The four SAQA Oregon local
groups meet this month. Thanks to
Jan Tetzlaff who has been facilitating the Central Oregon local group meetings
and to Kristan Collins, the new Central Oregon local group facilitator.
One month and counting
until the first opening of the BRIDGE Oregon Region SAQA Exhibit! The committee is working to finalize details
for the opening.
Venue: Beaverton City Hall. The address is 12725 SW Millikan Way,
Beaverton, OR 97005. Regular building hours are 8-5. For those who would like to ride Max, take
the Blue line train towards Hillsboro, exiting at Beaverton Central Stop. City Hall is located adjacent to the south
side of the tracks. The exhibit will be
on three floors: Main, 2nd and 3rd.
Reception: An artist’s
reception is scheduled for Sept 13th from 6-8 PM. We hope to see as many of you as possible in
attendance. Since the exhibit is on
three floors, we encourage people to move around and enjoy the art.
Volunteers needed for:
Reception: Would anyone like to take on reception
planning?
Publicity: Flyers and Cards are being designed. We could use some help for distribution.
The 2017 SAQA Trunk Show tour in
Oregon has been extended to September 2017 so that it can be shown at Northwest Quilting Expo. We have Trunk F, a collection of 57 pieces. If any SAQA member has an idea for where the trunk show could be taken - to
a guild? to an art center for a brief presentation? - contact Georgia
French (gfrench1946@gmail.com) and we will try to make it happen.
The 2018 SAQA Oregon Conference
steering committee has selected a keynote speaker. The artist has agreed to
teach a one-day workshop in addition to giving the main presentation. The
contract is being finalized this month. We'll announce details soon. Thanks to Mary Ann McCammon for joining the committee.
The “Blending Poetry &
Cloth” SAQA Oregon Regional Exhibit has finished its run. Quilts have been returned to the
artists. Thanks to Leotie Richards and
Jean Wells, the exhibit curators, to the artists, and to all the others who
contributed to making this a successful exhibit. SAQA Oregon was invited to present a special
showing of Blending Poetry & Cloth quilts at Southern Oregon University in
Ashland in April 2017; Grace Ladygo has kindly volunteered to coordinate that
event. Thanks to Grace and to the artists
who have expressed interest in being a part of this event.
Sherri Culver and I will be
finishing up our terms as Regional Co-Representatives this year. Serving as a Regional Co-Rep is a great
opportunity to contribute to the organization and to work with other local and
global members. If you are interested
in serving as a Regional Co-Representative, please contact marion.shimoda@gmail.com or sherriculverquilts@gmail.com or Desiree Vaughn, SAQA’s
Regional Rep Coordinator, repscoordinator@saqa.com for more information.
In this Newsletter:
1. Requests for Input and
Participation
2. SAQA Oregon Regional Exhibits
3. 2018 SAQA Oregon Regional Conference
4. SAQA Oregon Pods
5. SAQA Oregon Blog and SAQA Oregon Facebook Group
1. Requests for Input and
Participation
2. SAQA Oregon Regional Exhibits
BRIDGE SAQA Oregon Regional Exhibit
First
Venue:
Beaverton
Building
12725
SW Millikan Way, Beaverton, OR 97005
September
7 – October 30, 2017
Monday-Friday
8am-5pm
Opening
Reception: Wednesday, September 13,
2017, 6-8pm
Please
direct any questions or concerns about the Bridge Exhibit to any committee
member
3. 2018 SAQA Oregon Regional Conference
Our third SAQA Oregon Regional
Conference will be held Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Lane Community College,
Center for Meeting and Learning in Eugene.
Daisy Schrock and Katie Walwyn are our conference co-Chairs.
4. SAQA Oregon Pods – Southern
Oregon, Central Oregon, Portland and Valley-South
SOUTHERN OREGON SAQA Pod
The
Southern Oregon group usually meets on the third Monday of the month at Sew
Creative in Ashland. Times and days of meetings may be different, so check in
advance with Grace Ladygo at gladygo@outlook.com
The dates for 2017
meetings, all held on the third Monday of each month, except for November (2nd
Monday):
January 16, February 20, March 20, April 17, May
15, June 19, July 17, August 21, September 18, October 16, November 13, December 18.
CENTRAL OREGON SAQA Pod
Our upcoming SAQA meeting
is approaching and so is the solar eclipse.
Given the predicted
craziness we have decided to shift our next meeting’s agenda, location, and
time. We will meet on Thursday 8/17 at 2
pm at Sisters Coffee House to review the highlights of the quilt show and
discuss our focus for the upcoming meetings.
Jan Tetzlaff has done an
amazing job of organizing our meetings and events for the last 2 years. Jan - you are irreplaceable!!! As I humbly transition into her position I am
asking for everyone’s input, wisdom, and inspiration as we plan our upcoming
meetings. Hopefully, this relaxed setting
will enhance everyone’s creativity.
I know many of you are out
of town or busy with family during this busy time. However, if you are available, please join us
and help us shape an agenda that supports you and your artistic endeavors.
PORTLAND SAQA Pod
Our August meeting will be on Wednesday, the 16th, from 10AM-12PM, at the Beaverton
Community Center, 12350 SW 5th St, Beaverton. Our speaker will be Rose
Rushbrooke with her presentation, "The Colors of Infinity-the Beauty and
Power of Fractals". Also, please bring your show and tell's!
Just a
reminder that our May meeting is on the 17th, 10-12PM, at the Beaverton
Community Center, 12350 SW 5th St, Beaverton. Mary Arnold will be
presenting her appliqué technique Just a reminder that our May meeting is on
the 17th, 10-12PM, at the Beaverton Community Center, 12350 SW 5th St,
Beaverton. Mary Arnold will be presenting her appliqué technique Just a
reminder that our May meeting is on the 17th, 10-12PM, at the Beaverton
Community Center, 12350 SW 5th St, Beaverton. Mary Arnold will be
presenting her appliqué technique.
VALLEY-SOUTH SAQA Pod
Looking forward to seeing everyone Friday, August
18th at 2pm for our monthly meeting at Eugene Textile
Center. Join us at 12:30 at La Perla for lunch, if you can.
5. SAQA Oregon Blog and SAQA Oregon Facebook Group
The SAQA Oregon Blog, saqaoregon.blogspot.com is where public SAQA Oregon
Regional information is posted. It is the place to go for up to date
information on SAQA Oregon Pod meetings, SAQA Oregon Regional Exhibits and SAQA
Oregon Regional Conferences. Resources, calls for entry and other
regional news is also available on the blog. The blog also provides links
to SAQA Oregon Member websites and blogs. To submit news for the blog,
please follow the instructions in the bottom right corner of any blog page.
If you’d like to receive SAQA
Oregon Blog posts by email, sign up to “Follow By Email” from any page on the
blog.
The SAQA Oregon Facebook Group
is a closed group. Information that may be of interest to SAQA Oregon
members is posted to the group. Any SAQA member can join the group by
going to the Facebook group and requesting to join. Membership is approved
within a day.
