Saturday, March 23, 2019

March 23, 2019 meeting at PRO Chemical & Dye, Fall River MA with Vicki Jensen

Vicki Jensen presented a workshop at PRO Chemical & Dye
 in Fall River on fabric paint, and many ways to use on our fabrics. Vicki demonstrated using transparent and pearlescent paints on fabric using wet fabric, with salt, dry fabric using stencils, stamps, and gelli plates and screen painting. 












SHOW & TELL



















Thursday, March 21, 2019

Falmouth Art Center Summer 2019 Open Juried Exhibition

Falmouth Art Center Summer 2019
Open Juried Exhibition
 June 26-July 29, 2019
Falmouth Art Center
Falmouth, MA 



Falmouth Art Center's Summer 2019 Open Juried Exhibition will be held in the Falmouth Art Center’s Hermann Gallery June 26-July 29, 2019. The Falmouth Art Center hosts a variety of juried exhibitions with the open juried summer exhibition being held during the height of the summer season on Cape Cod. Artwork will be hung in the main gallery, offering visitors to Falmouth Art Center an opportunity to view the selected images. Both 2D and 3D art work accepted. No photography for this exhibit.

ENTRY IS BY WEBSITE UPLOAD ONLY: https://www.smarterentry.com/CallsForEntry
Visit https://falmouthart.org/ for more information about the Falmouth Art Center.

Awards

$200 Best in Show
$100 each- four judge’s awards

Juror

Sarah Holl is an innovative mixed media painter and sculptor who has numerous works displayed in public spaces around Cape Cod and is currently based in Dennis. She originally developed her niche at Scargo Pottery in her work with large scale ceramic installations, which can be found at places like Cape Cod Hospital and the restaurant the Naked Oyster in Hyannis. Sarah spend a brief amount of time at the Art Institute of Boston. However, her major influence was time spent as an apprentice with artists such as Sam Feinstein, Cynthia Packard and, of course, her father, Harry Holl. She shares her passion for the arts on a daily basis by being a mentor for numerous interns of the Cape Cod Museum of Art and also by teaching at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod in South Yarmouth. Sarah’s remarkable work continues to transform as she blurs the world of canvas and clay.

Eligibility

Art must not have been previously exhibited in the Falmouth Art Center. Artists may submit any number of original works. Do not submit art that has been completed under instruction, in classes or workshops. No copying. No Photography for this exhibit. Open to members and nonmembers. Members receive a discount. Please check your email notices from FAC with the discount code No more than two entries per artist will be accepted. Any art work exceeding 40 inches in either direction, including frame, is less likely to be accepted. Please contact Falmouth Art Center if you require display unit for any 3D art All 2D art must be framed and wired ready for hanging.

Any work normally glassed and exceeding 30 inches in either direction must be framed using an acrylic glazing (such as Plexiglas) only. Exception: Pastels exceeding 30 inches may be framed with glass. No clamped glass, cardboard, paste on or saw tooth hangers. ART QUILTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE FRAMED.

Work not suitably framed may be rejected from the exhibit with no refund of entry fee.

Fees

Members: $15.00 for the first entry and $10 for each entry after the first
                 To receive discount, members should use promo code received in
                 FAC email notice

Nonmember: $20.00 for the first entry and $15 for each entry after the first
               
If you would like to join FAC, please visit our website at                            https://falmouthart.org/product/falmouth-art-center-membership/

Calendar 2019

Exhibition Dates - June 26-July 29, 2019.

May 6, 2019          JPEGS due by midnight of this date
May 8-20               Judge selects entries
May 24                  Notification of acceptance will be posted on FAC website.
                              Notifications sent to artists by email from Falmouth
                              Art Center. Please check spam if you have not received
                              notification by Friday evening May 24.
June 21                  Shipping deadline for receipt of works shipped to Art
                              Center. All shipped work must be suitably packed and
                              must include a prepaid return label and FAC entry label
June 25                  9-4pm Receiving of Accepted Works delivered to 137
                              Gifford Street, Falmouth MA
June 26 – July 2    Awards judging of the accepted artwork
July 5                     5-8 pm Awards Reception
July 30                   9-4 pm Pick -up of artwork not sold. Shipped work to be
                              packaged and sent within one week of the show closing.

