Unmade Bed – Opening October 7th, 2016

Unmade Bed An Exhibit on the Sex Slave Trade, curated by Debra Calkins, Whidbey Island Surface Design and SDA member.

Prostitution is said to be the oldest profession in the world. The reality is that prostitution is the oldest ongoing abuse. Unmade Bed is an exhibit of visual art that tackles the heart response to the sex slave trade. We hold in our hands and hearts the ability to stop this inhumane practice. Participating artists from western Washington invite the public to come respond to this powerful topic and exhibit.

The art ranges from photography to encaustic to video to fiber by artists: Debra Calkins, Christina Fairley-Erickson, Jan Fisher, Julie Gautier-Downs, Mary Hilkey, Barbara Matthews, Marie Plakos, Diane Reardon, and Cheryl Weisz. This exhibit will be at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, located at 565 Camano Ave, Langley, WA. The exhibit opening will be on October 7, 4:00pm – 7:30pm. The exhibit will extend to October 8 , 1:00pm – 7:30pm; and October 9, 12:30pm – 2:00pm.

Fiber Fusion Show Opening 2016

Jun12 by SDA-WA Blog

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We are thrilled to have had such a wonderful response to our Fiber Fusion show opening! We had an amazing turn-out and we were even on the local NBC affiliate news!!

NBC Right Now/KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA | (please note there will be a short ad prior to the video starting up.)

2016-06-10 15.33.15 Allied Arts Gallery at the Park was the perfect location for the opening and all of the artwork looks phenomenal in the bright and airy gallery!

Congratulations to:

The artists for creating such spectacular works of art!
The Jurors for selecting such a diverse and interesting set of artwork for the show!
and to The Executive Committee for creating and executing such a fabulous show!

jurors choice the birth of the grid nancy loomis adams fiber fusion

Juror’s Choice “The Birth Of The Grid” by Nancy Loomis Adams

Winner Best Use of Mixed Media “A Resinable Trio” by Rebecca Wachtman

Honorable Mention “Match Sticks” by Melisse Laing

Deborah E. Taylor Spirit of Innovation Award “Doom” by Francesca Penchant

Honorable Mention “Exercise 4” by Angelica Sta. Teresa

The Fiber Fusion show executive committee. Top: Maura Donnegan, Jeannie McMacken, Bottom: Christina Fairley Erickson, Barbara Matthews, and Allied Arts Gallery Regional Show Chair Vicki Gerton

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Juror Layne Goldsmith talking about the Juror’s Choice award winner “The Birth Of The Grid”

Eastside SDA opens “Fiber Fantasy” at Vision 5

Oct6 by ceartquilts

Artists Christina Fairley Erickson, Crystal Edwards, and Rebecca Wachtman at the exhibition opening.

FIBER

“Sunset” by Crystal Edwards. Painted yarn and wood. 30″ x 40″ x 1″

FANTASY, the 2nd Annual SDA [Surface Design Association] Eastside group exhibition is on display during the month of October 3rd – 31st in the North Gallery at Vision 5. This 20 piece exhibition of is designed to build awareness of fiber art in our community. The selected fiber artwork is chosen for its ability to lead the viewer into contemplation of fantasies, and its ability to act as a spark for the viewer’s own creativity. The diversity of the work showcases a small selection of the vast array of that is Surface Design.

Curator Crystal Edwards with her piece “Galaxy” made from painted yarn.

SDA Member, Crystal Edwards has put together this group show, featuring the work of 6 Eastside SDA members: Liz Copeland, Maura Donegan, Crystal Edwards, Christina Fairley Erickson, Louise Roby, and Rebecca Wachtman.

“Magnolia’s Life Recycled” by Rebecca Wachtman. Silk painting; mounted canvas. 26.25″ x 20.25″ x 1.75″

There will be an Artist’s talk at the Eastside SDA meeting on Sunday, October 11th from 2- 5pm.

“Fern Fantasy” by Liz Copeland. Stitched Fabric Collage. 20″ x 16″ x 2″

It will feature and open discussion with artist and guests about the artwork and its creation. ALL SDA members and guests are welcome to attend.

