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| Susan Christensen's work on display at Mielle Gallery |
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Queensland Quilters Inc 40th Anniversary Lecture
2 years ago
Christensen Exhibits New Work
Susan Christensen opened her latest solo show Friday night at Mielle Gallery in Petersburg. The exhibit features over 30 dye paintings and monoprints, created over the past year. Christensen talks about her work in an interview by the local radio station here.
Wearable Art Competition Opportunity
"Eye of the Beholder Wearable Art Show"
Friday, March 9, 2012
Open to all artists, all media
Application deadline is Friday, February 3, 2012 (plenty of time to plan, design and enter your creations!
And the best part: $2,000 in prize money!
For entry form and rules go to
www.alaskafiberfestival.org
(thanks, Cindy Shake!)
Friday, March 9, 2012
Open to all artists, all media
Application deadline is Friday, February 3, 2012 (plenty of time to plan, design and enter your creations!
And the best part: $2,000 in prize money!
For entry form and rules go to
www.alaskafiberfestival.org
(thanks, Cindy Shake!)
Diane Melms Quilt Selected for Quilt=Art=Quilt
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| 'Intersections' by Diane Melms |
Quilt=Art=Quilts Exhibit at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center in Auburn,
New York. This exhibit opened on October 30 and will run through January 8,
2012. Congratulations, Diane!
Recap of the October Meeting
Our October 20th meeting was entertaining, educational and inspiring. I attended from Southeast via 'Go-To-Meeting' on-line, and it was the next best thing to being there in person!
Cat gave a brief summary of the Rep's October conference call which focused mainly on the new ways to acquire funding from the national guild, before introducing guest presenter Rene Haag, owner of Blaine's Art in Anchorage.
Rene displayed an inspirational assortment of products around the room and talked about the possibilities each offered textile artists like ourselves. Cat took photos while Rene talked and I was able to see them on my computer screen thanks to 'GO-To-Meeting' technology. Here's what Rene brought to show us:
Blaine's Art offers a venue for classes in addition to its impressive array of products. The Anchorage store is located right off West Benson Avenue in Anchorage, and the website is linked above and worth a visit.
After Rene finished tantalizing us with intriguing supplies for art quiliting, Maria Shell and Cat gave a fabulous slide show presentation of Maria's collection of the SAQA auction quilts she has purchased over the years. Cat's excellent photos of both the fronts and backs of these little jewels were lots of fun to view. You can take a look at the entire collection yourself here. There is an icon on the top left of the page to view as a slide show.
Thanks to Cat for putting together such a great quarterly meeting. Hope to see lots of participation for our next meeting which will happen in mid-January, time and place to be announced.
Best wishes for a creative early winter to all of you. Cat and I are off to Art Quilt Tahoe in a couple of weeks and I will send up a post or two from that experience, my first and Cat''s 8th or 9th!
As always, if you have news you want posted here, just drop me an email - I love hearing from you! Your Co-Rep, Susan
Cat gave a brief summary of the Rep's October conference call which focused mainly on the new ways to acquire funding from the national guild, before introducing guest presenter Rene Haag, owner of Blaine's Art in Anchorage.
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| Rene Haag |
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| 'Tee Juice' fabric markers |
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| Shiva oil paint sticks |
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| Lutradur |
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| Artist Transfer Paper |
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| Jacuard textile paints |
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| tote bags |
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| quilting books |
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| ExtravOrganza digital printing sheets |
After Rene finished tantalizing us with intriguing supplies for art quiliting, Maria Shell and Cat gave a fabulous slide show presentation of Maria's collection of the SAQA auction quilts she has purchased over the years. Cat's excellent photos of both the fronts and backs of these little jewels were lots of fun to view. You can take a look at the entire collection yourself here. There is an icon on the top left of the page to view as a slide show.
Thanks to Cat for putting together such a great quarterly meeting. Hope to see lots of participation for our next meeting which will happen in mid-January, time and place to be announced.
Best wishes for a creative early winter to all of you. Cat and I are off to Art Quilt Tahoe in a couple of weeks and I will send up a post or two from that experience, my first and Cat''s 8th or 9th!
As always, if you have news you want posted here, just drop me an email - I love hearing from you! Your Co-Rep, Susan
KTNA Featured Artists - Julia and Tony Crocetto
Julia March Crocetto & Tony Crocetto have been selected as co-Featured Artists by KTNA for their 16th Annual Art Auction. There will be a Preview of the artwork with Reception on Second Saturday, September 10th from 4 to 7pm at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar in Talkeetna.
Julia's quilt "Dahlia III" is one of the featured works that will be on display at the Arts Hangar until the auction on September 24.
More information can be found at KTNA.org
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| 'Dahlia III' by Julia March Crocetto |
Julia's quilt "Dahlia III" is one of the featured works that will be on display at the Arts Hangar until the auction on September 24.
More information can be found at KTNA.org
Exhibit of New Work at Well Street Gallery, Fairbanks
Ree Nancarrow, Karin Franzin, Kathie Cook, and Phyllis Movius have a group show opening at Well Street Gallery in Fairbanks on September 2. It will hang for the month of September.
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| 'Dark Mountain Range' by Ree Nancarrow; 26"x31" |
Taiwan International Quilt Exhibition 2012 - Call for Entry
The Taiwan Art Quilt Society announces the Taiwan International Quilt Exhibition 2012. TIQE2012 theme is 'Moving Water and River' The exhibition will be mounted at multiple venues in Taiwan. Entry deadline is February 29, 2012. TIQE2012 Prospectus and Entry Form can be had by emailing Susan Christensen.
'Celebrating Works in Fiber' Exhibition
Nelda Warkentin’s quilt, ‘Glacier Rendezvous 2’ will be on display at Artique, Ltd. Gallery, 341 G Street, Anchorage, July 15-30. Other artists with work in the ‘Celebrating Works in Fiber’ exhibition are Nancy Dobson, Karin Franzen, Polly Lewis, Diane Melms, Ree Nancarrow, Linda Schwamm and Carolyn Strand.
Nelda Warkentin’s quilt, ‘Glacier Rendezvous 2'
Pixeladies Photoshop Elements Class
For the past several years, learning Photoshop Elements has been languishing unaccomplished on my things to do list. At the Visioning Conference last month, I met the solution to my problem when I took Deb Cashatt and Kris Sazaki’s introduction to PSE workshop and then signed up for their on-line beginners class.
Kris and Deb – the Pixeladies – have put together a wonderful three week course which includes well paced, information packed video lessons, concise handouts, and a weekly webinar. I went in as a complete newbie, and have emerged a confident wielder of basic Photoshop magic.
If you want to add Photoshop skills to your art making arsenal, I highly recommend Deb and Kris’s class. As quilters themselves, they focus the course on applications we can really use and understand. Their presentations are witty and fresh with follow-along examples to download so you have plenty of hands-on practice at your own pace. The Pixeladies have really opened up the endless possibilities of Photoshop Elements for me, and I can at last scratch something off my list!
Have you taken a class or workshop recently? Got a show coming up or accomplishment to share? Want to show off a great new project or technique tutorial? Drop me an email and I will get it posted here on our SAQA AK blog! Best wishes for summer creating, Susan Christensen
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