The Whidbey Island Surface Design Group is pleased to announce its exhibit, Fiber Art, to be held at the Schack Art Center March 7th through April 5th.
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Whidbey Island SDA Group’s “Fiber Art” Exhibit Opens March 7th
Category Archives: Exhibition
“Lucid: Sculpture, Installation & Painting” at the Hanson Scott Gallery
Artist Reception Feb. 23, 5-7 PM
Breath
Suffused with light, Barbara De Pirro’s exhibit spans all dimensions including Sculpture, Installation & Painting. Submerged in the interplay between light & shadow, she translates each, interconnecting her inner world into reality.
February- March 2013
Artist Reception Feb. 23, 5-7 PM
Hanson Scott Gallery
121 Prefontaine Pl South
Seattle, WA
(Pioneer Square/ Tashiro Kaplan Building)
Congratulations to Whidbey Island SDA member Marianne Burr!
Marianne’s quilt, Thru the Lens was chosen to grace the cover of the catalog for the Quilt National 2013.
Quilt National has built a reputation as one of the most competitive and compelling art quilt exhibitions in the world. Surface design techniques of all kinds have been used by the talented fiber artists who have used their talents to create the quilts juried into this event.
The exibit opens on May 24 and continues until September 2 at Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio. Even if a trip to the exhibition is not in the cards, the catalog illustrates some of the most innovative techniques and excellent designs to be found anywhere in the world of surface design for fiber.
The Catalog can be preordered in April at either the www.dairybarn.org or at www.DragonThreads.com.
Cameron Anne Mason’s Show “Madrone” Opens March 7th
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- A Tenuous Balance
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- Echo
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- Glyph
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- Uncovering
(Click on images to enlarge them.)
March 7 – 30, 2013
Foster/White Gallery
220 3rd Ave S #100
Seattle, WA 98104
Cameron Anne Mason’s relationship with nature is as much a part of her life as the artwork it inspires. Where we see stone and trees, Mason sees history and strength. Her latest series, Madrone, honors the Madrone trees which line Puget Sound’s shores. Their vibrant colors and layered depth are captured in carefully dyed, stitched and constructed textile sculptures.
Mason is fascinated not only by the strength of these trees, but their fragility, and the way in which both of those characteristics relate to fabric and her work. “Fabric is strong, its threads interwoven to create the cloth that swaddles us from birth to death, much like the roots of the Madrones bind the rocky soil together. And yet, cut just one thread and a weak point is created in the whole cloth.” The structure in her work is self-sustaining, through the layering of her hand dyed fabrics. Mason builds her landscapes up, and tells their stories with stitch.
Mason has been exhibiting her sculptures with Foster/White Gallery for several years. Her background in theater arts has also encouraged several installation projects throughout Seattle, including SAM Set the Table, MAD Arts, COCA’s Rootbound and the Bellevue Art Museum. Mason was most recently honored with a solo exhibition at the Oregon State University’s Fairbanks Art Gallery.
Sharon Rowley’s to show at Lila Yoga Studio
We are excited to announce that
SDA member Sharon Rowley has an exhibit of fiber art
at Lila Yoga Studio February through April, 2013.
“Bearing Fruit” – detail, fiber
Opening reception is Sunday, February 10, 2pm – 4pm.
Contact Sharon for additional viewing opportunities at: Sharon@RowleyArt.com.
To see more of Sharon’s work, please go to her website at www.rowleyart.com
Lila Yoga Studio: 2812 E. Madison, Seattle, 98112
www.lilayogaseattle.com
CALL FOR ART
“DANCING SURFACES”
SDA-WASHINGTON MEMBER EXHIBITION
August-September 2013
Phinney Center Gallery in Seattle.
Submission Deadline is May 1, 2013.
For information about participating, click HERE.
SDA membership is open to anyone residing in Washington State.
41 Harker Students Exhibit at the Schack Art Center in January
Ever wonder what kind of art comes as a result of taking classes at the Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts in La Conner?
You can see for yourself Jan. 10 through Feb. 16, 2013 at the Schack Art Center in Everett when 41 Harker students present Complex Threads.
Visitors will be astonished at the diversity of work created, which includes intricate embroidered vessels, large 3-dimensional wall hangings, soft sculptures, complex designs, and other contemporary fiber art and multimedia pieces.
“The items on exhibit exemplify the skills in design, media, and technique that are the hallmark of our courses,” said Gail Harker, Center founder. “I’m really pleased that that the work of these artists will have a platform for wider appreciation.”
Exhibitors include students from Portland, OR, Seattle, and several cities in California and British Columbia, among others. To download a PDF of the full list of artists and view small thumbnails of the work, click HERE.
The Harker Center was recently featured in Fiber Art Now. You can find a PDF of the article by clicking HERE.
For more information, see the Gail Harker website or call (360) 466-0110; or visit the Schack Art Center.
You’re Invited! A Special Docent Tour of the BAM Biennial 2012: High Fiber Diet
Bellevue Arts Museum
Saturday, Jan. 19 from 2-4
With Janet Kurjan
For those of you who haven’t seen the BAM Biennial:High Fiber Diet at
the Bellevue Arts Museum, or would like to see it again, Janet Kurjan is inviting
CQA and SDA members to visit while she has her gallery duty as a BAM
docent on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 2-4. There are two other wonderful
exhibits on view as well, a Japanese bamboo exhibit and an exhibit of
Nikki McClure’s papercut work. Click HERE to learn more about the exhibits.
Janet will provide a tour of the bamboo and fiber exhibits starting at 2
pm and then you can spend additional time on your own. If there are
at least 10 participants (who are not members of BAM), there will be
a group rate of $6. Otherwise, admission is $10. If you would like
to attend, please let here know by emailing her at jkurjan2@comcast.net.
If the numbers are large, she will need to get an additional docent so that we can
split the group.
Many thanks to Janet for making this opportunity possible!
November SDA meeting to Tour “High Fiber Diet” Exhibit
Join Us!
SDA First Wednesday Daytime group
November 7th
12 – 1:30 Docent tour of “High Fiber Diet” at Bellevue Arts Museum
1:30 – 3 Follow-up gathering to discuss exhibit and eat lunch
The Bellevue Arts Museum’s newest exhibit is opening soon. “With a focus on fiber, one of the most thriving yet underexposed media in contemporary art, BAM Biennial 2012: High Fiber Diet continues BAM’s commitment to recognizing the innovative work of Northwest makers.”
We’ve arranged a docent tour for our SDA First Wednesday Daytime group.
This event is limited to 30. Please RSVP to Sharon Rowley at Sharon@rowleyart.com to assure your spot on the tour. We need a good count to make sure the docent arrangements can handle the group and also to select our gathering place after the tour.
Location: 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 (free parking underground)
Map: http://www.bellevuearts.org/visit_us/directions.html
Bellevue Arts Museum admittance: free for BAM members or plan on $6 cash for the group rate if we have 10 or more non-members, otherwise $10 regular admission.
P.S.: If you can’t join us on the 7th, check out the Sunday 11/18 tour/lecture on the BAM website calendar.
TEXTILIA Show Features Several SDA Washington Members
Why Choose Sides – Janet Steadman
An artists’ reception will be held Saturday August 4 from 2-4 PM. Penn Cove Pottery is located at 26184 State Route 20, between Coupeville and Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island. Penn Cove Pottery is open from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Saturday, and closed on Sunday.
For further information on Penn Cove Pottery, click HERE.
To learn about FiberOptix and their members, click HERE.
Surface Design Association–Washington 
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