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Batik (Wax Resist)

A closeup of a recent batik on silk.
Kimberly Kirchstein
May 3rd, 2013
Batik Grid
Richard Fuller
December 16th, 2012
Batik Grid
Richard Fuller
December 16th, 2012
Yellowstone '88
Kim Kapalka
November 4th, 2012
"Moving on!
Shalini Tandon
August 22nd, 2012
Stitch in Nine Saves Time
Jane Jennings
June 24th, 2012
Earth Prayer/Water
Jane Jennings
May 31st, 2012
Harvest Moon Over the City
Jane Jennings
May 31st, 2012
Mother Earth and Her Guardian Angel
Jane Jennings
May 31st, 2012
Moon Rising
Jane Jennings
May 31st, 2012
The Only Living Girl in New York
Jane Jennings
May 29th, 2012
Edingsville Beach, South Carolina
Mary Fraser
May 15th, 2012
Currents #19
Carol Larson
April 12th, 2012
Summer Dragonflies
Gale Whitney
February 1st, 2012
Birds and Bees 2
Gale Whitney
February 1st, 2012
Golden Wattle
Deborah Younglao
September 30th, 2011

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Check out this "intriguing alliance of textile innovation, high fashion & art" now on in Paris through July 14.


Futurotextiles
www.coolhunting.com
Fabric grown from wine, wooden textiles, strawberry lace and more




Surface_Design: Exhibition of Emily Richardson Fiber work at @LaSalleUniv http://t.co/9y1Y6uvVsM
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Yong Ho Ji re-purposes used tires to sculpt striking animal forms:


http://yonghoji.com/db/index.php?%2Fomnivorous%2Fbear%2F
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Surface_Design: Barbara Shapiro will be teaching A Greener Indigo at @OLLISFState June, 2013. http://t.co/WQvc22DzqR
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See work of Fiber ForeMother Ruth Asawa at Christie's NYC until 5/31. Learn about her, here:


Dream Weaver
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Retrospective of this mid-century sculptor is her first solo show in New York in 50 years.




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Artists/Designers from around the world are invited to submit works of "art/wear" for this ab/fab fashion show. Deadline is August 23.


Jack Millikin Centre - Saskatchewan Wearable Art Gala 2013
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Craft & Folk Art Museum (LA) has been yarn-bombed with 8000 granny squares from around the world!


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Surface_Design: Anna Carlsons' Designing the Self: Patterns of Order and Disruption at Gallery 1639 in St. Paul. http://t.co/tHiKJRCJGl
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Planning a trip to NYC this summer? Go see Punk get romanticized at the MET:


PUNK: Chaos to Couture
www.metmuseum.org



Surface_Design: Kathy Weaver will be teaching at @Arrowmont in the beautiful Smokies Sept 29-Oct 5. http://t.co/Pbgdj6bHck
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Russia-born Olga Elman is now a Texan & creator of Tioli Girl ab/fab felted fashion. Get your hands on it at our upcoming conference in San Antonio!


Tioli
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Tasha Lewis (IN) transforms public spaces with magnetized cyanotype butterflies, here:


Guerilla Sculpture
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SURTEX - the annual art & design sales event (MAY in NYC) tapped past SDA President Jason Pollen to judge 2013 designext competition for emerging textile designers. Check out his comments on the process on his blog, here:


Jason's Planet
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Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga's solo show at Southwest School of Art (during SDA's upcoming conference in San Antonio) gets a shout out on local PBS channel, here:


Watch now: ARTS | KLRN Video
A local artist uses modern materials to weave creations representative of her roots.



Surface_Design: Virginia/West Virginia SDA Regional Exhibit at Craddock-Terry Gallery, Riverviews Artspace. http://t.co/09MReg5GsE
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Another big fiber moment, happening now:


Orly Genger in Madison Square Park / NYC
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Orly Genger, an artist who deploys masses of rope in eye-popping ways, has created an installation of 3 enclosures for Madison Square Park.




Surface_Design: Line by Line: Drawing Explored at Detroit Artists Market now to May 24 featuring http://t.co/YJzOr7HL0Z
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Judy Pfaff, renowned artist & professor at Bard College (NY), has been elected into American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Big score for use + visibility of textile mixed media...


Judy Pfaff Studio
www.judypfaffstudio.com



Surface_Design: MARILYN HENRION "The Evolution of A Fiber Artist" Now available on DVD! http://t.co/cCPIGw6mKF
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Now on SDA NewsBlog:


In the Loop 3: Knitters Unite in UK
www.surfacedesign.org
Whether or not you use looping techniques to express your ideas, you'll enjoy this glimpse of those who do. Let knitter Adrienne Sloane take you to a recent international confab in the UK, where she encountered lots of local color - along with some knitting royalty.