Rubber Stamp Fantasy workshop

Embossed soda cans,

Tyvec melts

Die cuts and Shrink Plastic

Bleached paper and pens

Paints and Inks and Ribbons

All this and more at Rubber Stamp Fantasy during our March meeting.

Many thanks to Debbie for this fast-paced, fun and informative workshop!

Not Bad Art

Surface Design Sampler Platter

with Lyric Kinard

The big day finally arrived. Weather forecasts kept me biting my nails until we were finally situated with Lyric at the helm. And then...what a fun day!

One of Lyric's important tips for growing as an artist: Make bad art. Otherwise the really good stuff never emerges from within us. I did my share of bad art on this day, just like most days, but there was some seriously NOT BAD art produced during our class.

Here are a few images that just barely capture the creativity, fun and learning that took place:

We received kits with which to make small journal covers. You can see from the above pictures that several of the students were well on their way to designing and completing some gorgeous journal covers. After a few bad-art attempts, I got going on a piece that I like quite a lot. I went home and completed my little journal cover with a beaded cabochon.

If you took this class, please, please send me pictures of your journal covers to post here on the Fiber Art Fusion blog. I cannot wait to see yours!

Lutradur and More

Tuesday night Terry introduced us to an interesting product, Lutradur. It is something between paper and fabric, and made of polyester. Ben also talked us through some 3D ideas including products like water soluble stabilizer and mod podge.

Terry showed us some of her experiments:

Angelina adheres to it and even traps this rickrack.

Lutradur painted and heat curled to produce 3D trees in Terry's piece.

Using Pat Drew's work (on right), Terry printed on Lutradur using her home printer

Here Terry used artist's transfer paper with a high-contrast piece on Lutradur.

Paints, and rubbings on Lutradur

Work in progress by Kathy, for Home Depot

Kathy, Cathy, and Kathy

Fiber Art Shows - All Local!

Maybe Atlanta will become a Fiber Art mecca!

As you know, our own Devon will have a piece in the upcoming show, Intertwined: Contemporary Fiber Art at Hudgens Center for the Arts. The show runs from Jan 13 through March 21. 

Congratulations, Devon!

Their opening reception is as follows:

January 24, 7-9 PM

Hudgens Center for the Arts

6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Bldge 300

Duluth GA 30097

The show then moves to three more locations. More info here:http://fiberartsalliance.org/home/events#Intertwined

Also there is another new fiber art show in Canton. This art center is now under the direction of former Fiber Art Fusion member, Mary Akers. I have a piece in this show, as do some former members of FAF - Janet O'Brien, Ann Quinlen, and Ginny Greaves.

Here is the info on that show:

Fiber Art and More

through Feb 12

Cherokee Arts Center (CAC),   http://cherokeearts.org/

94 North St.
Canton, GA 30114

770.704.6244
info@cherokeearts.org

M-F   11am to 5pm

Sat     12pm-5pm  Closed Sun

Artist Statements, Journals, Sketchbooks

Many thanks to Pat Drew for sharing her artist's journey with us, complete with artist statements, statements about individual pieces, journals, and sketchbooks.

And here is a sneak preview of our upcoming SEFAA show, There's No Place Like Home, which will run March 1- 31, 2015.

Ben's

Devon's

Kathy's

Terry's

Martha's

EXPLORE! 2014 Show

Explore

because our pieces represent our journey to explore different fiber media and to dig into our own personal explorations in a cross-section of fiber art styles. 

Artists:

• Linda Armenti
• Kathy Davis
• Ben Hollingsworth
• Martha Myers
• Devon Pfeif
• Lynn Rinehart
• Pamela Rishfeld
• Diane Schultheiss

When:

Oct 1-31, 2014
Open hours generally include Tuesdays 10-2 and Thursdays 10-2
Check the SEFAA web site for more on hours

Where:

Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance (SEFAA)
1705 Commerce Dr. NW
Atlanta, GA  30318
Map  Directions

Many thanks to those who were able to help hang our art!

Fusion through Layering

Last night, Pamela created a fun workshop for us on the topic of fiber art layering. Here are some of the pieces we created:

Pamela's: made in Fiber on a Whim workshop

Ben's

Kathy's

Linda's

Diane's

Melinda's

Martha's

***Show 'N' Tell***

New member, Linda, brought along some of her gorgeous work. She loves to thread paint.

And the regular members did not disappoint either:

Silk quilt - a group effort by Silk Painters of Atlanta (SPA). Diane did the quilting.

Kathy's - Heat transfer dyed polyester and shibori