bits and pieces newsletter • november 2009 program preview · 2013-01-06 · bits and pieces...

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- November, 2009 www.artquilters.org Bits and Pieces Newsletter

Program Preview:November 16, 2009

Colors of LifeProgram by Mary McCauley

Westminster Recreation CenterSocializing at 6:30 pm

Business Meeting followed by Show-and-Tell at 7:00 pmProgram at 8:00 pm

Didn’t get to the Carnegie Arts Center to see thisFRCQ exhibit? Here’s your chance to see the showand more!The November FRCQ meeting program is more

than just a review of the Colors of Life exhibit. We’ll startthe evening with a “no comment” show of all the entriesthat were not selected for this exhibit – no artist names andno work titles. This allows you to see the range of work ourjuror, Jane Sauer, had to review, the quality of the photog-raphy, and the variety of the detail shots.

The next part of the program provides some insideinformation about the Carnegie Arts Center and Alliance,Nebraska. You’ll also learn more about Jane Sauer and herjury process. Then we’ll see each work she selected into theexhibit with the artist’sname and the work’stitle. Jane wrote a briefcritique of each acceptedpiece which will be readwith the presentation ofthe full and detailimages. Following thepresentation of theimages, we’ll have aq u e s t i o n / a n s w e rsession about exhibits,future venues forexhibits, jurors andjurying processes,upcoming changes toour entry forms, andtips on making yournext entry successful.

© Kathy Keating “Inhale”

© Joan Sowada “Wet Feet Musing”

© Rebecca Fellows ”Ballet”© Regina Benson “Twilight at Sea”

Bits and Pieces is the monthly newsletterof the Front Range ContemporaryQuilters. Submission of art quilt relatedarticles from members is welcomed.These should be no more than 350-400words. The editor and the Board reservethe right to edit for length, content andspace. Deadline for submissions to thenewsletter is the 19th of the month prior tothe publication. Email or send articles anditems for submission to the publication to:Cynthia Ehrnstein5269 South Yampa CourtCentennial, CO 80015(303) [email protected]

Bits and Pieces is a benefit of membershipin Front Range Contemporary Quiltersand is not available by subscription.Membership in FRCQ is $30 per year, dueand payable January 1 of each year. Duesmay be sent to membership chair.Rebecca Fellows4575 Robinson PlaceBoulder, Colorado 80301

Change of Address:Please notify membership chair, RebeccaFellows, for any change of address.(303) [email protected]

Advertising Policy:Classes offered by members are printedfor free in the section called “MemberClasses”; business cards of members orbusinesses with services of interest to ourmembers are printed for $5 per issue; 1/4page, $20.00 per issue; 1/2 page, $40.00per issue; full page, $80.00 per issue. Alladvertising should be submitted alongwith payment to the newsletter editor bythe deadline.

2009-20010 Board MembersPresident: Melody Randol(970) 962-9225 [email protected] President/Programs: Faye AndersonSecretary: Kathy KeatingTreasurer: Cookie WarnerMembership: Rebecca FellowsExhibits: Mary McCauleyWorkshops: Sharon FreemanNewsletter: Cynthia Ehrnstein

Other Contacts:Web site: Kathy KeatingInside FRCQ: Carol Ann Waugh

Diana SmithYahoo List: Jeanne Lounsbury


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Yesterday I taught a full day class at a local quilt store. The smallgroup of women chatted as they played with myriad ways to stitch,quilt and finish art quilts. Sometime after lunch, one participant

received a phone call and became visibly distraught.“Is everything okay?” someone asked.It was not. The call was from her doctor. Her breast cancer had

returned.The sewing machines stopped. All hands stilled, voices hushed,

and eyes focused as she told us about the mastectomy, chemo and radiationonly 15 months ago. After treatment there was a good mammogram, thena bad mammogram, now a biopsy. The news. Again.

The compassion and conversation were heartfelt. Cancer truly isthe four-letter word of our time. No one among us is untouched by breastcancer, but not because we know some one who has battled, because weknow so many.

“I must leave now,” she told us. “Thank you for listening to me. Idon’t usually feel comfortable sharing my sadness with strangers.” We allhelped pack and transport her supplies, and each offered a hug and person-al comment. I am always amazed by the way women new to one anotherare able to connect in profound and genuine ways.

The gravity of such news weighed upon us all. As we workedthrough the afternoon, we shared our own breast cancer connections. Wetalked about the impact of cancer on creativity. One close friend goingthrough chemo told me, “I don’t want the toxins they put into my body toleach into my work.” Many are simply too exhausted by treatment toescape into their creative worlds. Don’t discount the magnitude of theword “energy” in the phrase “creative energy.” Yet others are able to con-nect art and healing, and find a way to do both simultaneously.

