fibreworks gallery/studio
12887 Sunshine Coast Highway, Madeira Park, BC V0N 2H0 (Box 311)
Tel: 604-883-2380 e-mail: fibreworksstudio12887@gmail.
Visit www.fibreworksgallery.com
for updates and workshop details.
see attached doc for descriptions of the classes
Colour Play:
Low Immersion Dyeing with Fibre Reactive Dyes
Teacher: Jennifer Love
Sat & Sun – Oct 26/27; 10am to 4pm
$180.00 + GST; Materials fee tba
Colour Impressions:
Procion MX Printing and Painting
Teacher: Jennifer Love
Sat & Sun – Nov 16/17; 10am to 4pm
$180.00 + GST; Materials fee tba
For those that are interested in etextiles
Meet & Geek every Tuesday night
Good Reads:
The Maiwa Foundation Book
Maiwa Foundation Book
Hardcover, 10" x 12", full colour, 108 pages.
A rich visual journey through the many areas where the Maiwa Foundation works. Meet the craftspeople and learn about Maiwa's role in promoting the development of exceptional artisans. All proceeds from the sale of this book go directly to the Maiwa Foundation.
Hardcover, 10" x 12", full colour, 108 pages.
A rich visual journey through the many areas where the Maiwa Foundation works. Meet the craftspeople and learn about Maiwa's role in promoting the development of exceptional artisans. All proceeds from the sale of this book go directly to the Maiwa Foundation.
The last rays of the summer sun are being enjoyed by visitors to “Primitive Elegance” a tribal weaving exhibition by Marilyn Foubert – the exhibition continues through to Saturday, September 29th.
Saturday, October 5th, we are opening Elin Noble’s exhibiton – “Vox Stellarum” – silk itajime panels. Opening Reception – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. – all are welcome!
Unfortunately, due to ill health, Elin will be unable to join us at the opening reception – so we will need to send her our best wishes and lots of pictures of the opening to provide her with the energy for a speedy recovery. With regret, we report the cancellation of the workshops, “Folds” and “Alternative Marbling” with Elin Noble. As noted above in the Exhibition section, due to ill health, Elin is unable to travel and teach at this time. We will stay in contact and reschedule when Elin is able to return to the Sunshine Coast.
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United In Stitch at the Akokiniskway Gallery - Rosebud, AB
Dates: September 13 - October 19, 2013
Location: Akokiniskway Gallery at the Rosebud Theatre, 102 Railway Ave, Rosebud, Alberta
For more information, please contact info@rosebudtheatre.
Celebrate Alberta Culture Days with the AFA Art Collection!The Fabric of Alberta / AFA Uncovered
This exhibition features fibre artworks from the AFA collection showcasing the diversity of media and techniques that Alberta artists have used over the past 50 years. The exhibition works reflect the development of Alberta fibre art and the evolving lives of Albertans. Join us and explore the AFA's role in sharing and preserving this legacy. Located at 10708-105 Avenue, Edmonton, AB.
Saturday, September 28, tours on the hour at: 12:00pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm Contact the Arts Branch to book a spot on a tour at (780) 427-0598 or afacontact@gov.ab.ca
CALLS FOR ENTRY:
Expression of Interest for Surface Design Association exhibition Edge of the Forest: Exploring Perimeters
Boundaries, borders and edges... To what extent is a country defined by its perimeter...by the choices and placement of edges? Whether political, historical, psychological and/or geographical, our comprehension and expression of these points of delineation represent integral parts of who we are, both as individuals and collectively. Be it selvedge to selvedge, raw edge or treated, our textiles have unavoidable beginnings and endings. How these are handled can be as varied as the makers themselves. The SDA welcomes your rich interpretation of this concept in presenting a diverse Canadian perspective on our boundaries.
Opportunities are being explored to mount this exhibition in a number of venues - at the SDA Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 2015, at the Newfoundland & Labrador Fibre Arts Conference in Gros Morne National Park, October 2015, and elsewhere. A Call for Entry will be sent out by email in 2014 when a venue has been confirmed.
- All Canadian members of the Surface Design Association are invited to participate. Artists must be current members of the Surface Design Association as of January 2015, and resident in Canada.
- All work is to be created within the boundaries of a two-dimensional 16x28 inch rectangle format, to be hung vertically. Specific hanging guidelines are available.
- The work should best represent your current practice, be it experimental or signature style, and speak to the theme expressed above.
Call for Submissions American Tapestry Alliance (ATA) UNTITLED/UNJURIED exhibition
This call is open to all artists working with hand woven tapestry.
