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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Portland Area Meeting on January 18
SAQA Meeting reminder.
The SAQA Portland area group met in Lake Oswego on December 14. As a focus for some followup meetings, participants were asked to select a SAQA show that they planned to enter in a year or so. We will meet in smaller groups and share our progress in the interim.
There will be a follow-up organizing meeting at Gerrie Congdon's home on January 18, from 10am to noon. Bring a sack lunch if you like. Those attending the meeting can RSVP and get directions from Gerrie at her email, gericon@comcast.net. The focus of the meeting will be discussing upcoming calls for entry from the SAQA website and examining the prospectuses that interest group members. Bring printed copies of any prospectus that interests you. If you find information of interest on the SAQA website, bring references to share. For any questions about the meeting, contact Jean Wells Keenan, jean@stitchinpost.com, Betty Daggett, Bdavisdaggett@gmail.com, or Gerrie Congdon.
The SAQA Portland area group met in Lake Oswego on December 14. As a focus for some followup meetings, participants were asked to select a SAQA show that they planned to enter in a year or so. We will meet in smaller groups and share our progress in the interim.
There will be a follow-up organizing meeting at Gerrie Congdon's home on January 18, from 10am to noon. Bring a sack lunch if you like. Those attending the meeting can RSVP and get directions from Gerrie at her email, gericon@comcast.net. The focus of the meeting will be discussing upcoming calls for entry from the SAQA website and examining the prospectuses that interest group members. Bring printed copies of any prospectus that interests you. If you find information of interest on the SAQA website, bring references to share. For any questions about the meeting, contact Jean Wells Keenan, jean@stitchinpost.com, Betty Daggett, Bdavisdaggett@gmail.com, or Gerrie Congdon.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Oregon: State of Diversity II Announces Accepted Works
Oregon Grape by Jill Hoddick of Portland
CONGRATULATIONS to the SAQA member artists whose work will be traveling throughout Oregon during the next two years as part of Oregon: State of Diversity II! Our jurors were SAQA Professional Artist members Patricia Gould and Betty Busby, both of New Mexico. They carefully reviewed almost fifty entries and selected thirty that they feel make a cohesive, dynamic exhibition. We salute everyone who entered, and we're proud to present the following works and their makers:
Glorious Pears by Karen Bates of Ashland
Poppies in Bloom by Karen Bates of Ashland
A Coop with a View by Suzy Bates of Beaverton
Spawn by Kathy Blondell of Portland
Spawn by Kathy Blondell of Portland
Sentinel by Kathy Blondell of Portland
Aspen Storm Watch by Gerrie Congdon of Portland
Sticks & Stones by Quinn Zander Corum of Portland
Sticks & Stones by Quinn Zander Corum of Portland
Time Travel by Betty Daggett of Portland
Glacial Morane by Diane English of Eugene
Fire by Diane English of Eugene
Fire by Diane English of Eugene
Three Sisters: Clouds Rolling In by Sheila Finzer of Terrebonne
Painted Hills Journey by Mary Goodson of Silverton
Springtime in Oregon by Mary Goodson of Silverton
Garden Guardian by Mary Goodson of Silverton
Mt. Hood from the Air by Terry Grant of Beaverton
Women of the Oregon Trail by Terry Grant of Beaverton
She Always Picks the Path of Most Resistance by Trisha Hassler of Portland
Falling Water by Carol Heist of Silverton
Oregon Grape by Jill Hoddick of Portland
At Ocean's Edge by Laura Jaszkowski of Eugene
Twilight by Charlene Kenny of Redmond
Flotsam by Nancy Kibbey of Eugene
Flotsam by Nancy Kibbey of Eugene
Portland Through Runners' Eyes by Shirley MacGregor of Portland
A Walk in the Woods by Elaine Millar of Portland
Common Weeds: Autumnal Chicory by Sara Shayne Miller of McMinnville
High Desert Wind by Donna Rice of Bend
Life's Sonata by Donna Rice of Bend
Falls on the Umpqua: Summer by Vera Rogers of Days Creek
First Return by Jean Wells of Sisters
Beneath the Earth by Jean Wells of Sisters
Oregon: State of Diversity II
Exhibit Schedule
More details as schedule progresses
January 26 - 28, 2012
Stitches in Bloom
Oregon Garden
Silverton, OR
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April 14 - 22, 2012
Quilter's Affair
Lane County Hisrorical Museum
Eugene, OR
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September 21 - 23, 2012
NW Quilt Expo
Portland, OR
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November - December 2012
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
Harvard Ave.
Roseburg, OR
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July 2013
High Desert Museum
59800 S. Highway 97
Bend, Oregon 97702
(541) 382-4754
Summer: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, May 1 through October 31.
Admission Rates: Summer: May 1 - October 31
Adult $15
Senior (65 plus) $12
Youth (ages 5-12) $ 9
Child (4 and under) Free
Active Military and immediate families Free
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November - December 2013
Heritage Station
Pendleton, Oregon
Shirley MacGregor Exhibits with the Oregon Women's Caucus for Art
The Oregon Women's Caucus for Art is showing their work for the month of January at The 100th Monkey and I as my work is included in the show, I would like to invite all of you to the opening.
First Friday Opening: January 6th from 6-9pm, Live music by Amber Harlan
Show Dates: 1/6-1/27/2012
All ages welcome!
OWCA: The Oregon Women's Caucus for Art
Shirley MacGregor
First Friday Opening: January 6th from 6-9pm, Live music by Amber Harlan
Show Dates: 1/6-1/27/2012
All ages welcome!
OWCA: The Oregon Women's Caucus for Art
Shirley MacGregor
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Two SAQA Oregon Members Take Awards at Quilts = Art = Quilts
Inner Space by Catherine Beard
Photo by Chris Beard, Blue Rhino Studio
Coastlines by Bonnie Bucknam
Photo by Mark Frey
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Sitka Art Invitational at World Forestry Center November 4 - 6
Jean Wells Keenan has been working on a collabrative project with Patty Bently, an oil painter from Portland, Oregon.
The art above, called "Santiam Pass," is a a set of five separate panels. Pieces 1,3,and 5 are paintings by Patty, while pieces 2 and 4 are quilts made by Jean. The art will be on display at the 2011 Sitka Art Invitational Show to be held November 4, 5 & 6 at the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon.
The two artists came up with the idea of commemorating the 2003 B&B Complex Fire along the Santiam Pass. A simple sketch of the landscape and selecting a color palette were the starting points. Jean first pieced the land in panels 2 and 4, then sent the work to Patty, who did the preliminary paintings on panels 1, 3 and 5.
After the base work was complete, Jean and Patty met again to plan the placement of the tree snags and the details to be added to all five panels, that would unite the panels into one flowing work.
Jean added the tree snags, quilted her pieces, finished them with art facings and returned the panels to Patty. Patty finished the paintings and took the peices to a framer. The quilts hang free from the top and the paintings are stretched over frames that are about 3/4" in width. A dimensional feeling is created when you look at the piece.
If you are in the Portland area, stop by the 2011 Sitka Art Invitational Show and enjoy all the marvelous artwork on display November 4-6th.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Greetings from Your New SAQA Co-Reps
Hello Oregon SAQA Members
This is our first communication as the new representatives. Let us introduce ourselves: Betty Daggett, from Portland, is a long time quilter who began making art quilts four years ago. Photography inspires much of her work as the camera's lens gives her a new perspective for viewing the world. Betty has been involved with several quilt groups in her community over the past fifteen years. She is an active member in Columbia Fiber Arts Guild in Portland and was the Membership Chairperson for that organization for two years. Taking classes has expanded her techniques to create quilts with many layers. Jean Wells Keenan of Sisters is well known in the quilting community for being the founder of the Outdoor Quilt Show and as co-owner of The Stitchin' Post for 36 years. She has written 38 books on quilting, traveled the country and internationally teaching quilting as well as lecturing on business in the industry. Quilting has always been her passion and her interest in art quilting began about eight years ago. Nature is her inspiration for color as well as imagery.
We both are looking forward to our term as your representatives. Our goals are to help personalize SAQA to the members and extend the learning environment and participation in show entries. Parlor meetings seem to be a good way of gathering together like-minded people to further develop the members as art quilters. The Eugene area and Central Oregon have established meetings. Some help is needed in the Portland area and rest of the state to form similar parlor groups to increase individual participation and growth as art quilters in the state.
We are both in the process of digesting the web site and want to have a one-day state conference in the fall of 2012 in the Portland area.
Please feel free to communicate with either Betty or myself.
Jean Wells
This is our first communication as the new representatives. Let us introduce ourselves: Betty Daggett, from Portland, is a long time quilter who began making art quilts four years ago. Photography inspires much of her work as the camera's lens gives her a new perspective for viewing the world. Betty has been involved with several quilt groups in her community over the past fifteen years. She is an active member in Columbia Fiber Arts Guild in Portland and was the Membership Chairperson for that organization for two years. Taking classes has expanded her techniques to create quilts with many layers. Jean Wells Keenan of Sisters is well known in the quilting community for being the founder of the Outdoor Quilt Show and as co-owner of The Stitchin' Post for 36 years. She has written 38 books on quilting, traveled the country and internationally teaching quilting as well as lecturing on business in the industry. Quilting has always been her passion and her interest in art quilting began about eight years ago. Nature is her inspiration for color as well as imagery.
We both are looking forward to our term as your representatives. Our goals are to help personalize SAQA to the members and extend the learning environment and participation in show entries. Parlor meetings seem to be a good way of gathering together like-minded people to further develop the members as art quilters. The Eugene area and Central Oregon have established meetings. Some help is needed in the Portland area and rest of the state to form similar parlor groups to increase individual participation and growth as art quilters in the state.
We are both in the process of digesting the web site and want to have a one-day state conference in the fall of 2012 in the Portland area.
Please feel free to communicate with either Betty or myself.
Jean Wells
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