In our heads, we all know life can change in the blink of an eye. Butwe forget this as we trek through each day until something stops us dead inour tracks. As Maslow simplified in his Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid, wemust address physical and safety needs before finding the freedom to pur-sue aesthetic experiences. Art may be essential to the human experience,but the luxury to create it is a gift.

Life can and does change in a heartbeat. Count your blessings. I do.

Melody RandolFRCQ [email protected]

WHAT’S INSIDE

If an FRCQ meeting is cancelled due to inclement weather, a notice will beposted on the website at www.artquilters.org

President’s Letter by Melody Randol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 22010 FRCQ Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3Member News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3Brett Barker is Coming! by Sharon Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4Membership Directory Additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 42010 Membership Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5Exhibit Opportunities by Christi Beckmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 6A Splash of Summer on a Snowy Day by Kathy Keating . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 72009-2010 Workshop Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 8


Diedre Adams is the guest artist “In the Art Studio” in theNovember issue of Machine Quilting Unlimited. Shediscusses her journey to becoming an art quilter and whatinspires her work, and several of her fabric art pieces arefeatured in the magazine.

Kay Jones’ “The End of the Rainbow, Carol Anderson’s“The Heart of the Home” and Julie Hallquist’s“Everything is Compost” are included with the work offour other artists in an article written by Kit Robinson inthe November Machine Quilting Unlimited about theRMCQ Habitat for Humanity philanthropy project. Thesesmall art quilts were sold at the Loveland “Cruise forHumanity” to raise funds for the Loveland Women Build2009 Habitat for Humanity house.

Cookie Warner has done it again...taken a FIRST PLACEAWARD! She took the $1000 prize at IQA's quiltfestival in Houston in the ART-NATURESCAPES category.Here's the link to see all the winners:http://www.quilts.org/winners.html

The Hi Fiber Art Quilters invite you to their show"TEXTURES" at the Lafayette Public Library , 775 E.Baseline Ave. Lafayette, CO (NE corner of Baseline Roadand Hwy 287). The show runs from December 5, 2009to January 2, 2010 and is open during regular libraryhours. All participants are members of FRCQ.

Barb Gardner has a quilt in the current Lafayette ArtCenter show at the Lafayette Public Library. Its upthrough Oct 30. Barb won an honorable mention.

"Sublime Surfaces" The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590Walnut St., Boulder, CO, www.thedairy.org. November 13to November 27, 2009. Opening Reception Friday,November 13, 5 - 7PM. Artists talks November 18, 20095 - 6ish PM. The show consists of the work of ProfessionalArtist Members of SAQA. Artists showing work are:Deidre Adams, Christi Beckmann, Regina Benson, KateCox, Jo Fitsell, Michele Hardy, Patty Hawkins, SandraHoefner, Denise Labadie, Kay Liggett, Jan Rickman, JoanSowada, Carol Ann Waugh, Carol Watkins, and CharlotteZeibarth.

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NewsletterDo you have thoughts you would like to share about

contemporary quilting with 248 eager readers? Then please write an article for the FRCQ newsletter.

The more you contribute your expertise to the organization, the more valuable it will be to all of us!

2010 FRCQ SCHEDULEJanuary 18, 2010 • General Meeting

Carmen Slater

February 15, 2010 • Inside FRCQMary Louise Learnedwww.mllearned.com

March 15, 2010 • General MeetingBrett Barker

April 19, 2010 • Inside FRCQLiz Kettle

www.goddesswithindesigns.com

May 17, 2010 • General MeetingCharlotte Ziebarth

“Digital Cloth”www.charlotteziebarth.com

June 21, 2010 • Inside FRCQKate Cox

www.katecox.net

July 20, 2010Dessert and Demos

August 16, 2010 • Inside FRCQJoan Sowada

September 21, 2010 • General MeetingLeslie Gabriëlse

October 18, 2010 • Inside FRCQRegina Benson

www.reginabenson.com

November 15, 2010 • General MeetingCarol Shinn

www.carolshinn.com


Thread Painting by Brett Barker© 2007 Brett Barker, All Rights Reserved

3 Day Workshop : March 12 - 14, 2010.

Don't miss out on all the fun of having an inspiring,rewarding, creative, and intensive three days.

New web site: www.artistbrettbarker.com

Location : Club Tico in Fort Collins

My first choice for a workshop for FRCQ was BrettBarker. She is known as the coauthor (with KatiePasquini Masopust) of the book "Color and

Composition for the Creative Quilter." But I got to knowBrett before ... when ...

