May 31 - August 24, 2019 - Pittsburgh PA
When: Tuesday July 16, 2019 11am to 1pm
Where: Contemporary Craft in the Strip District. 2100 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Join us for a presentation by Louise Silk at Contemporary Craft. Louise, a Fiberart International 2019 artist and author, will speak about her “giant” blue jean piece in the gallery, how her process evolved, her well known memory quilts and why she uses recycled materials. Bring a lunch or have lunch in the Strip following her talk.
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Written by Jean Thomas
How about techniques fiber artists choose?
Exploring digital techniques.
Once more I consulted earlier FI catalogs.
Starting in 1999 there were two samples, Denis Sargent with a digital print.
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Written by Jean Thomas
More about material fiber artists choose.
Lori Lupe Pelish FI07 artist
In my recent blog post I wrote about some of the unusual fiber materials that were chosen by artists whose work is in previous Internationals. So now it’s time to survey the usual or more frequent choices.Continue Reading
Written by Jean Thomas
Many of us who identify ourselves as a fiber artist have encountered this question: What is a fiber artist or what exactly do you mean by fiber. We could reply with one of these definitions of fiber:
Written by Jean Thomas
Ever so often I browse through my collection of Fiberart Intertational catalogs, starting with 2001. I joined the Guild in 1999 or thereabouts. So here are a few statistics and observations. The 2001 and 2004 catalogs were a modest 6×9 inches with 116 and 88 pages respectively. In 2007 the catalog size grew to 8 1/2 x 11 inches with128 pages.Continue Reading
One of our long-time members was doing some deep housecleaning recently and came upon a Fiberart International treasure trove from the past—a 20th century prospectus, invitation, catalog, and review. I was delighted to get my hands on these juicy historical treats. They conjure lost memories and significant milestones in Fiberart International’s history.
