Not fiber but mos def stupendous surface design:
WESTERN EXHIBITIONS Geoffrey Todd Smith
www.westernexhibitions.com
WESTERN EXHIBITIONS Geoffrey Todd Smith
www.westernexhibitions.com
SDA Award of Excellence
2011 Recipients
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Tracy Jamar
Checked Out Shredded checks, shredded dollar bills, linen, flannel cotton. Show: Pushing the Limits: New Expressions in Hooked Art Sponsor:Newtown Hooked Art Show Judges: Azy Schecter and Susan Gomersall |
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Marsha A. Snell
Colorado Sunrise Handwoven, silk warp and weft, block twill; arashi shibori dyed Show: Fiber Celebration 2011 Sponsor: Northern Colorado Weavers Guild Judge: Dr. Eulanda Sanders Photo: Dennis Snell |
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Penny Collins
Gown for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Ball Plastic bags, six-pack rings, cotton yarn, thread, fabric; weaving, sewing, knotting, dyeing, painting Show: Bodies of Water Sponsor: Confluence Judges: Leesa Hubbell, Lynn Pollard |
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Dominie Nash
Foliated Calligraphy Cotton, silk organza, deconstructed screen printing, machine applique, hand embroidery Show: Merge and Flow Sponsor: Confluence Judges: Barbara Lee Smith, Barbara Martinson |
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Elise Porcher
Great Grandmother's Letters Mixed Media Show: Currents Sponsor: Confluence Judge: Laura Sapelly Photo: Jess Larson |
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BJ Adams
Wide Load Free-motion machine embroidery on painted canvas Show: 28th Biennial Exhibit Sponsor: Creative Crafts Council Judges: Candace Edgerley, Michael Schwartz, Nancy Weisser Photo: PRS Associates |
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Patti Pitts
Spider Woman's Web Silk noil. Hand dyed, hand screened, gold leaf, hand stitched Show: Beautiful Threads: A Celebration of Utah Fiber Arts Sponsor: Mary Meigs Atwater Weavers Guild Judge: John Hess |
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Adrienne Sloan
Uprooted Cotton/knit Show:One Passion/Many Voices Sponsor: Massachusetts-Rhode Island Surface Design Association Judge: Jane Dunnewold |
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Macrame evolves in the hands of a new generation in Minsk/Moscow:
Macrame | News
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Work by Elena Miklush
Macrame | News
macramecollective.com
Work by Elena Miklush
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.
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.
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
McMichael Canadian Art Collection > Fashionality: Dress and Identity in Contemporary Canadian Art
mcmichael.com
See what FLORENTIJN HOFMAN (Netherlands) made from flip-flops - in the spirit of Brazil:
Florentijn Hofman
www.florentijnhofman.nl
Florentijn Hofman
www.florentijnhofman.nl
"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....
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....
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
CCA: In the News
www.cranbrookart.edu
#CallforEntry Victorian Quilters Inc. (Australia) One Step Further. http://t.co/LHCDNPh1 Entry Deadline October 15th, 2012
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
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.
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.
“PRIMORDIAL MUSE” by Lanny Bergner in the Parrish Gallery
Sponsored by ART Elements Gallery and @ChehalemCenter opens May 11.
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
Bauhaus: Art as Life
www.coolhunting.com
An exhibition pays tribute to the human aspect of the influential school
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.
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.
SDA Member Kate Kretz Solo Show at Hardcore Art Contemporary Space in Miami, through June 2. http://t.co/GI8O3ikh
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…
Printmakers at VPA
videos.syracuse.com
Students & faculty print impressions of large-scale woodblock prints on muslin using an industrial steamroller…
Dressing for the Great Game: Robert Shaw Collection of Central Asian Coats, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, with Ruth Barnes. http://t.co/oa7ryKO3
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.
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.
