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Photos from Kathy Nida's post in DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition
Hope you are planning to come to the opening Saturday night (7-10 PM)...CA Fibers' member Julie Kornblum's piece I'm Still Here...will be here...]]> 4c1d08f1be79a37e303e9880827e2ca2 2015-06-23T00:34:07+01:00 2015-06-23T00:34:07+01:00 California Fibers
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California Fibers Blog: Why Fiber?
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California Fibers Blog provides information about past, current and archived exhibits. Members of California Fibers wish to inform collectors, curators, gallery owners, museum directors as well as other artists about the scope of our work being made nationally and internationally. We are committed t…]]> 8f6e99fe5413377f70f90b87ebaa6c8b 2015-06-21T20:39:15+01:00 2015-06-21T20:39:15+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

The show is starting to take shape and some of the work was featured in Fiber Art Now's Summer Edition]]> f2d991dea5bc06949d137a570f63bd79 2015-06-21T20:38:56+01:00 2015-06-21T20:38:56+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

There is a bit of expectation and edge to Diverted Destruction 8. The Artists of California Fibers are all creating two pieces. Liz will be deciding which pieces get into the show at the last minute. You'll have to come to the show to find out which pieces she includ...]]> ea55cf819336d6b1086db9b5685b5fee 2015-06-11T03:51:15+01:00 2015-06-11T03:51:15+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

It has been a while since my last posting after using the installation foam and sculpting the trees. Afterwards, I painted over the bright white foam to prepare for cutup upholstery pieces to form the bark on the trees. The trees are taking shape as the cut fabric pro...]]> 1df054ce768826e696db8f4326620117 2015-06-10T02:05:47+01:00 2015-06-10T02:05:47+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

Here are images of my second piece in process for the exhibit, over dyed, screen printed, painted and embroidered]]> 6e53c936ef23da4e1801bbf8f9e684c8 2015-06-07T20:44:01+01:00 2015-06-07T20:44:01+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

CA Fibers' member Peggy Wiedemann has two pieces finished for DD8...Messages and Celebration...]]> 5b1167c7d939d6359a1073b15c316cd4 2015-06-07T20:42:10+01:00 2015-06-07T20:42:10+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

There is a bit of expectation and edge to Diverted Destruction 8. The Artists of California Fibers are all creating two pieces. Liz will be deciding which pieces get into the show at the last minute. You'll have to come to the show to find out which pieces she includ...]]> ef8c09ee92849ba9154ef07f1cf0d32c 2015-06-07T01:06:34+01:00 2015-06-07T01:06:34+01:00 California Fibers
Photos from Polly Jacobs Giacchina's post in DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition
This is my second piece that has grown out of fabric as a cover or protection. The fabric wraps around rock and is encased in a salvaged wire knotless netted vessel and copper edge. All is enshrouded by a net layer. Please come enjoy the opening of Diverted Destruction on June 27th 7-10pm]]> d781cc163666fe21d1598553fb8e0759 2015-06-07T01:06:21+01:00 2015-06-07T01:06:21+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

I'm putting the final touches on my piece for the Diverted Destruction 8 exhibition. Adding some embroidery and stitching and a few pieces of dried corn that I found in the cupboard. Just seemed to fit.]]> ad32bdea6e8ae5e33f910468be91a08d 2015-06-04T15:49:11+01:00 2015-06-04T15:49:11+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

CA Fiber's member Lydia Tjioe Hall is continuing work on her second DD8 piece: "Once I had traced the desired pattern with my sewing machine, I then removed the back ground around the line work, leaving me with a web of geometrical lines. Then I continued tracing the l...]]> 76354ee8d4a10928d2307e61d5d1b53b 2015-06-04T01:05:42+01:00 2015-06-04T01:05:42+01:00 California Fibers

Art in LA: Recommendations for June 2015 - Life In LA
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Art in LA is the new monthly go-to list for arts related events in and around Los Angeles. In Search of the Sacred...]]> ddaafdebc85dcd79e2f944c373e2c911 2015-05-30T19:32:42+01:00 2015-05-30T19:32:42+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

CA Fibers' member Charlotte Bird's two DD8 pieces are ready for exhibit...Midcentury 1, 18"x18", quilt from recycled upholstery fabric, saved-from-waste-bin cotton fabric, vintage and newer buttons; Midcentury 2, 18"x18", same materials (not the same image!)...the openi...]]> 3458b669e57d58994cda5136bfe0815b 2015-05-22T01:26:27+01:00 2015-05-22T01:26:27+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