Brett is an incredibly organized instructor whoconnects to everyone in her class, whatever level they areat. She brings each one up to a level of design they didn'tknow they could do.

I was so lucky to get into the last Alegre Retreatthat was still in Santa Fe about four years ago. My hardwork before and during Brett's workshop paid off wonder-fully. At the end of our almost five days of classes every-one went around to everyone else's classes to see what theyhad done. I'm sure our class got the most gasps of admira-tions. Our class consisted of traditional quilters transition-ing to contemporary quilters to established quilt artists.Brett brought out creativeness, eagerness, and diligence inall of us.

Our workshop will be using fabric, either fused orglued otherwise, to work on design and composition andalong the way observe how colors and their values influ-ence design.

Be sure to explore her new web site : www.artist-brettbarker.com <http://www.artistbrettbarker.com> .Look especially at the workshop section. We will be doinga variation of the Accidental Artist, as most of her work-shops are designed for the people in them. And under thereview category, I was struck by how the woman wrote herreview of Brett with many of the same phrases I would useto describe Brett's encouraging teaching style. The use ofexercises in many aspects of design and composition werevery helpful to bring ideas together for design possibilities.And we learned as much from our mistakes as from ourgood design elements. These smaller pieces can then beworked into a larger or more permanent piece.

Brett has incredible credentials including her for-mal education with a BFA as Magna Cum Laude at theUniversity of New Mexico and a BA with same honors atClaremont McKenna College in California. She has addi-tional education from the American University in Paris andfrom Colorado State University. Yeah! She has taught mul-tiple repeated workshops at other venues than Alegre inSanta Fe, such as in Houston at International Quilt Festivaland other places nationally such as Baton Rouge. She also

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New Member:Sarah Wise7600 North 49th StLongmont, CO [email protected]

email correction:Christa [email protected] (there is an underscore in the blank space)

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Make note in your directory -

teaches privately to artists from various medias and alsoart for children.

Registration form will be printed in December's newsletter.Hopefully, we will be able to have a few home stays avail-able with some of our members from Fort Collins orLoveland.

You are welcome to contact me if you have any questions.Sharon Freeman: [email protected]


2010 FRCQ Membership Form: PLEASE PRINT CLEARLYDate:____________________________ o DUES $30 o EARLY BIRD DUES $25

Dues paid by Dec 31, 2009____CASH ____CHECK ____RENEWING MEMBER ____NEW MEMBER ____I WOULD LIKE TO BE A MENTOR

NAME: ______________________________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

CITY: ________________________________________STATE: ______________________ZIP CODE: ______________

PHONE: ______________________________________________________________________________________________**The FRCQ newsletter is delivered directly to your email address—please print clearly especially if there is anunderscore or dot in the address:**

EMAIL: ______________________________________________________________________________________________

WEB SITE: ____________________________________________________________________________________________If you would like to receive a hardcopy of the newsletter instead of an email newsletter, check here:_______

The membership drive for 2010 will start at theNovember 16th meeting! You can pay early bird dues of$25 if you renew before December 31, 2009.

Please PRINT carefully! All data is entered into adatabase so that we can print a member directory, make

mailing labels and newsletters can be sent via email. I needto be able to distinguish between "qmail" and "gmail" and"ymail" and " . " and " _ " Yikes!!Thank you,Becky, membership chair

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PPeerriiooddiiccaallss ooff IInntteerreesstt OOrrggaanniizzaattiioonnss ooff IInntteerreessttAmerican Craft Council www.craftcouncil.orgArt Calendar www.ArtCalendar.comArtforum www.artforum.comArtnews www.artnews.comBelle Armoire www.bellearmoire.comFiberArts www.fiberartsmagazine.comMachine Quilting Unlimited www.mqumag.comOrnament www.ornamentmagazine.comQuilters Newsletter www.quiltersnewsletter.comQuilting Arts www.quiltingartsllc.comSelvedge www.selvedge.orgShuttle, Spindle & Dyepot www.weavespindye.orgSurface Design www.surfacedesign.org

American Craft Council: www.craftcouncil.orgColorado Quilting Council: www.coloradoquiltcouncil.comHandweavers Guild of America, Inc.: www.weavespindye.orgHandweavers Guild of Boulder: www.handweaversofboulder.orgNational Quilting Association: www.nqaquilts.orgQuilt Colorado: www.QuiltColorado.comRocky Mountain Creative Quilters: www.r-m-c-q.orgRocky Mountain Quilt Museum: www.rmqm.orgSilk Painters International: www.silkpainters.orgStudio Art Quilt Associates: www.saqa.comSurface Design Association: www.surfacedesign.orgThe Appliqué Society: P.O. Box 89, Sequim, WA 98382-0089

