IMPORTANT: if you receive emails from SDA(Alberta) or its (Alberta) representatives...

Canada has a new anti spam law that requires businesses and organizations to now have permission from anyone who receives their emails, whether they are newsletters or bits pointing something out that may be of interest to members.

Though we (SDA) are classified as a "non profit" organization, we still have to have express permission from members for us to continue sending these emails. The blog posts coming to your inbox may not be covered under this law, as the answers and regulations on the official government site do not address this issue, BUT as a safety measure, all members will be emailed in the next few weeks, asking for express permission.

When you receive the email asking for your permission, you MUST answer with either "subscribe" or "unsubscribe"--implied consent is not acceptable anymore. If you do not, you will be removed from the list, regardless of you wanting or not to have these sent to you.

Please spread the word as well, as some members neither respond to emails sent, nor are correctly listed in the SDA database (outdated email addresses). You can send me an email with the appropriate response also to arlee dot ar at gmail dot com. Please put "Subscribe to SDA (Alberta)" or "Unsubscribe from SDA(Alberta)" in the subject header and your full name in the body of the email. I will then apprise the pertinent "officers" and representatives of this acknowledgement. This permission will cover blog posts arriving in your email box, and the occasional information we may send out that is not on the blog.

This is also a good time for you all to make sure that your email address IS current and correct. Bounced member emails will also be removed, which may mean you get no communications from us at all, even if you want them.

NOTE: Responding here in the comments section on the blog does not constitute permission.

June meeting and miscellaneous

 Information on the June meeting, Skype talk with Saltspring Island Saori weaver, Terri Bibby, Thursday June 26:

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 I'm sure you remember the viewing we had waaaay back at one of the first meetings of the SDA "Swatch Collection": now you can contribute to a 4th collection to become part of textile design history. Find form & instructions for sending in 12"x12" samples of your signature techniques and experiments at www.surfacedesign.org/get-involved/sda-swatch-collection
SEND IN YOUR NEW SWATCH SUBMISSIONS BY AUGUST 15

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Here's another way you can use your purchases to support SDA - at no cost to you! Shop via Smile.Amazon.com foundation that donates 0.5% of your purchases to SDA.

 1) Go to http://smile.amazon.com/

2) Search for Surface Design Association then select it as your favored charity recipient

3) YOU shop. Amazon GIVES.

4) Amazon Smile will send you an email with links to install an Amazon button directly on your browser for ease of access to this program whenever you shop.

 Father's Day is coming. Shop Amazon and support SDA!

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Entertainment , food AND Art :)

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MISCELLANEOUS:

For the book artists, and ecoprinters/natural dyers, lovely interpretations and results. Jane Marie.

Classic "mark making" at this blog that showcases Asemic Writing, in all its connotations and permutations. And incidentally Sian Martin has a summer draw/mark along thingie. Both are very inspirational for developing new work, in new ways.

Intriguing mash up of collage, text and anatomy. (Some not for the faint hearted or easily offended.)

June start ish

CALL FOR ENTRY: 

Extreme Fibers: Textile Icons and the New Edge, The Muskegon Museum of Art - MI, USA
 Application Deadline: November 14, 2014

The Muskegon Museum of Art announces a call for entries for Extreme Fibers: Textile Icons and the New Edge, a two-part exhibition that will feature artwork from established and emerging textile artists from around the world.

Part one of the exhibition is comprised of the artwork of some of the world's top fiber artists. Part 2 of the exhibition will feature artwork selected by a 3-juror panel (Ferne Jacobs, Gyöngy Laky, Namita Gupta Wiggers). Entry in this section is open to artists, 18 years and older, from any country. The exhibition will be held August 20 to November 1, 2015.

For questions or additional information, contact Art Martin at amartin@mpsk12.net or 231-720-2575.

Learn more here. 
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WORKSHOPS:
If you are interested in this, please respond ASAP to ensure workshop happens!! 

 David Kibuuka Batik Workshop(s)

Beginner workshop  Tuesday, September 8th and Wednesday the 9th  2014, followed by the intermediate workshop on Thursday , September 10th and Friday the 11th, location is the Millarville Racetrack Hall.


