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Fiber Fusion – Entries due March 20!

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You still have one week to enter the
Surface Design Association of Washington State 
Inaugural state-wide juried art exhibition by March 20, 2016!

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Allied Arts

This is your opportunity to be seen and celebrated! The first -ever traveling exhibition in the U.S. sponsored by the Surface Design Association will happen in Washington State in 2016-2017!
Premier venues: The exhibition will be hosted by four venues– Allied Arts in Richland; VALA Art Center in Redmond; Northwind Arts Center in Port Townsend; and the Schack Art Center in Everett.

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VALA

Impressive Jurors: The jurors for the exhibition are Layne Goldsmith, professor of art at the University of Washington, Young Chang, owner of Gallery IMA in Seattle, and Rock Hushka, Chief Curator at the Tacoma Art Museum.

Generous Size: Wall art can be small or as large as 60” wide by 74” long—let your imagination run

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Schack

wild!  Three-dimensional art, wearable art, jewelry, and art cloth will all be considered.  We want this exhibition to showcase the latest in surface design art.

What qualifies:  Art made between 2013-2016 that uses elements of surface design–dyeing, painting, stitching, or in some way creating or altering the surface of textiles qualifies.  Textile here is defined as any natural or artificial fiber or a non-textile

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Northwinds

element, such as metal, that takes on the properties of fiber or is used in combination with textiles.

Join us and make history by doing something you love.  You can find out more about the exhibition at  SDAFiberFusionShow.org.

Happy Creating!
Barbara
SDA Washington Representative
Sponsored by Surface Design Association  and Surface Design Association of Washington

New Fiber Fusion Exhibition Website for WA SDA

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Our 2016-2017 Traveling exhibition now has its own website!  Go to http://sdafiberfusionshow.org/ to see it.  The entry form will be up there on January 15 and entries are due by March 20, 2016.  Thanks to SDA member Claire Jones for doing such a beautiful job on putting this together.

We also have had our first donations and sponsors come in.  We’re pleased to announce that on top of our jurors’ prize awards, the ‘Deb Taylor Spirit of Exploration Award’ is being funded courtesy of Gay Jensen and Bud Taylor.  We’ve also received a small event grant from SDA national- thanks to Pat Herkal for leading this up with the grant proposal.  Our donation button will be added to the website soon, but please feel free to contact us if you’d like to contribute towards the exhibition.  The more money we can raise, the more we can do (we’d love to get a professional catalog printed of Fiber Fusion!)

If you haven’t ever entered a juried show, this is a terrific opportunity to learn the process. We’re planning to do several blog posts to help our membership and readers learn all you need to know for completing and submitting a show entry.  Please let us know if there are specific topics you’d like us to cover.

We’d love your comments and suggestions on the website, as well as any questions you might have on the process.

Pad Your Artistic Resume by helping out!

Searching Song Instrument by Danielle Bodine

Searching Song Instrument by Danielle Bodine

Not only is this an opportunity for exhibiting your artwork, it’s also a place where you can contribute a little of your time and talent!  Each location (Richland, Redmond, Port Townsend, and Everett) will need a crew of volunteers… even if you can’t oversee a complete area, let us know if there is a part of the job where you’d be able to help. Here are some areas we could use some assistance:

Local Operations Chair –Sees that artwork is checked in, finds volunteer to store packing material, assists in the installation, finds volunteers for the reception, assisting at the workshops and presentations, counting of ballots, signage, placement of postcards. Repackage art for transport, store art, transport to next venue. Send thank you notes.

Local area PR and Marketing—Sees that lists of newspapers, association newsletters, galleries, stores, and interested individuals are developed.  Prior to the event, coordinate flyer or postcards to stores in the locale. Find reader-boards and volunteers to distribute with posters and balloons for the opening reception and take down after the reception.

Portfolio—Develops portfolio of artists’ photos of art and artist statements.

Fundraising–Send letters out to list of companies targeted as potential donors, followup, write credit information for promotional materials.

Catalog—Arranges for professional photographer to take images at first venue, develops catalog with lead article, jurors’ statements, artists’ photos, and artists’ statements.  Works with printer through completion of catalog.

Please feel free to share your thoughts here in the comments.  We’re looking forward to seeing the fantastic range of artwork from our members in 2016.

