| PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE | ||||||
We are flying furiously into winter, MoFA Members! But what a Fall!! I hope everyone got an opportunity to come to St. Louis to enjoy Innovations in Textiles 8. We have had great events in the past, but this year just seemed to be wonderful start to finish. MoFA’s exhibit ¡Fibra, Vive! was a big success for us. We had a wonderful reception and the guests' comments were very positive. MoFA was well represented at other gallery events as well. We can be very proud of all who participated. Sincerely, |
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| GET READY FOR FIBER: TWENTYTEN | ||||||
Missouri Fiber Artists (MoFA) will be presenting the Fiber: TwentyTen show, from April 2 to May 14 in collaboration with the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, Missouri.
The juried exhibition celebrates contemporary fiber art and has a opening reception on April 16. Weavers, basket makers, spinners, knitters, quilters, paper makers, surface designers and more will vie for a place to show their art in this juried show. The juror is Kay Khan, a full time studio artist currently residing in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries nationally, published in magazines and books, and is included in the permanent collections of Arizona State University Art Museum in Tempe, De Young Museum in San Francisco, and New Mexico’s Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe. The deadline for submissions to the show is January 26, 2010. All artists 18 years and older may enter up to three works. Artwork must be original and must be executed by the artist within the last two years. One artist will be selected for the award “Going Solo”, and a further four will be selected for a Group 4 award. Hopeful artists can download the entry form. For more information, click here or visit www.foundryartcentre.org. Please send in your registration by March 20. |
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| GOT NEWS? TELL US ABOUT IT! | ||||||
Attended a conference, workshop, retreat, or festival? Won an award? Been in a show? Teaching a class? Have a question? Need a resource? Send us news and resources you’d like to share or tips to make our fiber lives easier! We want to know what is going on. Remember the newsletter is an important way to connect with our fiber community! Our next newsletter Spring 2010 issue will be emailed in late March. Send all information to our Newsletter Editors and include MoFA in your email subject line. Deadline for the Spring 2010 issue is February 15, 2010. |
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| FORTHCOMING EVENTS | ||||||
Fiber: TwentyTen — 2010 MoFA Conference April 16-18, 2010 Country Inn and Suites, St. Charles, MO MoFA's 2010 Conference is being designed as a time to learn, exhibit, and enjoy time with other fiber artists. A kick-off for the conference, as well as a showcase for MoFA members, will be the April 16 opening of Fiber: TwentyTen at The Foundry Art Centre. This exhibit is open to all fiber artists and will be juried by fiber artist Kay Khan. The conclusion of the Nest silent auction will also be held during this opening. On April 16th and 17th, workshops will be held at several venues on the Main Street area of St. Charles. These include fused glass, beading, quilting, yarn designs and paper workshops. Local artists will conduct these workshops and a nominal fee will be charged for materials. On the 18th, there will be a brunch at the Foundry Museum that will include a talk by Kay Khan, the traditional MoFA fashion show and the presentation of awards. Plan now to attend this fantastic conference! Registration deadline is March 20, 2010. Download the conference packet and registration form here. Warm Wool, Delicate Silk January 2-31, 2010 Sharon Kilfoyle of Ashland, MO and Lorri Scott of Los Gatos, CA are presenting a show at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum in Poplar Bluff. The show will feature wearables of nuno felt and shibori dyed silks from Sharon and the "wayward threads" designs that Lorri is known for, which include tops and shawls made from shibori dyed ribbons, yarns and fabrics. Come for the trunk show and celebration on Saturday, January 9, 6-9 p.m., to view and try on these couture designs for winter. Sharon will be returning the night before the trunk show from teaching a 10-day course in Paris, so she may have some elegant additions to the trunk. Check out the museum at www.mham.org. Collective Thread May 15-June 25, 2010 Collective Thread is an international juried fiber & textile exhibition exploring the interconnected relationships between artist process, medium, and life. The exhibition will showcase contemporary quilters, textile artists, and fiber artists; representing how, through a common or “collective” medium, a diverse and exploratory range of art can be produced. Open to all professional, contemporary, traditional, and transitional professional artists 18 years and over. All works must be based in a fiber medium. Other techniques and mediums may be incorporated. Exhibition will be on display at the University of Central Missouri Gallery of Art & Design. Submission deadline is March 1, 2010. Setting the Mood: The Artful Table May 21-July 11, 2010 Bruce Hoffman, Juror Setting the Mood is a juried exhibition that will exhibit the best of functional and non-functional works created for the dinner table in all craft media. Juror Bruce Hoffman, Director of Snyderman-Works Gallery in Philadelphia, selects work from both emerging and established artists from across the country. These artists celebrate the handmade in dinner ware, glass ware, textiles, serving pieces and more that “set the mood” of the artful table. Exhibition will be on display at Craft Alliance in the Delmar Loop. Submission deadline is March 1, 2010.
