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Sneak-Peek			New Work 2011		Exhibitions
	~ More Than Just The Sum:			Art Quilts		Current Exhibitions
		Northern Red Oak 2		Journals and Sketchbooks		Upcoming Exhibitions
	~ Nebula NGC 2467					Past Exhibitions 2011

Sneak-Peek

- A view of my work currently in progress in the studio -

More than Just The Sum: Northern Red Oak 2

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Fabric tubes - front view		Fabric tubes - side view

Nebula NGC 2467

For a detailed description of the process creating this art quilt please follow this link...

Image of the template enlarged to the final size of the nebula		Selection of fabrics for the nebula

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New Work - 2011

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Artquilts

Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146)

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	More Than Just The Sum:
Northern White Cedar	Post Oak	Northern Red Oak


	Filling the Void

Journals and Sketchbooks

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Exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

September 26 - October 29, 2011: "Indian Summer" at the Southeastern Community College

The gallery of the Southeastern Community College in Whiteville, NC, will exhibit art quilts from members of PAQA-South following the theme of autumn. The show is curated by September Krueger, art instructor and gallery coordinator at SECC.
The art quilts will be on display September 26 through October 29. An artist reception is scheduled for Monday, September 26, from 6-8 pm.

My art quilts "Prairie" and "Golden Harvest II" were selected for this exhibition. For detailed information about the pieces please follow the link to "Prairie" here and to "Golden Harvest II" here.

Prairie	Golden Harvest II

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Upcoming Exhibitions

November 29 – December 27, 2011: “More Than Just The Sum” at "Coffee and Crepes" in Cary, NC.

My series "More Than Just The Sum" will be shown in this coffee shop. But I'm planning to exhibit not only "Northern Red Oak", "Post Oak" and "Northern White Cedar"! My new work "More Than Just The Sum: Northern Red Oak II" will debut there. I'll post a picture of this art quilt as soon as I finish the piece.

	More Than Just The Sum
Northern Red Oak	Northern White Cedar	Post Oak

December 1, 2011 – January 2, 2012: “The Sky is the Limit” at "Sunflower Cafe" in Raleigh, NC.

I'll post details about this exhibition once I have a complete list of art quilts I will show. As the title indicates, it will be all about skies, from sun rises to sun sets to nebuale far out in the universe.

ARTQUILTSrivers - a joint project of PAQA-South and TAQS

ARTQUILTSrivers is a project between the Professional Art Quilters Alliance - South (PAQA-South) and the Taiwan Art Quilt Society (TAQS), lead by Ann Flaherty from PAQA-South and Lin Hsin-Chen from TAQS. There will be a total of 12 art quilts, 6 of which are created by selected members of PAQA-South and six created by members of TAQS. All art quilts will have a defined size and the interpretation of the theme "rivers" is up to the individual artist. However, there is a river flowing through each art quilt at a pre-determined position. So when hung together, all art quilts will have a continuous river visually connecting the individual pieces.

Artists from both organizations were invited to submit their applications for the project, but only six artists from each organization were selected. For PAQA-South, Ann Flaherty and Kris Carmichael, Director of the Page-Walker Arts & History Center in Cary, NC, took over the responsibility of chosing the artists. PAQA-South will be represented by Mary Beth Bellah, Denny Webster, Eileen Williams, Ann Flaherty, Christine Zoller and myself. Contributing TAQS-members are Lin Hsin-Chen, Wang Li-Chun, Lin Mei-Hui, Chuang Huei-Lan, Huang Ming-Mei and Chen Yen-Chiu.

ARTQUILTSrivers will be on exhibition at the National Tainan Living Art Center, Tainan City, Taiwan (Republic of China), opening on August 11, 2012. Subsequently, the art quilts will be on display in Cary with the opening scheduled for January 7, 2013.

I will post updates when they become available.

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Past Exhibitions 2011

August 28 - September 30, 2011: National Juried Exhibition "Texture and Pattern"

My art quilt "More Than Just the Sum: Northern Red Oak" was selected for the national juried exhibition "Texture and Pattern" at the Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts in Fredericksburg, VA. The show was juried by Hubert Jackson (http://jhubertjackson.com ). But even better, it won 2nd place for this fine arts show!
The Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts is located at 813 Sophia Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401.
Opening hours are 12-4 p.m Wednesday-Monday and 11-4:00 Saturday (Closed Tuesdays).
A reception is scheduled for September 2 from 6:30 to 8pm.

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June 24 - August 21, 2011: "ARTQUILTSrepurposed", the Members' Show of the Professional Art Quilters Alliance - South

Location: Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary, NC
Please call (919) 460-4963 for opening hours and to ensure that you will have access to the galleries which sometimes are rented for meetings and parties.
Opening reception: June 24, 2011, 6 - 8 pm.

In this exhibition members of PAQA-South explore various ways of repurposing. Some artists repurposed finds from the thrift store or yard sales, others created art quilts out of garments, and some modified older art pieces and gave them a new life.
My contributions to this exhibition are two journals with fabric covers.

Notebook "Washers Repurposed"	Notebook "Rusted Circles"

For the notebook "Washers Repurposed" black muslin was wrapped around a pole according to the Arashi Shibori technique. It was then discharged with dishwasher gel which turned the black dye to orange-brown. On another piece of black muslin I created circles by dipping stainless steel washers from the hardware store into the dishwasher gel and then placing them onto the fabric.
The fabric cover was hand-embroidered and embellished with stainless steel washers.

The notebook "Rusted Circles" was created from rusted fabric using rusted metal disks and wire spools which I had found while treasure hunting at a metal scrap yard. The fabric cover was machine-sewn and hand-embroidered.

You can find these and other journals on my page "functional art".

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June 9 - 30, 2011: "Filling the Void" at "Merge and Flow", the Members' Show of the Surface Design Association in Minneapolis, MN.

The Surface Design Association organizes conferences and associated exhibitions. The 2011 conference is entilted "Confluence". For information about the event please follow this link here: http://www.surfacedesign.org/conference/2011-international-surface-design-association-conference.
Members of SDA will exhibit artwork at the Katherine E. Nash Gallery at the Univeristy of Minnesota, Minneapolis Campus, MN following the theme:"Merge and Flow". My contribution is "Filling the Void".

Artist Statement

The loss of a beloved family member left "holes" in my life. Over time I filled some of these voids with cherished memories which helped me to move on, and yet, life will never be the same.

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May 6 - June 24, 2011: 32nd Annual National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition of the Arts Council of Wayne County

The Arts Council of Wayne County organized its 32nd annual National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, accepting works created in various media such as paintings, graphics, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, mixed media and photography. The juror was Emily Smith, who is the Executive Director of 1708 Gallery in Richmond, VA.
My art quilt "Microcosmos" was juried into the exhibition. In addition, it received the award "Honorable Mention"!

The opening reception for the exhibition is on Friday, May 6, from 5 pm to 8 pm.
The Arts Council is located at 2406 East Ash Street, Goldsboro, NC 27534. For directions please follow the link here. Opening hours are Monday through Friday 9 am - 5 pm. Additional information about the Arts Council of Wayne County can be found on the website www.artsinwayne.org.

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