Happy Solstice and Holidays,

Christina Fairley Erickson, Executive Director WA SDA Fiber Fusion Exhibition and Barb Matthews, WA state SDA Representative

 

Member Exhibit, Sharon Rowley

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Universal Sun, Sharon Rowley

Universal Sun, Sharon Rowley

 

 

July 25 & 26

1 pm – 4 pm

“Full of Spirit” exhibit

Sharon Rowley’s studio:

19308 22nd Ave NW, Shoreline, WA

 

 

This summer, the afternoons of July 25 & 26, Sharon Rowley will be exhibiting her work of the past 3 years at her studio in Richmond Beach. Many of her new organza-covered pieces will be on display. Also enjoy her unique prayer flags which flew during the 2013 SDA conference at Jane Dunnewold’s San Antonio studio.

Sharon@rowleyart.com

Emerging, Sharon Rowley

Emerging, Sharon Rowley

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Revealing the Hidden: Contemporary QuiltArt Association Exhibit

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SDA members are well represented in a textile show that will be at the La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum for the months of April, May and June.  “Revealing the Hidden” is a juried exhibit of contemporary textile art arranged by the members of the Contemporary QuiltArt Association.  It turns out that 15 of the 28 artists in the show also hold membership in SDA.  SDA members with work in the 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.

Examples of a few pieces in the show include –

Arcane Pathways, by Deborah Taylor.  Deborah describes her work as “Pathways to an ancient land through a combination of natural processes (rust on metal), deconstructed print textiles and quilting.”

 

Deb Taylor, Arcane Pathways

Deb Taylor, Arcane Pathways

Deux, by Colleen Wootton. Colleen used computer technology to create an original design with a bold geometric form, then had it custom printed onto cloth. She states ”I then integrate fiber traditions like quilt stitches to create rich texture on the designs’ surface as you would a whole-cloth-quilt.“

Coleen Wootton, Deux

Coleen Wootton, Deux

Barbara O'Steen, Moving Toward Extinction

Barbara O’Steen, Moving Toward Extinction

Moving Towards Extinction? by Barbara O’Steen –-  Barbara used fabric mostly altered by hand with dye, rust, and paint, then pieced, appliquéd and quilted by machine and added hand embroidery and couching. Her artist statement says that: “Earth remains deceptively beautiful in many ways.  But the data scientists have collected tell us that extreme weather, drought, earthquakes, and floods may lead to an extinction equal to the previous five in our planet’s history.”

Aggregating Anemones by Carla Stehr.  Carla used appliquéd layers of painted silk organza to suggest the transparent tentacles of anemones.  She states that “These small green and pink anemones can only be seen when the water recedes with the tide.”

Carla Stehr, Aggregating Anemones

Carla Stehr, Aggregating Anemones

Location: La Conner Quilt And Textile Museum, 703 South Second Street, La Conner, WA, http://www.laconnerquilts.org

Date/Time: April 1 – June 28, 2015. Ongoing exhibit hours: 11AM – 5 PM, Wednesday – Sunday.  Open everyday in April 11 AM – 5 PM

Everyone is welcome to attend the Artist Reception: Saturday April 18, 3:00- 5:00 PM at the La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum

SDA Washington Newsletter February 25, 2015

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Jean Cacicedo Leach

Jean Cacicedo Leach

Jean Williams Cacicedo

We are thrilled to have Jean Williams Cacicedo, renowned innovator of the Wearable Art Movement of the 70’s presenting at the May 9th, 2015 joint meeting of the Surface Design and Contemporary QuiltArts Associations. Her presentation will be on “The Transformation of Cloth”.

Jean is known for her “signature coats”, her pieced and sewn, slashed, felted and dyed constructions have been both published and exhibited throughout Western Europe, Japan and the United States. In 2000, a 30-year retrospective of her work was featured at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, California. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of the de Young Museum, San Francisco, Oakland Museum of California, and Museum of Art and Design, NYC. Jean received an NEA Fellowship Grant in 1976. She is currently a Board Member of the Textile Arts Council of the de Young Museum, San Francisco.

Cacicedo_Image2unnamedJean replaces Yoshiko Wada who had to cancel due to family issues. All Washington State SDA members are invited to attend the meeting, which will be held on the Seattle Pacific University campus from 11AM to 1PM.

 SDA Washington Traveling Exhibition

We have worked out the preliminary details for the exhibition and are now in the process of shopping exhibition venues. The juried shows are planned to rotate to at least three venues in the State in the 2016/2017 timeframe. Many thanks to the Advisory committee– Larkin Van Horn, Whidbey Island Surface Design ; Catherine Kirsch, Member Resource Team Surface Design Association; Jennifer Love, former Surface Design Association representative for British Columbia and the Steering Committee–Maura Donegan, Eastside SDA; Vicki Gerton, South Central SDA; Pat Herkal, North Penisula SDA; Judith Noble, Seattle SDA; Colleen Wootton, Whidbey Island for their invaluable input in formulating the plan. We will share news as we have it and would love to have your ideas and input!

