FIBER ART NEWS - May 2008
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BOOK REVIEWS
(www.SAQA.com now offers an exciting array of books for sale in the SAQA Store, including hard-to-find copies of "Quilting Transformed," "Leslie Gabrielse," "Rags to Riches" and "Contemporary Quilt Art"):
Masters: Art Quilts curated by Martha Sielman, Lark Books, 2008, ISBN 978-1-60059-107-5, $24.95, 414 pages, index.My book has been selling extremely well to excellent reviews. It reached 771st in sales on Amazon.com yesterday, which is unheard of for this type of book. Also, I can now include an actual review, courtesy of Publishers Weekly: "Art quilts have long since moved from covering beds to hanging on walls, and this collection of 40 artists' works, gathered and introduced by Sielman, executive director of Studio Art Quilts Associates and an art quilter herself, is ample evidence why. Ranging from the United States and Canada through Europe to Israel, South Africa, Japan and New Zealand, these quilters show the beauty and imagination of fine art and a vast variety of styles and materials. Noriko Endo's forests look like pointillist paintings, while Susan Shie's pieces are reminiscent of Lynda Barry in the density of image and hand-lettered words. Pamela Allen recycles beads, safety pins and sewing machine bobbins in Crone of Crazy; Wendy Huhn's surrealist dreamscapes include vintage fabrics and stenciled images. Each artist is represented by 10 works, some with details, as well as the artist's comments on inspirations and the works' meaning; many refer to the layering of fabric as a form of layering time, the opposite of what archeologists do. While it's sometimes difficult to see all the texture of these quilts in flat photographs, the wealth of color and pattern is worthwhile in itself. Color photos throughout. (June)"
P.S. It's cheaper to buy this book through Amazon.com, and that helps its sales rankings. However if you buy it through the SAQA Store, I will autograph your copy and 55% of the purchase price will be donated to Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.
Accidental Landscapes by Karen Eckmeier, The Quilted Lizard, 2008, ISBN 978-0-9792033-1-2, $21.95, 64 pages, list of resourcesKaren specializes in teaching simple ways to create beautiful landscapes. Each project is described in clear, step-by-step instructions with many suggestions for how to personalize your quilted artwork to reflect your own special landscape image. As Karen says, "This [method is] spontaneous, quick and playful." Each landscape will turn out different and unique. Enjoy!
Contemporary Quilt Art by Kate Lenkowsky, Indiana University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-253-35124-1, $34.95, hardcover, 290 pages, resource lists, glossary, notes, indexIf you've been talking to your friends and family about art quilts and getting a lot of blank looks, you need this book. It's divided into three sections with full color images throughout. The first section gives a history of art quilting, the second section profiles 19 important artists, and the third section gives advice about all aspects of collecting art quilts. Profiled artists' careers are described in detail with at least five images of their work in glorious color. Artists included are: Liz Axford, Susan Brandeis, Rachel Brumer, Pauline Burbidge, Elizabeth Busch, Jean Williams Cacicedo, Dorothy Caldwell, Kyoung Ae Cho, Nancy Crow, Nancy Erickson, Carole Harris, Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Marilyn Henrion, Michael James, Jan Myers-Newbury, Rise Nagin, Joy Saville, Joan Schulze and Julie John Upshaw. The third section on buying and collecting is very helpful as this type of information is not readily available. It includes information about some well-known collectors, tips on working with an art consultant or commissioning a piece, as well as advice on where to see and buy art quilts, display and storage issues, and insurance. A beautiful coffee table book that is also an important resource handbook.
Needle Felting with Cotton and Wool by Jennifer Kooy Zoeterman & Linda Lenich, That Patchwork Place, 2008, ISBN 978-1-56477-796-6, $19.95, 64 pagesThis is an interesting approach to needle felting because it combines wool and cotton fabrics together. The authors own a quilt shop and are therefore drawn to both types of fabric. Good, easy to follow instructions on the basics of needle felting are followed by nine projects for using this technique to create quilts, pillows and other decorative objects. My favorites are the two lovely wall quilts, because their larger size seems to work best with the stiffer wool appliqué shapes.
The Quilter's Catalog by Meg Cox, Workman Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7611-3881-5, $18.95, 598 pages, index, lists, patternsThis is a tremendous book. It has a little bit of everything you'd ever want to know about quilting: history, tools, fabric, shops, books, magazines, web sites, teachers, beginner projects, shows, tours, retreats, museums and more. While most of the photos are in black and white (except for the project samples), it's an absolutely amazing resource for quilters of all types. Keep this book handy for whenever you need to find a source or are looking for new ideas.