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November 9, 2009 “Wranglers Among Us” (***For Male Artists Only)Rocky Mountain Quilt MuseumGolden, Colorado www.rmqm.org

November 9, 2009 “Inside Out”Textile Center of MNwww.textilecentermn.org

November 14, 2009 “Fabrications Six: A Jewelry and TextileExhibition”Crossings GalleryZumbrota, MNwww.crossingsatcarnegie.com

January 10, 2010 “The Rust Tex Collection”Chicago IQF, festival of Quilts-Birmingham, England plus other venuesEmail: [email protected]

January 14, 2010 “Celebrate Spring”International Quilt FestivalChicago, Illinoiswww.quilts.com

January 26, 2010 “Fiber: Twenty Ten”Foundry Art CentreSt. Charles, MOwww.foundryartcentre.org

January 29, 2010 “GREEN: A COLOR AND A CAUSE”The Textile MuseumWashington, D.C.www.textilemuseum.org

January 30, 2010 “Quilt Visions 2010 No Boundaries”Oceanside Museum of ArtOceanside, CAwww.quiltvisions.org

February 5, 2010 “Fantastic Fiber 2010”Yeiser Art CenterPaducah, KYwww.theyeiser.org

March 1, 2010 “International TECHStyleArt Biennial (ITAB)”San Jose Museum of Quiltsand TextilesSan Jose, CAwww.SJQuiltmuseum.org

May 1, 2010 “Images 2010”Lowell, MAwww.lowellquiltfestival.org

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

MULTIPLE DEADLINES

(publication)ALTERED COUTUREBelle Armoire and Somerset Studiowww.stampington.com

(publication)SEW SOMERSETSomerset Studiowww.stampington.com

(Exibition opportunity)ART IN EMBASSIES PROGRAMwww.aiep.state.gov

At the suggestion of a member, we're

encouraging all FRCQ members to make

their own nametags. Think of the

possibilities!! And the amazing art!

We'd have a walking art show at

every meeting and reduce our waste!


Imagine my misery trudging nine blocks through theUniversity of Colorado campus toward the Macky Auditoriumin the first snow of the season. I was cold, wet and miserable!

“Are Lyle Lovitt and John Hiatt going to be worth this misery?”,I grumbled to my husband. Well, imagine my delight when Ientered the Macky! Bright color fabulous art quilts by JudithTrager adorning all the walls! Needless to say, I was in heaven!Unfortunately my husband rushed me by (kicking a screaming)so we could get to our seats.

Half way through the show, I sneaked out to take a bet-ter look. Judith’s work at the Macky reminded me of my favoriteway to experience the seasons; it was perfect for a blustery snowyday! Titles like “Watermelon Summer”, “Plains Winter” and“Spring Prospect” couldn’t help but make me wish for spring!Full of raspberries, greens, blues and golds, this show is definite-ly colorful. Judith’s use of color produces a scrumptious feast foryour eyes. If you’ve never been to the Macky, you can’t appreci-ate how well Judith’s show hangs in their foyer gallery. The soar-ing minimalistic gothic architecture and bright white walls makethis art feel like it is floating. The “ohhhs” and ahhhhs” from peo-ple walking through were a testament to how wonderful Judith’swork shows in this venue.

Congrats on a wonderful show, Judith. I’m not surewhich was more exciting, viewing your work in this venue or mylengthy backstage chat with Lyle Lovitt himself. Hummmmm ...tough call!

If you go to see this show, I suggest you enter throughthe main central doors into the Macky Auditorium’s foyer to get

the full effect. Judith’s show runs in the Macky Auditorium on theUniversity of Colorado campus in Boulder through November4th, 2009.

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© Judith Trager “Watermelon Summer” 2001 - 54" X 53"

FRCQ meetings are held at theWestminster City Recreation Center

7:00 PM

Becky Fellows4575 Robinson PlaceBoulder, CO 80301

November 6-7, 2009“Wild Threads:

A Machine Stitchery Sampler” Carol Watkins

www.CarolWatkins.com

February 5-6, 2010“Exploring the Surface”

Judith Tragerwww.judithtrager.com

March 12-14, 2010"Fearless Composition"

Brett Barkerwww.brettbarkerart.com

September 17-19, 2010 Leslie Gabriëlse

www.gabrielse.com

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