Surface Matters is fast approaching. I am working hard to have a lot of new work to hang at the Women’s Institute and Gallery at 916 E. Granary St. in New Harmony, IN. I will have fiber and mixed media work, digital collages, and hand printed and dyed silk scarves featured in this exhibit. Be sure to come by and see the exhibit. The gallery is open on Fri/Sat. 10-5 and noon-5 on Sundays.
Sticks And Stones #2, 36″ x 42″
I am starting a new series using mixed media techniques with paper and cloth. These can be seen at my exhibit in October. The title of the series is “Composition”.
The summer is pretty hot again this year. I am participating in the Artisans/Farmer’s market on Saturday mornings in New Harmony. Along with that I am focused on creating new work for my exhibit at the Women’s Institute and Gallery which is scheduled for late October.
I have created one new photo collage this summer and hope to create more in time for the exhibit.
In other news, two pieces of my work, Weathered Places and Fragments of a Life #5b, were accepted in to an exhibit at Maryville University in St. Louis. This exhibit will hang in October as a part of the biannual Innovations in Textiles event. I am very pleased to be in this Missouri Fiber Artists exhibit.
My exhibit at the Women’s Institute and Gallery in new Harmony, IN opens on October 28, 2011 and will be on display until the end of January 2012. Here is a sneak peek of what you can expect to see of my textile work. This is a from a series titled: Sticks and Stones…But Words Will never Hurt Me.
I am currently working some quilt shows and teaching. March and April will be busy. But I did want to let readers know about the Arts In Harmony outdoor event coming up in May. The dates are May 7-8 in New Harmony, IN in the park. That just happens to be Mother’s Day weekend, so….bring your mother! Or your wife, or your girlfriend. There will be unique handcrafted art and jewelry items that make great gifts. Musicians will be performing too, and if the weather is nice, the festival is a joy to be a part of.
Fragments of a Life #2
More sneak peak previews. Table runners and napkins created from my hand printed cloth will be available.
I received notice today that my textile piece, Weathered Places, will be in the “Material Ways” exhibit at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles, IL. The exhibit hangs from January 7 - February 23, 2011.
While the weather is still fairly warm, I am printing a lot of cloth for items for Select Collections. Here is a sneak peak at what will be available at the Evansville museum in November from my printing work.
I have been working on a series called “Flow”. These are small works using dye, paint, inks, machine stitching and hand stitching with large threads and ceramic and glass beads. My plan is to exhibit them for my solo show next year. They will be matted and framed, but I am not sure I want to put them behind glass.
Here is #8:
I have also been working on another series called Fragments of a Life. Some of the earlier pieces of this series may be used in promotional materials for “Select Collection” and I have decided to re-visit and add more collage work to this group.
Sneak peek:
I received an email last night from someone representing the Carmi League of Arts. Next Tuesday, June 22, they are hosting an Art Show and Sale in the basement of the Carmi Public Library. The sale is from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. I will be there with my work. Other entertainment for the evening is a concert in the gazebo by the library from 7:30 - 8:30. Come see the art and support your local artists.
