Crescendo 1 by Burton

Minding Color
Studio Art Quilt Association
Washington Region

August 4 - October 31, 2021

For the artist and viewer, color is an essential part of the art.  However, color bears often a hidden message, certainly the full spectrum of emotions and has enormous impact on human reception or memory.  It often elicits an emotional response in the viewer.  Sometimes, even the deliberate absence of color where one would expect color, or a faded, muted color scheme can create this response. 

Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt: “a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure.”

SAQA is a dynamic and active community of nearly 4,000 artists, curators, collectors, and art professionals located around the world.  Their vision is that the art quilt be universally respected as a fine art medium.  Through exhibitions, resources, publications, and membership opportunities, they seek to increase the public’s appreciation for the art quilt and to support their members in their artistic and professional growth.

SAQA artists in the Washington Region thrive in our remarkably diverse and inspiring landscape.  We welcome our regional SAQA artists back to the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum.  We hope you enjoy their creative work in this vibrant exhibit.

For more information on SAQA, visit www.saqa.com/regions/washington

Exhibiting Artists
Carolyn Burton
Geneva Carroll
Janet Darcher
Donna Deaver
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry
Ginnie Hebert
Lisa Jenni
Donald Larson
Margaret Liston
Val Mayse
Barbara O’Steen
Stephanie Ostmann
Lynn Pittsinger
Linda Riesterer
Sarah Roberts
Julie Sevilla Drake
Susan Smith
Geraldine Warner
Lynn Woll
Colleen Wootton
Chandra Wu

Detail, Ghost Birds by Leslie Dickinson

Rhythm of Light
Surface Design Association
North Peninsula Chapter

July 7 - October 10,  20211

Both traditional arts such as quilting, sewing, embroidery, applique and weaving and such contemporary techniques as fabric dyeing, painting, printing, collage, beading, and felting are seen in the 58 two- and three-dimensional pieces displayed by 24 members of the Surface Design Association’s North Peninsula chapter. Many of the exhibited pieces are for sale; SDA members will also have cards and other pieces available in the museum gift shop.

The North Peninsula SDA chapter is one of several western Washington affiliates of a national organization. For more information about it, see www. surfacedesign.org.

Exhibiting Artists
Bainbridge Island:
Donna Lee Dowdney
Chimacum:
Erica Iseminger
Mary Tyler
Nordland:
Joyce Brustad Gordon
Port Angeles:
Evette Allerdings
Barbara Houshmand
Michelle Johnson
Port Ludlow:
Jeri Auty
Port Townsend:
Leslie Dickinson
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry
Sue Gale
Pat Herkal
Sandee Johnson
Kindy Kemp
Debra E. Olson
Barbara Ramsey
Jean-Marie Tarascio
Cathie Wier
Joyce Wilkerson
Erika Wurm
Sequim:
Linda Carlson
Kathie Cook
Liisa Fagerlund
Redmond:
Donna Lark

Pronto Proto by Fine Gelfand

Yoshiko's Folly
Shibori Hats by Fine Gelfand
August 4-24, 2021

From the Artist:
A trip to Japan in 2015 with Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, the foremost shibori scholar, author and artist, inspired the series of 24 hats in this show. Yoshiko infused the trip to various textile and cultural centers with her unique brand of enthusiasm and expertise. Her influence and the wealth of impressions from the trip inevitably and immediately manifested themselves in my work upon returning home. It is with great gratitude and humility that I dedicate this exhibit to Yoshiko Wada, founder of World Shibori Network.

As a child in Germany I taught myself to embroider and ever since I have been irretrievably enmeshed in textiles. I was a weaver for a long time but since receiving my certificate in Textile Decoration from the City & Guilds of London program in 2004 I am primarily a surface designer and delight in creating unique garments, millinery, accessories and art for the wall using many aspects of textile craft. I think my talent lies in conjuring new relationships between diverse materials and techniques; perpetually asking: What if…? I created two hats per month for an entire year by asking: What if I used shibori, a Japanese technique, in combination with European millinery ideas?

Why do I make hats?

I like to think of them as my gift to the world! They are random-smile-makers: Stranger looking at stranger, walking towards each other…smiling? And often saying something nice! What could be better?

Beyond hats, I’m Inspired by the thrilling abundance of beauty in nature and I continue to be compelled by a lifelong passion for texture and color in all its forms.

Waiting...for...? by Kathe Todd-Hooker

Small Expressions
Handweavers Guild of America, Inc

June 30 - August 22, 202

he Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA) announces its 2021 annual juried exhibit of small works: Small Expressions. Featuring 36 contemporary small-scale art works by artists from 21 states and 2 countries, Small Expressions will tour galleries in the United States from July 2021 through June 2022 beginning with its debut right here in La Conner!
 
The show’s juror was Madelyn van der Hoogt, a professional fiber artist and teacher for over 50 years. Madelyn is the founder and principal instructor at the Weavers’ School located on Whidbey Island, Washington. She was the editor of Prairie Wool Companion in 1986, of Weaver's magazine in 1988, and Handwoven magazine in 1999. She is also the author of several books and videos on the basics of weaving and a variety of weave structures. Madelyn has been a widely respected and sought-after teacher for over 25 years throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia.

These skilled artists employ a variety of traditional and non-traditional media creating an outstanding presentation.

Exhibiting Artists
Darilyn Bennett, Salem, Oregon • Danielle Bodine, Clinton, Washington • Laura Burcin, Lady’s Island, South Carolina • Melissa Campbell, Kent, Ohio • Ying-Hsuan Chou, Taoyuan, Taiwan • Joan Diamond, Maplewood, New Jersey • Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Port Townsend, Washington • Mindy Goodman, Kansas City, Missouri • Sherry Haar, Manhattan, Kansas • Robin Lynne Haller, Olmstead Township, Ohio • Karen Hein, Jacksonville, Vermont • Marilyn Emerson Holtzer, St. Louis, Missouri • Layla Klinger, Brooklyn, New York • Jean Poythress Koon, Morattico, Virginia • Bonnie (Bebe) Kuhr, Novato, California • Ayelet Lindenstrauss Larsen, Bloomington, Indiana • Sungji Lee, Burlington, Massachusetts • Pamela MacGregor, McClure, Ohio • Kristin Majkrzak, Bemidji, Minnesota • Dorothy M. McGuinness, Everett, Washington • Christine Miller, Dallas, Texas • Teresa Paschke, Ames, Iowa • Margaret Phillips, Cos Cob, Connecticut • Deann Rubin, St. Louis, Missouri • Judith D. Saunders, Norfolk, Virginia • Rebecca Shewmaker, Richardson, Texas • Jeanne Sisson, Northfield, Massachusetts • Kathy Spoering, Grand Junction, Colorado • Virginia M. Summit, Los Altos Hills, California • Nancy Taylor, Richmond, Indiana • Jackie Thomas, Williamsport, Pennsylvania • Kathe Todd-Hooker, Albany, Oregon • Charlene Virts, Bend, Oregon • Barbara J. Walker, Salem, Oregon • Marta G. Williams, Plainwell, Michigan • Nolan L. Wright, Carbondale, Illinois