Art in the Library, Port Angeles.
A rich collection of soft and hard; fiber and wood and paper and glass and recycled materials. Assemblages, quilts, mixed media, dolls, jewelry, garments…and garbage. A great mix of materials and techniques. Now through April 8.
Library Hours:
Mon-Thurs- 10-8
Fri- 10-6
Sat-10-5
closed Sunday.
Gay Jensen
SDA WA member Gay Jensen invites SDA members and their guests to view and discuss a wide variety of fiber/mixed-media artworks at her Annual Holiday Show and Sale. Gay loves to share her passion for surface design with fellow surface designers, and hopes you will come see her newest explorations combining fiber, fabric and paint. She will be exhibiting wall pieces, pillows and note cards, and NEW this year: baskets. Also showing at this event are Paul Lewing (ceramic tiles and acrylic paintings) and Kathy Dannerbeck (Sterling Silver jewelry). http://gayjensen.com/show-schedule
Location: Paul Lewing’s Studio, 105 N. 200th St., Shoreline, WA, 98133, phone# 206-801-7332
Date/Time: Saturday December 6th- Sunday December 7th/ 10am-5pm
SDA Member: Gay Jensen, gayjensen@comcast.net
Cost: No admission ch
Mini Star Bag, Lois Gaylord
SDA WA member Lois Gaylord invites SDA members and their guests to join her at Kadima’s Fourth Annual Holiday Art and Gift Sale. Lois would love to share and discuss her new work with other surface designers. She will be showing her new shibori style linen scarves and cell phone bags along with her fiber jewelry and judaic textiles. Also showing at this event are Elaine LaMarche (paper cut art), Jordana René (ceramics), Michal Waldfogel (music and art) Elisabeth Silver and Wendy Graff (jewelry).
Location: Kadima Reconstructionist Community
12353 8th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98125
office@kadima.org (206) 547-3914
http://www.kadima.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&catid=85&Itemid=762
Date/Time: Sunday December 7th/ 10am-3pm
SDA member: Lois Gaylord
Cost: No admission charge
Lighting, Gwen Lowery
SDA WA member Gwen Lowery invites SDA members and their guests to view her new work at her Winter Solstice open house and fund raiser for Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts (www.gailcreativestudies.com). Gwen will be showing pieces from her new 3D series “Aurora Towers”, as well as wall pieces. Also selling work at this event are Anni Hunt, Carys Hamer, Diane Reardon, Druscilla Defalque, Lisa Harkins, Liz Cooper, Maria Patrizzi, Marjorie Bachert, Pat Ross, Penny Peters, Ruth Lane, Sandy Little, and Susan Lenarz, most of whom are SDA members. The work by these artists encompasses a range of surface design and embroidery techniques.
Location: Gwen Lowery Studio, Bayview Worklofts, Suite 201, 129 First Ave W (NE corner Western Ave W & First Ave W), Seattle. Phone# 360.317.6545; website http://www.gwenlowery.com
Date/Time: Sunday December 21 2014, 3-8 pm
Cost: No admission charge
North End Arts Tour, Barbara Zander is part of the Artisans’ Gallery presenting silk constructions. Six galleries are included in the tour. http://www.neatseattle.com/.
Location: 7525 41st Avenue NE (98115), 206-526-9973, (half a block north of NE 75th St on 41st Ave NE)
Date: December 5-7th, Friday 4-9pm; Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm
Leah Adams
Seattle Sampling 2014 Artists’ Studio Tour, Leah Adams of SpiderFelt and Amy Hamblin of ScienceCrush have joined Seattle Sampling, Seattle’s most established and largest holiday Arts and Crafts Studio Tour. There will be an array of sculptural and dimensional fine art, wearable art and jewelry, cozy sheepskins, felt kits, and more. Join Leah and Amy Friday night for a festive preview party. Refreshments will be served. Let’s be merry together while avoiding the traffic and crowds on this popular shopping weekend. Seattle Sampling is a 3-Day, Free, Self-Guided Tour, visit the homes and studios of 34 of Seattle’s award-winning craftspeople.
Location: Spark Studio in the BallardWorks building is the third stop on this self-guided tour of Seattle’s finest art studios. Hours–Friday | December 5 … 4 – 9pm, Saturday | December 6 …10am – 5pm, Sunday | December 7…10am – 5pm.
