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ERROR in a Post sent by GOOGLE to SAQA CENTRAL CANADA members - re: 'COLOUR WITH A U' Exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:07:00 +0000

IMPORTANT NOTICE

On June 8th, our Regional Rep received information from several members that a post regarding our COLOUR WITH A U Exhibition (currently on display at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in Almont ON) arrived in subscribers' mailbox that was NOT intended to be shared again, as it was an old post from the SAQA Central Canada post archives during pandemic days as far back as 2020.

PLEASE IGNORE that post!

As the blog administrator, I did not receive a copy in my mailbox and am not aware of the date or content of the post arriving in mailboxes around/on June 8th, so I cannot reply to the issues. I will say that once in a while in the past this has happened with the platform we use for this old blog established by our Mary Pal, and even she cannot seem to cancel or leave the blog behind.

In order to avoid this type of unfortunate sharing of incorrect information by the platform itself, my own suggestion would be that we use our SAQA CENTRAL CANADA Facebook page as our main circulation platform for news and events notifications.

However, that is up to our members and the Regional Reps/Committee members.

Once again, this apology comes to ensure that we have an understanding that our:

COLOUR WITH A U Exhibition is indeed open and being well-loved by the visitors to the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in Almonte, ON.

EXHIBITION CONTINUES through July 2, 2022 at the

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Kit Vincent Art, Ottawa, ON

Colour with a U is a juried exhibition of 35 art quilts created by Canadian SAQA members. In Canada, we spell colour with a “u”. We care about the “u”, it makes us unique. We care about the “you”, it brings us together.

Forty-four artists have reflected on the theme of diversity and inclusion to give “colourful” representations of our Canadian cultural identity. Each offers an individual perspective on how we as Canadians see ourselves in our social, historical, and physical landscape.

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TEXTILE MUSEUM

3 Rosamond Street East
Almonte, Ontario K0A 1A0
Phone: (613) 256-3754
Email: curator@mvtm.ca

FIBRE ARTS CAMP/RETREAT at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning returns July 25-29th and we welcome our SAQA friends to join us...

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 23:28:00 +0000

(Note the beautiful Inspiration in the red FINE ART quilt by SAQA Artist Heather Pregger above)

Hi everyone…

Hoping your summer plans are starting to fall in place and that you all have time with the family and friends that have always been such a special part of your lives. As Artists, we are always keen to share time together, and it has been some time since we have had that opportunity.

Plans are underway with the support of our local Health Unit and the TETT Community for our Tett Centre facility and Instructors to be allowed to bring back classes and support for our friends and neighbors in the arts. And so, we welcome the FIBRE ARTS CAMP Retreat in late July, and it is to be the celebrated as a "return to almost normal" Workshop Series to be launched in late July!

INSPIRATION happens when everyone in a classroom is up for just some design play that has no rules and offers them the chance to create as they go... sharing, caring, and trying new things, open to improvisation and using either the hand or machine... what could be better!.

INSPIRATION: A FIBRE ARTS RETREAT...

Monday through Sunday, July 25th-31st, 2022

Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning

370 King Street West, Kingston, ON

9:30-5 pm daily, Lower Level Activity Room/Gallery space

Register on Eventbrite today!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inspiration-a-fibre-art-retreat5-days-of-workshops-focused-on-textiles-tickets-357496300057

The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning

Programming includes artist Bethany Garner hosting as the ART CAMP classroom Instructor over five days, sharing different fibre art technique classes each day during the week, (and during our special two-day INDIGO Dyeing event which will be posted on Eventbrite separately for those who are interested in staying longer or coming just for the two days of Indigo play on the last two scheduled days of ART Camp.)

We will start with a full day of FLAT DYEING (Monday), followed by Mark Making/Print work (Tuesday), Natural Dyes, Rust and Eco-printing (on Wednesday), Wet/Embellisher felting/ demos, and Hand Stitching (Thursday), and we will create an Improvisational, Original Art Quilt (Friday).

With the goal to get you excited about using all-new Instructor projects and sharing some requested/fibre art friends' favourite techniques, we will work each morning and in the afternoons, share projects including things like overlays of dyed cheesecloth, embellishing machine accents (we would love you to bring your embellishing machine - time to get them going again!), exploration of yarn/wrappings/vessels, and yes, all the thread and needle play we can convince you to bring together with your imagination...

Come join the fun of the FIBRE ART camp if you have time in July!!

https://www.tettcentre.org/.../inspiration-a-fibre-arts...

Supplies lists will be provided as soon as the student registration has been noted through Eventbrite.

If YOUR summer days allow, consider the drive to Lake Ontario's beautiful TETT Centre for Creativity and Learning and join us for 7 wonderful days if possible, or at least 5!

(Workshops are scheduled at the TETT Centre for Creativity and Learning the week of July 25-31st. The registration information is posted today on Eventbrite, and will be found this week on the TETT Events pages - so do check your calendar soon, as only 12 seats are available.

AND: Remember, SUMMER CAMP Rocks!!!

On the 30th and 31st of July, we will have a separate event: Two-day INDIGO DYE WORKSHOP

A separate Registration will be on EVENTBRITE for the INDIGO weekend event… and you might consider adding it to your plans for being at the TETT for all 7 days.

Students will enjoy TWO Indigo Dye Days - one day for the dye play and the second for creating your own artwork with samples of the cloth you dye...

Everyone, regardless of experience, is welcome at our 2022 Fibre Arts Camp... and you have every chance to take new steps toward art play or just time to be with friends and learn from each other!