FIBER ART LISTINGS:
(Listings are based on the information that I have; before visiting an exhibit, ALWAYS call to double check dates and times.)Connecticut:
"Fiber" (thru 5/29)Gallery of Contemporary Art
Sacred Heart University
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield CT
203-365-7650
http://www.sacredheart.edu/pages/784_the_gallery_of_contemporary_art.cfm
"Shoreline ArtsTrail 2008" (5/2-4)
Mill Gallery
Guilford Art Center
411 Church Street
Guilford, CT
203-481-3505
www.guilfordct.com/artstrail
Artist Reception 5/2 5:30-8pm
"Quilted Barn Tour" (5/4)
A self-drive tour of ten barns in Simsbury, CT adorned with the quintessential American textile presented by The Simsbury Historical Society & Farmington Valley Quilters Guild
11 AM to 5 PM
RAIN OR SHINE
Tickets – Adults $15.00 Children $6.00 (ages 7-17)
For more information call 860 658-2500
"Textiles and Wearable Art Exhibition" (5/10-7/25)
Marlborough Arts Center
The Charles W. Hall Building
North Main Street
Marlborough, CT
www.MarlboroughArts.org
Artist Reception on Saturday, May 17th from 3-5 pm
Gallery hours: Sat & Sun 1-4 pm, closed May 25th
"Spring Art Exhibit by Cathedral Artists and Friends" (5/1-5/11)
Christ Church Cathedral
45 Church Street
Hartford, CT
860-527-7231
www.cccathedral.org
Opening Reception: 5/1 5-7pm
Meet the Artists 5/11 11:15 to close
COMING IN OCTOBER:
"Art Is...2008" (10/10-13)
Crowne Plaza, Cromwell, CT
http://www.art-is-you.com/
"Farmington Valley Quilt Festival 2008" (10/4-5)
The Hartford
200 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, Connecticut, 06089
www.fvqi.org
Maine:
"Peggy Whitney Hobbs" (5/7-6/25)Maine Fiberarts
Topsham, ME
http://www.mainefiberarts.org
COMING IN NOVEMBER:
Ash and Sweetgrass Baskets (11/20-11/20/09)
Abbe Musuem
Bar Harbor, ME
http://www.abbemuseum.org/
Vermont:
"Quilts in Bloom: A Bouquet of Textile Art" (5/18-10/26)Shelburne Museum
Route 7
Burlington, VT
802-985-3346
New Hampshire:
"The Language of Faces" (5/2-6/28)Sharon Arts Center
30 Grove Street
Peterborough, NH
603-924-7676
Opening Reception 5/2 5-7pm
Trunk Show at Jenny-Wren Gallery (5/2 from 5-7 pm)
107 North Main Street
Rochester, NH
603-335-3577
"Bringing the Outside In" (thru 5/24)
Lincoln Levy Gallery
Portsmouth, NH
Opening May 9, 5-8
Artist Forum: Wen Redmond: Transfer Processes, 5/28 7-8pm
COMING IN JULY:
Crochet Guild of America and Knitting Guild Association Conference (7/25-27)
Radisson Hotel Center of New Hampshire
http://www.knitandcrochetshow.com
Massachusetts:
"The Whole Story: Wholecloth Quilts by Hand and Machine" (thru 6/15)New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck Street
Lowell, MA
978-452-4207
http://www.nequiltmuseum.org
Digital, Holographic, Surface Design Fiber Art - Open Studio at the Mills of Salmon Falls (5/10 from 11-5)
Wen Redmond’s Studio #336 is on the third floor
Salmon Falls, MA
"Making Their Mark--Rona Conte, Cui Fei and Mark Del Guidice" (thru 5/25)
"Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum" (5/4-9/7)
Art Complex Museum
Duxbury, MA
http://www.artcomplex.org
"Pulp Function" (thru 5/26)
"Marjorie Durko Puryear: Between the Lines..." (thru 7/27)
"Folded Light, Folded Shadow: Paper Reliefs by Yuko Nishimura" (5/3-7/27)
Fuller Craft Museum
Worcester, MA
http://www.worcestercraftcenter.org
COMING IN AUGUST:
"Metrotextural: New Works by Members of the Manhattan Quilter's Guild" (8/28-11/2)
New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck Street
Lowell, MA
http://www.nequiltmuseum.org
Rhode Island:
"FACE: Fiber Artists on the Cutting Edge" (thru 5/8)Courthouse Center for the Arts
West Kingston, RI
http://www.courthousearts.org
"Evolution/Revolution: The Arts and Crafts in Contemporary Fashion and Textiles" (thru 6/15)
Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art
Providence, RI
www.risdmuseum.org
New York:
"Quilt Show 2008 - A World of Quilts XXIX" (5/3-4)John F. Kennedy High School
Route 138, Somers, NY
Admission: $8/adult; $7/seniors; $5/ages 5 to 12; Under 5 free
www.NorthernStarQuilters.com
"WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution" (thru 5/10)
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Avenue
Long Island City, NY
718-784-2084
www.ps1.org
"Woven Explorations" (thru 5/10)