“Spider Web” by Cyndi Wolfe
The Art of Textiles Exhibit at the Arts of Kenmore Galley at Kenmore City Hall features the work of 15 fiber artists. Showcasing a wide variety of surface design techniques, this juried exhibit includes the work of six members of SDA WA: Cyndi Wolfe, Lois Gaylord, Judith Warren, Ti Locke, Lynne Rigby and Gay Jensen. In choosing the 23 artworks included in this exhibit, the jury looked for overall artistic excellence, paying special attention to composition/design, focal point, originality, artistry, and skillful application. Come see this celebration of fiber art and talk surface design with your fellow SDA WA members at the opening on September 19th!
“Crow” by Gay Jensen
Website: www.artsofkenmore.org
Location: Arts of Kenmore Gallery at Kenmore City Hall, 18120 68th Ave NE, Kenmore, WA 98028
The exhibition runs from September 19-November 14, 2014 — Open M-F 9am-5pm..
Opening Reception: Friday September 19, 6:30-8pm.
Cost: No admission charge
“Blue Herring Run” by Judith Warren and Ti Locke
“Path to Work of the Heart” by Lois Gaylord
Necklace made by Pat Herkal
Eleven members of the North Peninsula chapter of the Surface Design Association-WA will display their art during Gallery Walk at Pippa’s Real Tea, 636 Water St, Port Townsend Aug. 2 through Sept. 30, 5:30 to 8 pm
“This collection bumps up against the range of boundaries considered to be surface design,” explains Jeannie McMacken, North Peninsula chapter coordinator. “Our members have used silk, cotton, plastic, wool, paper and other materials combined with wax, beads, photos, metal and trash to create beautiful, unusual and provocative art that tell stories. Every piece truly is different from the next and reflects each artist’s genre.”
“The Things I’ve Carried” by Pamela Hastings
Members displaying work are: Pamela Hastings, Port Angeles; Susan Ramsey, Silverdale; Pat Herkal. Port Townsend; Barbara Houshmand, Port Angeles; Anne Jarnagin, Port Angeles; Kindy Kemp, Port Townsend; Jeannie McMacken, Port Townsend; Susanne Scott, Sequim; Nora Shapiro, Port Townsend; Joyce Wilkerson, Port Townsend; and Diane Williams, Port Angeles.
Pat Herkal describes surface design as “the creative exploration of fiber, fabric and other materials. It encompasses coloring, patterning, manipulating and structuring using such processes as dyeing, painting, printing, digital imaging, stitching, embellishing, quilting, weaving, knitting, felting, wirework and papermaking.”
“Garbage” by Diane Williams
Three members of SDA/WA—Deena Heg, Margaret C. Wheeler and Gay Jensen—are participating in the Northwest Collage Society Summer Juried Exhibit that runs from July 10- September 28, at the Rosehill Community Center Art Gallery, 304 Lincoln Avenue in Mukilteo, WA. The Opening reception will be on Thursday July 10 at 7 pm.
“How Land is Born” by Deena Heg
Deena Heg’s artwork titled “How Land Is Born “combines handpainted silk, discharged silk and acrylic paint.
“Bound 2” by Margaret Wheeler
Yarn wrapping creates an unusual and delightful focal point in Margaret Wheeler’s piece titled “Bound #2”.
“Network” by Gay Jensen
Gay Jensen has two pieces in the show, both are collages featuring Lutradur® and cotton canvas painted with acrylics, her piece titled “Network” also includes thermofax printing.
The Northwest Collage Society is affiliated with the National Collage Society and has members from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and British Columbia. You can find out more about them on their website at: http://www.nwcollagesociety.org/
Directions to the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo are available at: http://www.ci.mukilteo.wa.us/Page.asp?NavID=182
An artist talk “How it’s made: Unexpected Weavings,” will be on Tuesday July 8th at 6:30pm by SDA member, Dorothy McGuinness to coincide with her solo show at the Jansen Art Center. Dorothy will discuss her unique process of weaving forms and structures through the art of diagonal twill. Dorothy approaches her work as a puzzle, which drives her to discover new shapes and weaving innovations using watercolor paper, painted and cut into very narrow uniform strips to build unique and intriguing forms that are encoded with energy and elegance.
Dorothy’s show, “Unexpected Weavings,” at the Jansen Art Center in Lynden, from July 3rd – August 1st, 2014. Opening reception will be Thursday July 3rd from 6-8pm.
$5 adults/ $3 children, seniors, and military.
Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St, Lynden, WA 98264, 360-354-3600, www.jansenartcenter.org, W-Sa 11-8, Su 11-5.
This biennial collection of Northwest artists features a well-rounded variety of mediums to produce an eclectic and visually stimulating exhibit.
