LA Fiber Artists Show

LAFA, a group I belong to, opened it's show on Nov. 21st in Sherman Oaks CA. These are some of my pieces, with credit going to Jeanne Beck for the technique. Lots of people attended the opening, and there has been a steady flow of people thru the gallery since then. It's so fun to be a fly on the wall and hear people commenting on your work before they know you're the artist!

The picture below is my family and third from the left is David Moen, who was the art teacher at my children's elememtary school. He also taught my kids and my husband privately on the weekends, and I think it's accurate to say he influenced all of us. My oldest daughter Julie is a graphic designer, and my husband is back in school working towards his BA in studio art, with an emphasis on glass. My kids we're very lucky to have been exposed to the arts at an early age, I wish it was still an option in public schools.

L.A. Fiber Artists

I belong to a group called
L.A. Fiber Artists whose purpose is to exhibit our work in a gallery setting. On Wed., Nov. 21 we are opening at the VIVA gallery in Sherman Oaks CA. and will be there for 2 weeks. I hope to see you there.
I've been working pretty much non stop for the last several months making pieces for this show and that all came to an abrupt stop today because we hang the show tomorrow. I think it will feel good not to have any pressing commitments for the next few days or weeks.
I'm starting to think about some goals for the next year and have decided I need to enter a minimum of 6 competitions. I'm a newbie at competing and am not entirely comfortable with it, but I know I have to put my work out there and I understand it can be helpful to have judges comments on my work.

My other news is that I have been invited to join California Fiber Artists (CFA) and I'm lookin g forward to exhibiting with them also. There are several venues planned for next year, to see the schedule, just go to http://www.cafiberartists.com/.

Time Bandit

This is the 6th piece I've made for the gallery show I'm in opening on November 21st in Sherman Oaks, Ca. This piece was inspired by a visit to Machu Picchu earlier this year. Our guide explained that because of all the visitors touching the rocks, they were starting to decay, something they hadn't done in all the time they lay undiscovered in the jungle.

This piece was made with deconstructed screenprinting on cotten sateen, some painted cheesecloth, and some handstitching. This was definitely a less is better piece, the fabric sort of speaks for itself. I'm working on one more piece for the show, but I'm not bieng very disciplined aobut it so we'll see if I can get it done.