Regional Meeting Notes: May 18, 2019

Studio Art Quilt Associates

Minutes for May 18, 2019 at the Johnson County Central Resource  Library, Overland Park, Kansas

We started with a quick round of welcomes and introductions. There were 18 attendees, including one guest.

We gave a big congratulations to all members who were accepted into our upcoming de.light/FULL regional exhibit.  There are 31 works from 20 artists. The show premiers at the Leedy-Voulkus Art Center in Kansas City, MO on July 12^th 2019 and continues until August 31, 2019.  There will be a closing reception on August 31^st as well. 

Also, a big ‘thank you’ to May Kay Fosnacht (KCity), Shannon Conley (Moore, OK) and Karen Hansen (KCity) for their work on the promotional postcard and Gallery/Artist Bio book. Our exhibit is well represented by their hard work. 

We briefly talked about the SAQA booth at the upcoming Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival.  We need a couple more volunteers to step up and help by sitting with the booth during the show.  Please click https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0949a9a82eaaf58-saqa to sign up. 

Cindy P mentioned the Spring Quilt Market is wrapping up this weekend here in Kansas City.  It was a chance for some to see it live and in person by volunteering to help.  Thanks to those that did.

Cindy B gave a quick update on the ‘Variations on a Theme’ workshop scheduled for August 17th with Joanne Alberda.  Online registration and payment of fees will be through the SAQA Store and plans are that the site will be live by the end of the week.

Cindy B, Cindy P and Kathy Suprenaut (Lawrence KS) shared their experiences of the SAQA Annual Conference – ‘Threads of Innovation’ held in San Jose, California.  We were very impressed by the workshop that talked about incorporating drawing app technology into art quilting; another on how to use Instagram to develop your brand as an artist; and yet another that presented art quilting as a bridge for disadvantaged teens to engage in social justice issues.  Wow, who knew? 

Cindy P and Kathy Suprenaut gave the group a small taste of the conference by re-enacting their prepared ‘Lightning Talks’ at the meeting. Kathy’s talked was on her art quilt series titled “What did Ming Miss?” and Cindy P’s was “Creating Your Day” or how to say NO and to prioritize your art.  Everyone really enjoyed them. 

A member of the new St Louis pod, Candyce Grisham, joined us and gave a quick over view of their group and upcoming activities. 

Andrea Luliak (Oklahoma) was our ‘Member Spotlight’ speaker.  She proved what we already knew – she is multi-talented, and endlessly curious when it comes to quilting techniques and the use of color and textures.   During the course of her presentation we saw her full range.  She showed us samples of her earliest work including fabric pieces so small it’s hard to imagine handling them let alone hand-stitching them. She also had hand made dolls and art quilts that incorporated many different surface design techniques. She is certainly an asset to our group. 

We ended with a show and share and a door prize won  by Charlene Van Walleghen. Yay, Charlene!