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| APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE...MEMBERS' NEWS AND NOTES! | ||||||
New member, Jill Choate’s piece “Porkypod” accepted into Fiber Focus 2009 Exhibit, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. Jill has recently moved to Van Buren, MO from Trapper Creek, AK. This fall her workshops and classes included: Camp Tuck, LLBWA, Bloomington, IL, Dreamweavers Basket Guild Retreat, Burghill, OH, A Basket Gathering, Hickory, NC and the West Virginia Basket Association, Vienna, WV.
Joanne Woll was in the Fiber Focus 2009 Exhibit. She also had a piece in the Quintessential Quilt 2009 Exhibit at the University City Library Gallery.
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| MOFA NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS | ||||||
| 1. Send in MoFA DUES ASAP! DUES ARE DUE during the month of January! 2. SUBMIT TO FIBER: TWENTYTEN. Download the prospectus! 3. Meet the NEST Challenge. Download the prospectus! 4. Attend the MoFA Conference! 5. Post pictures of my art work in the Member’s Gallery. Send to the Membership Chair today! |
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| MOFA NEEDS YOU! | ||||||
We will be electing a new board at the 2010 Conference. You can run for any office you are interested in. If you would like to find out about a specific office our current board members would be happy to go over the responsibilities of their position. Please email us with your questions. If you have never served as a MoFA Board Member and would like to see this organization continue in the direction it is moving in, if you would like to belong to an organization with a bright future because you have a vision of how MoFA can continue to grow, if you are concerned that without Board Members there will not be an organization, then please step up, take a turn. You won’t be by yourself. Nominations are needed for the following elected positions: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer Nominating Committee chair needed. Also, Exhibitions Chair needed: this position has been redesigned as a resource and support position to work with whomever is sponsoring a MoFA membership show in their area. If interested, please contact membership@missourifiberartists.com or vicepresident@missourifiberartists.com. Regional Reps needed. An easy job! Tell MoFA about Fiber happenings in your area four times a year! |
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| CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS | ||||||
January 16, 2010 Experimenting with Shibori Patterns, Discharge and Overdye Sharon Kilfoyle’s studio, Ashland, MO 10:00am - 5:00pm CALL 573-657-9004 or 573-999-9247 or email sharon@sharonkilfoyle.com (Cost: $100) If you already know some shibori dyeing techniques, this workshop will push your designing skills just a little further. We'll experiment with many different shibori patterns (or you can bring your already-dyed shibori silks and fabrics), then discharge and over dye the existing patterns to create more complex and interesting designs. I hope to focus on arashi overlays, complex fold and clamp experiments, as well as some stitching and free-form patterning, with an emphasis on discharge and over dye. Various dyeing and discharge techniques will be used, and several dyeing and discharge stations will be set up to facilitate free experimentation. Since this class will be more individualized than a beginning introduction, class size will be limited to 10. Bring your own silks or natural fibers, or buy silks (at near wholesale) available in the studio. All dyes and discharges will be provided. January 17, 2010 Creating a Nuno Felt Collage Shawl Sharon Kilfoyle’s studio, Ashland, MO 10:00am - 5:00pm CALL 573-657-9004 or 573-999-9247 or email sharon@sharonkilfoyle.com (Cost: $100) This workshop approaches the nuno felting process as a collage technique. We'll spend significant time on the design process, which is very much like "painting" with wool and fabric, as well as yarns and other embellishment fibers. Some knowledge of felting is helpful but not necessary for the project. You may choose to bring your own fabrics and merino wools, yarns and embellishments, or silks and wool are available for sale in the studio (near wholesale prices). We can dye or over dye silks as part of the design process. Two yards of silks is more than enough for a project, and two to four ounces of wool would suffice. I emphasize a minimalistic approach to materials to keep the final product sheer and drapable. Class size is limited to eight so each person has enough design space to make a large shawl. I already have 5 sign-ups, so three openings are available. A wait-list will be created. January 23, 2010 Makuk Inspired Pendants Bearcreek Studio, Columbia, MO www.bearcreekpaperworks.com Create pendants inspired by the makuk. A makuk is a traditional Ojibwa basket form made by folding and stitching bark. Using this design as a starting place, we will 1) use patterned paste paper to fold and lace; and 2) texture and oxidize copper sheeting to fold and lace. Create an adjustable neck cord to finish your individualized pair of personal jewels. February 20, 2010 Papermaking Basics Bearcreek Studio, Columbia, MO www.bearcreekpaperworks.com Participants will be making paper