Lots of room in the classrooms will include our use of the Activity Room and 1/2 of the TETT Art Gallery space on the ground level... and parking is available nearby... (meals will be available in the Juniper Cafe down the hall from the activity Room and Gallery. Time to sit outdoors and enjoy LAKE ONTARIO just outside our doors is a special treat! And the city is always filled with amazing walks along the waterfront and downtown eateries are spectacular! Come play!

Cheers, and hope you might join us in July!

Bethany

Contact: bethanygarner.art[at]gmail.com or 613-893-0529 for mobile calls/messages/texts

( I have a pdf that I can send you with more information about each day's project work if you email me, and the Course Student Supplies lists will be provided to registrants after I have received news from Eventbrite.)

Note:

Distance participants could stay with friends or drive back and forth if close by or living in the city of Kingston, or Frontenac County... but there are many reasonable Hotels (and I suggest the "summer accommodations" at the very close by Queen's University

Visit: Summer Accommodations online ...

https://eventservices.queensu.ca/accommodations/

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 23:55:00 +0000

KINGSTON FIBRE ARTISTS

Please join the artists from the Kingston area

for their ART THREADS Exhibition and Sale of artwork

Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning

Level One Gallery

April 2 - 30, 2022

Opening Day and Meet the Artists is April 2nd 10-5 pm

Demonstrations by several artists April 27-29th in the Activity Room next to the Gallery.

Everyone welcome...

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 17:18:00 +0000

ART THREADS

is open at the TETT CENTRE

370 King Street West, just off Sir John A Blvd.

in the west end of downtown Kingston

October 24-November 4, 2021

10 am to 4 pm, with artists in the Gallery for greetings

To our friends and always to visitors to the SAQA area across Ontario, the Kingston Fibre Artists welcome you to enjoy our Annual Show this next two weeks if you need a lovely ride to Kingston.

14 members, all creating the most beautiful art have finally had the opportunity to come back to the Gallery on the lower level of the TETT Centre for Creativity and Learning a located on the Lake Ontario Waterfront. Our Opening was wonderful yesterday, and we enjoyed seeing many friends, community neighbors and distance visitors enjoying our art over the 10 am to 5 pm first day to visit the Gallery.

Many of our members are or have been members of SAQA and we certainly have all benefitted from our associations with each of you along the way!

Please share and bring a friend for a lovely walk-through - the artworks are beautiful!! Just a little peek here... starting with the stunning artwork of DENISE SOKOLSKY... above.

Artwork from left to right: Janet Elliott. Robin Laws Field (top), Seymone Armstrong, Lori Everett, center and far-right, and Wilma Kenny (two floral pieces)

Artwork above by Linda Coulter, Denise Sokolsky, top, Lori Everett, lower, followed by Hilary Scanlon (2 pieces one above the other), Lori Everett (pink and red/circles), and Carolyn Barnett, felted vest.

The group created small fabric boxes (about 30 of them) for support for next year's Gallery Rental and they were very popular - many going home to distances far beyond Kingston as gifts.

Many visitors stopped to chat and share their love of the artwork they were enjoying throughout the day. Our Artists were all there to share the stories of working through 18 months of pandemic lockdowns and staying creative and busy through those long months.

All in all, Opening was a great day and very inspirational for the visitors and artists alike to be together in person once again - all COVID protocols in place, masks on, and QR codes checked at the door... a big change over the many years we have shared art with guests.

Artwork shared here created by Robin Laws Field, Bethany Garner, and Janet Elliott!

Many more wonderful pieces awaiting your visit! Hope to see you before November 4th... Everyone WELCOME!

MAKING ART... a summer project and a wonderful opportunity. How have each of you here in Central Canada Region been doing? Please do share...

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 16:45:00 +0000

CLOTH IN COMMON

QUESTIONING, What's Next, Bethany Garner, 2021, Cloth in Common, Art Quilt

https://clothincommon.com/

Summer is flying by and it has been a busy albeit fairly locked down summer... and being able to create ARTWORK is all the fun I need to just keep working away during these days when we all are still pretty well homebound. We arts practitioners are busy enjoying walks, taking solace in the world around us, and yes, setting calendar dates for possible openings for galleries and shows. MAYBE even being together with the friends and relatives we all love so very much to be with... LIVE, in the same room or at least out of doors... a few feet apart!

Living in the beautiful City of Kingston, ON, and sharing the water views from Lake Ontario through my Studio window with a few visitors is wonderful! As the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning opened its doors once again to the public - all Kingston Frontenac Health Unit rules in place and being observed so well, we are seeing a few visitors now and then. Many folks are just staying close to home and immediate family!!

I recently accepted an invitation to become a member of CLOTH IN COMMON, a tremendous 12 Artist Collective of the most amazing artists, living and practicing their art worldwide. Having followed this group for MANY years now as they shared their new artwork, created in the homes/studios that I would dearly love to be able to step into one day... I am honored to have this opportunity. Over the past few weeks, I finished my first contribution to the group's ROUND 3 Series. Each year, 6 quilts, created by each member, working on the agreed STRUCTURES theme and with a prompt by Karol Kusmaul to work on FACES.

My 40"h x 26"w quilt started with the base fabric from Cultured Expressions and owner Lisa Shepherd in New Jersey, USA. Her cloth lines are original, created by young artists in Africa, and are a group I have supported with cloth coming into my collection over many years. This piece is Jacquard linen, hand-dyed and purchased as a 2 m. piece. It speaks to me of the virus that is circulating through the background of our lives... and while yes, I know this piece was created long before we knew about the Covid-19 virus, the artist who created the cloth may have had experience with circulating. deep visions in her own creative mind.

