The entries to this show brought a great mix of art from the fiber artists of the area and it was a joy to see each individual’s artistic expression.

Congratulations to the following artists who will participate in the Fiberwerkes exhibit:

• Lynne Allen, Austin
• Andrea Brokenshire, Austin
• Lynne Brotman, Austin
• Cat Brysch, San Antonio
• Challenge Group, Austin
• Dorothy Clarke, Dallas
• Jean Dahlgren, Austin
• Cheryl Elms, Austin
• Cindy Hickok, Houston
• Iva Jensen, Houston
• B. Kile, S. Doty, E. Finger, Houston
• Michelle Knoerzer, Dallas
• Yvette Little, San Antonio
• Lynn Luukinen, San Antonio
• Mary Macaulay, Austin
• Susie Monday, San Antonio
• Suzanne Morgan, Dallas
• Liz Napier, San Antonio
• Gay Ousley, Dallas
• Rachel Edwards Ridder, San Antonio
• Diane Sandlin, Austin
• Brenda Schloesser, Houston
• Carolyn Skei, Dallas
• Mary Ruth Smith, Dallas
• Sandra Elbel Taylor, San Antonio
• Linda Thiemann, Dallas
• Linda Thompson, Houston
• Doerte Weber, San Antonio
• Hope Wilmarth, Houston
• Georgia Zwartjes, San Antonio

Kathyanne White, Juror

http://www.hcaf.com
120 Point Theatre Road South
Ingram, Texas 78025
830-367-5120

DATES: February 4-25, 2012

The Texas Federation conference is February 24-26, 2012. Specific information is available at www.texasfederationoffiberartists.org. The workshops, speakers and vendors, as well as the exhibit promise a great fiber-filled weekend.

FIBERWERKES Texas Federation of Fiber Artists Conference

Early Registration ($150 for members)

Ends December 1 2011

Juried Show Application, images, and Exhibit fee due

15 October 2011

Registration ($175 for members)

after 1 December 2011

Reception

Friday, 24 February 2012

Main Events

Friday, 24 February 2012 – Sunday 26 February 2012
Show will hang from 4 February 2012 until Sunday 26 February 2012

The use of cloth and threads in art provides an immediate connection for the audience – it’s reassuring, familiar and comforting. Everyone has a daily connection to textiles. But in this venue, the art is expressed through the unusual use of the fibers and transports the viewer to a new way of seeing – the familiar juxtaposed with the unexpected.

Some of the works are woven in playful colors and themes. Others are created with techniques in the surface design world – dyeing, printing, discharging, image transfers – in multiple layers until the desired effect is created. Works are with yarns, cottons, silks, wools, ephemera. Techniques include stitching, felting, sewing, papermaking, trapunto, fabric weaving, pojagi, collage. On some of the work, fabric is cut into small shapes and then formed into breathtaking landscapes. On others, the traditional quilting may be painted over with an abstract design.

The new show in Fayetteville is an outgrowth of a recent juried exhibit by the same name – United in Textiles – which was hung at the Butridge Gallery in Austin’s Dougherty Art Center. Austin Fiber Artists is an organization designed to attract, mentor and support the wide variety of artists who work with fibers. Monthly meetings and frequent workshops are held. More information can be found about the group at http://austinfiberartists.org/.

The exhibit at the Arts for Rural Texas Ross Gallery will run from September 26 through October 15 with an opening reception on October 8th from 5-7pm. Directions and other information can be found at www.artsforruraltexas.org or at 979-378-2113.

Submitted by Diane Sandlin, Austin artist and former president of Austin Fiber Artists.

Nina Mihm from the Dragonfly Gallery will be speaking about the selection process and current trends in art.

There will be no show-and-tell, raffle, or Recharge Zone

Call for Vendors

Saturday, February 25, 2012

During the TFFA Conference there will be an opportunity for 20 vendors to rent a 6 foot long table with two chairs in the large Atrium of the Conference Center for one day only, Saturday, February 25, immediately outside the Grand Ballroom and next to the Conference Center lobby.  Classes will be held in this conference area and at the Hill Country Arts Foundation. The tables will not be draped, nor are there any pipes and
drapes as the backdrop.  The cost of a 6’x 6’ table or space will be $45.00 for TFFA members on a first come, first served basis.  There are 20 vendor spaces. Vendor spaces to non TFFA members will open up after August 15, 2011 and cost will be $55.00. There will be a waiting list if necessary.  Set up by vendors will be from 8:30AM-9:30 AM on Saturday, February 25, 2012.  Vendorexhibits will be open from 10:00 AM-6:00 PM.  Take down will be 6:00 PM-7:00 PM. If vendor is attending classes it is permissible to place plastic or
tulle over items and state when you will return to your table.

Contact: Phyllis Jordan, 248 Wray Street, Canyon Lake, TX 78133            830-964-5242 or cell 830-832-1095 pjjordan40@satx.rr.com

CALENDAR:
May 2, 2011……………………………………………….Entry Deadline
May 20, 2011………………………………………………Jury Process Complete* See the work!
August 1, 2011……………………………………………Artwork Delivered to Gallery and Installation of Exhibit
August 4, 2011……………………………………………Reception
August 29, 2011…………………………………………..De-installation/Artwork Pickup

AUSTIN FIBER ARTISTS Butridge Entry Form

www.austinfibersrtists.org

Show Hours

Wesley Gallery

Entry Forms

• 2011 Wesley Gallery Entry Form PDF
• 2011 Wesley Gallery Entry Form Microsoft Word (docx)
• 2011 Wesley Gallery Entry Form Microsoft Word 97 (doc)

Displayed at: The Old Bakery and Emporium thru November 24, 2010

1006 Congress Avenue, Austin. Phone 512 477 5961

Unlike traditional fiber art exhibits, which are to be viewed only, this exhibit is designed to be touched and to encourage seniors to reconnect to their earlier experiences and perhaps stimulate interest in future fiber arts activities. The exhibit includes handmade doilies, hand-stitched quilt blocks and an antique apron line. The items have been collected from the membership of AFA and in most cases have been made by members’ mothers or grandmothers. Prior to its installation at The Old Bakery, the exhibit has been at Parsons House in Austin and at the South Austin Senior Activity Center.

The Old Bakery is operated by the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department as an information center for out-of-town visitors and a handicrafts consignment store for persons at least 50 years of age. The exhibit will hang in this lovely old building through Thanksgiving. It can be seen on part of the stairway, upstairs corridor, and the rear of the upstairs room, which has fabulous views of the State Capitol Building.

Built in 1876, The Old Bakery, is a registered national landmark and functioned as a bakery until 1936. Vacant and scheduled for demolition, it was rescued by the Austin Heritage Society and the Junior League. When the mortgage was paid off in 1970, the Old Bakery was sold to the State of Texas which later deeded the building and property to the City of Austin in 1980.

Now is a wonderful time to visit the building, located at 1006 Congress Avenue. Free parking is available on 10th Street on the south side of the building. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.