CA Fibers member Doshi writes about her piece..."After a very busy semester I finally had time to work on my DD8 pieces. Laying out the various fabrics and arranging colors and patterns, I realized this looked like a project I give my design students: a stack of fabrics...]]> 207d512f76edfa53f4b42c926a9db418 2015-05-15T00:57:53+01:00 2015-05-15T00:57:53+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

I'm almost finished. Thought my patchwork quarter jacket could use a collar. Here are before and after pics.]]> 0b88aac02996f61ccace26f242738208 2015-05-12T07:01:16+01:00 2015-05-12T07:01:16+01:00 California Fibers
Diverted Destruction Details
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So I can't post final pictures of the two Diverted Destruction pieces here until the end of May, since one will be in a magazine and I don't know why not the other, but whatever...the photographer ...]]> f81cccbbd662a06678dab33314557cdf 2015-05-12T05:28:46+01:00 2015-05-12T05:28:46+01:00 California Fibers

Fiber artists find inspiration in ancient stones : Larchmont Chronicle
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Fiber artists find inspiration in ancient stones in the Peruvian Highlands and a fabric swatch for Cameron Taylor-Brown’s new fiber art quartet.]]> d00ff37aa02c89620befd83fbf25e479 2015-05-12T05:27:38+01:00 2015-05-12T05:27:38+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

Doing a lot of cutting of fabric and then thinking of fabric and material as a cover or wrapping]]> c41903b930a4c5590bc64e7e6265b350 2015-05-08T15:47:07+01:00 2015-05-08T15:47:07+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

CA Fibers' member Lydia Tjioe Hall is ending her work on the first piece...these are the two finished layers for her first Diverted Destruction piece...the webbed piece which will be the top layer and the embroidered landscape will be the bottom layer. And then a detail...]]> 593813eeffa7a320d47be6dfee1a9154 2015-05-01T08:05:15+01:00 2015-05-01T08:05:15+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

Another work in progress in my "Majestic Stone" Series. This one starts with a picture of an old Incan wall and "contemporary" door (everything is relative, right?) in Ollantaytambo, Peru. I've added weaving around the perimeter and lightly hit the weaving with translu...]]> 1a873a86ba4ef53bb41982b2d7b7663f 2015-05-01T08:04:43+01:00 2015-05-01T08:04:43+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

It's been a while since I checked in. After I stripped the paper off the fabric, back in February, I made a base for the first piece out of some architectural metal samples someone had given me. I decided to cut the plastic tubing lengthwise and insert the Andromeda fab...]]> d8bf7e3bd2d82fe531f6837e2ae7c167 2015-04-27T04:34:14+01:00 2015-04-27T04:34:14+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

The next step after making the handmade paper was applying it to the canvas to create the dimensional landscape background. Next was gathering all the blue materials to create the river water. I then shredded the thick upholstery materials and made blue handmade paper w...]]> 061c9058a5f1128ee38ce17847ebe5b9 2015-04-14T16:03:56+01:00 2015-04-14T16:03:56+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

I've been working on the second piece, using all the leftovers from my friend Mariah's traditionally pieced quilts...including blocks and strips...and then adding a figure on top...still using only her leftovers...]]> 9402c2b776cca47a04c61b85e53fdb80 2015-04-14T15:59:50+01:00 2015-04-14T15:59:50+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

CA Fibers' member Lydia Tjioe Hall continues with her second piece: "For this second repurposing project, I want to focus on line and space to create a three-dimensional object. To begin, I decided to combine these two swatch patterns in various manners to create one co...]]> e39d35808a437d4998b08b4e85ec865e 2015-04-09T13:54:48+01:00 2015-04-09T13:54:48+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

CA Fibers' member Lydia Tjioe Hall talks about her second recycled piece: "In my second Diverted Destruction piece, I decided to use two swatch patterns called “Majestic Wave and Majestic Vibe”. I am interested in the symmetric lines that seem to move and blend into one...]]> a28a25c00082c2c25c026cadd2e925c4 2015-04-08T21:04:55+01:00 2015-04-08T21:04:55+01:00 California Fibers
DIVERTED DESTRUCTION 8 - The Fabric Edition

This is my second approach to this project, Diverted Destruction. In the first work, I chose to transform the fabrics I selected so that they became a secondary element in the overall design. In this piece titled, Blossom, I embraced the leaf design. Not only did I i...]]>