ATA invites entries not only from artists who work within more
traditional definitions of tapestry, but also those artists who work
expands upon the core principles of the medium as it explores new
techniques and processes. Multi-media work is welcome as long as the
primary technique is tapestry. The size of the tapestry may not exceed
10" by 10" by 1" deep. Artists may submit only one piece. Group
challenges and mentoring pairs are encouraged. Work must be original,
executed by the entrant, of recent completion and not shown in a prior
ATA show. UNTITLED will hang at URI Feinstein Providence Campus
Gallery, July 1 - August 23, 2014.
For more information and entry forms see here. Questions? Contact Janet Austin via email (
nitsuanaj@verizon.net) or at 401.885.5595.
Call for Instructors for Fibre Arts Conference 2015 - Newfoundland and Labrador
Deadline for Proposals: January 31, 2014
Celebrating Craft in Newfoundland and Labrador and Craft Year 2015, Fibre Arts Newfoundland and Labrador will take place from October 15 - 18, 2015 in beautiful Gros Morne National Park.
Celebrating Craft in Newfoundland and Labrador and Craft Year 2015, Fibre Arts Newfoundland and Labrador will take place from October 15 - 18, 2015 in beautiful Gros Morne National Park.
The Instructor Committee is now calling for proposals from
interested designers, makers, and teachers. We invite you to be
creative, and develop sessions that will inspire our Conference
participants to reach beyond the boundaries of their current studio
practices, and think in new ways, explore new ideas and develop new
products. The Committee welcomes innovation in techniques and
materials.
Please follow this link for more information or contact events@craftcouncil.nl.ca for answers.
LECTURES/Trunk Shows:
Kaffe Fassett lecture
Out of Hand and Pudding Yarns are excited to present a lecture with Kaffe Fassett. This lecture is designed to inspire and motivate. The presentation highlights works from his latest projects, these include his patchwork quilts, fabrics, needlepoint, mosaic, painting and knitting designs. A tremendous amount of Kaffe’s inspiration comes from his continual travels and his lecture is designed not so much to instruct but to empower and inspire the audience to create and develop their “mind’s eye”. Audiences leave invigorated - entranced by Kaffe’s sense and use of colour, they are ready to try it themselves and are encouraged to do so. The slide show lasts approximately 45 minutes followed by a question and answer session and book signing. Lecture will be held at Christ Church Calgary located in Elbow Park at 3602 8th Street S.W. Monday October 7 7:00pm Fee:$35.00
Call the shop at (403) 217-4871 to register.
Out of Hand and Pudding Yarns are excited to present a lecture with Kaffe Fassett. This lecture is designed to inspire and motivate. The presentation highlights works from his latest projects, these include his patchwork quilts, fabrics, needlepoint, mosaic, painting and knitting designs. A tremendous amount of Kaffe’s inspiration comes from his continual travels and his lecture is designed not so much to instruct but to empower and inspire the audience to create and develop their “mind’s eye”. Audiences leave invigorated - entranced by Kaffe’s sense and use of colour, they are ready to try it themselves and are encouraged to do so. The slide show lasts approximately 45 minutes followed by a question and answer session and book signing. Lecture will be held at Christ Church Calgary located in Elbow Park at 3602 8th Street S.W. Monday October 7 7:00pm Fee:$35.00
Call the shop at (403) 217-4871 to register.
KUDOS:
Congratulations to Michelle Sirois-Silver, whose new work Recovery Method 2, has been juried into the 2015 Fiber International at Sebastopol Center for the Arts in Sebastopol, CA.
Innovations in
Fiber Art VI is a juried exhibition presenting thought-provoking,
unconventional and innovative fiber works in a range of materials--metals,
mesh, paper, wood, natural or manmade fibers--applied to fiber techniques,
Accepting two- or three-dimensional pieces including wearable art and
installations.
See attached image of Michelle's work, and following is some information she sent about it.
Recovery Method is a new series of hand hooked works inspired by waste materials created by Vancouver designer, Katherine Soucie’s clothing line titled, “Sans Soucie”. Katherine uses hosiery seconds that she purchases from manufacturers. She hand dyes and prints on the surface and then stitches the pieces together to create clothing. Her process creates colourful waste that I then repurpose into my Recovery Method series. I have always hand dyed my own textiles, so working with Katherine’s already dyed hosiery has been a new and surprisingly liberating experience that has both simplified and inspired my process. Working in this manner challenges me as an artist to understand that I can still create signature work when working with sans soucie recycled waste hosiery and I love the continuity of repurposing it into yet another art form. Michelle
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