Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Decisions, Decisions


There are several exhibits for MIX later this year. Details for the Sister's exhibit at Twigs Gallery in late May and early July were finalized. We will be displaying our most recent work so, fun times are ahead for all. 

Our members are a diverse group and make a lot of other work during the year. Meet and greets are a time for each of us to share such work and discuss the techniques and inspirations. Here is a snippet of what was shared this month.


Monday, January 16, 2023

We Bagged It (read on)

 January's meet up was at Hilde's studio. It seems the new task of the host is to find a very fun napkin to use as inspiration for new work. LOL So here is the "jumping off point" for our next 18 inch square work. Will it be leaves or black and white or something else entirely? 


Another fun surprise for the day was a project that Hilde planned for all to do.  Each of us was to bring a few pieces of a favorite fabric. These were used to make a  squeeze pouch. They were inspired by the work of Bookhou. See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/nTEMKIchkBo?feature=share
And drumroll please, see our work here.


What a fun day! Thanks Hilde!


Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Inspiration from...

a napkin, none the less.

Continuing our 18-inch square work, we are considering things that inspire us. In this case, it was a paper napkin.  It looks quilterly. It looks artsy. Think Mondrian. We ran with it. 


Here are a few glimpses of some early work. 







Sunday, January 16, 2022

JANUARY 2022 - FIBER IN THE MIX - Opening Night

Our show is up at the Chessman Gallery in Lincoln City, OR.  Opening night was great, we had limited  attendance as is expected during these Covid times but look forward to visitors during the next 6 weeks. 











Thank you to the ladies of the First United Methodist Church in PDX - beautiful flowers!


Thank you all who attended and a special THANKS to Krista Eddy, the gallery Director and to the Lincoln City Cultural Center for this great opportunity to exhibit at this beautiful gallery.

If you can't come in person, we invite you to see the virtual exhibit here.



Tuesday, January 11, 2022

JANUARY 2022 - Our exhibit at the Chessman Gallery - Fiber In The MIX

 A great start of the year 2022! 

We invite you to visit our exhibit at the Chessman gallery in Lincoln City featuring over 80 new works. This exhibit summarizes three years of work of both, art quilts and 3D works.  

Wishing you a Happy New Year 2022!



Monday, February 15, 2021

FEBRUARY 2021 - Fiber In The MIX

In January and February we brainstormed names for our 2022 exhibit at the Chessman Gallery.  Many names were submitted and after several rounds of voting via email, we gave our exhibit a name:

FIBER IN THE MIX 

For this exhibit we do have a portfolio of completed work but are also creating additional smaller works and three dimensional fiber work. Here are some Show&Tells from Annette, Lynn and Hilde:


Small work by Annette

Small work by Lynn

Small work by Lynn

3D flower by Hilde

3D flowers by Hilde

 

Betty and Diane have been busy making beautiful bags and pillows:

Betty's rice bags made from contemporary and recycled Japanese fabrics

Pillows made by Betty using old Kimono and Obi Sash fabrics


Rice bags and contemporary bags made by Diane

We also continue to work on our yearly challenge pieces which we'll cover in our next post.

Thursday, December 31, 2020

DECEMBER 2020 - The End

2020 has been a challenging year for everyone.  We only met twice in person but have continued our monthly meetings via our new venue ... The Screen!  We miss our gatherings and hope that 2021 will bring us back together - in person!