Monthly Archives: May 2011

May242011

SAQA Conference

The Studio Art Quilter’s Associates (SAQA) had their annual conference in Denver this year and it ended yesterday. Not only was the program wonderful, but I had the chance to meet so many new people who are all into creating art quilts.

By far, the best part of the conference for me was hosting a reception at the Ice Cube Gallery where I was having my solo show. More than 100 fiber artists showed up and I [...]

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May142011

Create Denver

Denver is a wonderful supporter of artists and this is Create Denver week. I was excited to go to two workshops this morning. The first one was all about how to present your portfolio to art galleries. Three gallery owners spoke about what they liked and what they didn’t and true to form, they all said something different. Here’s what I learned:

do your research and make sure your art fits the other art carried by the specific gallery
if you live [...]

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May12011

Layered Textiles

Friday night was the opening reception for my new one-woman exhibit at the Ice Cube Gallery in Denver, CO. So many of my friends and family came to view my work and give me support — it was hectic and wonderful.

Many of my fiber artist friends commented on how our work looks so different in a gallery setting and with the right lighting. It makes me think of how my work is hung in my home and now I want [...]