Touring the MIX exhibit at Sisters

Grab a cup of coffee, sit back and enjoy the show. Thank you, Jean Wells for inviting us to show our work and for providing this wonderful YouTube video,

MIX at the Sisters Fiber Arts Gallery

These are just a few of the images from the exhibit. It was beautifully hung and very well balanced by style and color and concept. The 18 x 40 inch quilts anchored the show. The first image is the work from the theme Let It Rip. Each of these quilts has some elements of paper in them. And, it is very fun to get up close and personal to find them. 

The second image features the 18 x 40 works from the As I See It theme. This abstract theme produced a wide variety of works from a covid inspired piece to  life path. A few pieces from the Inspired by a napkin theme can also be seen.

As is usual, these images do not do justice to the works. They are full of surprises with beautiful hand and machine stitched elements as well as tiny piecing that delights the eye. Head to Sisters now. The show will be up until June 20.

 

What a Great Mix!

Come see the latest MIX work at the Stitchin' Post Fiber Arts Gallery, from May 26 through June 20. It is part of the Sisters Art Walk on Friday, May 26. Sure to be a fun evening in the ever enchanting Sisters, Oregon

You will find new work produced by the 6 MIX artists, including five of our recent themed works. 

• Extreme Stitch, an 18 inch square
• Inspired by a Napkin, an 18 inch square
• As I See It, an 18 x 40 drop down
• Ripped, an 18 x 40 drop down, and
• Just For Fun!, a 16 x 8 horizontal view

A must see, it truly is a Great Mix!

 

April ...comes little by little

 

First up is business as usual. We sorted through all of the details for the upcoming show at the Sisters Fiber Art Gallery. And, there were a lot. Check back soon for the nitty gritty. 

 As artists, we work in a variety of ways and explore many different techniques. And so, our meetings would be totally wrong if there was not a sharing. And that is exactly what we did. Snippets of some work evolving.

Annette"s Rip'd work

Elaine Millar's Rip'd work

Hilde's Rip'd work

Hilde's covered box

Kathy's Inspiration from a Napkin #2

Betty's Inspiration from a Napkin #2

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.

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!

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.