Ithaca Parlor Meeting = Great Discussion

Judy Warner shares her work with 18 SAQA New York members in a parlor meeting hosted by Aafke Steenhuis in Ithaca, New York today. After a round of show and tell, and filling lunch and dessert (thanks, again, Aafke) we had a great discussion on topics from "What do you call yourself?" to "Name some events you would like SAQA NY to organize."

Organized by Jeanne Simpson and Pat Pauly, the meeting offered a chance to connect to other artists and garner how the medium of art quilts differs and compares to other fields of art. It was a great day. Above, Marcia DeCamp is hidden behind her "Icicles" work.

SAQA NY Gathering in Ithaca

Come join us!

SAQA NY Meeting

September 22, 2012

11am - 3 pm

Aafek Steenhuis's home

224 Bostwick Road

Ithaca, NY 14850

Get acquainted with fellow SAQA artists, show your latest creation, enjoy informal discussions and share tips of the trade. Plan some extra time in Ithaca to enjoy the wonderful scenery and shopping and get inspired by Ithaca's surroundings.

Please let us know if you plan to attend. We would love to see you there.

Your SAQANY co-reps,

Jeanne Simpson
jsimpso3@gmail. com


Pat Pauly
pat@patpauly.com

News from Nancy Hicks

Nancy Hicks is one of six quilt artists exhibiting at the Earlville Opera House Art Center at 18 East Main Street, Earlville, NewYork. The pieces she is exhibiting are below. 

News from Linda Bachman

Juried into the Ayers Loft Gallery in Lowell Massachusetts

Pillars of Hope

Juried into the Dragonfly Gallery at Rosedale in Austin, Texas. The show is the 2012 12x12 exhibit

News from the Fiber Revolution Group

Katharina Litchman, curator of the "Interpretations in Fiber," notes the Alliance Loft Gallery in Narrowsburg, New York, will be hosting a show with many artists from our SAQA family. Opening is July 13th, if you are around, do plan to attend.

News from Karen Cooper

Curated by Karen Cooper, Synchronicity brought 11 national and internationally recognized textile artists to Fishtown’s Highwire Gallery.  
Synchronicity was presented in conjunction with Fiber Philadelphia, the city-wide biennial of textile arts, with over 40 participating galleries, museums and universities; as well as the annual meetings of the Studio Art Quilters Association and the Surface Design Association. 

Both Karen Cooper and Natalya Aikens of SAQA New York participated in the show.

Natalya Aikens
My art is deeply rooted in my heritage. The Russian fairy tales, folklore and decorative traditions are intermingled with imagery of my beloved city of St. Petersburg.

SAQA NY Members on Exhibit

"Whirlpool" by Marcia DeCamp

Beverly Kondlof "E3: Parallax"

On view now at the Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennslyvania,  in "Art Quilt Elements" are the works of SAQA NY artists Marcia DeCamp and Beverly Kondolf with her work "E3: Parallax" (seen above). Also on view is the work of Judith Plotner and Eileen Lauterborn. Dates for the show are March 30 - May 13.

"Cornfield" (seen above) by Aafke Steenhuis has been accepted in the "Sense of Scale" exhibition organized by SAQA that debuts at the International Quilt Festival November 1-2, 2012. Janet Root and her piece "Attachments 1,3,4 and 5" are also included in the select group.

Pat Pauly's work "Strangers in Paradise" (seen above) is part of a solo exhibition  "Pat Pauly / Contemporary Art Quilts" on view at Highfield Hall, Falmouth Massachusetts until April 29.

Linda Bachman "Metamorphosis"

Linda Bachman's work was selected to show with 72 artists (from a field of of 294) for Made in New York, on view at the Schwienfurth Art Center in Auburn, New York. The exhibit runs March 31 until May 20.

Marcia DeCamp will have a solo exhibit of her work at the Wayne County Council for the Arts in Newark, New York May 3 - June 9, 2012. An opening reception will be Saturday May 5, from 1:00 - 3:00. Gallery Hours are Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 12-3. Seen above is "Jet Trails #10."