Violet Protest at www.violetprotest.com

 

 

SDA Members in National Basketry Organization’s Members in Print 2 Exhibition

SDA-WA Members Nancy Loorem-Adams, Lanny Bergner, Danielle Bodine, Barbara De Pirro, and Dorothy McGuinness artwork has been juried into the NBO’s second biennial Members in Print Exhibition. Artwork is featured in the Summer 2020 edition of Basketry, NBO’s full color magazine . This year’s theme is Patterns and Textures.

Juror Jo Stealy, Ph.D. (newly retired head of the fiber program at the University of Missouri) selected the artwork from 263 entries and photos

 

SEATTLE WA SURFACE DESIGN GROUP NOTES

Because of the current situation, the Seattle chapter’s last two meetings were held as on- line meetings. Attendance was good and everyone enjoyed the chance to talk about the projects they’ve been working on. Most people are continuing to spend time in their studio—or in some cases, at their dining room table—doing what they love to do.          The on line meetings also provided a chance to connect on a more personal level, with our members getting to know each other better. The group plans to continue meeting online through the summer.

 

Janet Silver was experimenting with triple weave and different color palettes.

 

Cynthia Blair was creating a whole neighborhood of houses symbolizing words, music, humor, flowers, coffee and junk food.

 

Barbara also showed a garment she was working on for her Creative Clothing class, full front and back then detail front and back; also some colorfull protecting masks.

Barbara Osborne was experimenting with deer antlers on her basketry pieces¡               The first 2 baskets are as yet unnamed; the bottom one is Ponderosa Aequorea, a mash up of NW coast pine trees and jellyfish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gabriela was doing some small collages

 

 

BARBARA DE PIRRO NEWS

Barbara´s sculpture “Thistle” is featured on the cover of the magazine of the National Basketry Organization. “NBO Basketry +” magazine is a high quality magazine published by NBO. It the only national publication documenting the work of outstanding basket makers, both traditional and contemporary, and serves as an important archive of basket making in America.”Learn more about this amazing organization HERE

Barbara De Pirro on-line workshops

Online Painted Papers for Collage Workshop – JUN 6

I love to create unique painted papers for both my Collage & Sculptural artworks. In this class I’ll demonstrate all my favorite techniques using GOLDEN Acrylic products. I hope you can join us! Details & registration HERE

 

Online: Encaustic Effects using Acrylic – JUN 13 & 20

My fascination with water inspired me to create a mysterious & luminous depth within my two dimensional artwork. Little did I realize at the time that it took on the effect of wax encaustic! In this workshop I share a range of GOLDEN Acrylic products and my own techniques that will enrich the surface of your work! Details & registration HERE

Online: Paint Pours Workshop – JUN 27

Swirling pools of color and pattern… Learn the unique qualities of various GOLDEN Acrylic paints, mediums & gels, combined they can create luminous pours, streams and marble effects. All of these products have their own distinctive characteristics, each responds in surprisingly unique ways. Come with a sense of adventure!                      Details & registration: HERE

 

 

 

 

BARBARA OSBORNE NEWS

Barbara Osborne´s piece  Topknot will be included with the National Basketry Association’s exhibition In Print.

Works selected will be published in the Summer 2020 edition of Basketry +, NBO’s full color magazine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GABRIELA NIRINO NEWS

Gabriela is participating in the On-line Photography Exhibition With Image or Textile Intervention, organize by the Argentine Center of Textile Art. “Relic of An Empty World was created using a hand woven piece made with paper yarn and a photo taken in the ruins of Lake Epecuén. The catalogue is available for downloading here

 

WA Regional SDA Meetings

Due to the COVID-19 situation, please contact the area leader

Eastside—For more information, please email crystal.a.edwards@gmail.com.

North Peninsula—Please, contact Sue Gale for more information msgale63@gmail.com

North Sound (Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and Island Counties)—The group is having its first virtual meeting Monday night, 5/25 at 6 pm. Valerie says “I only sent out 10 invitations to our core group. I didn’t want to do the first meeting with too many people as I’m new at this. If it works well, I’ll throw it out to the rest of the group.
Our regular meeting place is not allowing any meetings through June. As soon as we can, we’ll be going back to in person meetings. I’ll keep up updated.”                                        Area Leader Valerie Wootton vjwcamis@frontier.com

Seattle– The Seattle group meeting will be on June 10 from 11 to 1, online. Please, contact Cynthia for more information cynthiawriter@gmail.com.

South Central—  Vicki Gerton (vgerton@gmil.com) for information

South Sound—Please contact Faith Hagenhofer at faithkeh@hotmail.com for more information.

Surface Design Study Group– Meetings are the first Tuesday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. To attend the group, you can register by droppingby BARN, calling Tammie at BARN at (206) 842-4475 x216

Vancouver, WA—Please contact Sharon Svec atsharon@smsvec.comfor more information.

Whidbey Island—The meetings are held on second Tuesday of themonthand typically run from 9:30 am to noon.Area Leaders—Debra Calkins (debraonwhidbey@gmail.com), Mary Burks (mary.burks112751@gmail.com) and membership chairperson Natalie Olsen (thegnat@whidbey.com)  http://www.whidbeyislandsurfacedesign.com.

COVID-19 ARTIST TRUST RELIEF FUND

Washington State artists were among the first to face career disruption and financial loss from the COVID-19 crisis. In response to artists urgent needs, Artist Trust pressed pause on business as usual to focus all resources on two things: The COVID-19 Artist Trust Relief Fund, and COVID-19 Artist Relief and Recovery Resources.

If you’re an artist in need, apply to The COVID-19 Artist Trust Relief Fund, a rapid response grant for Washington State artists impacted by COVID-19. Please read this FAQ prior to contacting our staff with questions. Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to every question we receive. If your question is not covered in this FAQ, please contact us at info@artisttrust.org.

If you’re looking for or want to submit opportunities related to COVID-19 during this time, please visit our Opportunities page.

To create this critical program, Artist Trust is building a coalition of people, organizations, and corporations who will join in supporting artists now. To join in support of artists’ urgent needs, visit www.artisttrust.org/donate.

 

BARBARA DE PIRRO NEWS

Barbara want to share this new activities

Cultivating connections and offering inspiration through online workshops!

I’ve been busily building my online teaching skills & developing even more offerings. If you missed my last couple free Golden events, never fear I have a few more coming up!

In addition to these I’ve also scheduled two 2 day workshops coming up in May & June, both are hosted by Winslow Art Center on Bainbridge Island. More details HERE
With more to come, so stay tuned!

Another bit of Art Inspiration! I’ve been sharing short VIDEO clips on both my ‘De Pirro Art Workshops’ Facebook page and my ‘Vimeo’ page. I’m also on Instagram ‘De_Pirro _Studio’, this is where I post all that inspires me.
Simply ‘Like/Follow/Subscribe’ to these pages & you’ll receive notifications of all the new content.

Online: Collage & Layering

In this 2 day online workshop we will explore techniques combining paper, found materials and acrylic to create inspirational artworks! Learn how to develop pattern, imagery & texture, combining methods using Golden Paints, Mediums, Gels, Pastes for Collage. Experiment by building up the surface with both smooth & textural layers, revealing & concealing imagery plus transferring images of your own artwork, drawings or photographs into the surface.

