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 12th 2019
and continues until August 31, 2019. There
will be a closing reception on August 31st 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.
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!