Noho Gallery
530 W. 25th St.
New York, NY
212-367-7063
"New York International Tribal & Textile Arts Show" (5/15-18)
Gramercy Park Armory
New York, NY
http://www.caskeylees.com
"The Handweaving Museum & Arts Center 14th annual Weaving History Conference" (5/17-18)
Clayton Opera House
Clayton, NY
315-686-4123
http://www.hm-ac.org
COMING IN OCTOBER:
"A Quilters Cornucopia" (10/18-19)
presented by the Wiltwyck Quilters Guild
Senate Auditorium
SUNY Ulster
Stone Ridge, NY
www.wiltwyckquiltersguild.0rg
New Jersey:
"Re-Possessed: A Project by Xenobia Bailey and Dorian Webb" (thru 8/29)Jersey City Museum
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.jerseycitymuseum.org
"Close Encounters: The Art of Bonnie Berkowitz--richly embellished beaded and stitched objects" (thru 6/15)
Hunterdon Museum of Art
Clinton, NJ
http://www.hunterdonartmuseum.org
"Seams: Contemporary Art to Wear" (5/16-8/24)
Noyes Museum of Art
Oceanville, NJ
http://www.noyesmuseum.org
Pennsylvania:
"Art Quilt Elements 2008 (formerly AQATS)" (thru 5/10)Wayne Art Center
413 Maplewood Avenue
Wayne, PA 19087
610-688-3553
wayneart.org/exhibits/artquilts.php
"Woven Together" (5/17-6/15)
Campbell Pottery and Gallery
Cambridge Springs, PA
"Treasures From The Vault: Fiber Art from the American Craft Collection" (thru 6/29)
Philadelphia Museum of Art
26th and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215-763-8100
philamuseum.org
"Hot House: Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook" (thru 6/15)
The Reading Public Museum
500 Museum Road
Reading, PA 19611
610-371-5850
readingpublicmuseum@verizon.net
"Fiber Art from the American Craft Collection" (thru 6/29)
"Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan" (thru 7/20)
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.philamuseum.org
"Works Woven by K. Pannepacker" (thru 5/2)
The Art Gallery of the William Way LGBT Community
1315 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Gallery Hours: M-F 9am-10pm, Sat. & Sun. 10:30-7p.m
Slide/talk presentation & reception April 12th, time TBA
www.waygay.org
"Libbie Soffer" (thru 5/2)
Crane Arts Building
1400 N American St
Philadelphia, PA
Inliquid.com
"7 Visions: Wood as Fiber" (thru 5/17)
Wood Turning Center
501 Vine Street
Philadelphia PA 19106
215.923.8000
woodturningcenter.org
Delaware:
"Sonja Clark: Installations--Toothless and Split Ends" (thru 6/15)Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
Wilmington, DE
http://www.thedcca.org
Maryland:
"22nd Annual Critics' Residency and Public Forum" (thru 5/31)Maryland Art Place
Baltimore, MD
Reception: Sat, 5/3, 2pm
Meditations on African Art: Pattern (thru 8/17)
Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore, MD
http://www.artbma.org
Washington DC:
"Blue" (thru 9/18)30th Annual Celebration of Textiles (6/7-8)
The Textile Museum
2320 S Street, NW
Washington, DC
202-667-0441
www.textilemuseum.org
"Identity by Design: Tradition, Change and Celebration in Native Women’s Dresses" (thru 8/23)
National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
Washington DC
www.nmai.si.edu
North Carolina:
"ARTQUILTSculptures" (thru 6/25)Page-Walker Arts & History Center
Cary, NC
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