Winslow Arts Center Studio & Gallery(Hosting)
MAY 16, 1-4 & May 24, 1-3
Contact for registration: 206-715-6663, info@winslowartcenter.com or ONLINE
$125

 

GABRIELA NIRINO NEWS

Gabi is part of Caracú, and she want to share the new web site. Caracú is collective of South American jewelers and artists. “We consider contemporary jewelry as a complete artistic expression which enables us to create functional pieces, art objects, and installations. Reflected in the search for relevant materials and processes are internal explorations regarding our understanding and experience of existence and identity. From analyses of personal, natural, historical, social, political and discursive patterns to the raw distillation of form in pursuit of an essence of culture or meaning of value, our pieces collectively echo the heterogeneous multiplicity that is life in South America by voicing the unheard, showing the unseen, and surviving through solidarity.

Enjoy it!     www.caracu.art

 

 

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NORTH SOUND WA SURFACE DESIGN GROUP NOTES

Valerie Wooton share what the group is doing at home.

Hi Everyone

I’m hopeful that these photos will inspire you to share your creative projects. It also provides a connection to each other while we have to isolate.

This is what I’ve been working on:

This poncho, was a revival of a poncho I made back in the 70s. The original was orange, gold and brown. The yarn was acrylic – probably Harts. The new poncho is made from Bulky Lamb’s Pride Wool (the peacock blue color) and Ultra Alpaca Chunky (the charcoal gray color). The gray is photographing more brown than grey. The new version is heavier and a bit stiffer than the original, but I love it. I did add fringe and that may or may not stay on. Jury’s still out.

I also have been working on a felted bag. While wandering through Sylvia Pippen Designs in La Conner I spied a pack of felted wool by WoolWerks in colors that were perfect for my bag. I cut triangles and am stitching them down with a blanket stitch with a variegated wool yarn that I picked up at Stilly River Yarns, Stanwood. My very bad puppy ate most of the label before I could remove it and the ball of yarn from her mouth so I don’t know what it was called. I’m not quite finished with it yet, but wanted to share.

 

Tesi has been keeping very busy while in isolation. This first piece is an assignment for the Creative Clothing class.  The assignment was to use up some panel type fabrics. The body is cotton fabric and the sleeves are rayon with cotton on the bottom of the sleeves. The pattern is by Diane Ericson and called The Dragonfly.

Tesi also is participating in a quilt challenge called “The Janet Steadman  12″ x 12″ Quilt Challenge”. You have to use mainly pieces of her dyed fabric. Tesi picked a red piece and a blue piece. The blue under the red is a piece of Judy Robertson’s dyed fabric. The blue on top of the yellowish color is Janet’s. It’s a fund raiser for CQA and the Schack. Quilts will be hanging at the Schack in October.

Tesi and I signed up for a FREE online workshop called Sketchbook Revival. Each day we get a video featuring two artists who share a technique in painting, sketching, writing, etc. I’ve only completed the first day and have two to catch up on before I get too much more behind. I’ll share what we’ve been doing in the next newsletter.

Our dear friend, Linda, who now lives in Eastern WA, but continues to be part of our group, although remotely. She’s been her usual creative self and shared several pieces.

This beautiful hanging hangs in Linda’s living room. The hanging piece is old and there is a flower between the two birds at the top. The flower is repeated in the design of the quilt. She has used variegated thread to quilt.

And a lovely granny square blanket for keeping warm in Eastern WA.

This quilt depicts the yearly wagon train trip that Linda and her husband participate in. Note the red and black buffalo backing fabric. It is a work in progress.

And last, but not least, she shared photos of the birds that come to visit. Red winged black bird and California quail.

 

PRESENTATION OPPORTUNITY

Cynthia Blair, Seattle leader group, share this:

Dear SDA Member,

I’m taking the liberty of contacting you to spread the word about an opportunity to give a presentation to local artists who attend the monthly meetings (these days, online) of Artists Connect, which meets in Edmonds.  The organization consists of artists who work in all types of media, and members are eager to learn about various techniques.  Presenters are not paid, but if you teach workshops, you may find future participants.  If you’re someone who simply enjoys talking about something you’re passionate about, this is a great way to do so.

Here’s a brief write-up from the organizer, Norma Middleton.  Please contact her directly if you’re interested in finding out more.

Artists Connect is looking for volunteer speakers for a one hour presentation,  4th Saturday morning of the month.   We  currently have  August, September, November and December of 2020 open and all of 2021.  Interested?   Contact Norma Middleton, norma777@hotmail.com, with ARTISTS CONNECT in the subject line.

STILL ON GOING

 

SDA MEMBERS AT “CURRENTS 2020”

Members of SDA who are also members of Northwest Designer Craftsmen association are participating in ‘Currents 2020’ – NWDC Exhibit and Symposium, at Schack Art Center.

Northwest Designer Craftsmen presents Currents 2020, a national invitational juried exhibition.  The exhibition, in partnership with the Schack Art Center, commemorates the 65th anniversary of NWDC’s mission to promote excellence in design and craftsmanship, and stimulate interest and appreciation for craft in and beyond the Northwest region.        The artists are: Lanny Bergner, Danielle Bodine, Barbara De Pirro, Kathey Ervin, Claire Jones, Nancy Loorem Adams, Barbara Matthews, Dorothy McGuinness, Gabriela Nirino, Barbara Osborne, Patricia Ressequie, Sharon Rowley.

The Schack website published Currents 2020 exhibition running through May 29^th.  At the time of this writing, we are awaiting Governor Inslee’s update on the “Stay at Home” directive, and the opening of public spaces like Schack Art Center. The current directive is slated to be lifted on the 4^th of May; however, there is a likely chance that the stay at home order will be extended. There is no news at this time about a schedule for museums opening their doors to the public.

 

FIBER 2020 at BIMA
Exhibition extended through September

SDA members Lanny Bergner, Barbara De Pirro, Dorothy McGuinness, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry and Jacki Moseley are all included in FIBER 2020 at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.

Fiber 2020 explores diverse ways artists are working in fiber and textiles. Over thirty-five artists are featured in this large group exhibition, from traditional fiber arts through contemporary works and installations. Media include lace, embroidery, quilts, wearables — reconstituted and repurposed objects — conceptual sculptures and art installations.

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
550 Winslow Way E., Bainbridge Island, WA
Exhibition Dates: Mar 7 – Sept 27, 2020
https://www.biartmuseum.org/exhibitions/fiber-2020/

 

WA Regional SDA Meetings

Due to the COVID-19 situation, please contact the area leader

Eastside—For more information, please email crystal.a.edwards@gmail.com.

North Peninsula—Please, contact Sue Gale for more information msgale63@gmail.com

North Sound (Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and Island Counties)— Area Leader Valerie Wootton vjwcamis@frontier.com

Seattle– The Seattle group meeting will be on May  13 from 11 to 1, online. Please, contact Cynthia for more information cynthiawriter@gmail.com.