I selected fabrics from my growing Marcia Derse collection, and drafted some small line figures and card stock patterns, and got going... creating a group of ten figures with BLANK faces - unknown but collective friends I may know, but perhaps are gathered somewhere about the world during these pandemic days. What are they considering - "QUESTIONING, What's Next". Africa has billions of humans who have not even seen a vaccine... no shots in arms, no outdoor vaccination centres, drive-throughs, health unit walk-in centres... AND SO MANY LIVES WERE LOST TO THE PANDEMIC..

The people gathered here in my workspace... each little figure a bit different and giving me the time to think about where we are, and who we could be if we just all pitched in to save the world!

The finish line was set by a "prompt sharing" on the 27th-31st of July, when each member of the collective shared their work and story on our blog: (have a good peek and enjoy all of the series and artwork, and if you have time, go into Rounds 1 and 2 and see what has happened as the artists worked through the various themes and prompts over the years.

https://clothincommon.com/category/musings/

Finally, I added a series of hand-stitches and may add more now that the piece is "finished and framed (and yes, I can do that now, filling empty spaces carefully by hand). Hope you enjoyed the story!

See you along the way - at my Studio 214D the TETT Centre for Creativity and Learning on W. King Street in Kingston, or here at the blog. I will try harder to get back to posting along the way! Hard to believe we are walking into August!

If you have NEWS, STUDIO WORK OR GALLERY PARTICPATION to share

just send your text and photos to me at: bethanygarner.art{at}gmail.com and let's get your post up!

Missing all of my SAQA Central Canada friends!

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:06:00 +0000

Virtual presentation of Colour with a U at the Muse,

Lake of the Woods Museum, Kenora, ON

Tuesday, June 15th at 7pm CT (8pm ET)

While Ontario is allowing some outdoor activities, unfortunately, Museums will remain closed for some time yet. This means that the Muse is not able to open its doors to visitors to see the fully installed Colour with a U exhibition at the museum.

You are invited to join Lori Nelson, Curator of the Muse, and Tracey Lawko, Colour with a U Travelling Exhibition Co-ordinator, for a virtual tour of the 33 wonderful art quilts on Tuesday, June 15th at 7pm CT.

Please email lnelson@themusekenora.ca to register.

Inspired by the art we all share here in Ontario and beyond as fibre artists, Bethany Garner shares an evening TETT TALK in support of the TETT Centre for Creativity and Learning, Kingston, ON

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Sat, 08 May 2021 12:23:00 +0000

(photo inspiration, Virginia Spiegel, SAQA Artist, and arts practice friend)

ART of Creativity and Survival during the Pandemic

Bethany Garner

The Tett presents resident artist for a ZOOM presentation on May 20, 2021

6:30-8 pm in Studio D, Tett Creativity Studios

Registration: https://art-of-creativity-tett-talk-with-bethany-garner.eventbrite.ca

During the past year, the time I have been able to spend with my arts practice as a Resident Artist at the TETT Centre's CREATIVITY STUDIOS has been a quiet meditation on the situation we have all been exploring together during the Pandemic Days here in Canada and specifically in Kingston.

I am so pleased to be one of nine Resident Studio Artists who each practice their skills and create amazing new art in their studios at the TETT. Since joining the cohort in 2019, I have so enjoyed the opportunity to share my skills and artwork with students and visitors across the Kingston and Frontenac County area and beyond. While the time is available, we all are using our Studio space to create when time and the pandemic Health Regulations allow. The chance to be actively teaching in-person classes has been restricted for quite a long time.

WE MISS YOU, our art friends, dancers, musicians and visitors!

This presentation allows me the chance to not only support the Kingston Arts Community through your registration and attendance at the TETT Centre's TETT TALK on May 20th, but to have the time for sharing an evening of my artwork, talk about what inspires me to continue exploring new skills and techniques and celebrate those who inspire me! It will be fun to enjoy an in-person chat with each of you attending and share how I have survived the quiet days and weeks during the pandemic's progression over the past 13 months.

I do hope that you will come along and enjoy time with our Community friends who love a Zoom talk... and the chance to have time for questions and share your thoughts about your artwork is important to me. We will have time at the end of my presentation to do just that!

Joining the presentation is easy: just click on the EVENTBRITE link at the top of the page and register through their tickets portal for your seat in our evening talk. The donations of your fee will go directly to the TETT Centre for the ongoing support of classroom events starting as soon as our KFL&A Public Health professionals are able to lift the restrictions for in-person classes at the TETT.

We all look forward to those wonderful days with area friends and especially the youngsters to seek to come and visit and learn with us here at the TETT.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THE LINK to register with friends near and far. Everyone welcome!

https://art-of-creativity-tett-talk-with-bethany-garner.eventbrite.ca

I look forward to having time with you and please feel free to share our link for the talk... the more who attend, the more chance for YOU to share in the evening of slides sharing, artwork viewing and learning about my inspiration with friends around the world as I work on projects during these quiet days.

Bethany

www.bethanygarner.com

The TETT Centre, 370 King Street West, Kingston, ON

TWO GIRLS AND A CANOE, Bethany Garner, 2021

Now on display at the Wellington County Museum and Archives in Elora/Fergus, ON

Under the needle in Studio 214 D at the TETT, Bethany's new Indigo wall quilt ready for framing...

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:38:00 +0000

A Message From Tracey Lawko,

COLOUR WITH A "U" TOO Coordinator

MAKE TIME IF YOU CAN...

