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Minding Your Business Find resources to manage your textile business. Learn to set up a booth, write your artist's statement, handle finances, and keep your inventory records.	Instructors’ Registry Need a stimulating workshop presenter for your guild or group? Many of our SDA members teach workshops in a variety of media, techniques, and settings. Visit the Registry to learn more.
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Fashion Friday: "an overview of 19c. cult of mourning in American art & fashion; indicates how that trend translated into contemporary Goth - now mainstream in 21c. fashion & rock subculture.

Gothic to Goth: Embracing the Dark Side | Allentown Art Museum
www.allentownartmuseum.org

If you can't get to Summit NJ by April 1, take a virtual tour of "Textility" on co-curator's blog here:

Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Visiting "Textility" (Part One)
joannemattera.blogspot.com

From Brain Pickings:

Five Manifestos for the Creative Life
www.brainpickings.org
How a numbered list can start a personal revolution. Some days everyone needs a little extra encouragement.

Dream Job; dream project:

ICA | The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston | Part-Time Position: Pre-Doctorate Research Fellow /
www.icaboston.org
ICA/Boston seeks a graduate student research fellow with excellent research & writing skills + specialization in modern /contemporary art to assist with research & writing for upcoming exhibition/publication. Thematic exhibition will trace a line of abstraction in fiber-related artworks from mid-20t...

Thanks to radical knitwear designer Liz Collins for sharing Japanese-inflected humor:

121 Pingu and the Knitting Machine
www.youtube.com

SDA Member Monday: Deborah Bein, fiber collage/art quilter from Poughkeepsie, NY, was awarded FOUNDER'S CHOICE AWARD in this online exhibition:

Lay of the Land - Award Winners Jan 15, 2012 - Infinity Art Gallery
www.infinityartgallery.com

Fashion Friday: Wack-wear from London Fashion Week:

Jenny Postle
www.the-futurista.com
This 23 year-old British knitwear designer says: "I like my materials as well as my textiles to jar & sit awkwardly alongside each other, but always in aesthetically pleasing way."

Studies now show that the individual working alone creates a better outcome than a group/committee.

The Rise of the New Groupthink
www.nytimes.com
Collaboration is in. But it may not be conducive to creativity.

Check out "Origami Joel" here:

Origami Masks & Tessellations
www.thisiscolossal.com
Joel Cooper folds these astounding works from single pieces of paper.

If you haven't already, check out FiberPhiladelphia's abfab website. Event starts March 2. Elissa Auther is keynote.

FiberPhiladelphia - The International Biennial and Regional Festival for Innovative Fiber/Textile Ar
www.fiberphiladelphia.org

Deadline extended to February 11.

Home | Fantastic Fibers
fantasticfibers.theyeiser.org
SDA member Luanne Rimel is juror for FANTASTIC FIBERS 2012, an international competitive exhibition showcasing outstanding works using fiber media.

SDA Member Monday: Marilyn Henrion's work purchased for Newark Museum's permanent collection; see more of her work here: http://web.me.com/marilynhenrion/marilynhenrion/Gallery_2.html

Museum Acquisition
campaign.r20.constantcontact.com

Fashion Friday: Check out Nancy Judd's TED talk about her trash couture here:

TEDxABQ - Can a Dress Made from Trash Change How You See?
www.youtube.com
Nancy Judd creates evocative couture/sculptures from trash. Each garments has a mission to inspire us to look at garbage with new eyes.

Exhibit open now through Feb 24: ASSEMBLED at @creativemoco includes SDA members and mixed media art! http://t.co/Aty5hrKA

Curated by Joanne Mattera & Mary Birmingham, this exhibition captures the textile zeitgeist. Textile is media - not identity.

Exhibition at Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit explores textile elements in contemporary a
www.nj.com
SUMMIT — Textility, being featured at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey from Jan. 13 to April 1, is an exhibition that explores the inventive ways contemporary artists employ materials, concepts, and processes associated with textiles to convey their ideas.

Reminder: Deadlines are looming. *pun intended* for @hgaconvergence Convergence Conference 2012! http://t.co/uUcO0VLu

Silvia Piza-Tandlich, SDA Latin American/Caribbean rep, & Irina Dorofeeva have work in Pittsburgh exhibition reviewed here:

Box Heart Gallery's 11th annual 'Art Inter/National'
www.pittsburghlive.com
On now & showcasing works of 20 artists from around the world.

Congrats to SDA Members Bonnie J. Smith & Marie Payne who are also 2012 NICHE Award winners: http://www.nicheawards.com/?s=payne&x=13&y=17

NICHE Awards | Bonnie J. Smith
www.nicheawards.com

SDA member Textile Arts Center will be teaching at Vogue Knitting Live event (NYC) Jan 14-16:

Vogue Knitting Live in NYC!
www.vogueknittinglive.com

UK's Mary Katrantzou re-imagines printed textile surfaces for fashion. See even more of her spectacular work HERE: http://keenanevans.com/2011/09/13/mary-katrantzou-textiles/ & HERE: http://fashion-salad.com/first-class-salad/katrantzou/

Mary Katrantzou Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection on Style.com: Runway Review
www.style.com

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