South Central—  Vicki Gerton (vgerton@gmil.com) for information

South Sound—Please contact Faith Hagenhofer at faithkeh@hotmail.com for more information.

Surface Design Study Group– Meetings are the first Tuesday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. To attend the group, you can register by droppingby BARN, calling Tammie at BARN at (206) 842-4475 x216

Vancouver, WA—Please contact Sharon Svec atsharon@smsvec.comfor more information.

Whidbey Island—The meetings are held on second Tuesday of themonthand typically run from 9:30 am to noon.Area Leaders—Debra Calkins (debraonwhidbey@gmail.com), Mary Burks (mary.burks112751@gmail.com) and membership chairperson Natalie Olsen (thegnat@whidbey.com)  http://www.whidbeyislandsurfacedesign.com.

“Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable”

George Bernard Shaw

 

DEBORAH ANN AT YAKIMA VALLEY MUSEUM

Fabric artist Deborah Ann will be included in Divergent Voices- Common Ground, a 4-women artist exhibit opening this month in Yakima WA. The other artist are Carolyn Nelson, Cheryl Hahn and Laura Wise.

“Our group started meeting about 5 years ago to talk about our lives as girl artists in the 50’s and 60’s when women artists “didn’t exist” as far as we knew. We grew up and went to art school and found out that Janson’s History of Artalso knew of no women who were real artists.

Having been a “fiber/fabric artist since the early 1960’s I knew what I did was only “woman’s work” and not art. Even during the Feminist Movement of the 1970’s, I was reproached for my art but we kept struggling.

We created careers that kept our art alive. Some prospered academically, others in advertising or the museum world. We kept life, art and reality together. Though we work in different mediums and different styles we had a common voice. The exhibit shows our progress with work from our early days until today with narrative about our journey. All women artists will be able to relate to what we say.

Now the 4 of us live in Yakima as career retired  but prolific, successful, respected, well known artists who have made it to a time where women are named, not only in Jenson’s History of Art, but many other books, people’s memories, art collections and museums throughout the world. Our lives and those of millions of other creative women have changed in the last century because we all refused to not be women artists.”

Divergent Voices- Common Ground                                                                                       Yakima Valley Museum,  2105 Tieton Drive, Yakima                                                                 Dates: March 28 – August 29

The Museum is closed due to COVID-19 situation, please check for updates about the exhibition.

 

 

NORTH PENINSULA SURFACE DESIGN GROUP MEMBERS NEWS

 

Diane Williams at Portraits for Change exhibit

Diane participated in this exhibition at the University of Washington with her portrait quilt. Portraits of Change exhibition featured 28 portraits of Real Change vendors, write-ups about their experiences of homelessness and a then-and-now photo series of Seattle

“There’s a large population of people experiencing homelessness in the University District and on campus who go unacknowledged. Unfortunately, with the current U.S. system in place, only 40 percent of the homeless population is sheltered, resulting in an increased mortality rate, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Nine of the 40 original vendors portrayed are known to have died since the portraits began in 2012.”

Real Change exists to provide opportunity and a voice for low-income and homeless people while taking action for economic, social and racial justice. Learn more at main.realchangenews.org

Diane says: ” it’s scrappy, raw and wonky with lots of loose threads to reflect life on the streets”.

 

Donna Dowdney at BARN Ars Poetica

One of Donna fabric art pictures and her companion poem will be featured in the Ars Poetica event at the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN) on Friday, April 03, 2020 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM in the BARN Commons.

“Celebrate National Poetry Month by joining us for the opening reception of the first Ars Poetica at BARN. You’ll see thirty works from the Fiber Arts studio inspired by poems contributed from the Writers’ studio. It will be a grand opportunity to hear from the fiber artists and poets about what inspired their work. You can enjoy the show as well as some refreshments.”

“Look” by Donna Lee Downey

Look at a rock                                                                                                                                        … discover a mountain

Look at a water drop                                                                                                                            … discover the sea

Look at a leaf                                                                                                                                          … discover a tree, then a forest

Look at a seed                                                                                                                                        … discover a flower, then a garden

Look at a baby                                                                                                                                       … discover a child, then an adult

Look at fabric                                                                                                                                        … invent a landscape

Just look!

She also participated at FIBER FEST held at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. One of her fabric art pieces was displayed with other fiber and textiles created by BARN members. 
https://www.biartmuseum.org/event/fiberfest-expo/

More about Donna http://donnaleedowdney.com

 

SDA Members  at Fiber 2020

Jean Marie Tarascio and Barbara De Pirro participate in Fiber 2020 at BIMA, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

Fiber 2020 explores diverse ways artists are working in fiber and textiles. Over thirty-five artists are featured in this large group exhibition, from traditional fiber arts through contemporary works and installations. Media include lace, embroidery, quilts, wearables — reconstituted and repurposed objects — conceptual sculptures and art installations.

Fiber 2020                                                                                                                                      BIMA, 550 Winslow Way E, Bainbridge Island
March 6th  to  June 7th.                                                                                                                  BIMA has close its galleries, bistro, and store through March 31, due to COVID-19 situation.

More details about these shows, events and classes can be found on the SDA-WA blog:

 https://surfacedesignwa.com

Congratulations everyone!

If you would like to have your show, event or other information in the blog post, please email blog.surfacedesignwa@gmail.com by the 15thof the month.

WA REGIONAL SDA MEETINGS

Due to the Covid-19 situation, some meetings may be canceled. Please, contact your area leader.

Eastside—For more information, please email crystal.a.edwards@gmail.com.

North Peninsula—Please, contact Sue Gale for more information msgale63@gmail.com

See our website at: https://sda-np.com

North Sound(Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and Island Counties)—Area Leader Valerie Wootton. She sent this message: I just spoke to a representative of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op and they are not allowing any meetings or classes in their building for March. They will be reevaluating the situation again in April. I will send out new information as soon as I get it. e-mail: vjwcamis@frontier.com

Seattle– Please, contact Cynthia for more information, cynthiawriter@gmail.com.

South Central— Vicki Gerton will host the April 8 surface design meeting at her studio, 1819 Davison Ave., Richland, starting at 10 am (9:45 for gathering and coffee/tea).  We will be doing hands-on preparation for a May 13 printing project. Because of the COVID-19 virus, the meeting will be subject to cancellation or postponement. Please email Vicki Gerton to confirm meeting and to find out what supplies to bring at vgerton@gmail.com

South Sound—Please contact Faith Hagenhofer at faithkeh@hotmail.comfor more information.

Surface Design Study Group– Meetings are the first Tuesday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. To attend the group, you can register by droppingby BARN, calling Tammie at BARN at (206) 842-4475 x216

Vancouver, WA—Please contact Sharon Svec atsharon@smsvec.comfor more information.

Whidbey Island—The meetings are held on second Tuesday of themonthand typically run from 9:30 am to noon.Area Leaders—Debra Calkins (debraonwhidbey@gmail.com), Mary Burks (mary.burks112751@gmail.com) and membership chairperson Natalie Olsen (thegnat@whidbey.com)

http://www.whidbeyislandsurfacedesign.com.