Last 10 days to see Colour with a U Too

at Agnes Jamieson Gallery!

Tuesday, March 16th - Saturday, April 10, 2021

10am - 4pm

176 Bobcaygeon Rd.

Minden, ON

Masks required. Maximum 10 people at a time.

No appointment is necessary.

https://mindenhills.ca/agnes-jamieson-art-gallery/

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:21:00 +0000

Susan Selby - Green to Make my Heart Sing

Colour with a U Too
Agnes Jamieson Gallery
Minden, Ontario, Canada
March 16 - April 10, 2021

Colour with a U Too is a juried exhibition of 9 art quilts created by Canadian SAQA members. In Canada, we spell colour with a “u”. We care about the “u”, it makes us unique. We care about the “you”, it brings us together. Nine artists have reflected on the theme of diversity and inclusion to give “colourful” representations of our Canadian cultural identity. Each offers an individual perspective on how we as Canadians see ourselves in our social, historical, and physical landscape.

Gallery location:

176 Bobcaygeon Rd.

Minden, ON

Masks required. Maximum 10 people at a time. No appointment necessary. https://mindenhills.ca/agnes-jamieson-art-gallery/

Best regards.

Tracey
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Tracey Lawko
Chair, "Colour with a U” Travelling Exhibitions
Studio Art Quilt Associates
www.saqa.com
tracey@traceylawko.com
www.traceylawko.com

Please mark your calendar : FUZZY MALL, SAQA Artist, extends an invitation to enjoy his 'FOREST BATH Exhibition', Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON.

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:43:00 +0000

FOREST BATH

FUZZY MALL, Artist

Carnegie Gallery

10 King Street West

Dundas, Ontario

April 9- May 2, 2021

Meet and Greet at the Gallery

April 10, 1-3 pm

Information: www.carnegiegallery.org

905-627-4265

Gallery Hours: Tues. - Sat 10 am to 4:30 pm, Sunday 12 - 4:30 pm

Congratulations to our own SUSAN AVISHAI, MARY PAL, MITA GIACOMINI and ANA PAULA BRASIL for this lovely honour... (and my apology to Susan - my fingers missed her name and this is so wonderful for all five of our Ontario artists)

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:31:00 +0000

Artists selected for SOFA (now Intersect Chicago)

Congratulations to the twenty artists selected by juror Jane Sauer for Intersect Chicago (formerly SOFA, Sculpture Objects Functional Art). This event takes place annually at Chicago's Navy Pier and focuses on three-dimensional artworks that cross the boundaries of fine art, decorative art, fiber arts, and design. The 2020 event will be presented as an online-only event.

MORE DETAILS

Selected Artists:

Susan Avishai (Ontario, Canada) - Kaddish
Marie Bergstedt (California, USA) - Emerson, Chicago 1930
Beth Blankenship (Alaska, USA) - Virtuous Circle
Linda Blust (Nevada, USA) - Desire
Ana Paula Brasil (Ontario, Canada) - Shooting Star
Linda Colsh (Maryland, USA) - Once Belonged
Shannon Conley (Oklahoma, USA) - Tesseract
Susan Else (California, USA) - Lullaby
Mita Giacomini (Ontario, Canada) - Glimmer
Cindy Grisdela (Virginia, USA) - Neapolitan
Donna Katz (Illinois, USA) - Water Over Sky
Patty Kennedy-Zafred (Pennsylvania, USA) - Jewels of Kenya
Susan Lenz (South Carolina, USA) - Wasted Words: War
Viviana Lombrozo (California, USA) - Saturation
Susie Monday (Texas, USA) - Transformation 1 & 2 (Diptych)
Diane Nunez (Michigan, USA) - Two By Two
Mary Pal (Ontario, Canada) - Willie
Susan Rienzo (Florida, USA) - Unknown Stories
Arturo Sandoval (Kentucky, USA) - Pattern Fusion No. 19: Motherboard 10 (vertical)
Sandra Teepen (Georgia, USA) - Chair #2

Intersect Chicago: The Future of SOFA (SAQA Special Exhibition)

Nov 05, 2020

- Nov 12, 2020

Intersect Chicago (formerly SOFA, Sculpture Objects Functional Art) takes place annually at Chicago's Navy Pier, and focuses on three-dimensional artworks that cross the boundaries of fine art, decorative art, fiber arts, and design. SAQA was invited to present a Special Exhibition at the 2020 event, which has now been moved online.

•   The online event will open with a VIP Preview Day on November 5, 2020
•   Intersect Chicago: The Future of SOFA will be live and open to the public from November 6-12, 2020
•   Art will be available for sale on Artsy from November 6-December 5, 2020

This is an unparalleled opportunity to present to the art world elite the contemporary viability of fiber as a fine art medium. Twenty pieces have been selected by Juror Jane Sauer.

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:13:00 +0000

“Colour with a U Too” opens at

RiverBrink Art Museum Wednesday, August 5th!
August 5 - September 5, 2020
RiverBrink Art Museum
116 Queenston St.
Queenston, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

Call 905-262-4510 or email manager@riverbrink.org to book your entry time

Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 2:30pm (closing at 4pm).

Check www.riverbrink.org for entry protocol.

We hope you will see this exhibition in person!

You may also see the art quilts virtually. RiverBrink Art Museum showcased “Colour with a U Too” in their “Coffee with the Curator” on July 10th and it is now available online: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ifx6x2xWKhU

Curator Debra Antoncic provides an interesting introduction referencing the textile work of Joyce Wieland; does a walk-through the exhibition, and invites the artists (most were present) to talk about their work.