Entering Your Images

The entry form must be filled out in its entirety. List sizes up to the nearest inch. Submitted images must not include matting or frame. Crop the photos to include only the artwork. Be sure your images are right-side-up. Your image must be in JPEG format, at least 1920 pixels on the longest side and no more than 8MB. ENTRY IS BY WEBSITE UPLOAD ONLY Visit https://client.smarterentry.com/falmouthart to enter online. If you have used Smarter Entry in the past you must log in as a Returning User at the bottom of the page. If you are new to Smarter Entry you must first register as a First Time User. After log in, choose FAC Summer Open Juried Exhibit, then follow the steps for payment and upload. Please add Smarter Entry and Falmouth Art Center to your safe senders email list to ensure notifications are received.

Sales will be handled by the Falmouth Art Center
Commission to the Falmouth Art Center
30% for members
50% for nonmembers

REGULATIONS

By entering through Smarter Entry the artist agrees to the following: The Officers, Board of Directors and employees will use care in handling art work, but in no way are responsible for any damage that may occur in uncrating, moving or hanging art work. FAC reserves the right to reject any work which cannot be displayed in a safe and secure manner, (including poorly framed or wired work) or which does not fully reflect that which is portrayed on the jpeg. Accepted pieces may be used on our website in regards to this exhibit. Pieces will be listed for sale using the JPEG submitted. I understand that the FAC receives a commission on all sales.

Disclaimer/Legal ---

1. The Falmouth Art Center assumes permission for photographing and reproducing entries unless otherwise stated.
2. The Falmouth Art and anyone connected to it will take the utmost care of artwork submitted but is NOT responsible for damage, loss or theft of artwork. The Artist should obtain necessary insurance.

Friday, March 15, 2019

Meet Sue Bates

Meet Sue Bates

1: When did you start making art quilts?

In 1998 I walked into my local quilt shop and signed up for beginning quilt making.  I had limited experience sewing and did everything by hand.  I made placemats and a twin-sized quilt for my daughter all pieced and quilted by hand.  Soon after I joined my local quilt guild, Quilters By the Sea.  They were starting special interest groups and I joined the Art Quilt group. It was a small group with talented art quilters. I learned a lot from them.
2: What type of work do you do - abstract/realist/representational...? What styles or techniques do you use? 
I love experimenting with new materials and techniques.  The past two months I have been monotype printing (Gelli plates and plexiglass plates) using acrylic paints (some fabric paints, some not) on fabric.  I also dye and paint my own fabric.  This week I have been rust dyeing.  It is so exciting to play with something new!
3: How did you learn the techniques you use? (Did you study with a mentor, self-taught, etc?)
I have to say that the small art quilt groups, like my regional SAQA group and my SAQA Pod, Rhode Island Threads, are inspirational and instructive for me.  I have taken a few workshops at ProChem in Fall River.  The most recent was in 2017 with Carol Anne Grotrian.  She is such an empowering teacher I went home and started dyeing at home and organized a Shibori Indigo Dyeing get-together outdoors the following June.  Such fun!

4: Do you have a favorite color palette? 
I love color but I am giving a lot of thought to the color green.  There are so many subtleties and it is so abundant in nature.
5: Are you working on a particular theme or series now? Tell us more about it.
have been doing a lot of flowers and plants.  I started with some purple cone flowers and one thing just led to another, daffodils, violets, sunflowers, vegetable seedlings.
6: How do you work?  Give us some insight into your design process?
I also love watercolor on paper.  So I go back and forth between fabric and paper.  Sometimes I do a watercolor and think this would make a great art quilt.  Other times my goal is an art quilt and I make a quick sketch and/or watercolor to work on design, value, and color.
7: Do you work on a single project at a time or do you work on multiple pieces at once?
I always have multiple projects going at one time.  If I cannot progress on one, for whatever reason, I work on another.  Sometimes I have to do something else to let my mind work on a problem in the background.
8: What are your sources of inspiration?   Nature and my local SAQA groups
10: What are your goals or aspirations for your art?
This is an interesting question, goals and aspirations.  Generally I follow a path without thinking too far ahead.  So for now I want to continue playing with new materials, painting and dyeing fabric.  I think I would like to expand my use of untraditional objects on my quilts.  I think I should push myself a bit to get my quilts into public view.  I have avoided calls for entry and exhibitions.  This is where I find my local SAQA members very helpful!
11: How are you making the most of your SAQA membership? Which aspects of the organization are you enjoying?
Besides meeting with my local SAQA members, I really look forward to reading the SAQA Journal. I like the connection with other quilt artists even if they live far away from me.