 

More Information About SDA

 Surface Design Washington

Surface Design Washington: SurfaceDesignWA.com

Facebook.com/SurfaceDesignWA

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Twitter.com/SurfaceDesignwa

 

Surface Design National and International

SurfaceDesign.org

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Instagram.com/surface_design

Twitter.com/surface_design

 

WHIDBEY ISLAND SURFACE DESIGN GROUP EXHIBITION AT PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUILT & FIBER MUSEUM

 

 

“Reflections” is an exhibition of the varied and exciting artwork of the members of the Whidbey Island Surface Design Group.  It is a group of visual artists living and working on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, Washington State. Though they work in many different media, techniques, and visual traditions, they share a fascination and on-going interest in surface design, the creative exploration of fiber, fabric and mixed media. WISD members create wall hangings, contemporary quilts, hand-made books, encaustic images, fiber art sculptures, basketry and wearable art. They are weavers, mixed-media artists, photographers, dye artists, sewers, beaders, painters and more. Sharing a variety of artistic interests and techniques enriches their experience.

“Reflections”

Dates: January 29- April 26, 2020

Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Museum

703 South Second St, LaConner, WA 98257

Hours: Wed – Sun, 11am-5pm

https://www.qfamuseum.org/exhibits.html

http://www.whidbeyislandsurfacedesign.com

 

 

Lee´s work is inspired by her interest in the use of found and recycled materials, this piece evokes a sense of obsolescence, waning memory, lost experience, and aging, reminding us that these are meaningful natural occurrences in the stages of life. It is meant to hang suspended from the ceiling so it turns and catches ‘reflections’ of that imagery.

 

 

 

 

NORTH PENINSULA SURFACE DESIGN GROUP AT THE PORT TOWNSEND NORTHWIND ARTS CENTER

 A group of members of SDA is included in “Let´s Play”, a juried exhibit at the Port Townsend Northwind Arts Center, from January 30 to March 1. The Juror, Marit Berg, is a painter and printmaker.                                                                                                                Let´s Play encouraged the artist to “Release your inner child. Discard your usual practice. Use a different medium. Take a different approach. Combine things you don’t usually put together. Experiment!”                                                                                              The SDA artists participating are: Leslie Dickinson, Liisa Fagerlund, Caryl Bryier Fallert-Gentry, Sue Gale, Erica Iseminger, Debra Olson, Barbara Ramsey, Cathie Wier and Diane Williams.

Northwind Arts Center

701 Water Street
Port Townsend,WA
northwindarts.org

 

Caryl Bryier Fallert-Gentry got the Juror´s Award with her piece “Canyon 32”.

Caryl explains: “I started by altering the photo, changing the shape, exaggerating the colors, and deepening the shadows. The altered image was printed on cotton fabric. I quilted very heavily, almost to the level of thread painting, with many different colors of thread. Rather than trying to exactly reproduce the photograph, I just tried to capture, in fabric and thread, the drama that one feels upon see this amazing example of nature’s art.”

 

Leslie says: “First I built a large Duck Cloth bowl, then I collaged, fused and spiraled the Philip Jacobs Brassica fabric into floral spiraled bowls, embellished with wire mesh, beads and attached to the bowl.”

 

 

Sue says: “I applied pin tuck stitching and painted fusible webbing.  The pattern is a meandering roadway with areas of interest along the route; thus the title.  I used commercial fabric, adding beads and hand stitching.”

 

 

Debra says:“Challenged myself to work with less color as well construction process, starting with the reeds and leaf panels, then constructing from the bottom upward.  Adding more monotone colors (than normal) and wrapping the reeds with fabric, then threadwork.”

 

 

Cathie explains: “Both of these pieces are created by manipulating doubleweave. Doubleweave is accomplished by weaving two layers simultaneously and the layers are exchanged. In this weaving I was experimenting with different fibers in the two layers, working for a variety of textures. In some places I cut away the top layer to expose the bottom layer and added some stitching. In the Bento Box I added accents of shibori-shaped polyester and ply-split braiding.”

 

Diane says: “He’s a jumping jack toy made from a flattened beer can, bits of my son’s dirty, rotten, discarded trail work uniforms, a found glove, a gourd, beads, buttons, paint, nail polish, pinecones, and other detritus. He was inspired by my son being called a “stupid trail fairy,” by two girls who were irritated at being passed on the Bright Angel Trail multiple times by my son whose work took him up and down the trail several times a day.  It’s my son’s hashtag hence.”

 

 

SDA MEMBERS AT “CURRENTS 2020”

Members of SDA who are also members of Northwest Designer Craftsmen association are going to participate in ‘Currents 2020’ – NWDC Exhibit and Symposium, at Schack Art Center.

Northwest Designer Craftsmen presents Currents 2020, a national invitational juried exhibition, symposium and weekend of masterclasses from March 5 – April 11, 2020.    The exhibition, in partnership with the Schack Art Center, commemorates the 65th anniversary of NWDC’s mission to promote excellence in design and craftsmanship, and stimulate interest and appreciation for craft in and beyond the Northwest region.        The artists are: Lanny Bergner, Danielle Bodine, Barbara De Pirro, Kathey Ervin, Claire Jones, Nancy Loorem Adams, Barbara Matthews, Dorothy McGuinness, Gabriela Nirino, Barbara Osborne, Patricia Ressequie, Sharon Rowley.

Schack Art Center

2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett, WA

The Currents 2020 National Craft Exhibition,

March 5 – April 11, 2020
Opening Reception:  March 5, 5-8 pm
Hours: M-F 10-6, SA 10-5, SU 12-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEATTLE SURFACE DESIGN GROUP MEETING NOTES

 The February meeting was attended by Terry Berg, Cynthia Blair, Debbie Eliasen, Janet Silver, Suzanne Morlock, Anne Nelson, Gabi Nirino, Barbara O´Steen, Carla Stehr and Therese Stein.  The group was experimenting with different materials and textures using a small loom.

Barbara O´Steen shared a folder with a great collection of photos of her tapestry work.

 

SOUTH CENTRAL WA SURFACE DESIGN GROUP MEETING NOTES

Notes from the January 9^th and February 12 meetings.  This group continues to be a very dynamic group with skills and interests in many areas and well attended meetings. At the most recent meeting, Judy Rice taught everyone how to make delightful heart shaped baskets for Valentine’s Day.

Carol Fletcher showed us a nifty trick for the backing of a fiber hanging where corners and edge bindings are applied so that a rod can be inserted to hang the item.

Vicki Gerton shared a convertible shawl/poncho that was pieced bojagi style (Korean style piecing) from vintage silk kimonos and silk shirts.

 

 

Marcia Keefer shared a cedar bark and sedge covered water bottle and a square cedar or willow bark basket.

Anke Wildman showed us a pair of placemats or hangings make out of some of her dyeing experiments.

In January, Suzie Forsyth brought several felting experiments including a shawl that had see-through windows in it.

Sue Havre has been busy experimenting with various non-traditional monotype printmaking techniques that can be used on textiles or paper.