Opening Reception: June 19, 5-8pm
Awards Ceremony at 6:30pm
One more of our WA SDA artists has been accepted into this eclectic art show: Terri Shinn.
Terri’s first piece, “Entanglement” is made from acrylic, molding paste, cotton, and wire.
Entanglement by Terri Shinn
Her second artwork, “Caste Relic” is also a unique mixed-media work made from abaca paper, acrylic, colored paper, linen thread, wood.
“Caste Relic” by Terri Shinn
The exhibition has works of 87 different artists, with a wide range of work that will be of interest to our SDA members. The exhibit will run from June 19-August 2, 2014. For more information on the artists and directions to the Schack Art Center go to their website at: http://www.schack.org/exhibits/19th-juried-art-show/#gallery
For more information on our other WA State SDA members represented in the exhibit go to: https://surfacedesignwa.wordpress.com/2014/06/12/come-see-wa-sda-members-at-the-schack-art-center/
The Schack Art Center is hosting their 19th Juried Art Show and several of our WA State Surface Design Association members were accepted into the show. You are invited to attend the Artist reception on June 19 from 5-8 pm.
Show dates: June 19-August 2, 2014
There is a wide variety of techniques and styles to enjoy, such as this painted, fused, collaged and stitched artwork depicting a heron by Gay Jensen.
“Low Tide” by Gay Jensen
Claire B Jones‘ piece is a 3-D sculpture created using free motion machine embroidery on canvas.
“Whole Surface: Confined 1” by Claire B. Jones
Samantha Frank has taken woven thread, cotton fabric, lace, beads, raw fleece to create three incredible woven sculptural headpieces.
“Headpieces: Mourning, Marriage and Fertility” by Samantha Frank
Nancy Loorem’s piece includes the use of Cast bronze, reed, old Japanese hand drawn calligraphy from texts.
Dorothy McGuinness has been influenced by traditional American and Native American basket weaving and has several pieces in the show.
“Threshold” by Dorothy McGuinness mad from watercolor paper, acrylic paint, and waxed linen thread.
The exhibition has works of 87 different artists, with a wide range of work that will be of interest to our SDA members. For more information on the artists and directions to the Schack Art Center go to their website at: http://www.schack.org/exhibits/19th-juried-art-show/#gallery
Show location: Schack Art Center, 2921Hoyt Ave., Everett, WA, 98201
Reception: June 19, 5pm-8pm
Hours, Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday noon-5
Artists and designers from Whidbey Island Surface Design (WISD) will be filling WICA’s Zech Hall to the brim with one-of-a-kind fiber, textile, and mixed-media art during their annual Art Show & Sale over Memorial Day weekend. The show opens on Friday, May 23 with a Meet the Artists reception from 5-7 p.m. The show continues from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 24 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 25. Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) is located at 565 Camano Ave., Langley (www.wicaonline.org/).
Surface design is the creative exploration of fiber and fabric. WISD artists use a wide-ranging combination of media and techniques to produce fine art and functional pieces that can be hung on the wall, displayed on a table, thrown over an arm chair, or worn on the body.
The works for sale in the show include weaving, beading, basketry, felting, knitting, quilting collage and mixed-media. As usual, the sale will include an abundance of colorful wearable art and accessories, such as scarves, hats, shawls and jewelry.
A framed mixed-media piece by Laura Stangel Schmidt will be offered in a Silent Auction, which will run for the duration of the show. The top bidder will be announced at 3 p.m. on Sunday. The proceeds from the sale of the piece, titled Confluence, will benefit Orca Network.
The professional artist members of WISD regularly exhibit and sell their work in galleries and museums in the Northwest, as well as nationally and internationally. WISD is the local chapter of the international Surface Design Association.
Visit http://whidbeyislandsda.wordpress.com for more information about WISD and the artists.
Marianne Burr, silk painter, quilter, and Whidbey Island SDA member, is the featured artist at the La Conner Quilt Museum in La Conner, Washington in the show “Made by Hand” from March 26 – June 29, 2014. She will be there Saturdays starting April 12th demonstrating her methods.
“Class of 1935” 68”H x 55”W
Marianne is currently in Tokyo receiving the Silver Award at the 12th Quilt Nihon Exhibition 2014-2015 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art for her work “Class of 1935”. Her pieces are an inspiration to silk painters, surface designers, and quilters alike. For more, see marianneburr.com.
“Class of 1935” Detail
Surface Design Association–Washington 
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