How To Recognize An Art Scam

Art scams are becoming more and more sophisticated by the day and it is very important for you, as an artist, to protect your art as well as your hard earned money.

"HOW TO" TUTORIALS

Published on May 25, 2017

Have you recently received an email from someone who says that their wife saw your artwork online and fell in love with it instantly? Or someone who would like to purchase your artwork immediately? Or maybe an artist’s agent wants to show your work at a prestigious art fair? Feels great, right? Of course, but how do you tell if it’s real or an art scam?

READ FULL ARTICLE >>

News from Carol Anne Grotrian: TRADITIONAL SLOW STITCH: INDIGO SHIBORI AND BORO

News from Carol Anne Grotrian

TRADITIONAL SLOW STITCH: INDIGO SHIBORI AND BORO | CAROL ANNE GROTRIAN - JULY 29 - AUGUST 2, 2019

Traditional Slow Stitch:  Indigo Shibori and Boro

If you love the idea of slow stitching, come experience two age-old Japanese traditions of hand sewing in this five-day workshop. Create new indigo-dyed cloth with shibori, where stitches are sewn, gathered and dyed. Designs are revealed as the sewing is removed.  Thanks to centuries of experimentation, there are seemingly endless variations to try.

Then turn to boro, a tradition of patching and mending, born of a need to revive worn, once precious, fabrics. Created by layering a variety of existing fabrics, our boro textiles will include the shibori dyed in class. Usually densely hand-stitched, boro has been called “country sashiko.”

Though shibori and boro both rely on, but are not limited to, simple running stitches, the results are elegant and complex. It’s optional to quilt the layers with batting. Students at all levels are welcome.

Pro Chemical & Dye, Fall River, MA. |  July 30-August 2

https://prochemicalanddye.net/workshops/indigo-shibori-carol-anne-grotrian-2019.html 

News from Wen Redmond

News from Wen Redmond: 
Awarded the Acquisition Award Handcrafted Juried Exhibition, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC 
Featured on TextileArtist.org 
Delighted to be Juror SAQA Connections Australia Exhibit 

Recent and upcoming Exhibits 
Eye of the Beholder, MD Federation of Art 
Evolutions- Maria V. Howard Arts Center, NC 
Sacred Threads 
Craft Revolution, OCCCA, CA 
Threaded online Exhibit https://www.envisionartshow.com/threaded 

Solo Exhibit at the Ayers Loft Gallery in Lowell MA The Show should open on August 3rd. The Opening Reception that Saturday the 3d 3-7 pm (the gallery is open at 12:00 Saturdays) 

Workshop 
Digital Fibers & Mixed Media at the Pacific North West Art School with Art of Wen Redmond, Instructor 
Dates: August 16th – 18th, 2019 (9am-4pm) 

Wen Redmond  
Making the Imagination Real 
Contemporary Art in Fiber  
Website http://www.wenredmond.com/ 

June 1st Regional Meeting at Wayside Sewing, Marlboro, MA

We had a great regional meeting June 1st at Wayside Sewing, with a very informative seminar from Sue Bleiweiss on Photographing Quilts, and of course an inspiring show & tell. We had 27 members and 2 guests attend! 

If you were unable to attend, check out Sue's blog: https://suebleiweiss.blog/2018/05/28/taking-photos/  to learn more about photographing quilts.