 

 

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

 BARBARA DE PIRRO WORKSHOP

Barbara De Pirro will be offering her workshop, ‘Sculpture: Paper & Acrylic’ on MAR 14 & 15, https://www.schack.org/classes/sculpture-paper-acrylic/   This workshop will be happening in conjunction with the ‘Currents 2020’ – NWDC Exhibit and Symposium, March 5 – April 11, 2020 at Schack Art Center.

About: Barbara De Pirro is a Mixed Media Sculptor, Installation Artist and Educator. Her observations of nature have triggered a profound admiration for its brilliance, resilience and its vulnerability. With each project she strives to create a sense of wonder; enticing the viewer to turn that vision outwards into the natural world, nurturing an understanding of that interconnection and encouraging reflection about our relationship with the environment.
De Pirro’s artwork has been commissioned and exhibited in Museums, Galleries, Sculpture Parks, Art Centers and Public Art Organizations. She is a member of Northwest Designer Craftsman, Surface Design Association and National Basketry Organization. She is an Artist Trust Fellowship, Residency and GAP Grantee, Millay Colony for the Arts & Golden Foundation for the Arts Alum. De Pirro’s artwork is highlighted in multiple publications; including “Basketry Now”, “Artistry in Fiber: Sculpture’, ‘TextileArt Around the World’, ‘Green Art: Trees, Leaves and Roots’, World of Threads, Fiber Art Now and Surface Design Association.

 

STILL ON GOING

 Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry in Found Again

Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry will have two quilts in Found Again, a juried exhibition by the Art Quilt Networkat the Ohio Craft Museumin Columbus, OH. The show features 30 contemporary art quilts by artists from across the country and central Ohio

Found Again

Ohio Craft Museum

1665 W. 5th Ave., Columbus

February 9 – April 5, 2020

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WA Regional SDA Meetings

Eastside—For more information, please email crystal.a.edwards@gmail.com.

North Peninsula—The next meeting is March 12th at 2pm, at the Sequim Public Library, Sequim, WA. Meeting starts at 2pm. Please, contact Sue Gale for more information msgale63@gmail.com

North Sound(Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and Island Counties)—The next meeting is March 30. Area Leader Valerie Wootton vjwcamis@frontier.com

Seattle– The Seattle group meeting will be on March 11 from 11 to 1.Please, contact Cynthia for more information and directions cynthiawriter@gmail.com.

South Central— Our March 11^th meeting will be a no host event at Starbucks, 2411 W. Court St., in Pasco starting at 10 am (9:45 for gathering and beverage ordering).  Bring your show and tell.  Email Vicki Gerton (vgerton@gmil.com) for directions and with questions.

South Sound—Please contact Faith Hagenhofer at faithkeh@hotmail.comfor more information.

Surface Design Study Group– Meetings are the first Tuesday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. To attend the group, you can register by droppingby BARN, calling Tammie at BARN at (206) 842-4475 x216

Vancouver, WA—Please contact Sharon Svec atsharon@smsvec.comfor more information.

Whidbey Island—The meetings are held on second Tuesday of themonthand typically run from 9:30 am to noon.Area Leaders—Debra Calkins (debraonwhidbey@gmail.com), Mary Burks (mary.burks112751@gmail.com) and membership chairperson Natalie Olsen (thegnat@whidbey.com)  http://www.whidbeyislandsurfacedesign.com.

 

 

SDA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: DEBORAH ANN

https://deborahann.net

Deborah belongs to the SDA WA South Central Group. Know more about her and her wonderful work.

“I have been an artist since I was in grade school and a fabric/fiber artist since I was 15.  Didn’t plan it that way but I can’t imagine doing anything else. I built a frame loom in 1962, did a tapestry, did many more and then was loaned a floor loom which served me until the early 1970’s when I bought my own loom. From there it was all uphill. I dyed my yarn, sold my work morphed into macramé and sculptural weaving. In 1973 I found a book on soft sculpture which was the first I’d ever seen. I sold the looms and started buying fabric. Not finding anyone to emulate, I developed my own methodology. This is all before classes, books and Wonder Under.

I didn’t know anyone who did what I was doing. No one took fabric work seriously as it was considered women’s work and not art. During my years in the women’s movement it was not politically correct to do that. It was difficult to take myself seriously.

Decades later galleries and museums openly accept fabric art as art. Books are published and classes are taught in every aspect of using the medium. So much has changed all because thousands of women in corners of the country bucked the notion that it wasn’t an important form of art.

Today most of the focus of my subject is about unseen people. I portray people on the streets, people who most of us wouldn’t give a second glance to. I try to capture some of who they are and why they matter. I love the intricacies of the face and the way light plays on it’s many plains. I use Photoshop to intensify the color and highlight to contours before I make a pattern on freezer paper. I also dye most of my own fabric because the color of commercial fabric is too flat and even. I want the finished piece to be powerful and eye catching.”

About this piece: “The background in pieced hand dyed fabric was stenciled with Paint Stik over the “music” before it was assembled. Most of the drummer’s material is also hand dyed and stencilled with Paint Stik to create dimension. After assembling the background was quilted on a mid-arm quilting machine while the image was done on a Bernina using free motion stitching.”

About this piece: “Asya is a friend of mine who is a very courageous person. I love her spirit and ability to overcome adversity. I took these photos of her at the food bank where we both volunteer.”

About this piece: “These brushes were used to paint a couple of murals and were so great looking that I just had to create them in fabric.”

 

NORTH PENINSULA SURFACE DESIGN GROUP

 

 

Cheri Kopp in Olympic Art and Office Supply

 “Orange You A Cutie?”, Cheri Kopp’s entry in the 2019 Port Townsend Wearable Art show is on display in the window of Olympic Art and Office Supply, 220 Taylor St, PT, through mid February.

For several decades Cheri collected, cleaned, organized and stored packaging detritus from fruit consumption. For this fresh, multi-layered ensemble (12 pieces pictured), she trimmed, shaped, molded, stretched, glued, stitched, and even quilted all that non-recyclable plastic and paper trash.

The materials include plastic packaging (mesh produce bags, labels, berry boxes, produce stickers), box lids, scrap paper (tissue and foil), ribbon, yard sale beads, leftover cotton fabric, on knit fabric, felt, plastic foam dish packing, hula hoop, acupuncture needle sleeves and flip flops.

 

Leslie Dickinson in Birds of a Fiber exhibition

 Leslie Dickinson has two collaged and thread painted pieces included in Birds of a Fiber, an exhibition at the Pacific NW Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum. This is a group exhibit curated by Jenny Walker and sponsored by Fine Feathered Friends Nature Storein La Conner.

One of the pieces shows Gandolph, an educational Great Horned Owl; his injuries do not allow for him to be released and he resides at the Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescuein Port Townsend, WA.  This quilt was made to be sold with 100% of the funds going to the rescue center.

Birds of a Fiber

Pacific NW Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum                                                                                        703 2nd St, La Conner, WA                                                                                                        January 23 – March 1, 2020                                                                                                      Opening Reception: Saturday, January 25, 2020 3-5:00pm

 

Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry news

http://www.bryerpatch.com

 Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry at Jefferson Museum of Art & History

Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry’s quilt, “First Ladies”, is on display in the Jefferson Museum of Art & Historyclassroom through March 2020. Gentry is an internationally recognized quilter in our community and the quilt will travel around the United States through 2022, with Jefferson County Museum as the first stop to kick off our celebration of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial.

Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry in Found Again

Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry will have two quilts in Found Again, a juried exhibition by the Art Quilt Networkat the Ohio Craft Museumin Columbus, OH. The show features 30 contemporary art quilts by artists from across the country and central Ohio

Found Again                                                                                                                                     Ohio Craft Museum
1665 W. 5th Ave., Columbus
February 9 – April 5, 2020
Opening reception: February 9, 1:00–4:00 pm. Gallery discussion: 3:00 pm.
Local participating artists will talk about their work, their techniques and inspiration.

 

 

SEATTLE SURFACE DESIGN GROUP MEETING NOTES

 The January meeting was attended by Terry Berg, Cynthia Blair, Barbara Matthews, Gabi Nirino, Anne Nelson, Barbara O´Steen, Carla Stehr, Therese Stein. Terry guided astitch meditation, which is hand sewing as a meditative and creative process.  We had also a lot of stich talking. Carla surprised everyone sharing boxes and bags full of all kind of buttons and embellishments.

Carla showed her new piece, Barbara explained the making of her jacket and Gabi shared some woven pieces.

 

Gabriela Nirino Riess at Growth&Evolution

Gabriela was selected to participate in the Growth & Evolution International Jewellery Exhibition 2020, organized by COLLECTIVA | Joalharia de Autor, OSD Industrial Co and Yesheng Art & Design Center.

This exhibition explores questions about contemporary jewellery. The evolution of jewelry may have a certain trend, but no only one answer. What is your answer? Where is contemporary art jewellers’ voice?

Gabriela statement was: “Art Jewellery is a way to resist. I resist despair making things with a meaning. Create a meaning is a powerful weapon, because having a meaning is having a hope.
You can carry that meaning with you, in you, you can give it to other people.
In Contemporary Jewellery you can give value to humble and forgoten materials. That is important to me, because I live in a reality where a quarter of the population is under the poverty line and every resource is valuable.
I have woven small baskets with stripes of corn husk (“chala”, from quechua language).
I separated fibers from the leaves and I strip of the excess with the nails to obtain a very thin thread.
Corn is a founding crop in America. The chala appears as an element of Latin American resistance. It is an apparent waste, which invisible protects the earth and generates energy when it is thrown in the field.
In this sense, it is assimilated to mute populations for history: indigenous, women, poor.”

Growth&Evolution                                                                                                                           OSD Design Center
Kunming (Shangai, China)
February 14th to March 1st 2020

 

 

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

 BARBARA DE PIRRO NEWS

Drawing with Paint

We will explore acrylic paints & mediums, including Golden’s ‘High Flow’ paints within refillable markers & pens, combined with various drawing media. Discover a full range of acrylic products and techniques that allow you to develop expressive & energetically complex surfaces. Come with a sense of adventure and leave with samples to frame or to inspire future artwork! Each artist will create samples of each product, process & technique; each detail will be documented, creating a reference that will prove to be an invaluable resource for all future projects. All levels are welcome.

All products graciously provided by Golden Artist Colors for all my workshops. Supply list available on registration page.

Artist & Craftsman
FEB 9, 11-4
4350 8th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA
Contact for registration: depirroart@gmail.com or ONLINE

 

PATRICIA RESSEGUIE NEWS

Member of SDA Patricia Resseguie is also the President of Northwest Designer Craftsmen.She send some news about the exhibition and Fiber Art Master Classes that will be held at the Schack Art Center.

 Fiber Art Master Classes

Northwest Designer Craftsmenand the Schack Art Center

Present Fiber Art Master Classes as part of The Currents 2020 National Craft Exhibition and Symposium
Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
Classes from March 6-9, 2020  9:30 am to 4:30 pm each day
Registration Open Now

https://www.schack.org/classes/view/medium/nw-designer-craftsman-symposium/

Basket Assemblage:  Doing It My Way with John Garrett
John Garrett will share various methods he developed over the years to incorporate many varieties of materials into his basket sculptures.  Students will work with wire, hardware cloth, pop riveters and more to make numerous samples that will eventually be assembled into a basket.

Breathing Baskets with Pat Hickman
This workshop will encourage participants to explore visual ideas suggested through openwork textile structures – knotted netting and knotless netting.  Reserving openings for air, and the importance of what is not there, will be built into conceptually based quick studies and studio exploration.

Cut it Through! with Beatrice Coron
Paper cutting, from historical roots to the contemporary art scene, demonstrates its mutli-facets.  Simple techniques – cutting, stenciling, modeling – permit artists to create large installations and intimate works.  During this intensive class of serious fun, participants will discover the incredible variety of applications of this art form from fine arts to public art commissions.

Mining Historic Textiles as a Route to the Future by Gerhardt Knodel
Textiles embody the creative vision of cultures that produced them.  They can also be extraordinary sources of inspiration for artists who envision the past differently than historians.  This class will explore several strategies for proving provocative textiles in Gerhardt Knodel’s personal collection.

 

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 NANCY LOOREM ADAMS AT FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM

Nancy´s sculpture “Silken” was selected by curator  Emily Zaiden, Director and Curator of the Craft in America Centerin Los Angeles, California.

More about Nancy at www.nancylooremadams.com

Fuller Craft Museum 

2020 Biennial
Members Exhibition
February 8,2020 – November 8, 2020

 

NANCY LOOREM ADAMS AT FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM

 Nancy´s sculpture “Silken” was selected by curator  Emily Zaiden, Director and Curator of the Craft in America Centerin Los Angeles, California.

More about Nancy at www.nancylooremadams.com

Fuller Craft Museum 

2020 Biennial                                                                                                                             Members Exhibition                                                                                                                  February 8,2020 – November 8, 2020

 

 

NORTH PENINSULA SURFACE DESIGN GROUP MEETING NOTES

 We had a wonderful December Potluck Christmas gathering with more than half of our 40 members in attendance.  Some great show and tells too.
Here in Port Townsend we are fortunate to have the Northwind Arts Centeras a major supporter of the arts. Again this year they put on their show “Small Expressions 18”, submission of any kind of art as long as it is less than 15 x 15 x 15 inches.

They had over 300 submissions and over 100 artists.  The Show opened December 5th and will run through December 30th.  Our SDA chapter has 8 pieces in the show, by Leslie Dickinson, Pat Herkal, Barbara Houshmand, Debra Olson and Jean Marie Tarascio.

 

 

SOUTH CENTRAL  SURFACE DESIGN GROUP MEETING NOTES

 Our December meeting was quite a surprise with exceptional attendance and nearly everyone bringing a bag full of show and tell.  Deborah Ann brought her new art quilt, “Ashia”.

 

 

Mary Thomas brought her vest in which she incorporated both her hand weaving, hand knitting and her silk painting.