from fibers (cotton) beaten in my "little critter" (Hollander beater) with a concentration on sheet forming. This will include using standard and shaped moulds and deckles, partial screens, overlaying color, embedding natural materials, pulp inclusions, making a post, using a mechanical press, restrict, loft and hot press drying. No previous papermaking experience needed. March 13, 2010 Celtic Cards Bearcreek Studio, Columbia, MO www.bearcreekpaperworks.com Learn techniques to design and create your own Celtic style interlaced “knot” design; carve the design into a flexible mold material; learn to cast handmade paper to make dimensional greeting cards. No design, carving or papermaking experience is necessary. April 24, 2010 Small Books: A Primer Bearcreek Studio, Columbia, MO www.bearcreekpaperworks.com Learn the basics of stitched book structures. Anatomy of a book, soft and hard cover construction, closures, pamphlet and stab binding, multiple signatures, machine stitching will be discussed and practiced. You will construct several small books. No previous bookmaking experience is necessary. May 15, 2010 Paste Papers Bearcreek Studio, Columbia, MO www.bearcreekpaperworks.com Remember finger painting when you were very young? Enjoy that experience again and create interesting patterns on card stock. These beautifully decorated papers can be used for cards, envelopes, bookmarks or cut into strips and used as a basket material. |
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| WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY WITH BOB ADAMS | ||||||
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| MOFA RESOURCES | ||||||
Video library to be dissolved! At the last Board meeting, the Video Library and its use were discussed. No one has used it for over a year nor does anyone check the videos when they have been brought to conferences or retreats. It was also mentioned that most people are either going to YouTube for directions or purchasing their own DVDs. The Board concluded that the Video Library has outlived its usefulness. To dispose of the Library, the Board voted to sell the videos and DVDs for $10 each at the April Conference in St. Charles. Money raised from the sale of the Video Library will go to the Scholarship Fund. Titles in the library: • Introduction to Needle Felting: Sculpting a Doll with Sharon Costello • Traditional Felt Making in Turkey • Triangle Frame Loom Weaving Magic for shawls, blankets, jackets, and more with MoFA’s Carol Leigh Brack-Kaiser • Bead Woven Necklaces • Cut Pile Rug Weaving • Featherweight Felt, Making Felt Scarves with Sharon Costello • Fabric Printing with Dyes • Fair Isle without Fear • Felt making Garments • Japanese Textile Dyeing • Kente • Kumihimo – Japanese Braiding With Rodrick Owen • Power Sewing • Hand-woven and Quilted Garments • Splint Basketry II • Tapestry Weaving I-Nancy Harvey • Tapestry Weaving II-Nancy Harvey • American Tapestry Alliance slides You will find more information about the Video Library under the Members Only section. Questions? Contact president@missourifiberartists.com. WEBSITES TO CHECK • Online fabric from your art! Check out: www.spoonflower.com • Hola! The following site has some great stamps which might interest MoFA folks: www.oshiwa.com BOOKS TO READ Scott Simon's Pretty Birds A novel, but based on his knowledge of Yugoslavia during his time there covering the war. It is well written, and the audio book well read, but the subject isn't easy (but not depressing). How to Survive & Prosper as an Artist–Selling Yourself without Selling Your Soul Carroll Michels 5th Edition ISBN#: 978-0-8050-6800-9 Writing the Artist Statement–Revealing the True Spirit of Your Work Ariane Goodwin ISBN#: 0-7414-0843-0 Colors The Story of Dyes and Pigments Francois Delamare and Bernard Guineau. Color, A Natural History of the Palette Victoria Findlay ISBN# 0-8129-7142-6 MARKETPLACE :: ACCESS ARTS SALE! Due to the loss of our off-campus storage space, Access Arts in Columbia, MO must sell some excess weaving equipment that is not used in our studio. The following items are available: • 2 older Hammet 4 shaft counterbalance looms, approximately 30" weaving width. Not beautiful furniture but sturdy, utilitarian looms. $200 each • A large antique Weavers Delight rug loom. $100 • 2 LeClerc spool racks, 40 spool capacity each. Good condition but no spools. $25 each • An older Beka rigid heddle loom with floor stand, 24" weaving width. This is the sturdier deluxe model, not the lightweight student model. $75 • A Nagy spinning wheel. Made in New Zealand of an exotic wood, good condition. Includes 4 bobbins, 2 whorls and a niddy noddy. Suitable for a beginner or collector. $150 • One Louet S51 Spinning Wheel ($475), One antique spinning wheel ($100), one rigid heddle loom ($50). Contact Sue Brown at beltoncreek@sbcglobal.net or 636-584-8322 with any questions. All items must be picked up by the buyer. Photos are available upon request. For more information, contact Jenny Sennott at spindleandshuttle@centurytel.net |
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| FIBER: TWENTYTEN ARTS CONFERENCE | ||||||
April 16-18, 2010 :: St. Charles, MO MoFA Juried Exhibit :: Foundry Gallery, St. Charles, MO Download Conference Information and Exhibition Prospectus! |
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