Barbara Shapiro has
been involved with textiles and design from an early age. She
began weaving in
Barbara Shapiro says: "To genesis of this talk is some
introspection I did in 2002 prompted by correspondence with an
artist and teacher I respect very much. I started thinking
about my motivation for a new series I was working on. This
introspection brought about an understanding of my own approach
to the artistic process. My insight into how I got to this
point artistically and what has motivated me is the basis of this
lecture. I will discuss my personal textile history and
touch on historic and contemporary textile art that I respond to.
I hope to introduce you to my work and inspire you to expand your
way of working."
A sense of ancient languages and cultures permeates the wall
hangings created by this
Artist's background: Barbara Shapiro's works have been exhibited in juried shows, galleries, and museums, including Tactile Dimensions in London and Dublin; Tablet Weaving in Israel, San Francisco's Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, and New York, Chicago, St. Paul, Cincinnati, Albuquerque, Atlanta and Portland. She is a volunteer teaching assistant in textile classes at San Francisco State University, and serves on the Textile Arts Council Board of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
This workshop will be based on one of the
House projects described in Freddy Moran's book Freddy's
House. Those members who register for the workshop by
our
Supply list: Supply lists for each project are included in Moran's book Freddy's House. Check this website in early January to find out which project will be taught. Each person must have template plastic and a copy of the book.
Price: $110.00
$ 93.50. Special price for members who paid in full by December 12.
To register: Get your check to Laurie Mueller, laurie@mcn.org or phone 785-9533.
If you are registering before December 12, don't forget to vote on your preferred House project.
Freddy will entertain us with her popular trunk show of more than 40 colorful quilts.
How do patterns
emerge from seeming disorder in natural settings and how do both
scientists and artists explore those patterns in their own ways?
Suzan Friedland will talk about how working with linen and such
diverse materials as procion dyes, textile paints, sumi ink,
adobe (yes, the muddy kind of adobe), and acrylic has enabled her
to capture emerging surface patterns. Warmth, texture, and
utilitarian beauty are strengths of textile arts that Suzan
values as she tries to capture ephemeral qualities like the
colors of fading flowers, the texture of clouds, or even in
the sound of a Japanese bamboo flute -- a shakuhachi.
Suzan Friedland has won multiple awards and national recognition for her art quilts. But hers are not quilts built in the traditional vein -- she takes the craft to a new level of artistic expression. In this talk, Suzan will give a glimpse into the evolution of her work as a quilt maker and artist, and will concentrate on those aspects of pattern emergence that she finds most meaningful.
No math and a muddle. Learn to draft blocks of any size, divided into all the classic 4-patch, 9-patch and 12-patch shapes with no more than minimal arithmetic, and get precise results every time. The method is so easy (and uses tools that every quilter has) that you will learn the "how" in a morning. In the afternoon we will practice on the classic and original blocks you would most like to use, learn how to "figure" the number of blocks in any quilt size, and learn two different ways to cut and sew those odd-sized patches (the ones with fractions! Eeeeek!) without math and with all the accuracy you could wish for.
I began quilting as a different and exciting way to create pictures for a book of poetry for children. Having illustrated many books with watercolor and colored pencil, I was seeking a different way to illustrate a collection of nature poems -- one that would make the book stand out. With years of experience sewing clothing, cloth dolls and toys, and a can-do attitude learned long ago from my parents ("You never know until you try."), I plunged into making my first quilts in 1996. My quilting methods are intuitive and eclectic, more trial and error than systematic techniques. I am greatly inspired by the work of other quilters.
Pieces: a Year in Poems and Quilts was published in 2001. I then illustrated Whistling, written by Elizabeth Partridge, with fabric appliqué; it was published in 2003. A third book is in process. Web site: www.aghines.com
$25 (register with Laurie Mueller), plus $5 lab fee (payable to Annie in class)
Are you passionate about color? What colors intoxicate you? What colors fill you with loathing? (Yes, loathing!) What colors bore you? What colors annoy you? Do you want to use color with rock-solid confidence in your work?