Carol Fletcher shared her botanical printing in which she experimented with micro quilting. Evans Fletcher shared that one of his pieces, Taking Flight,is featured on pg. 70 of the latest issue of Quilting Arts magazine, although he said that the image is printed upside down.

Vicki Gerton shared her latest nuno- felted shawl in which she incorporated one of her grandmother’s silk chiffon scarfs.

 

Carol Hall, a guest, shared many of the silk painted scarves that she completed this last summer at Gruenewald Guild retreat in Chelan County, WA.

Suzie Forsyth shared both her botanical printing experiments as well as her textured felting experiments.

Judy Rice shared her experiments with Paintstix rubbings as well as a fiber collage on a denim jacket.

 

 

DEBORAH ANN NEWS

Deborah Ann of Yakima WA. was awarded the Best of Show award for her piece “Updraft”.

“The piece is based on the hay field across the road from my house. I have done a few other pieces using this expanse of  green that is my view whenever I leave the house. I find it so pleasing and peaceful. ”

“I tore hand dyed fabrics into square to rectangular shapes, overlapped them and machine stitched them to create the sky and the field. Since this is a depiction of the field just after haying, the birds who come to gleen were really the theme. They are in the sky and swooping over the field.”

Larson Gallery, Yakima WA. 1107 S. 16th Ave. at the corner of W. Nob Hill.                      64th Annual Central Washington  Artists’ Exhibition.                                                 Exhibition dates: 3-30 Nov                                                                                                         Juror: Greg Robinson for the BAinbridge Island Museum of Art

 

NORTH SOUND SURFACE DESIGN GROUP MEETING NOTES

 Nancy Scagliotti sent the following information about her pop up venue, Todo Bien.

“I will be at the Women’s International Market 2019 at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, Saturday, November 30 and Sunday, December 1. The hours are 11am-5pm. Do come by and have a look at the lovely bamboo scarves and shawls, cotton tops and vests.  There will be vendors selling handmade goods from a variety of cultures. Don’t miss this wonderful event that supports women cooperatives from around the world.” Women’s Work helps women and children worldwide by offering women artisans in developing countries access to US markets.

Womens Work International Market                                                                                  Mount Vernon Senior Center 1401 Cleveland Ave. Mount Vernon, WA.                             Info: 360-424-5854

Japontex 2019
Quilt Exhibit, Talk & Sale
Saturday, November 23, 2019
La Conner Civic Garden Club
11am to 4pm                                                                                                                                      For more information about this show and vendors: http://okanarts.com/japontex/

 

Show and Tell:                                                                                                                              Alana has signed up for the two year Gail Harker course, Level 3 Advanced Studies in Experimental Stitch. She has also been dying cotton cloth. She also shared a beautiful handmade leather journal she made during a class she took at the Quilt Festival. The class was given by Brenna Jael, Rogue Artist/Bookbinder of Slow Art Studio and Bindery in La Conner.

Dorothy is on sabbatical. Considering all the magical baskets she has produced over the years, I’m sure it is well deserved.

Robyn continues to create beautiful eco dyed pieces. She dyed a beautiful cashmere scarf.

Stephanie knitted a lovely cowl for her neice.

Tesi told us about two online seminars on creativity: Reclaiming Creativity Summit and Magical Mindfulness Retreat. Each author/artist was interviewed and then a creative exercise was given or other helpful information shared. Valerie also viewed these talks and found them to be interesting and inspirational. Tesi shared an accordion book she created for Inktober 2019. Every October, artists all over the world take on the Inktober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. Tesi also signed up for a watercolor class with Michele Cooper at A Guilded Art Gallery in Stanwood.

Valerie shared a poncho she is crocheting. She made a similar “hippie” poncho back in the ’70s in orange, brown and gold acrylic yarn. This one will be made from bulky wool yarn in teal and gray.

 

 

SEATTLE GROUP MEETING NOTES

During the meeting, Barbara Osborne demostrated her technique for making coiled baskets from pine tree needles and rocks. If you want to know more about her wonderful work, take a look at http://pineneedlerock.com/

Barbara is going to have a studio show and sale on Saturday, December 7 from 9:30-3:30 and she wants to invite anyone who is interested to go meet her and her work at her studio and home in Seattle, which is located at 6818 21st Ave NE, 98115, 1 mile directly N of the UW campus

 

 

GABRIELA NIRINO NEWS

 Gabi Nirino at Centro Cultural de la Cooperación

Gabriela is participating with three other textile artists in an exhibition dedicated to the women of Bauhaus. She display a group of woven pieces and some drawings, grouped under the name of “Muestrarios” (Samples)

“Tests, samples, fragments, failed attempts. Those uncertain moments in which nothing definitive still takes shape, in which we think when doing. Those presented here are made using yarns from discarded industrial catalogues and cotton tapes of the country’s first textile industrial cooperative, C.I.T.A., today at risk of closure.In archives and texts on the Bauhaus you can find some records of samples, sketches and technical textile drawings.I am fascinated by these traces of unseen work.My tribute goes to all those who invisibly insist and believe it is worth building.”

A century after the opening of the Bauhaus, four women artists from our environment pay tribute to those other women who went through their classrooms and workshops a century ago between 1919 and 1933, leaving a legacy not always valued. Gabriela Nirino, Fernanda Piergallini, Eugenia Streb and Emilia Demichelis reflect from the textile, the production of pieces made by Anni Albers, Gunta Stölzl, Benita Koch-Otte, Otti Berger, among the most prominent of the famous German design school, and they invite us to you to think about the impact of that work today.

Centro Cultural de la Cooperación

Av. Corrientes 1543. Buenos Aires, Argentina                                                                        Monday – Friday 10:00AM to  10:00PM / Saturday-Sundays 02:00PM to 10:00PM               The exhibition runs until February 15th

Gabi Nirino at IV Textile Jewelry Exhibition

Gabriela won the Poetic Award with the piece “Estructura II” at the IV Textile Jewelry Exhibition organized by the CAAT, the Argentine Center of Textile Art.

 

BARBARA DE PIRRO NEWS

GOLDEN Lecture/Demo: Textural Surfaces

A lecture for all levels and backgrounds; from painters, mixed media, fiber to sculptural artists……ideas for all! This presentation covers a wide variety of techniques for use in a wide range of media. Learn about GOLDEN Acrylic Paints, Mediums, Gels, Pastes and Grounds. Gain an understanding of each product and their different attributes. This is a great place for beginners and experienced artists alike to learn new techniques and be inspired by innovative applications.  Attendees will receive Information packets & free samples. Instructor will demonstrate hands-on techniques using these products.

Sun, December 1, 2019                                                                                                                    1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PST                                                                                                                     Artist & Craftsman Supply Seattle                                                                                               4350 8th Avenue Northeast.Seattle, WA 98105                                                                        Register free:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/golden-lecturedemo-textural-surfaces-seattle-tickets-77183958297

 

CARLA STEHR PRESENTATION 

Carla will be giving a presentation Dec. 8, in Port Townsend on the “Art and Science of the Marine Micro World”.  Much of her fiber art is inspired by her experiences as a Marine Biologist studying marine life with a scanning electron microscope.  Her talk for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center Lecture Series will include photos taken with the microscope and her fiber art to illustrate the science and art of the marine micro world. The presentation will be Dec 8 at 3 PM in the Fort Warden Chapel, Port Townsend.  Admission fee is 5$.  The black and white image is a scanning electron microscope photo of a pattern on the surface of a diatom. The color image “Diatom 7” is an art quilt inspired by the image.

