Where Do We Go From Here? Paducah! by Mary Vaneecke

 I am thrilled to announce that Where Do We Go From Here? III is traveling to Paducah for the Yeiser Art Center's Fantastic Fibers exhibition, from March 18 - May 3.  The Yeiser is located at 200 Broadway St. in Paducah, Kentucky.  

The Where Do We Go From Here? series explores way-finding in a chaotic world.  The piece is inspired by a Wari textile in the collection of the Tucson Museum of Art.  Using the Japanese itajime method of dyeing fabric, I created this very contemporary version of a flying geese quilt.  

Where Do We Go From Here? III

FiberFly to Hawaii!

 

Aloha Kakou, Deborah Weir of LA based Fiberfly Studios https://fiberfly.blogspot.com/ will do a free, open to the public slide show lecture on Saturday March 15 at Kaimuki Library. In the afternoon she will do a silk dyeing workshop which you can sign up for  https://www.hawaiihandweavers.org/event-6002082 Should be a great learning experience and a lot of fun!

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Yolanda Sanchez Celebrates the Body in a Recent Work

My work celebrates the body, its rhythms and dance, through color and its relationships. The inspiration and title of this piece comes from a book of maxims by Uruguayan poet, Eduardo Galeano, in which he challenges the depreciative cultural views of our bodies. 

“My Body Is a Fiesta”

60 x 40 inches; silk organza, thread

Bojagi-inspired construction; 2020

 

Yolanda Sanchez Values the Remnant

The shape of With a Full Heart was inspired by an image of a Korean ceremonial garment, known as a “wonsam.” The wide, outstretched sleeves provided many associations for me – medieval triptych altarpieces, strong arms that are ready to protect and envelop, even something that is ready to fly! All spiritual, nourishing images that inspire the heart. I think of this work as an offering, imparting joy and love. The work is completely made of strips of silk fabric leftover from previous Bojagi projects, thus remaining true to the concept of reuse and conservation. Bojagi has reminded me to value the remnant.

Yolanda Sánchez, With a Full Heart, 2016, silk remnants, thread, studio view; 52 x 32 inches, exhibited at the Korea Bojagi Forum, Bojagi: The Living Tradition, Suwon/Hwaseong Museum, Suwon, South Korea

 

When Cloth Meets Rock by Connie Tiegel

On recent hikes I have daydreamed about my hand dyed fabrics being part of the scenery.  My hiking philosophy is “Leave No Trace” and “look up, look down, look all around.'' I like to absorb details.

On hikes I bring along my camera and my hand dyed silk and cotton scarves. 

I take many photos of rock and cloth together.

Back home I manipulate the photos and use Shutterfly to make a book of our favorite ones. Carrizo Canyon 2020 was a gift to my husband for Christmas.  And I've made 2 more books as well: Indio Hills Badlands 2020 and Henderson Trail February 2021.

Seated Rusty Spiral by Connie Tiegel

Scarves on a Rock by Connie Tiegel

Scarf Imitating Rock, by Connie Tiegel

Scarf on a Rock by Connie Tiegel

For information on how to get your copy of these art books, contact Connie Tiegel at connieart47@gmail.com.

 

A Communion of Cultures by Yolanda Sanchez

My first large-scale Bojagi work, Communion, was an outdoor installation piece created for the Suwon Hwaseong International Theatre and Arts Festival in Suwon, South Korea, a UNESCO World Heritage site. 

I called the work Communion as I felt I was joining Korean culture with my own. As it united physically, it united spiritually. As a Cuban-American exhibiting work in Korea, I felt suddenly that the world was much closer to me.

Communion, partial view

Yolanda Sánchez, Communion, 2011, installation at the Suwon Hwaseong International Theatre and Arts Festival in Suwon, South Korea