And don’t forget, “Colour with a U” continues at Homer Watson House & Gallery, Kitchener, ON until September 7th. You’ll want to see them both!

Tracey

Tracey Lawko
Chair, Colour with a U Travelling Exhibition

Studio Art Quilt Associates

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Thu, 07 May 2020 00:30:00 +0000

Hello Art Quilt enthusiasts,

Many have been asking for news about our two wonderful exhibitions, “Colour with a U” at Homer Watson House and Gallery and “Colour with a U Too” at RiverBrink Art Museum. Both exhibitions have been fully installed, but sadly and understandably, the galleries are closed due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus.

You can experience these exhibitions virtually through the 60-minute slideshow we prepared for the virtual SAQA moSAiQA conference https://vimeo.com/401994763/228b98385e

as well as this 3-minute video prepared by Faith Hieblinger, Juror for “Colour with a U.” https://www.homerwatson.on.ca/exhibitions/virtual-exhibition/

Our beautiful 64-page catalogue, complete with Juror essays, includes a full page for each of the 35 artworks selected for “Colour with a U” and the 9 art quilts in “Colour with a U Too”. Copies can be purchased through Homer Watson House & Gallery for $20.00 plus shipping and taxes.https://www.homerwatson.on.ca/exhibitions/virtual-exhibition/ (Canadian orders only please.)

US and International orders can be placed through the SAQA store.

https://saqa.z2systems.com/np/clients/saqa/product.jsp?product=1007&

“Colour with a U” and “Colour with a U Too” are juried exhibitions of art quilts created by Canadian members of Studio Art Quilt Associates on the theme of diversity and inclusion.

Best regards.

Tracey
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Tracey Lawko
Chair, Canadian Regional Juried Exhibition 2020: "Colour with a U"
Studio Art Quilt Associates
www.saqa.com

416-432-1254
tracey@traceylawko.com
www.traceylawko.com

Hi everyone - we are all doing our own ART PLAY at home these days - a full 33 days since the arts programming at the TETT Centre closed down, and classes started being postponed or moved forward in the 2020 calendar - are you still out there and interested???

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 15:00:00 +0000

Well - imagine me about 20 years ago -

There I was, a younger and eager and dynamic Fibreworks Kingston student who was in a Weekend Workshop classroom with Toronto's master artist in fibre, Marion Spanjerdt, at the St. Lawrence College - and we were given the Board Room in the Executive Wing on the 12000 floor - just for the weekend and yes, it was AWESOME FUN. I so wish I could go back in time and enjoy some fun with artist friends and with the amazing artists from our past!

Homage to Hundertwasser, Marion Spanjerdt

We painted pieces that were intended for collage works and the art play was the very best fun!

There I was with the long hair I was growing out as my big sister Patricia had double mastectomies scheduled and she might lose her hair - so my younger sister, Terrye and I decided to let our hair grow and maybe Patty would need it - she was fine and her hair went totally white (like mine these days) and I was an aspiring teacher at the College and did that for 23 years before the SLC Fibre Arts Programming dissolved before my eyes... to be no longer as a diploma program, as the Arts Funding for Colleges has been cut off by the Province and only short term classes might be added for the programs in Continuing Ed.

So, now I play at the TETT Centre and have some really wonderful students in small classes that carry on as being fun and playful and hope that we will all be back in the classroom together soon.

NOTE: Updated information on classroom dates will follow as soon as I am advised by the City of Kingston.

The ART OF THE HANDMADE STITCH Class I planned for April 17th has been postponed to May 22nd and fingers crossed we can get together then. Students have been contacted.

The DYE DAY, ALL ABOUT PLAY class scheduled for May 3rd, 2020 is still on, but may also be postponed for the second time due to the Covid-19 rules for the City of Kingston re-opening for the TETT Centre.

Fingers crossed we will be together May 3rd, but perhaps not. We have guidelines designed to protect all of our visitors to the TETT as well as the staff and our Instructors. Kingston is doing well, but there are still high spikes across Canada... so we wait!

I have re-booked another date, May 31st in the Rehearsal Hall to allow for the full complement of students to be Physical Distancing safely together in one large room.

Keep watching here or at the FIBREWORKS KINGSTON Blog... and I will be notifying students already enrolled as news comes to me. http://fibreworkskingston.blogspot.com/

Update: I have been advised today by a SAQA Central member that all municipal buildings in Ottawa are closed until the end of June, so who knows. We may receive this information across the country.

Stitch up some fabric masks if you have the supplies and be sure to line them with a non-woven like new coffee filters or better yet, if you can get ahold of Pellon 830 Non-Woven 'Easy Pattern' nonwoven interfacing from Fabricland or elsewhere online it is a perfect deterrent to any droplets leaving or coming to you! Help protect everyone you come in contact with if you have to be out of the home.

NOTE: I have been advised today that HEPA filter fabrics are NOT appropriate as they may include fibreglass extruded threads...

Be kind to and tolerant of each other, love your family and MAKE ART!

Bethany

2020 SAQA Central Canada Retreat April 27-30th canceled this date....

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:11:00 +0000

FOR OUR SAQA CENTRAL CANADA MEMBERS...

A note from Maggie Vanderweit received this morning, and shared with the registered participants for the 2020 SAQA central Canada CRIEFF HILLS Retreat - a sad reality and yet, the very best decision at this time.

