Fall 2012 Members News and Events and Exhibits



Charlotte Bird and VAYLA Royenko have been invited to exhibit work in "Everything In Between" Art Quilts, Fabric Collage, and Embroidery" at the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery at Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah, September 27 - November 10, 2012.  http://www.suu.edu/pva/artgallery/  

Kathy Nida and VAYLA are showing work at: 
Quilt Visions 2012: Brainstorms, October 20, 2012 - February 17, 2013 http://visionsartmuseum.org/
Valya is also showing at
CONTEXTILE 2012 – CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART TRIENNIAL  September 01 – October 14 http://contextile2012en.wordpress.com/


Connecting Threads, Julie Kornblum’s fiber art exhibition showing California Fibers members Charlotte Bird, Ashley Blalock, Polly Jacobs Giacchina, Carol Lang, Michael Rohde, and Peggy Wiedemann in Terminal One at Los Angeles International Airport. The exhibition will run from August 2012 through January 2013, and will also include:
Fern Bensen, Brecia Kralovic-Logan, Sandra Rude, Nadine Speir, Jenne Giles, Leisa Rich, Cindy Rinne, Connie Rohman, Carmella Rother, Merna Strauch, Darlyn Susan Yee, and Emily Dvorin.
Terminal One, on view through February 28, 2013. Julie has work included as well.

Carol Lang  was in the West Coast Fiber and Book Arts exhibition which was held at the Escondido Municipal Gallery. Carol, along with Peggy Weidemann, has also been accepted for the Los Angeles Basketry Guild Member exhibit which is being held at the Fine Arts Building in Downtown Los Angeles, 811 W. 7th St.  
It runs from November 5th through the 30th. 

Cameron Taylor-Brown spent two weeks in Turkey in September, where among many wonderful adventures, visited a maker of traditional felted rugs and saddle blankets in Tire. Here is a short video  posted on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wk1jwvAjPo&feature=plcp

Upon Cameron's return she met with Diana Luna and Manny Guardado at the Norton Simon Museum of Art in Pasadena. "We walked through their collections and brainstormed ideas for a workshop that became Textiles in Art. "Unravel the history of textiles in art...explore examples from the Norton Simon collection...(then) create an original textile-inspired collage..." The workshop is scheduled for February 23, 2013! 





MEMBERS WHO TEACH AND GIVE WORKSHOPS

Contact members through their websites or e-mail addresses regarding their detailed workshop and teaching information



  1. Carrie Burckle  cabfiber@me.com     www.carrieburckle.com
  2. Christie Dunning  candcdunning@gmail.com
  3. Polly Jacobs Giacchina  pollyjg@cox.net
  4. Katherine Harris  kathrynharrisbiz@yahoo.com
  5. Cheryl Lommatsch  cheryl@cheryllommatsch.com  www.cheryllommatsch.com
  6. Michael Rohde  mfrohde@mac.com
  7. Cameron Taylor-Brown  cameron@camerontaylor-brown.com  www.CameronTaylor-Brown.com
  8. Doshi  doshi2@mac.com   www.doshifiberart.com

    Tracing the Steps: The Diversity of Fiber. California Fibers

    Slinky by Peggy Wiedemann
    New work by 17 artist members of California Fibers debuts on August 11th with a reception from 5:00-7:00 p.m.  for Tracing the Steps: The Diversity of Fiber. California Fibers was established in 1970 to support the artistic growth and professional advancement for contemporary fiber artists based in southern California. Members of California Fibers are juried by their peers for acceptance into the organization. Many members have an international exhibition history and are on the faculty at universities throughout California. The exhibition runs through October 7, 2012.

    Tracing the Steps: The Diversity of Fiber was juried by Dale Carolyn Gluckman who distinguished herself at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as the former curator for costumes and textiles. “The important criteria for me as a juror,” said Gluckman, “was outstanding craftsmanship, clarity of vision, demonstration of a thorough knowledge of materials and techniques, and work that was innovative and inventive. My hope is that the rich, multi-layered works of art in this exhibition provoke ideas and sensations, challenge emotions and creativity, and expand the boundaries of conventional ideas of fiber.”

    In addition to the work in the exhibition, the artists have created storyboards that describe one of their works in the exhibition. This educational component is a new feature at Visions Art Museum that will deepen the experience of individual works. More:http://www.quiltvisions.org
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