1)     2 day beginner workshop     $195
David has patterned templates to make your own design for fabric and sewing projects.  He also has templates to make portraits.  All supplies are included.

2)     2 days intermediate/advanced workshop   $195
This goes into more detail. All supplies are included.

A mininum of 8 people are needed and a maximum of 15 people can be accommodated. Please contact David directly, or Deb Solc , debbiesolc@gmail.com 

416-825-3228
P.O. Box 76053
1500 Upper Middle Rd. Unit 3
Oakville, Ontario
L6M 3H5
www.modernbatikartworkshops.com

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Tickets are still available :

Yoshiko Wada 

will speak on

Sustainability in Textile Design & Production

Go to Eventbrite EventBriteand buy your ticket with a credit card.

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MISCELLANEOUS:
TextileArtist.org always has fascinating and pertinent information about "being" an artist, in addition to wonderful interviews with fibre artists, and reviews of books and materials. As we are present online so much, this is a great resource for your own personal development online :) The latest goodie is "Internet Marketing for Artists." 



Resource materials abound on several open library type sites, i'm currently in love with this one. Check out OpenLibrary, Gutenberg books or Online Books. There are also some fascinating emagazines available at ISSUU in a variety of topics and styles. (Some very startling as well!)

Thinking your doing yourself a favour by donating art, even to worthy causes?

Artist Spotlights at the Alberta Craft Council website include this month SDA member Margie Davidson and previously in August 2013, another "August" textiles artist, Matt Gould.

IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE for May meeting

May meeting of SDA in Calgary

Stitch-In

Members and non-members welcome

Please come along to the next meeting

On: Thursday 22nd May

At: 1127-38 Ave S.W.

From: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

A donation of $5 will be requested of non-members

Please bring some lap activity that falls into the general and completely stretchable category of ‘stitching’; this could include knitting, crochet/tatting…. or some such, hand embroidery or making of some sort.

This meeting is designed to be  a stitch-in, so that we can push work on with a project we have on the go and particularly if you are working on  a Slofemist project from a previous SDA meetings, do bring that….   

Arlee Barr will give a brief chat and demonstration of her recent works of stunning and flabbergastory hand stitched pieces.

During the stitching we will be discussing the future of SDA in Alberta.  There is news and I hope that many of you can attend to hear and give your feedback.

Please RSVP Lynda Williamson: 403-243-7411  

for more information,  Karin:   

Special event notice

You are Invited to the public reception for TMC's Exhibit...
Flood Stories: creative flotsam on the edge of high water
 - at The New Gallery +15 Window, Epcor Centre, 205 – 8 Ave SE
 - Thursday May 15, 6 pm

Take a look inside the process of creating a limited edition hand-printed book that honours images and words from many contributors.

Stories and texts were collected from various sources including the homeless community.
The images include original relief prints made by youth at Inn from the Cold and screened photographs by flood evacuee Max Ciesielski.

Printmaker and TMC artist-mentor Eveline Kolijn leads this project that captures the rawness and diversity of emotions evoked by the 2013 flood.

The exhibit continues to May 31.
For more Information: http://www.thenewgallery.org/flood-stories/ 
See you there!
Linda Hawke
President
This is My City Art Society
www.thisismycitycalgary.ca

little bits

EDGE OF THE FOREST UPDATE

Canadian SDA members: We have exciting news! The John M Parrott Art Gallery in Belleville, Ontario has agreed to accept the Edge of the Forest for a six week exhibition June, 2015 - mid July, 2015.   
(Call for Entry scroll down and click on link--i cannot put a direct link here because of blogger policies  in regards to "email" notifications, even Constant Contact!)

