Lines and Numbers exhibit and Fiber Philadelphia

Hi everyone,

Several members have just returned from a great weekend at Fiber Philadelphia 2012. We had a very positive response to our Lines and Numbers exhibit and lots of people came to the reception. The space was terrific and every piece was shown well and with space around it to really see it. One of the people who has already followed up with me after the weekend was Vivika Hansen DeNegre who is the Editor for Quilting Arts magazine. She was very impressed by our exhibit and wanted to know even more about art cloth. This is the same magazine that just had the article about our group! So we are making an impact on people out there in the world!

Judy and Brian Langille and Dianne Hricko did a great job  hanging the exhibit and getting things ready for the reception and it is much appreciated.

Russ, Mary Ellen, Judy, Joy, Connie, Barbara and Lisa were at the reception so we were each able to spend time with viewers and explain about different techniques.

Here are a few photos from the reception. I also sent these as an email to everyone so one way or the other you should be able to see something

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2012 News from Barbara

It has been a busy month! I have an exhibit coming up at The Anderson Arts Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin that starts on January 29. I will have 10 art quilts in a room of their own - my part of the exhibit is called Water Colors and it displays both art quilts and art cloth based on water reflections. It is part of a 5 person exhibit called Quilts In Color. At the same time the Women's Journeys in Fiber group that I am part of will have the Aprons: Myth, Memories and Fantasy going in the same venue. I will post some photos after next Sunday's opening.
http://www.andersonartscenter.com/

I have also been working on the ACN catalog, postcard and banner for our upcoming exhibit in Philadelphia. I think the items came out well and will enhance our exhibit and raise more awareness for the ACN. Here is a photo of the banner laying on the floor.

And in the studio I am working on 3 art quilts that I hope to submit for Visions (due mid February!!!!) and a very large piece for submission to the SAQA A Sense of Scale exhibition. That piece is made up of individual leaves (about 100 at last count) that I have been scanning, enlarging, printing, backing, stitching , cutting and stiffening. I envision the whole piece to look like a forest floor in autumn.

I have been following a blog that might be of interest to others called Slow Muse. Here is a link to it. I like the thoughtful writing about a variety of subjects.

http://slowmuse.wordpress.com/

That's it for now. More photos coming after Janaury 29!