We meet the
third Wednesday of each month at
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 4622 South Lamar. Show & Tell begins at 6:45 pm, followed by the business meeting at 7:00 pm with a program following. Visitors are welcome. After attending two meetings visitors will be asked to become members.
Previous Meetings and Presenter Resources (notes/links)
Upcoming Meeting Programs
January 18
Program
Laurie Brainerd will be coming from the San Antonio area to speak to the Austin Fiber Artists group about the process of fine art quilts from beginning to completion. Laurie Brainerd is a full-time studio artist. She began creating art in 2005 after careers in corporate accounting and life
coaching. She has studied art at the Southwest School of Art and with Jane Dunnewold in her Art Cloth Mastery Program. Brainerd’s process begins with white cloth. She dyes the cloth in a painterly fashion and then stitches on it to create work rich in color, texture, and emotion. Brainerd has exhibited nationally; her work has been published in several books; and recently she completed a commission for the Baptist Health
System.
Recharge Zone
Diane Sandlin will be leading the recharge activity — working with Gelli plates. It’s a way to monoprint with imbedded designs using acrylic paints — on fabric, paper, notecards, etc. If anyone ever tried gel printing — you know, making the gel and chilling it until firm, then working quickly with paints and designs, all the while the gel disintegrated — well, this takes away the prep work and the disintegration piece of that process. For more information, go to www.gelliarts.com.
bring gloves to protect your hands and small pieces of cloth or papers that you’d like to use. In case you forget, not to worry– she will have extras.
Directions to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 4622 South Lamar
From South Lamar at the river
Go south on South Lamar from the river/Lady Bird Lake about four miles until you see the spaghetti-type highway on the horizon ahead of you. Go thru the light by Brody Oaks shopping center and pass under Ben White/290/360. Stay on the access road in the right hand lane. After the light at West Gate Blvd., start counting driveways. The church is driveways 5, 6, and 7. Driveway 5 is the Fellowship Hall, driveway 6 is the Sunday School Building and driveway 7 leads to the Ministry Building where we will hold workshops. If you get to the boat storage place you have gone too far.
From Mo-Pac/Loop 1 (going south)
Take the TX-Loop 360 South/Capital of Texas Hwy exit. Scoot over to the right-hand lane when you can, then after 4/10 of a mile take the exit to the right “Lamar”. At the top of the long hill you will reach Lamar Blvd and you will turn right. Lamar is a multi-lane divided highway at that point. After the light at West Gate Blvd., start counting driveways. The church is driveways 5, 6, and 7. Driveway 5 is the Fellowship Hall, driveway 6 is the Sunday School Building and driveway 7 leads to the Ministry Building where we will hold workshops. If you get to the boat storage place you have gone too far.
From 1-35
Take EXIT 230 (290/TX-71/Ben White Blvd) toward Johnson City. Go approximately 2.7 miles, then exit toward Lamar Blvd/West Gate Blvd. You will go through about two stop lights before you come to Lamar Blvd. Get into the left turn lane and take the left turn onto S. Lamar Blvd. At this point it is an access road alongside a highway. After the light at West Gate Blvd., start counting driveways. The church is driveways 5, 6, and 7. Driveway 5 is the Fellowship Hall, driveway 6 is the Sunday School Building and driveway 7 leads to the Ministry Building where we will hold workshops. If you get to the boat storage place you have gone too far.