Port Townsend Marine Science Center                                                                                        Fort Warden Chapel                                                                                                                 December 8 at 3 pm

 

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 Barbara De Pirro at ‘Reclaimed’

Barbara has currently several sculptures included in ‘Reclaimed’ at Aljoya Thornton Place. “These established fiber based artists are presenting work sharing their relationship with what is reclaimed. This may be viewed in materials used, what was lost or taken away and, also by a change in circumstances.” Exhibiting artists; Jacqui Calladine, Barbara De Pirro, Maura Donnegan, Claire B. Jones, Sarah Jones, Lynne Rigby, Terri Shinn Curated by Anna Macrae

Exhibition Dates: SEPT 15 – JAN 26, 2020
Aljoya Thornton Place
450 NE 100th Street, Seattle, WA

 

DEBORAH ANN EXHIBITION

 Deborah Ann presents Larger Works in fabric. This exhibit is a collection of pieces done over many years, many of which haven’t been shown. She has been working as a fabric artist since the early 1970’s and her style has evolved over the years. She dyes her own fabrics and uses various surface design techniques to achieve the appearance needed for the art. Using hundreds of small pieces of fabric which she machine appliques them into intricately detailed portraits and views of nature.

Deborah Ann exhibits regularly in the Yakima valley with a style that is easily recognized for its uniqueness and unusual use of color. A piece called Dance of the Moonswas accepted by the jury of the Pacific International Quilt Fest in Santa Clara CA this year and was exhibited at that show. She share the last quilt she did at the South Central SDA WA Group meeting

Before becoming a fabric artist Deborah Ann worked in fiber starting in the early 1960’s. She built frame looms and wove wall hanging before acquiring a floor loom where she could produce larger works. She also worked in macramé’ and sculptural crocheting during that time. In 1973 she discovered fabric sculpture and it became the medium of choice ever since.

Collaboration Coffee

18 S. 1 st Street, Yakima.                                                                                                           October 28 th – November 30 th                                                                                           Opening: November 1 st from 6-8pm with an artist talk at 7pm.             http://deborahann.net

 

 

BARBARA MATTHEWS NEWS

Barbara Matthews had the pleasure to talk to Jane Dunnewold as the featured artist in Jane’s October Creative Strength Training series.  Find the interview at the link https://vimeo.com/363133239/cffe560a80.

Two art pieces Barbara refers to in the interview are a current piece, “Perfectly Imperfect” and her earliest piece, “Heartbreak Revisted”, which was a final project from the University of Washington Fiber Certificate Program.

https://barbaramatthewsart.com

 

 

NORTH SOUND SURFACE DESIGN GROUP MEETING NOTES

 Present: Alana, Stephanie, Robyn, Sydney, Tesi, Dorothy, Nancy and Valerie.

Dorothy has work in the Bainbridge Arts & Crafts Show, Paper: Texture and Form. Show runs through October 27, 2019 (more information at the end of the posts)

Nancy shared yarn that she had spun. She’ll dye it and make socks. She also shared a denim jacket with sashiko stitching and a vintage sewing tool kit. She took a two part class at Social Fabric in Bellingham called “Copy a Garment Without Taking It Apart”. She also went on a Road Scholar trip where she saw a quilt in Utah commemorating the Quilt Walk of 1864. The Mormons would lay quilts on the frozen crusted snow and then drive their wagons over them so they could get supplies to prevent them from starving. Alana shared a copy of Quilt Folk Magazine that had a story in it about the Quilt Walk.

Stephanie was wearing a jacket she made. She belongs to the Divas, a Fidalgo Island Quilters group that makes wearable art.

Robyn has been busy doing eco dying. She enhances the prints with Intense Pencils.

Sydney shared a crazy quilt block she’s making for a project with friends. They have agreed to include buttons they got from another friend’s estate. She took a hand stitching class with Gail Harker using one stitch and different thread weights.

Tesi shared the Pojagi panels she made for her window. She also made a beautiful knit poncho.

 

BARBARA DE PIRRO NEWS

Barbara De Pirro at ‘Reclaimed’

Barbara has currently several sculptures included in ‘Reclaimed’ at Aljoya Thornton Place. “These established fiber based artists are presenting work sharing their relationship with what is reclaimed. This may be viewed in materials used, what was lost or taken away and, also by a change in circumstances.” Exhibiting artists; Jacqui Calladine, Barbara De Pirro, Maura Donnegan, Claire B. Jones, Sarah Jones, Lynne Rigby, Terri Shinn Curated by Anna Macrae

Exhibition Dates: SEPT 15 – JAN 26, 2020
Aljoya Thornton Place
450 NE 100th Street, Seattle, WA

Barbara De Pirro at Basketry Now

Barbara has her sculptural basket “Sea Anemone” included in the 10th Anniversary Exhibiton of Basketry Now.

The Kentucky Museum is hosting an international show, Basketry Now: 10th Anniversary Exhibition, from July 16-December 1, 2019. The National Basketry Organization has assembled this show of contemporary and traditional basketry with artists employing a variety of both common and uncommon techniques in a wide array of materials. Juror Heather Lineberry selected 84 works of art by 55 artists, including those from the Netherlands, the UK, New Zealand, and Canada.This exhibit celebrates the National Basketry Organization’s 20th year and opened during their biennial basketry conference on the grounds of Western Kentucky University.

A full-color catalog for NBO BASKETRY NOW is available for order at the NBO online STORE

July 16 – December 1, 2019
The Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

More details HERE

 

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Ginny McVickar send this proposal

With the weather changing, harvest brought in, and kids off to school, it is a perfect time to get back in your studio and work on some pieces for ANCIENT. Deadline is January 11, 2020. Give yourself the time to experiment with new techniques and expand your imagination to interpret ANCIENT and have fun with it! Go to FIND CALLS and type in ANCIENT. I suggest you go to the site now and sign up for an account with your email address. This lists you as participant with the Emerald Art Center. ENTRY is open now. You can also find it on the SAQA website under non-SAQA shows. Have fun!
www.callforentry.org–

Ginny McVickar . Volunteer for Emerald Art Center  Springfield, OR

https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=6880

 

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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. 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.

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

 

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 the end of October, “Democracy in Action. Celebrating the women of the 116th Congress”. The gallery is inside the Unitarian Universalist Congegation of Whidbey Island Church. 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.

cheryllawrence@mac.com
206-617-2276

cheryllawrenceart.com  

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UUCWI Gallery of Art. 20103 State Route 525, Freeland                                              September to October 31

 

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                                                       October 4-27, 2019

Bainbridge Arts and Crafts                                                                                                          151 Winslow Way E. Bainbridge Island, WA 98110                                                                Gallery hours: Mon.-Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5                                             https://www.theartproject.org

gallery@bacart.org.                206.842.3132