Kira Keck, Invert, 2021. Cotton cloth woven on a digital jacquard loom with embroidered penelope canvas, 25.5 x 6 inches.Photo: Katie McGowan.

Blog Post Tag: SDA Journal Extension

3 Dykes Walk into a Bar… by Dani Lopez

January 26, 2024 5:00 am

My current project, 3 Dykes Walk into a Bar…, involves tapestries, embroidered work, and textile sculpture that reveal three characters who are young dykes—coming of age between the 1990s and now. This work unfolds in a non-linear way, reflecting on the chaos and instability of the characters’ experiences.  The tapestries resemble film stills—acting as excerpts …

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From Confrontation to Catharsis: Fall 2021 EIP, Out Now!

October 18, 2021 5:00 am

Surface Design Association is excited to announce From Confrontation to Catharsis: SDA International Exhibition in Print, our Summer 2021 edition of Surface Design Journal. Our sixth annual EIP has both a subtlety and a boldness in its award winners and featured artists, who address the theme of “Confrontation through Catharsis.” This year we had the …

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“Marigolds & Unicorns” Surface Design Journal Out Now!

December 20, 2019 9:00 am

Surface Design Association is excited to announce “Marigolds & Unicorns,” our Winter 2019 edition of Surface Design Journal! This Journal features imagery and articles all focusing on plants and animals represented in textile art. “Humans, out of necessity and desire, have cultivated a (mostly) symbiotic relationship with the flora and fauna that cohabitate this planet. …

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“Exhibition in Print: Soft Borders” Out Now!

September 23, 2019 9:00 am

Surface Design Association is excited to announce “Soft Borders” our Fall 2019 International Exhibition in Print. Juried by Monika Auch and Elizabeth Kozlowski, this exciting edition features seven award winners as well as twenty featured artists from all over the world. As Elizabeth states in her Editorial,  “Interpretations ranged from the use of maps and …

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“Innerweave” by Amy Sands and Bridget O’Malley

February 27, 2019 9:00 am

The Innerweave lace paper series is part of a collaborative project between papermaker Bridget O’Malley and printmaker Amy Sands of Minneapolis, MN, which their art explores the interplay of print, paper and image. Their work was featured in Surface Design Association’s Winter 2018 Journal “Family Matters: SDA International Exhibition in Print.” Below Amy and Bridget …

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“Changing Styles in Contemporary Quilt Art: Pattern in Motion” by Sandra Sider

March 28, 2018 10:00 am

This article features four contemporary artists working in the quilt medium for more than thirty years: Pauline Burbidge, Michael James, Katie Pasquini Masopust, and Joan Schulze. They all have international reputations not only as artists, but also as influential teachers, lecturers, and authors of books relating to contemporary quilt art. Continuing to produce textile-based artwork …

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