Hello dear friends,
I am very sorry to confirm what I am sure you already suspect. We are going to have to cancel the 2020 SAQA retreat. In view of the virus situation, I predict we will still, unfortunately, be needing to socially distance.

I was soooo looking forward to our time together to create, inspire, connect, recharge and relax. I am sure you are all equally disappointed. It would have been really great.

I have contacted Crieff to let them know our intentions and I'm awaiting their response about our $100 deposits. I wanted you to know about the cancellation first. We will be working out the financial details with you shortly.

I was thinking we could take a page from moSAiQA and have a zoom meeting sometime during that week (April 27th - 30th) to do some show and share and visiting. Are you game to try it? Zooming was an amazing success at the SAQA conference last weekend.

I really hope you are all keeping well, keeping safe and keeping artistically busy! Very big hugs,

I’ll be in touch soon.

Maggie

Contact Maggie through her FB or website contact links. (or the emails she sent you today).

Hoping all of you will stay in touch with each other, and feel free to send me information to post on SAQA CENTRAL Blog! I would be delighted to have "What I have been doing" articles to share and they should include the text as you want them shared, and large file (2MB or more) jpeg photos to insert with your stories.

Please do be well and happy as work in your home-based studio spaces. Be focused on creating your new dyed, painted, pieced, woven, sculpted and machine and hand-worked pieces for your own art practice. Feel free to share - though Social Media or here on our blog.

Try to support the many initiatives that are needed for our community hospitals and institutions if you are able.

See you again along the way!

Bethany

The exciting SAQA Spotlight Auction of member artworks (that are simply stunning) opens Thursday March 19th this week, and the bidding is open to EVERYONE - have a peek!.

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:27:00 +0000

THANK YOU to all of our SAQA members who donated part or all of their 2020 Conference fees to support our VIRTUAL MoSAiQA Conference starting this Thursday evening, March 19th. DETAILS BELOW
IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED or want to join in NOW - register today! Our BOLD and COMMITTED Board of Directors and Conference Planners have been working night and day to be able to offer this opportunity to SAQA members around the world! We welcome each of you to be there with us!
Conference Details - just click on the dots below for the links!

The 2020 Spotlight Auction is now virtual!

The Spotlight Auction is an annual event that takes place at every SAQA conference. Donated pieces are sold through a silent auction at the conference banquet. But now it's gone virtual!

We have over 265 pieces of beautiful artwork donated by SAQA members from around the world. All pieces submitted to the auction will now be available for bidding online and EVERYONE can participate (including non-SAQA members).

Click here for a sneak peek of the auction artwork.

Note that pieces are still being added and not all are currently online yet. Please do not contact us if you do not see your piece.

Each piece is mounted on an 8" x 10" mat with a 4.5" x 6.5” opening and placed in a clear cellophane sleeve.

The auction will open for bidding for all pieces on Thursday, March 19 at 7pm EDT. The opening bid for each piece is $20 with $10 bidding increments.

Shipping costs will be calculated at the end of the auction.

Shipping to US/Canada - $15 USD for up to 5 pieces.
Shipping outside US/Canada - $30 USD for up to 5 pieces.

All the pieces have been divided up into 8 Tables.

Each table has a different ending time. Tables 1-4 will close every 30 minutes between 7:30-9pm Friday March 20 and Tables 5-8 will close between 7:30-9pm Saturday, March 21.

Additional information will be provided soon about how everything will work. Stay tuned for more details!

Questions? Email us at spotlight@saqa.com.

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE - you can join us and attend right from your own home!!

The VIRTUAL conference officially begins on Thursday evening March 19th with the fun-filled members 'Icebreaker' where you will still have a chance to interact with your fellow members in virtual meeting rooms.

Our featured speakers will still include keynote Consuelo Jimenez Underwood plus Shin-hee Chin and the collaborative team of Miranda Bouchard, Judy Martin, and Penny Berens.

A panel of activist artists will discuss experiences on the art, organization, and passion it takes for meaningful community projects. Learn more about the creative pursuits of students from the textile program at OCAD. Get the scoop about SAQA's future plans with a presentation by SAQA Board VP Deborah Boschert.

The Virtual conference will still offer a great selection of breakout presentations. But you don't have to choose which ones - all will be available for viewing including some new content!

You will have the opportunity to find how to market yourself as an artist, organize your artwork, and become more environmentally "green" in your studio.

The popular Lightning Talks are still on the schedule as well!

And while we can't visit the Colour with a U exhibition in person, you will have the opportunity to view all the beautiful artwork in a slideshow presentation.

Instead of Friday Night Out, we will have Friday Night In! Gather around our virtual tables and chat with fellow attendees and get updates about the online Spotlight Auction.

Join everyone again on Saturday evening for even more online networking and fun.

Unfortunately, we will not be able to do the MoSAiQA Stitch project but feel free to bring a small stitch project to work on during the virtual conference.

Have a question about the Conference? Contact us at conference@saqa.com

For our SAQA Members in central Canada ... artwork display opportunity to consider in Perth ON for Eastern ON members

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 15:15:00 +0000

Artwork by KAREN GOETZINGER 2018

Happy New Year everyone...

Here is a note from SAQA Central member Anita Payne regarding an upcoming opportunity for displaying your art in a Gallery in Perth Ontario...

Hello SAQA members in eastern Ontario:

Streve Design Studio Boutique and Gallery (https://strevedesign.com/) in Perth is owned by Cheryl Straby.

She has a different show in her gallery every two months. Currently the gallery is showing art with the theme "Red". Two of my quilts are in this exhibit.

Cheryl would like to showcase quilt art in March and April 2020. There is no specific theme, but a theme could arise from the submitted works.