Join me in a soaring color adventure using the color wheel of light, the one used by print makers and fabric dyers, the colors Joen Wolfrom calls the “Quilter’s True Colors.” Rather than ‘study’ the Ives wheel, we’ll learn it by simply plunging in and using it to explore and experiment with glorious color! We’ll start by defining color and its role in our lives. We’ll make sense of those bugaboos, ‘tints, tones and shades, value, temperature and intensity,’ and put them in their rightful place as tools, not dogma, so we can spend the day journeying into the realm of colors’ rich relationships with one another (not just the complementary, analogous and split complementary ones!), and with each of us. You’ll learn how to define the hidden meanings in your color preferences AND how to refine your use of color in your work to enable it to clearly express those meanings. No machine, no sewing. Bring your eyes, your brain, your passion for color and…
Supply List
Scraps!! 3” square and larger. Lots and lots, to use, swap and share.
Fabric from your stash (1/4 yd min.
size): A representative assortment to include
pieces of each of the Ives primary and secondary colors: Cyan(turquoise),
Magenta (hot pink red), Yellow, Green,
don’t have all of them; we tend to collect the colors that most appeal
to us and not a balanced palette. Bring what you’ve got in pure (the color
itself), tints (light versions of the color ), tones (greyed versions of the color),
and shades (‘blackened’versions of the color). You can use your Color Tool
(see below), to help you identify these in your stash. If you don’t know from
tints, tones and shades, just bring a hunk of your stash and we’ll figure it out
when you get here.
Don’t worry if you don’t have the exact colors. Close is good enough.
And prints are fine as long as one color dominates.
Include two pieces in colors you absolutely love and one which isn’t your
thing (if you don’t have one in your stash, buy one…it’s tough to buy
something you don’t like, but it’s for a good cause. 1/8 yd is plenty.
Glue sticks: One or two. Doesn’t have to be the kind specifically for fabric.
Joen Wolfrom’s 3-in-1 Color Tool – The Ives color wheel is a ‘fan’ tool with red and
green value finders, color schemes made simple, and the whole 'tints, tones,
shades' deal laid out in each color family. This thing is fab! You’ll use it the
rest of your quilting life! Marva usually stocks these and has said she’d order
extra to be available for this class. They’re also available (and in stock) from
Keepsake Quilting (KeepsakeQuilting.com) item #8581, for $16.95 plus shipping (or
call 1-800-865-9458 to order from them by phone). I have two available for
$16.95 each (call me at 785-2156 to reserve one).
A ballpoint pen, a pencil, a cutting
mat, a rotary cutter, a pair of fabric scissors, a pair of
paper-cutting scissors.
3-day Workshop: Tuesday-Thursday, June 15-17, 2004
9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Description: Many quilt artists design and make quilts that relate to each other in some fashion and become recognized as their particular style. Often a single design element appears repeatedly in their work, with variations and additions. The methodical plan for working in a series is the content of this workshop.
Beginning with a simple two or three piece block, plus connecting strips, students will construct a small wall quilt top. The initial block will be the catalyst for the series. Design elements become "unsquare" blocks in various sizes as students use a rainbow of hand dyed fabrics and strip fusing to complete their compositions. Variations, distortions, additions, compound blocks and color modifications are some of the ways to increase the scope of the series.
While fusing is the method used in class, these design variations can be translated into traditionally pieced, but non-traditional quilts. This is a class for the quilter who wants to break free from the norm and is ready to consider building a body of work.
Look forward to plenty of tips on using color and design as well as fusing techniques, and anticipate lots of hands-on designing in this three-day, no-machine
workshop. There will be hand-dyed threads, fabrics, and small quilts for sale during the workshop and after the lecture. Instruction in handstitching in Reckless Embroidery style completes the class.
Check out www.wowmelody.com for a
visual feast and for an additional description of this workshop. For
our class, Melody will be working with the "Lollipop"
design element. You can see examples at www.wowmelody.com/Tiny.html
when you scroll down the page.
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Description: This lecture is about inspiration and evolution. Through slides and quilts Newman will show how she started, how she now works, and share what she has learned and what obstacles she has encountered through a 20-plus year creative journey. Newman intends to encourage by example -- to leave her audience inspired and feeling that they, too, can accomplish their dreams.
Description: This class throws all the rules of stringent design out the window. First we will construct units by exploring machine techniques for texture and form. Then we will add color and depth with paint and colored pencils. Finally, the units will be assembled, collage style, into one fabulous piece. You will find working in the collage style easy and liberating. Subjects that work well are anything that can be layered, like fruits, vegetables, shells, dishes, flowers, leaves... Let your imagination run wild!
Velda's web site: www.veldanewman.com
Costs: $130 for two days
Contact Laurie Mueller to register.
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