Ginny Eckley Workshop: Sept 11, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010 Ginny Eckley: Painting Workshop Please visit www.fabricpainting.com Cost is $75 for members; $90 for non members. $40 deposit will secure your space with the remaining $35 due on September 1, 2010. There is also a kit supply fee of $35 due to Ginny on the day of the workshop. Please email [...]
Proposed Slate of New Officers
Be sure to attend our meeting this Wednesday, April 21, 2010. We’re set to vote on our new slate of officers who’ll take the helm for the June 2010-May 2011 fiscal year. The proposed slate is: President: Diane Sandlin Vice President: Barb Forrister Treasurer: Marge Carson Secretary: Pam Farley Historian: Pam Hayes Membership Chair: Martha [...]
Textile Twists in Twenty Ten
We are excited to present an Austin Fiber Artists Exhibit: Textile Twists in Twenty Ten Location: Tokyo Electron America 2400 Grove Blvd. Austin, TX 78741 (Grove runs off Montopolis Ave. in southeast Austin) Dates: Opening Reception – February 24, 2010 6:00 – 8:00 pm Exhibit can be also viewed each weekday, M-F, from 8:00 am [...]
AFA at Houston Quilt Festival
Don’t miss these members’ quilts at Houston Quilt Festival Hoffman Challenge, Janis Hooker, “Yo Yo Fairy #1″ West Coast Wonders II, Barb Forrister, “Emerald Treasures” and “Life’s a Beach” IQF Group Quilt Division, Barb Forrister, Diane Sandlin, Jean Dahlgren, Sherri McCauley, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Connie Hudson, Kathy York, Pearl Gonzales, and Frances Holliday Alford, “Group [...]
Chisholm Trail Quilt Guild Show-Oct. 2-3
Three members of AFA have quilts in the Chisholm Trail Quilt Guild quilt show: Martha Tsihlas, Linda Miles and Dianne Hegebarth WHERE: Dell Diamond United Heritage Conference Center ADDRESS: 3400 East Palm Blvd. (Hwy 79) Round Rock, Tx. WHEN: Fri. and Sat. from 10 am to 6pm Very easy to get to from all points [...]
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Celebrating Our Creative Spirit–October 2-December 24
Six AFA members were juried into the Texas Federation of Fiber Artists exhibit, Celebrating Our Creative Spirit, at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Congratulations to Diane Sandlin, Barbara Sandberg, Jean Dahlgren, Mary Ann Vaca-Lambert, Denna Hardin, and Caryl Gabatz. The opening reception is Friday, October 2, 5:30-8:00 PM. The Center is located at 4848 [...]
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Golden Digital Grounds
Barbara Jackson of Golden Artist Colors was the speaker at the September 2009 meeting. Although I missed the last AFA meeting, there was a lot of good information that Gail McGlamery passed on to me for this post. Here are Gail’s notes. Thanks Gail. Barbara talked about the company and its history, that it is [...]
Jaime Matute’s Art at “Bienvenidos” Exhibit
AFA’s Jaime Matute will be showing several pieces of her fiber art at Hill Country Bible Church, 12124 RR 620 N in the NW Worship Center Balcony (Building A). The ART Reception is Friday, September 18, 7PM – 9PM. There will be refreshments, music from the jazz trio, Just for You, a monoprinting demonstration, and [...]
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Accepted to Copper Shade Tree Gallery Exhibit
Congratulations to the AFA artists who were juried in to the Copper Shade Tree Gallery Exhibit, “The Art in Fiber”. Be sure you set aside time to visit the gallery during the show from February 5 – March 7, 2010, to see the works of Pam Farley, Malissa Long, Letitia Rogers, Martha Tsihlas, Denna Hardin, [...]
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AFA’s Exhibit Poster
Our exhibit at the ABIA looks as wonderful as this poster, featuring AFA member Mary Ann Vaca-Lambert’s piece (Diane Sandlin, President, doing the Vanna White honors). Gorgeous! The exhibit can be viewed by ticketed travelers through November 3, 2009.