ADDRESS:
8525 163RD CT NE
REDMOND, WA 98052

Note: For some GPS and Map guiding systems, it is better to search for Vision 5 instead of the address. Vision 5 is off of 164TH AVE NE and NE 85TH ST

“Beginning” by Maura Donegan. Materials: Silk organza, rayon thread. 16.5″ x 16.5

Vision 5 is open to the public from Mon-Friday 9 am – 5 pm and Saturday from 9 am – 3pm.

“Hijab Misconceptions” by Christina Fairley Erickson. Made to reveal the misconceptions that Western women have about women who wear the Hijab… the idea that Hijabi’s wouldn’t like Victoria’s Secret as much as a woman who isn’t covered.

“Complications” by Louise Roby. Materials: Basket lid, beads & string. 21″ x 16″

It’s SPRING!!! Time to clean out your studio, your book shelves, your supplies!

May6 by ceartquilts

Would you like to par down some of the items in your studio you never use, have duplicate copies or never-to-be-used yarns/material/notions? How about doing it and benefiting a great local fiber arts program and getting to get a tax write-off at the same time?

What to donate

Books
Tools and equipment. Please identify what it is for if it is not obvious.
Dyes and paints IF they are still usable and half remains in the container.
Threads and yarns, IF there is enough to be used.
Fabrics, at least a quarter of a yard for commercial fabrics or any size scraps for hand-dyed material. Please mark with yardage and width for 1/4 yard and above.
Usable art supplies.

You can Bring your donations this Saturday, May 9 to the CQA/SDA meeting and Christina Fairley Erickson will take them for you. Please make a note of your name, address and resale value of the donated goods, if you’d like a tax receipt sent to you.

Then, put the Summer Solstice Supply Sale on your calendar! Saturday and Sunday, June 20 & 21, 2015, 10-5, at Gwen Lowery Studio, 129 W First, Seattle, WA (near Seattle Center.)

Now is your chance to clean your studio, pass on the unused treasures, find great additions at fantastic prices, and support the Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts, as all proceeds from the sale will go to the Center.* If you can’t bring your items this Saturday, you can arrange to drop them off at Gwen’s studio in Seattle or the Gail Harker Center in La Conner.

For more information or to donate items, contact:

Christina Fairley Erickson – christina@christinaerickson.com 425-753-4625 or

Gwen Lowery gwen@brokenpoint.net or 360/317-6545

SDA Washington: Art Shows, Workshop, Congratulations, Call for Art

Apr5 by ceartquilts

Art Shows —

April 1-May 1st, 2015 Beyond Blue Collaborative Pieces by Fiber 19

Sidney Art Gallery and Museum 202 Sidney Ave, Port Orchard, WA 98366, (360) 876-3693

Collaborative, various artists from Fiber 19

Collaborative pieces, various artists, Fiber 19

An eclectic show of Fiber Art by Fiber 19 graduates of the UW Fiber Certificate program and associates. Seven SDA members are in the show: Debra Calkins, Kaylin Frances, Barbara Matthews, Louise Roby, Deborah Taylor, Terry Berg, and Rebecca Wachtman.

Spring Rain by Gay Jensen

April 23-May 30, 2015 Saving the Environment: Sustainable Art

Opening reception April 23, 5pm-8pm. Ongoing hours: Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday noon-5. Schack Art Center , 2921 Hoyt Ave, Everett, WA

This show celebrates the awareness of the environment and inspires environmental issues when creating art. Participating SDA artists are: Barbara De Pirro and Gay Jensen

April 1 – June 28, 2015, Revealing the Hidden

Deb Taylor, Arcane Pathways I

Location: La Conner Quilt And Textile Museum, 703 South Second Street, La Conner, WA

Artist Reception: Saturday April 18, 3:00- 5:00 PM

This is an exhibit of contemporary textile art curated by the Contemporary QuiltArt Association.

SDA members juried into this show include Mary Berdan, Patti Bleifuss, Bonnie Bucknam, Christina Fairley Erickson, Sonia Grasvik, Gay Jensen, Barbara Nepom, Barbara O’Steen, Helen Remick, Sharon Rowley, Carla Stehr, Cynthia Stentz, Katherine Sylvan, Deb Taylor and Colleen Wootton.

March 20-June 28, 2015, The Northwest Collage Society 2015 Spring Show: Adornment

Judith Noble, Business Attire, winner of a merit award.

Judith Noble, Business Attire

Bellevue Art Museum, Community Education Gallery

Four members of the Surface Design Association have art in this show: Gay Jensen, Barbara Matthews, Judith Noble, and Margaret Wheeler.

