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Not fiber but mos def stupendous surface design:


WESTERN EXHIBITIONS Geoffrey Todd Smith
www.westernexhibitions.com



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Macrame evolves in the hands of a new generation in Minsk/Moscow:


Macrame | News
macramecollective.com
Work by Elena Miklush




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Take your textile talent to Turkey! May 18 deadline for presentation proposals; July 14 deadline for exhibition calls-for-entry.


1st Int'l Antalya Fashion & Textile Design Biennial
www.motexbienal2012.org
Theme is "Green Textile, Slow Fashion" for October 2012 exhibitions, workshops & symposium in southern Turkey.




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Fashionality ON NOW in ONtario - with work of Nicole Dextras whose Weedrobes are featured on cover of Spring Surface Design Journal:


McMichael Canadian Art Collection > Fashionality: Dress and Identity in Contemporary Canadian Art
mcmichael.com



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See what FLORENTIJN HOFMAN (Netherlands) made from flip-flops - in the spirit of Brazil:


Florentijn Hofman
www.florentijnhofman.nl



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"Threads" premieres May 11 (USA) with profiles of Faith Ringgold, Randall Darwall, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood & Terese Agnew. Check local listings.


Craft In America - TV Series | PBS
www.pbs.org
Craft In America is a groundbreaking, comprehensive visual exploration of the history, vitality & cultural significance of Americas craft movement....




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Cranbrook Academy of Art to Confer Distinguished Alumni Award on Artist Anne Wilson (CAA ’72 Fiber) on Friday, May 11, 2012


CCA: In the News
www.cranbrookart.edu



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#CallforEntry Victorian Quilters Inc. (Australia) One Step Further. http://t.co/LHCDNPh1 Entry Deadline October 15th, 2012
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It's PAPER!


Eric Standley
ericstandley.30art.com



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Another installation artist strung out on yarn:


LEE BAKER :: Refractive Monolith
www.leebakerart.com



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Ellen Brook's silk clothing at EVE: Lust for Couture May 17-20 at Fiber Arts Design Studio in Palo Alto CA. http://t.co/5etmtvlG
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New on SDA NewsBlog: Tilleke Schwarz embroidery:


SDA Members In Print: How I Self-Published *New Potatoes*
www.surfacedesign.org
After her first book sold out, Tilleke Schwarz (NE) decided to self-publish the next one. Savor the whimsey of her embroidery while tasting the complexities she faced upon deciding to finance - and take control of - all decisions herself.




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“PRIMORDIAL MUSE” by Lanny Bergner in the Parrish Gallery Sponsored by ART Elements Gallery and @ChehalemCenter opens May 11.
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New Bauhaus show in London foregrounds women & weaving:


Bauhaus: Art as Life
www.coolhunting.com
An exhibition pays tribute to the human aspect of the influential school




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Thanks, Amy Howell, for this:


Smart Fabrics Conference — Speaker Margarita Benitez
www.fashioningtech.com
...this blog coverage of the conference begins by highlighting the wonderful talk by fashion technologist & assistant professor in Fashion Design at Kent State Margarita Benitez.




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SDA Member Kate Kretz Solo Show at Hardcore Art Contemporary Space in Miami, through June 2. http://t.co/GI8O3ikh
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Steamroller printing at Syracuse U College of Visual & Perf. Arts (heads-up: loud ads at start):


Printmakers at VPA
videos.syracuse.com
Students & faculty print impressions of large-scale woodblock prints on muslin using an industrial steamroller…




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CNN + Indigo Arts Goddess Nike Davies Okundaye =


Video: Leading the Nigerian renaissance
www.cnn.com



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Dressing for the Great Game: Robert Shaw Collection of Central Asian Coats, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, with Ruth Barnes. http://t.co/oa7ryKO3
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American Textile History Museum Honored For Unique Machine Collection!


American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts
www.athm.org
While the collection of pre-industrial-period artifacts is extraordinarily complete, the industrial-period collection is simply unparalleled.