Artist Talks

Meet Susan Else, an exhibiting artist at the SAQA Special Exhibition at Intersect Chicago: The Future of SOFA.

Artist Jill Kerttula describes how she combines digital photography into her exquisite stitched pieces. The results are simply beautiful!

This webinar includes three SAQA members from Oceania - Brenda Gael Smith, Jenny Bowker, and Charlotte Scott - sharing their art quilts and discussing how their creative lives are influenced by the places they live.

Watch and find out how Chawne Kimber takes inspiration from her family history to create stitched self-portraits. She also shares quilts she created as a reaction to issues about race and culture in the United States.

Dr. Sandra Sider, curator of the Texas Quilt Museum, provides additional insight into the artists and art included in Season after Season.

Sherri Lipman McCauley enjoys working extemporaneously and in the abstract. Bright colors tend to excite her, as well as geometry and asymmetry. She typically works in the moment, with paints and dyes on fabric, creating improvised designs. The simple line of a geometric shape, the blast of a colorful line, or the contrast of black against white makes her canvas sing. Join her as she reveals the secrets behind her design and process.

Formerly a painter, Sharon McCartney is full time artist who now works with mixed media to create her layered textile constructions. Sharon incorporates hand-stitching, found objects, and printed fabrics in her pieces.

This panel of fiber artists from SAQA Global Exhibition 3D Expression spoke about creating 3D art quilts. Artists included Shannon Dion, Judy Martin, Betty Busby, and Patty Kennedy-Zafred.

Change has been all around us: COVID, global warming, politics, social justice issues, and personal changes. Linda Anderson, Charlotte Bird, and Marty Ornish are all accomplished artists. The last three years have brought lots of opportunities to test...

At sixty, Akiko Ike began creating stitched pieces using remnants of indigo-dyed cloth and old work clothes. Giving used textiles from her environment new life, she transforms found cloth by stitching with a strong thread in a manner she calls...

Have you ever created a piece that captured an emotion or opinion you felt strongly about, only to be told it's too edgy or controversial? Do you struggle with watering down the context of your work, hoping for more widespread...

Selected fiber artists from SAQA Global Exhibition Aloft, Kestrel Michaud, Victoria Carley, Dan Olfe, and Hildegard Mueller told us about their artistic process and the inspiration behind their work in a panel discussion.

R. Mertens triangulates between the poetics of electricity, the production of the hand and artifacts of eschatology. In his Artwork, he explores the temporal nature of Fibers and Sound focused on a type of saudade that the writer Manuel de...

Art Evolved: Intertwined is a collaboration between SAQA Global Exhibitions and National Basketry Organization. This exhibition is the first of its kind, featuring the best in art quilts and basketry.

For this Textile Talk, we're joined by Pam Morton, NBO...

Natalya Khorover is motivated by plastic pollution and overconsumption. She strives to use materials that would be condemned to the landfill and uses stitching and sewing to bring her artwork to life. Let’s talk about how to start creating a...

Birds bring life into our landscapes and joy into our lives. SAQA’s “Aviary” exhibition was curated by Martha Sielman based on her book, “Stitched Journeys with Birds” (Schiffer 2023). Exhibiting artists Tracey Cameron (Alberta, Canada), Linda Hoffmeister (Florida...

We had a great time talking with selected artists from SAQA Global Exhibition Beyond the Mirror. We heard from Bobbi Baugh, Al Krueger, Fuzzy Mall, and Katherine Wilson about their work, process, and inspiration. In this digital age...

Based in Philadelphia, Da Vinci Art Alliance (DVAA) is an intergenerational artist collaborative. Their work promotes creativity as a tool to build collective resilience. This Textile Talk features DVAA fiber artists Gloria Davis, Richie Lopez, and Heather Marie Scholl. We’ll...

In 2014, Maria Shell was an artist-in-residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, North Carolina. There, she worked weekly with a formerly chronically homeless community now living in Moore Place. She developed a relationship with the...

Cecilia Koppmann is an award-winning artist based in Argentina who is known for her striking, modern quilts, as well as her generous teaching style. Throughout her adult life, Cecilia believes the art of quilting has rescued her multiple times, specifically...