Images/entry forms due: October 1, 2014
Jurying: November 15 - 30, 2014
Jury notifications artwork to arrive: December 1 - 15, 2014
Artwork to arrive: January 1 - February 1, 2015  


Exhibition dates:

Mar. 1 - 30, 2015: Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, June - mid July, 2015: John M. Parrott Gallery, Bellville, Ont.    Aug15 - Oct 15, 2015 Fibre Conference/ Crafts Council of Newfoundland and Labrador

(This brings to date three venues that will be showing the exhibit)


The Edge of the Forest Team
edgeoftheforest15@gmail.com
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EXHIBITS:

Caryl says, "This is my first art show and sale. It is a mixture of pieces that I have been working on this past year including mixed media on fabric, paper and board; acrylic on canvas and paper, with a whole range of exploration and discovery."


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Miscellaneous Interest:

http://thistle-threads.blogspot.ca/ Historical perspectives, the making of period needlework, and interesting tidbits about how, why and where certain threads are made, or why they have gone "out of style"
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http://makeitindesign.com/blog/ The Art and Business of Surface Pattern design---more a commercial site for textile designs on conventional substrates (cloth), but a visual feast nonetheless!
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Concerned about copyright issues? Much info here on how to find where yours are going: http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/images/searchbyimage.html
and http://karmadecay.com/faq . There is also "src-img" which is added to your Mozilla bar.

Personally, it REALLY bothers me when people plaster copyright notices all over their own site, then pin/use/"share" without permission or correct attribution. When you find your own work linking to porn or equally specious sites, it's rather upsetting. And what to do when you do find them? File a report, though some sites make it very difficult to actually contact anyone. The best is to report to Google https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/copyright/
And please--if you are using popular "sharing" sites, ASK permission first of the image holder and maker!!!

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Karin used to live in The Sultanate of Oman and believes the only thing better than living in Oman would be to go there and study art.  Here is a chance to do just that.
If you want more information get in touch directly.

Greetings from Bait Al Zubair!

Bait Al Zubair is proud to present our new

‘Art History and Practical Summer Course: Renaissance to Street Art’ conducted by visiting lecturer Professor Dickerson MFA. Dr (RCA)

Bait Al Dalaleel’s Art History summer course at Bait Al Zubair is an excellent introduction to the study of contemporary art. It sustains and develops students’ abilities and interests over a four-week period and offers an outstanding opportunity for an intensive engagement with Fine Art practice in a historical and practical sense. The course encourages individual creativity whilst imparting a solid grounding in the practical and the aesthetic.

During the course we will be looking at both historical and contemporary art through a range of lectures, discussion-lead seminars and practical workshops. This will provide grounding in the history and theory of art which contributes to students' overall development as artists and their awareness of the relevance of these critical studies to the contemporary practicing artist.

Please find the Introduction to the course attached as well as the application package with all the details.

Limited space is available. Deadline for application is the 15th of May 2014.

Please contact bazm@baitalzubair.com for more details or call 22084747

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And don't forget our May meeting on the 21st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAY meeting

May meeting of SDA in Calgary

Stitch-In

Members and non-members welcome

Please come along to the next meeting

On: Wednesday 21 May

At: 1127-38 Ave S.W.

From: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

A donation of $5 will be requested of non-members

Please bring some lap activity that falls into the general and completely stretchable category of ‘stitching’; this could include knitting, crochet/tatting…. or some such, hand embroidery or making of some sort.

This meeting is designed to be  a stitch-in, so that we can push work on with a project we have on the go and particularly if you are working on  a Slofemist project from a previous SDA meetings, do bring that….   

Arlee Barr will give a brief chat and demonstration of her recent works of stunning and flabbergastory hand stitched pieces.

During the stitching we will be discussing the future of SDA in Alberta.  There is news and I hope that many of you can attend to hear and give your feedback.

It would be great also to have a Skype link to folks in Lethbridge and/or Edmonton so please get in touch (with Karin)  if you wish this to happen.

Please RSVP Lynda Williamson: 403-243-7411  

for more information,  Karin:    

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Early Bird tickets for the lecture by Yoshiko Wada in August 

on sale now.

Save some money by purchasing your ticket early.

Yoshiko Wada 

will speak on

Sustainability in Textile Design & Production

Go to Eventbrite and buy your ticket with a credit card.

Early Bird Ticket Sale ends June 1st 2014