Quilt art pieces need to be ready to hang. Your work would have to be priced for sale. The gallery would keep 40% of the sale price for items that sell.

You would be responsible for bringing your quilts to Perth and picking them up after the show.

Please let Cheryl know if you have any questions and send her images of quilts that you would like to be considered for the March-April show.

Happy New Year!

Anita

Anita Payne De Gaia

Secretary, Canadian Federation of University Women Perth and District

Citizens' Climate Lobby Leader, Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston

On unceded Algonquin territory in Lanark County, Ontario

Cell: 613-267-0881

Sending along the very best wishes for your 2019 end of the year Holidays, and as we move into the changing decade - be Well, Happy and MAKE ART!

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 15:16:00 +0000

On this Christmas Day, thinking of all of our 229 SAQA members across Central Canada and those who have become cherished friends and neighbors from around our world of the Fibre and Textile Arts!

Knowing that we all have deadlines and projects that are on the go - not one more moment of your time, except to say HAPPY CHRISTMAS and send along best wishes for a wonderful new decade and New Year! See many of you in March at MoSAiQA in Toronto!

Remember the deadline for 'COLOUR WITH a U' is fast approaching! January 3, 2020...

Keep all of our SAQA friends in your loop and be willing to take part in local and distance events that bring us closer together! Check out the list of SAQA members in your area in the Central Canada link at SAQA.com and find a new friend or two who live nearby and try to make contact and get together.

Bethany

Mark your Calendar: GENESIS - An Exhibition of Quilts at the Jewish Community Centre, London from March 12- April 2, 2020

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:46:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:06:00 +0000

Hello Fabric Lovers!

Have you always wanted to create your own printed fabrics?

For a fun, creative and colourful experience I will be teaching the

“COMPLEX CLOTH" workshop

on Saturday, November 30 at the Colour Vie studio in Toronto.

To reserve your space simply e-mail me at colorvie@istar.ca

or call 416- 532-7435 (local calls) or 1-877-425-8379 (toll free in Canada)

You will explore the use of pigments on fabric, learn how to mix colours, make stamps and stencils and

print your own designs in an inspirational and encouraging environment.

I will show you how to create your own designs on fabric by manipulating texture and colour

with an emphasis on layering transparent and opaque colours and images.

The result: unique fabrics with depth and complexity.

Just imagine the opportunity for creating personal statements on fabrics

that you can use in your textile projects!

For detailed information about this and other workshops as well as yummy photographs of fabrics created at the studio please visit:

http://colourvie.com/colourvie.com/Workshops.html

Looking forward to seeing you at the Colour Vie studio!

Gunnel

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 12:19:00 +0000

PAM WOODWARD AT COLOR VIE STUDIOS

I am thrilled to let you know that Pam Woodward will be teaching two workshops at the Colour Vie studio!

- On November 7 to 8 she will teach you the beauty of “Beading on Fabric”.

- On November 9 to 10 Pam will share the ins and outs of “Boro, the Beauty of Mending”.

To reserve your space simply e-mail me at colorvie@istar.ca

or call 416- 532-7435 (local calls) or 1-877-425-8379 (toll free in Canada)

For more information, please visit http://colourvie.com/colourvie.com/Workshops.html

The techniques for Beading on Fabric are universal. Pam will teach you the basic stitches and

more than a few special tricks for attaching beads to fabrics. Truly addictive!

Boro is the Japanese technique of patching and mending the utilitarian textiles of everyday lives. This workshop incorporates techniques of Boro to refurbish worn fabrics and explore the making of new textile works. Bring your own worn clothing, home textiles and scraps of cloth and learn how to turn them into renewed fabric pieces that you can incorporate into your textile art!

Looking forward to seeing you at the Colour Vie studio!

Gunnel

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:01:00 +0000

Backlit Grasses, 12” x 16”, Award of Excellence in Craftsmanship, Carnegie Craft, Tracey Lawko

Tracey Lawko invites you to visit her studio as part of the Creemore Festival of the Arts

OPEN STUDIO

October 5 & 6th

10am to 4pm

Tracey Lawko

2673 Concession 8

Glen Huron, ON

(10 minutes west of Creemore)

Enjoy the beautiful fall colours and see my workspace, the fabulous views that inspire my work, and my unique ‘Drawn with Thread’ artworks.

A full list of 50 participating artists and locations is available at http://phahs.ca/creemorefestivalofthearts/

I look forward to seeing you!

Tracey

www.traceylawko.com

www.facebook.com/traceylawkotextileart/
www.instagram.com/traceylawko/

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:51:00 +0000

Join Gunnel Hag and Pam Woodward at the terrific
Colour Vie Studio for a wonderful array of Fall Workshops

The Fall Workshops in the Colour Vie Studio at 222 Symington Ave., Toronto, ON

are now open for registration. For detailed information about these upcoming workshops

and to register please visit http://colourvie.com/colourvie.com/Workshops.html

October 5, 2019: “PAINT, PRINT AND ROLL" with Gunnel Hag

November 7 - 8, 2019: “BEADING ON FABRIC” with Pam Woodward

November 9 - 10, 2019: “BORO, THE BEAUTY OF MENDING”with Pam Woodward

November 16, 2019: “DECONSTRUCTED SCREEN PRINTING” with Gunnel Hag

November 30, 2019: “COMPLEX CLOTH” with Gunnel Hag

December 7, 2019: “PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES ON FABRIC” with Gunnel Hag

Call early to reserve your space

416- 532-7435 (local calls) or 1-877-425-8379 (toll free in Canada)

or simply e-mail colorvie@istar.ca

For more information please visit www.colourvie.com

A reminder from our Executive Director, Martha Sielman who will be so very busy for the next three weeks taking all the bids and hoping YOU are participating. Have fun and do try to participate.

