Category Archives: art cloth

Soaring

Our Art Cloth Mastery class graduated last week — what a bitter-sweet end to nearly three years of study.  The grand finale is the class exhibit at the Radius Center in San Antonio which will hang until May 31st.  Twelve artists and … Continue reading

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Artistic path

 An  assignment for our Art Cloth Mastery class involves developing a discussion with power point accompaniment on our art development.  After all, says our instructor, Jane Dunnewold, you need to be ready to discuss the evolution of your own style; it’s very interesting … Continue reading

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Printing on uncommon surfaces

I spent three days last week in a workshop about printing on various surfaces using our own digital images.    Kathyanne White has distinguished herself in this arena — she’s absolutely fearless about what she’s willing to try as long … Continue reading

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On a roll. . .

The Art in Fiber opening at the Copper Shade Tree last Saturday was splendid.  Despite the rain storms (yes, we still need more!), the crowds turned out.  It was great fun to see the artists and the visitors and while … Continue reading

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Ahhh. . . completion

It’s really happening — the Fiberwerkes exhibit at the Hill Country Arts Foundation, that is.  As some of you know, I curated the upcoming exhibit for the Texas Federation of Fiber Artists working with an extraordinary juror, Kathyanne White.  Spanning … Continue reading

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Ah, the lure of paint. . .

As some of  you know, I’ve been experimenting — quite a bit, actually — with acrylic paint over textiles.  Now I love to work with dyes — but I’m finding that the element of paint further enhances the end-result in … Continue reading

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Wrapping up . . .

Not everyone is quite as zealous as I am about planning.  Fortunately, my family and close friends give one another a knowing glance and/or a roll of the eyes as I regale my exercises in listing accomplishments for 2011 and … Continue reading

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The beat goes on

My studio time and consequently, producing new work, has been on haitus for about the last month.  This happens to all of us when life gets in the way, however, the main project that has consumed me is serving as … Continue reading

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Adjunct processes

The class schedule arrived about a month before our fourth Mastery class and as I quickly opened the attachment, I noted that we will be covering “adjunct” processes.  What the heck is that?  Our group of twelve has been meeting … Continue reading

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Evolving work

I just had to get back with you on this one.  In a previous post about precious cloth. . . or not, I told about cutting up a beautifully dyed silk into smaller pieces because it was just not working … Continue reading

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