Other News

SDA’s Financial Standing—Pledges totaling over $150,000 were received enabling SDA to move forward with such plans as redesigning the Web site and digitizing the Journal; a strategic plan is being developed. Fulfill your pledge here.

eNews–The latest eNews provided information for the ‘Materialities’ call for entries for a juried catalog and Arrowmont show.

Newsblog—Features Cameron Mason’s installation at the 2014 Burning Man Celebration

Janet Echelman Exhibit–Janet’s installation is up at the Gates Foundation in Seattle. We were not able to coordinate a time in her schedule for her presentation to SDA Washington, however you can view the installation (best at night) from a public viewing area at the Foundation on 5th Avenue across from the Seattle Center. The installation can also be seen from I-5.

Area Meetings

Eastside – Sunday, Mar 15th, 2-4PM, at VALA Art Center & Studios, 16409 NE 74th St, Redmond Town Center. Bring your work finished or in process for show and tell with other artists.

North Central (Wenatchee, Manson, Leavenworth area) –For more information. please email Geraldine at gwarner@nwi.net.

North Peninsula: Wednesday, March 11, 3-5 pm. Kindy Kemp’s home/studio. We’ll discuss our upcoming group show this summer. Jeannie McMacken (jeannie@blueheartstudio.com).

North Sound (Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and Island Counties)— Monday, March 30th, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm. Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts at 12636 Chilberg Road in LaConner. Contact Area Leader Linda Downing (creekwaterld@yahoo.com) or Valerie Wootton (vjwcamis@frontier.com) for more information.

South Central Group — March 14, 2015, at 10 am, we will meet at the home of  Katherine Sylvan, 802 S Kellogg, Kennewick, at 10 am.  Hands on fabric printing with thickened Procion MX dye, the third layer of our surface design study.  Email Vicki Gerton (vgerton@gmail.com) for directions or questions.

Seattle—March 7, 10AM-12 Demonstration of Japanese and Western papermaking at Mary Ashton’s studio, 6511 19th Ave NE.  Please bring art finished or in process to share.

South Sound, next meetings Saturdays, February 28th at the Arbutus Folk School in Olympia, please RSVP to Faith Hagenhofer, faithkeh@hotmail.com.

Whidbey Island, please contact Debra Calkins <dcalkins@whidbey.com>for more information.

How to get SDA news

SDA eNews with events, calls for art, and other SDA information is emailed monthly and is also available in the ‘Member Resources’ area after you login.

SDA Newsblog for stories about events and members, click on Newsblog (http://www.surfacedesign.org/newsblog/)

Website/Blog and Calendar of Events— SDA WA web site (https://surfacedesignwa.wordpress.com/). You can get an email subscription to the blog notifications on the right side of the home page.

Facebook— https://www.facebook.com/surfacedesignwa.  You can post an artist event, recognition, or class…anything that might be of interest to an SDA artist.

If you have an event or information that you would like see posted on Facebook or the blog as an article or in the calendar see the ‘Guidelines for Submitting a Post’ and then email Deborah E. Taylor debet@uw.edu.

SDA Members Holiday Sales and Exhibitions

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Gay Jensen

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

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

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

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.

“Palace Yurt: Deconstructed” Opening October 10

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WA SDA member, Janice Arnold, is installing her exhibit “Palace Yurt: Deconstructed” on the Evergreen campus.

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Palace Yurt was a site specific installation at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City and featured in the NY Times Arts section.  A contemporary translation of traditional Mongolian structures, Palace Yurt was the centerpiece of the museum’s 2009 Fashioning Felt exhibition.   Janice, an Evergreen alumna, is re-installing the exhibition in the TESC gallery on the Evergreen State College campus.  The exhibition gives visitors a rare look behind the scenes of this groundbreaking work of textile art, including many pieces from the original installation. See how it all came together, from inspiration to logistics and technical drawings, the raw materials to the full artistic vision.

The SDA South Sound meeting on October 22 will feature a talk by Janice describing the making of this installation, as well as a tour.  All SDA members are welcome to join in this opportunity, starting at 12 noon at the Evergreen Gallery.

The exhibition opens Oct 10 and runs thru Dec 11, 2013 with an Opening reception Oct 10th from 5-7pm.  The Evergreen Gallery is located in the Evergreen State College Library building, main entry level, room 2204.

For more photos and video of the installation at Evergreen, go to (and LIKE) the JA Felt page on Facebook or Janice’s website at http://www.jafelt.com/palaceyurt.html

Janice will also be giving a lecture at Evergreen on November 20, 2013 from 11:30 am – 1 pm at Lecture Hall 1, as part of the Everngreen State College Art Lecture Series.