March 23, 2019 Regional Meeting at ProChemical and Dye


Next Regional Meeting on March 23, 2019

at ProChemical and Dye

in Fall River, MA

10:00 am to 2:00 pm



Be sure to join us for our next regional meeting on March 23, 2019 at ProChemical and Dye (https://prochemicalanddye.net) at 126 Shove Street, in Fall River, MA, with Vicki Jensen, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.  If you have ever wondered about fabric paint and the use of gel plates in surface design, this meeting is for you.  Remember to bring your lunch and something for Show & Tell.  Guests are always welcome.

There will be time for some hands-on exploration after the presentation. If you want to participate, please bring two fat quarters of 100% cotton fabric, an apron, a couple of pairs of disposable gloves, a roll of plastic wrap/Saran wrap to cover each of your fat quarters and a small garbage liner or zip lock bag to transport your samples home in.  If anyone would like to place an order for any supplies, to save on shipping and receive an additional 10% discount, please call Vicki at 800-228-9393 no later than Thursday, March 20th. There will also be time to shop in their new showroom as well to purchase the products presented in the program at a discounted price.

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Member News: Quilt for Change has a New Project! "Sister Artists"

Quilt for Change has a new project!

"Sister Artists” was launched this week. The main goal of this project is to raise funds for victims of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Mali in West Africa through an online auction of art quilts. On this project we are partnering with, The Advocacy Project , a Washington DC based non profit organization. For several years now, The Advocacy Project  has been working with Sini Sanuman, a Malian civil society organization which provides job training to survivors of Gender Based Violence Survivors. Sini Sanuman's newest venture, Sini Brodage, teaches the women to embroider.  


For this project, the women have embroidered 39 blocks depicting village life in Mali. Quilt for Change is looking for quilt artists to collaborate with these women and turn their embroidered blocks into art quilts. The quilts will be exhibited in Washington, DC in the fall of this year (venue to be determined), and then auctioned online to raise funds for Sini Brodage in Mali. Photos of the quilts will also be posted on the Quilt for Change and The Advocacy Project’s websites.

Hollis Chatelain, whose exhibit Stories of West Africa is traveling the US, has agreed to select one quilt for special recognition, and the artist of that quilt will receive a bundle of beautiful fabric from West Africa. Hollis says she will be looking for the quilt which best supports and raises up the art of the Malian women’s embroidery.

We understand it is a big ask to donate a quilt to be auctioned, but hope you will consider taking part in this project. All the details are on our website here: QuiltforChange.org and on The Advocacy Project’s website. 

There are a limited number of blocks available, and we encourage you to enter as soon as possible. Blocks will be mailed in the order the entry fee is received, so please take a look as soon as possible. 

If you would like to know more about the work of The Advocacy Project, please visit their website to see the wide range of their programs. To see how they have incorporated quilting into their mission, visit the quilting section of their website here

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us at Quilt for Change, or Karen Delaney at The Advocacy Project (kdelaney@advocacynet.org). We encourage you to share this announcement with fellow art quilters who might be interested in participating.


Member News: Essex Art Center presents "Outside the Ordinary" featuring the Joined by Stitch critique group

The Essex Art Center in Lawrence, MA presents ”Outside the Ordinary,” on view from March 22 to May 31, 2019. The exhibit features the work eight SAQA MARI members: 

Agusta Agustsson
Anne Kimball

The common thread binding the separate works together is the outside, the world that surrounds all of us. Each artist hopes that together their works will excite viewers to expand their own perception of the natural world outside to include a renewed awareness of its beauty, its particularity, and its fragility requiring our care and protection.

Join them at the opening reception on March 22, 2019 from 5 to 7 pm. The Essex Art Center is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 6 pm and is located at 56 Island Street in Lawrence.

Member News: Gwyned Trefethen's Deconstructed Sunrise #1 will show in Sacred Threads




Gwyned Trefethen’s Deconstructed Sunrise #1 will be in Sacred Threads. It is part of the traveling exhibit. Details for Sacred Threads, including a slide show of the traveling exhibition can be found here: http://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com/default.htm