Fiber Art by Joan Blade Johnson and Catherine Whall Smith

The Ruth Wells Center for the Arts

 proudly presents:

Stitched

Fiber Art by Joan Blade Johnson

and Catherine Whall Smith

March 3rd  - April 1st, 2019

Reception and Gallery Talk
Sunday, March 3, 2019, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
111 Main Street

Southbridge, Massachusetts 01550

Jeanne Holtzman Donates Work

Jeanne Holtzman Donates Work

 to the Franklin Public Library

355 East Central Street

Franklin, MA

Be sure to check out the beautiful work of Jeanne Holtzman at the Franklin Public Library (America's first public library).  On display next to the circulation desk, Jeanne has done a painstaking job of replicating a photo of the exterior of the library, where she is a volunteer.

Franklin Public Library by Jeanne Holtzman

Gwyned Trefethen in exhibit Twisting Fibers

Gwyned Trefethen in Exhibit

"Twisting Fibers" at

Blackstone Valley Tourism Council

and adjacent Gallery 175

175 Main Street

Pawtucket, RI

March 8 through May 8, 2019

Artists Reception on

 Thursday, March 14, 2019

5:30 - 8:00 pm

Gwyned's artwork "Changing of the Guard" was accepted into Twisting Fibers (https://artleaguerhodeisland.org/2018/10/24/call-for-entry-twisting-fiber-exhibit/).  She hopes to be in attendance at the artist's reception, and would like to meet up with other SAQA members possibly for an early dinner nearby.

Changing of the Guard by Gwyned Trefethen 

Read Kathy Ford's Book

Read Kathy Ford's Book

 "Adding Wood to The Fire,

 A Quiltmaker's Way"

With candid writing, and over sixty pages of rich color illustrations, author Kathy Ford offers an inspiring account of how art and life come together to be seen. Part tale of artist finding voice, of quiltmaking process, and of awakening, the heart of this book is a story of creative spirit. (press release)

"Adding Wood to the Fire, A Quiltmaker’s Way celebrates the creative spirit and puts into words what quilters know intuitively. Being committed to an artistic practice is a way of life and a metaphor for life. The book perfectly captures the connections between life choices and artistic choices. By artfully stitching together personal history with the making of quilts, the book illustrates how enriching and cathartic the creative process can be. Pushing boundaries, taking risks, letting go – all are themes that surface in both quilts and in life. By piecing together her life experiences and her quilts in this memoir, Kathy has given more meaning to both.”
      - Donna Lamb, Executive Director, Schweinfurth Art Center and Quilting by the Lake

Kathy's studio is in Worthington MA, and she will participate in the Hilltown Open Studio Tour again this June.  Her quilts have been selected for QuiltsArtQuilts for the past 3 years and for Quilt National 2019. Her website is www.kathyford.net. 

Meet MaryJane Millington

Meet MaryJane Millington

I’m MJ Millington, a Stratford, Connecticut-based poet and artist. As a poet I translate the world of the senses—including the visual—into the written word. As an artist working in textiles, photography and book arts, I like to play with the structures and forms of poetry to create works of visual art. My current work is a series of conceptual quilts exploring poetry in textile form, entitled Verse Forms. I’ve exhibited nationally, and my work is in the collections of the Beinecke Library at Yale University, as well as private collections in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, California and New York. In 2018 I was an artist in residence at Trail Wood, in Hampton, CT. www.mjmillington.com".

I'm currently exhibiting my art quilts in the following venues:

• The Edwin Way Teale Artists-in-Residence at Trail Wood Exhibit. Connecticut Audubon Center. Pomfret, CT

• The Arts at Yale Health Inaugural Exhibition. Yale University. New Haven, CT

Verse Forms: Space by MJ Millington

Verse Forms: The Song and the Sun by MJ Millington

Salley Mavor Featured in Two Exhibitions

Salley Mavor Featured in Two Exhibitons

Liberty and Justice: The Sweet to Satirical Art of Salley Mavor

Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit, Massachusetts, March 2 – April 20, 2019

Opening Reception – March 2, 5 – 7pm

Artist Talk – “Sweet to Satirical”, Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 11:00 am

The exhibit is an opportunity to see a wide array of works by fiber artist and illustrator, Salley Mavor, who has recently added political satire to her list of subjects to explore. She uses small dolls as a metaphor for playing house in a safe controlled environment that has been taken over by outside political forces. The exhibit features a collection of photographs of scenes she created in a doll house and a stop-motion animated film, which satirize the current administration in Washington. The original dolls and props used in the film will also be on display. Although Salley Mavor’s foray into political art is the centerpiece of the show, the exhibition also includes original embroidered children’s book illustrations and other artwork from earlier in her 40-year career. The inclusion of these pieces tracks the evolution of her artistic journey from “innocence” to tackling real world issues.

MIGRATION

Imago Foundation for the Arts, Warren, RI

March 14 – April 21, 2019

Opening Reception, Friday, March 15th, 6:00 pm

The multi-media group exhibit on the theme of migration includes the work of guest artist Salley Mavor. Four of her bas-relief embroidered pieces will be on display; Displaced, Cover Up, Whiskers and FaceTime.

"Displaced"
by Salley Mavor

Congratulations Valerie Maser-Flanagan

CONGRATULATIONS TO

VALERIE MASER-FLANAGAN

Valerie has two pieces on exhibit at the Migration Exhibit at the Umbrella for the Arts in Concord, MA.  The exhibit includes a variety of artists who work in fiber.

For more information visit:  https://theumbrellaarts.org/migration

See Valerie's two pieces below.

Between the Dark Spaces Shines the Light
by Valerie Maser-Flanagan

Portal #2
by Valerie Maser-Flanagan