Survey Results

Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey for our region and to Mary Kay for putting it all together!  Overall 42 of 69 people completed the survey.  Here are the results!

Congrats to Linda Filby-Fisher

Linda Filby-Fisher has pieces in several outstanding upcoming shows.  If you have the chance to see any of these, please check them out!!

Her piece, Coming A Telling Series, will be in Stories of Migration: Contemporary Artists Interpret Diaspora, a juried textile exhibit, at The George Washington University Textile Museum in Washington, DC April 15 - September 4[www.museum.gwu.ed]. 

Her piece, Unity 6 Medicine Wheel Series, is in SAQA's 25th Anniversary Exhibit which is traveling worldwide for the next 1-2 years. It will be in various locations in Europe Feb 1-Dec 31, 2016 [www.saqa.com].

 

Her pieces, Earth Song 3 and Earth Song 5 Medicine Wheel Series, are in 'Protect The Earth's Environment', a juried art quilt exhibit at the National Tainan Living Arts Center in Tainan City, Taiwan April 30 - May 29[www.taqs.org.tw].

 

Upcoming Workshop with Michele Lasker

Hi all,  Michele Lasker, one of our SAQA members, is a contemporary fiber artist working to expand her teaching portfolio. She will be teaching a workshop on France this upcoming June 2016.  Here's the info on the class:

This workshop will teach you how to be innovative with your freeform knitting and crocheted art. Michele will include basic principles of design as the foundation of this class.  Students will be encouraged to bring charms, beads, ribbons, hand dyed fabric and a variety of yarns and threads to enhance their artwork. There will be time to explore local markets and villages in France, Italy or Switzerland to gather inspiration.

http://www.book4alps.com/summer-les-carroz/the-alpine-experience-classes/freeform-knitting-and-crochet-with-michele-lasker-2016/

And here are a few of her gorgeous fiber art pieces.  Michele will soon be a featured artist on the blog, so check back soon for more information on her and her art.  In the meantime- consider what sounds likely to be a really great workshop in France!

c. Michele Lasker

c. Michele Lasker

c. Michele Lasker

Lunch and Lecture in coordination with Fiber Art exhibit at the Volland Store in Alma Kansas

Mary Elmusa, one of our regional members, has asked me to share this exciting event announcement with everyone.  This exhibit of Debra Smith's contemporary fiber art and Elizabeth Wilson's vintage quilts is running September 20-December 20, 2015 at the Volland Store in Alma, Kansas.  This upcoming Sunday (November 1st) the Surface Design Association is sponsoring a lunch and lecture in association with the exhibit.  For more information, check the Volland Store website at: http://thevollandstore.com/    All are welcome!

Congrats to Shin-Hee Chin and Cherrie Hampton on being accepted as SAQA JAMs

You all probably saw it in the recent SAQA e-bulletin, but two of our regional members, Cherrie Hampton and Shin-Hee Chin were recently accepted as SAQA JAMs!  The jurying process is quite involved from what I understand, so kudos to them for their acceptance.

For more of their work, check out their websites

Shin-Hee Chin: http://www.shinheechin.com/index.html

Shin-Hee Chin, Chinmoku_Silence

Cherrie Hampton: http://windsongquilts.blogspot.com/

Cherrie Hampton, The Woman at the Well

Congratulations to Shin-Hee and Cherrie!

See Annie Helmericks-Louder's Work at the Albercht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joesph, MO

Congratulations to Annie Helmericks-Louder!  Her work is currently being exhibited as part of a 2-person show at the Albercht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joesph, MO.  Please check the following link for much more information on the show (here).

The show runs from September 18th - November 7th, 2015, and if you're in the area or traveling through, please stop by and check it out!  Looks like a fabulous exhibit.

Congrats again to Annie, and for more of her work, check out her website here.

Cats, Cows and Cakes, c. Annie Helmericks-Louder, 56 x 49.5

Detail, Cats, Cows and Cakes, c. Annie Helmericks-Louder

Congrats to Ruth Powers

Congratulations to Ruth Powers, whose piece "Snow Buddies" is currently on display at the Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition at the Wichita Center For The Arts, in Wichita KS.  The show runs Aug 28 - October 18, so stop by if you are in the area.

Ruth Powers, Snow Buddies

In addition, four of her works have been selected to be included in Visions of the Flint Hills Benefit and Sale at the Buttonwood Art Space, 3013 Main St, Kansas City, MO. 

The Opening Reception on Oct 2, show runs through Nov 27.  All sales benefit the Friends of Konza Prairie.  Her pieces "Harrier Hunting", "Prairie Power", "Drifted" and "Grasslands" will be here, stop by if you are in the area!

Ruth Powers, Harrier Hunting