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SAQA Launches Affiliate Membership Program
Artists Announced for My Corner of the World Exhibits
Juror Micaela Fitzsimmons, Manager of Collections and Exhibits at the Stratford Perth Museum in Stratford, Ontario, has selected the artists to be included in the My Corner of the World exhibit.
Alicia Merrett: Colorful, Graphic, Beautiful
An award winning art quilter, Alicia Merrett lives in quiet corner of England. But her quilts are anything but quiet! Clairan Ferrono interviewed her.
Jette Clover: Textiles, Texture and Text
Jette Clover, a well-known, award winning European fiber artist, has just won a major prize: Quilt Japan! Her edgy and contemporary work cites graffiti and urban landscapes. Clairan Ferrono interviewed her for this blog.
Ann Loveless wins ArtPrize – again!
ArtPrize, the radically open international art competition decided by public vote and expert jury, Oct. 9th held the Seventh Annual ArtPrize awards, revealing the winners of $500,000 in prizes. The Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, Grand Rapids, Michigan was filled with event supporters and collaborators, to honor the artists who shared…
At the Root of Jo Drueke’s Art
Jo Drueke recently shared the origins of her donation piece Going Deep: Drueke: My inspiration for this piece actually came from a weed I pulled out of my garden! The root system of this small plant fascinated me. I am experimenting with various paints on various fabrics and I selected canvas…
Lorna Morck’s Magic
SAQA writer Clarian Ferrono had another chance to interview an artist who donated a piece to this year’s Benefit Auction: Morck: The Magic of Crows was one of those serendipitous happenings that I especially enjoy when working creatively. I belong to Fibervision, a small fiber art group. At a meeting…
Sandy Snowdon’s Ramshackle Hillage
Clairan Ferrono interviewed Sandy Snowdon about her SAQA auction donation piece, Ramshackle Hillage: Snowdon: During the last two years I have been developing my Ramshackle series. The first one started with a Benefit Auction piece. The sort of happening that feels like the work falls out of the sky and…
Shades of Barbara Sferra
Clairan Ferrono interviewed Barbara Sferra about her SAQA auction donation: Sferra: I am a member of the local Weavers Guild of Cincinnati (all fiber artists, not just weavers) and each year we have a members’ challenge. This spring the Challenge was “50 Shades of Gray.” I created a five panel quilt in…
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