April 18th, Stash Fest, La Conner Civic Garden Club 10AM – 5PM
La Conner Civic Garden Club, 622 South 2nd Street, La Conner WA 98257, (across the street from the Museum). Several SDA members are the featured artists: Ann Darling—Eclectic Global Fabrics and Designer Clothing, Cameron Anne Mason–Whirlwind Hand Dyesand Accessories, and Bonnie Bucknam, Handwerk Textiles,Bags, Totes, Hand-Dyed Vintage Linens & Textiles, Global Textiles.

Workshop—

May 10, 2015, 9 am – 5 pm Jean Williams Cacicedo, Notan, the Dynamics of Design

Jean Williams Cacicedo

ArtX in Pt Townsend. Building 306, Fort Worden campus. Cost of the workshop is $95 to SDA, CQA and Port Townsend Wearable Art Show artists and $110 to Non-affiliates. (A portion of the fee will be given to the Fund for Women & Girls.) Please contact Jeannie McMacken, Jeannie@blueheartstudio.com.

Congratulations–

Barbara Houshmand, Three x Three

Barbara Houshmand’s piece Three x Three was accepted into “Fantastic Fibers” Fiber art show in Paducah, Kentucky. Barbara says, “This quilt is made of my hand dyed antique kimono silks, hand dyed vintage Italian silks and hand dyed cottons. I was inspired to make this quilt to maximize texture, color and character of each bit of cloth I used. The three bowls and three circles tend to bring order to a somewhat chaotic background.”

Call for Art—

April 15, 2015 Call for Entries to the SDA Materialities 1st International juried members’ exhibition and catalog is now open. Juror Namita Gupta Wiggers will select work that answers the question: “What do textiles/fibers and their associated processes offer artists that cannot be achieved in other media?”

Future Posts—

If you would like to see your show, sale, event, workshop, brag, or call for art in this blog. Please send the date and time, title of show/sale/event/workshop/brag, the location, a short description, and the name(s) of SDA members participating to Barbara Matthews bjmatthews76@comcast.net and Deb Taylor debet@uw.edu by the 20th of the month for publication in the 1st week of the next month.

Call for Entry – Nacify Fiber Art Show

Sep24 by surfacedesignwa

This show will be held at the private practice of Nacify Plastic Surgery Center in Bellevue, WA. They have a lovely office with large walls to hang the artwork and a small area where a 3D piece can be displayed. They regularly invite Northwest artists to exhibit in their offices, for the viewing pleasure of their clientele and have had a good ratio of sales for the artists. They will display the artwork; any sales will be the artist’s responsibility (NO commission will be charged; artist is responsible for any sales tax, etc.) You can see some of the spaces on their website virtual tour at: http://www.seattleface.com/html/virtual_tour.php

There will NOT be an opening, as this is a private office space.

Online Entries:
Entries must be received by 10 pm October 20, 2013.
Entry form at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fqwRs8SUvBmP2U8JpGyZYrQ5h5Lcf8acd-u0D4QmK9M/viewform

Work may have been created in any year.
Artist should be a resident of Washington State.
Maximum 3 entries per artist.
Entry fee $5 per artwork.

Size restrictions:

2D: Minimum 10″ per side / Maximum 80″ per side(Note: several of the spaces are 60″ max height);
3D Maximum 18″ deep x 18″ wide x 30″ high

All entries other than 3-D work must be ready to hang. Quilts and other non-framed pieces must have a sleeve and flat hanging stick with holes drilled in each end. Framed pieces should have picture wire attached.

Timeline:

Entries due: Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 10 pm
Acceptance emailed: by October 28, 5 pm
Artwork due: November 4, 2013, 5 pm
Show running: November 2013- January 2014
Return of artwork: by Feb 15, 2014

Potential additional show (depending upon the number of entries) Feb-April 2014

Questions? Contact Christina Fairley Erickson, Curator at christina@ceartquilts.com or 425-753-4625.

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Unmade Bed – Opening October 7th, 2016

Unmade Bed An Exhibit on the Sex Slave Trade, curated by Debra Calkins, Whidbey Island Surface Design and SDA member.

Fiber Fusion Show Opening 2016

Eastside SDA opens “Fiber Fantasy” at Vision 5

It’s SPRING!!! Time to clean out your studio, your book shelves, your supplies!