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 20:45:00 +0000

SAQA’s signature fundraising event starts Friday, September 13!

Yes, the SAQA Benefit Auction starts THIS Friday, and we are looking forward to seeing you there! We hope you’ve taken the opportunity to review all the wonderful donations we have received from our artists - 443 pieces in all!

At just 12" square, these pieces are perfect for collecting and displaying. Plus, all proceeds from the Benefit Auction help increase the recognition for art quilts and the artists who make them while supporting SAQA’s exhibitions, publications, and education outreach.

The auction will kick off at 2pm EDT (GMT - 4) on September 13 with Diamond Day bidding - an early bird opportunity to purchase ANY quilt for $1000.

Starting Monday at 2:00pm EDT, only Section 1 quilts will be available for bidding, starting at $750 and further reduced throughout the week to a final price of $100. Click the link below to find out all you need to know about bidding.

Bidding Guide and Auction FAQs »
We look forward to seeing you at the Auction!

Sincerely,

Executive Director,
Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.

Congratulations to all of our Central Canada members who donated quilts - it will be so much fun to watch and try to secure a buy for your own collections!

Terrific opportunity to have the chance to work with our own MARY PAL at the Contemporary Textile Studio Cooperative in Toronto, Saturday and Sunday, September 28 and 29, 2019

noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Garner) — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 10:21:00 +0000

Natural Imagery in Cheesecloth

with Mary Pal

Saturday September 28 + Sunday September 29
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuition: $175 + HST + $25 Materials Fee (collected in class)
Maximum 12 participants

This workshop explores the low-relief technique of using cheesecloth as a medium to depict natural imagery in textiles. Students will learn how to translate photographs, sketches, or abstract ideas into images and apply them to a background fabric.

The workshop is designed for those who enjoy experimentation and new methods of using colour, texture and a variety of techniques and processes. All levels of experience are welcome.

The first day, all students will be given a simple tree pattern to learn the basic techniques. A group discussion will clarify all options for Day 2 projects. On the second day, students will work on independent projects building on what they have learned.

The applique stage will be explained and demonstrated in the class, but students will complete that step at home between classes, so sewing machines do not need to be transported to the studio. The supply list is minimal - just scissors, rotary cutter, and paintbrushes.

Hoping you will have time in your calendar to join Mary and explore this exciting workshop.

Contemporary Textile Studio Co-operative
401 Richmond Street West, Studio 109
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 3A8

info@textilestudio.ca

SAQA CENTRAL CANADA - Ontario and Quebec Artists

ERROR in a Post sent by GOOGLE to SAQA CENTRAL CANADA members - re: 'COLOUR WITH A U' Exhibition

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TEXTILE MUSEUM

FIBRE ARTS CAMP/RETREAT at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning returns July 25-29th and we welcome our SAQA friends to join us...

MAKING ART... a summer project and a wonderful opportunity. How have each of you here in Central Canada Region been doing? Please do share...

Inspired by the art we all share here in Ontario and beyond as fibre artists, Bethany Garner shares an evening TETT TALK in support of the TETT Centre for Creativity and Learning, Kingston, ON

Please mark your calendar : FUZZY MALL, SAQA Artist, extends an invitation to enjoy his 'FOREST BATH Exhibition', Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON.

Congratulations to our own SUSAN AVISHAI, MARY PAL, MITA GIACOMINI and ANA PAULA BRASIL for this lovely honour... (and my apology to Susan - my fingers missed her name and this is so wonderful for all five of our Ontario artists)

Intersect Chicago: The Future of SOFA (SAQA Special Exhibition)

“Colour with a U Too” opens at

RiverBrink Art Museum Wednesday, August 5th!August 5 - September 5, 2020RiverBrink Art Museum116 Queenston St.Queenston, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

Call 905-262-4510 or email manager@riverbrink.org to book your entry time

Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 2:30pm (closing at 4pm).

Check www.riverbrink.org for entry protocol.

Hi everyone - we are all doing our own ART PLAY at home these days - a full 33 days since the arts programming at the TETT Centre closed down, and classes started being postponed or moved forward in the 2020 calendar - are you still out there and interested???

2020 SAQA Central Canada Retreat April 27-30th canceled this date....

The exciting SAQA Spotlight Auction of member artworks (that are simply stunning) opens Thursday March 19th this week, and the bidding is open to EVERYONE - have a peek!.

For our SAQA Members in central Canada ... artwork display opportunity to consider in Perth ON for Eastern ON members

Sending along the very best wishes for your 2019 end of the year Holidays, and as we move into the changing decade - be Well, Happy and MAKE ART!

Mark your Calendar: GENESIS - An Exhibition of Quilts at the Jewish Community Centre, London from March 12- April 2, 2020

A reminder from our Executive Director, Martha Sielman who will be so very busy for the next three weeks taking all the bids and hoping YOU are participating. Have fun and do try to participate.

Terrific opportunity to have the chance to work with our own MARY PAL at the Contemporary Textile Studio Cooperative in Toronto, Saturday and Sunday, September 28 and 29, 2019

with Mary Pal

RiverBrink Art Museum Wednesday, August 5th!
August 5 - September 5, 2020
RiverBrink Art Museum
116 Queenston St.
Queenston, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON