December 2015 - MIX show Opens in Newberg

A SENSE OF PLACE: The Allison INN
Exhibit
December 22, 2015 - February 27, 2016
Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg, OR

Artists Reception will be at the CCC on Feb. 5th from 7-9 pm.

415 E Sheridan, Newberg, OR

chehalemculturalcenter.org

Participating artists:

 Kathy Blondell, Valri Chiappetta, Betty 

Daggett, Melanie Grant, Diane Losli-Britt, 

Annette McFarlane, Elaine Millar, Hilde Morin

MIX is a Portland based group of artists dedicated to the creation of fiber arts. For this exhibition

of the MIX artists sought out to see how their individual interpretations of one place,  known to all of them, might vary or coincide. The Allison Inn and Space acted as a perfect setting for this project

Bucknam's Work in Two Gallery Exhibits

Bonnie Bucknam has three pieces in two gallery shows opening this month. Gallery 114 is in the Pearl in Portland, Oregon.  The Collective Visions Gallery is in Bremerton, Washington.  Red Lightning will make its debut there. Please stop by if you're near to either area. 

Gallery 114 Winter 2016 Juried Exhibit
January 7 - 30, 2016
Opening Reception January 7, 2016, 6 - 9pm (First Thursday Art Walk)
Gallery 114

1100 NW Glisan, Portland, OR. 97209 Phone: 503-243-3356

Gallery Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 12-6pm

Bramble by Bonnie Bucknam

Photo by Mark Frey

Early Bloomer: Skunk Cabbage by Bonnie Bucknam

Photo by Mark Frey

Ninth Annual Collective Visions Gallery Show 2016
January 23, 2016 - February 27, 2016
Collective Visions Gallery
331 Pacific Avenue
Bremerton, WA 98337
Gallery Hours 11am - 6pm Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat; Noon - 4pm Sunday
Juror's Lecture, Awards Ceremony and Reception for Artists, 5pm - 10pm,
Saturday, January 23, 2016 5 - 7:30pm at the Admiral Theatre, 515 Pacific Avenue, Bremerton WA 98337, with a post event at the gallery 7:30 - 10pm ($20)
Peoples Choice Award and Guest Lecture, Friday, February 26, 2016, 7pm

Red Lightning by Bonnie Bucknam

Photo by Mark Frey

Portland Pod Holiday Gathering

The December Portland Pod meeting will be our holiday lunch on Wed, December 16, at 11:00 AM, at Elizabeth Bamberger’s house in Beaverton.  Please bring either an appetizer, main course, or dessert.  Please send Annette McFarlane an email, mcfaror@gmail.com, with your choice of item to bring or any other questions regarding the lunch.

Sundance Art Quilters Exhibit at Quilt Works in Bend, Oregon

Color Series, art quilts mounted on canvas will be a special two month exhibit at Quilt Works, 926 NE Greenwood, Bend.

The art work is created by Sundance Art Quilters (and SAQA members) Barbara Doust-Burgess, Helen Brisson, Kris Lang, Dianne Browning, Julia Jeans and Leotie Richards.
An artisits’ reception will be Dec. 4 at 5 pm, part of the First Friday celebrations.  The work will be on display December and January.

Central Oregon Pod Meeting Notes

SAQA Central Oregon Pod used the recent IQA Houston show as a springboard for a spirited discussion about why we enter juried shows and what we think of the judging.
Responses to why we enter shows ranged from: to see how our work compares to others, to wanting recognition for our work to promote it and ourselves professionally, to educate ourselves and others.  Perhaps the best comment was “I love to see quilts and quilt shows…se we better participate or they will disappear.”

Central Oregon will not meet in December.

Our January meeting, Thursday the 21st will be a special demonstration of de colorant at Helen Brisson’s studio.  There will be a morning and afternoon workshop, with both groups meeting for a potluck lunch in between.  More information on the Meetings and Events page.

Kerler, Jaszkowski, and Stevens Exhibit in Folk Tale Challenge

 

Kathie Kerler, Laura Jaszkowski, and Emily Stevens have work in the International Fairy/Folk Tale Challenge which debuts this month in Japan. There are three venues in Japan, then the exhibition travels to France for 2016 and 2017. The quilts will show in the US in 2018. Venues in France and the US are yet to be announced. There are 30 fairy/folk tales interpreted by 30 quilters in each of the three participating countries, resulting in three interpretations of the same tale. The photo mosaic shows the 30 quilts done by those of us in the US. Kathie's is in the third row down from the top on the far right: How the Rainbow Was Made: An Ojibwe Nation Creation Tale. Laura's is in the second row down from the top, second from the right and entitled: The Sadness of Yuki-onna. Emily's is in the top row, far right, Pinocchio.

 

 How the Rainbow Was Made: An Ojibwe Nation Creation Tale

by

Kathie Kerler

The Sadness of Yuki-onna

by

Laura Jaszkowski 

 

Pinocchio

by

Emily Stevens

Valley-South Pod Meets Friday, November 20

Any & All SAQA members are welcome to the next Valley-South meeting: Friday, November 20th at the Eugene Textile Center. Our meeting starts at 2pm, but we meet an hour earlier for lunch at Burrito Amigo (nearby; ask for directions if you don't know it). At 3:15 member Rochelle Wiese will be sharing some very creative embroideries from Africa with us. Questions? Ask Lynda Christiansen: ericandlynda2@comcast.net