Martha Ginn's Exhibit Photos

My exhibit at the Lucile Parker Gallery at William Carey  University in Hattiesburg, MS, has been well received. The gallery is housed in a 1920s remodeled building across the street from the main entrance to the campus. Though not a large space, it is a well-lighted, intimate setting for art, especially fiber art! The exhibit runs through December 11. Click on images to enlarge. More pictures can be found on my blog: www.marthaginn.blogspot.com

Left wall

Right wall

 The right wall contained large flowers and a twisted tree piece; the back wall and left wall contained abstract pieces, including my Color Bar Series.

Martha Ginn with Dr. Tommy King, President of WCU

With quilt friends at Opening Reception

Color Bars #9, #6, #10, #11

Color Bars #2
36" x 22"

In the Beginning (below) traveled for a year with International Quilt Festival shows in Houston, Portland, Chicago, and Los Angeles in 2009-2010.

In the Beginning
36" x 44"

Martha Ginn's Fiber Art Exhibit

Introducing Myself

Since I am new to the group, it would probably be good to give a short intro and a couple of examples of my work. I live in the heart of the Ozarks of Southern Missouri, on 10 acres of heaven in the middle of nowhere. I am an Air Force veteran, a mother and grandmother, wife to the sweetest man alive, retired chef. I have been quilting in the traditional sense for about 25 years, but got interested in art quilting about 8 years ago and have slowly immersed myself in this new passion. What fascinates me is the variety of technique, the way this art form allows for such wonderful expression, and the great variety of raw materials that can be used. While I am, at heart, a bit of a minimalist, I am fascinated with what I see happening in all areas of the art quilt world.

 

This piece is currently on exhibit at PNQE, with Stretching Art and Tradition. The photos are done with TAP and also printed on silk organza. They are mounted on a background that is pieced, hand dyed, hand painted, and stencilled, then the whole is machine quilted. It is named "Strong Women" and is a tribute to the women, past and present, who have enriched my life.

 

 

This is my contribution to the House Quilt Project. It will go to a wounded soldier. I used water colors painted on fabric that was soaked in soy milk for the trees and the house elements. The background is handpainted cotton and cotton osnaberg. The flag is topped with two layers of silk organza.

 

I am thrilled to be a part of this group, and look forward to getting to know its members!

 

Auction Quilt Sold

My SAQA donation piece was sold to an art consultant.  I sent her a personal thank you and she in return  told me it will be framed and displayed in a health care environment on Cape Cod. How cool is that?
You can see it HERE
Do you have an art quilt donation in the auction?

On to Houston

The auction quilt I donated to SAQA is going to be auctioned off at The Houston International Quilt Festival. You can see it on the SAQA website on page a row 7  ,    V383 Monocerotis.
Sharon H. Bailey

SAQA Benefit Auction 2013

The start of SAQA's Benefit Auction is just two weeks away!

Bidding begins on Monday, September 9, 2013 at 2:00pm Eastern.

Be sure to tell all your friends, guilds, and  local quilt shops.

 And don't forget to check out the lovely Dream Collections here:
http://www.saqa.com/gallery-mini-detail.php?ID=2437

Please post about SAQA's Benefit Auction on Facebook, Pinterest,
and on your websites and blogs.  With the help of all our members, we can
make this the best Benefit Auction yet!

Cypress With Moss

Thank you, Deb for your encouragement to share on this blog and welcome to Elizabeth too.

Julia Graber finished her “Cypress With Moss” quilt last week.

She cut out the pieces from cotton fabric and fused them onto a cotton background. It measures 16”X20” and is heavily machine quilted.

She really likes the artwork of Robin Whitfield and took a beginners watercolor class with her.

Robin gave her permission to translate her work into fiber art. So, from her watercolor painting “old cypress with spanish moss / Sky Lake WMA - Swiftown / September” on the right, Julia made this fiber art piece on the left that she calls “Cypress With Moss.”

She used “fast finished triangles” on the back so it is ready for mounting.

Label on the back.

Visit her blog Life as a Quilter for a detailed picture of this quilt.

SAQA Anniversary Trunk Show

This is the first time I've sent a piece for the Trunk Show. Have you sent yours yet? There is still lots of time!

Did I post this upside down? Who knows, maybe it's side ways? Now to wrap it up and get it in the mail to Eileen.

Color Wheel Of Emotion

Hi all--just thought I'd share a photo of my piece that was juried into "Color Wheel Of Emotion". I was so thrilled because this is my first SAQA exhibit. It will be traveling with the Mancuso show which goes all over the US. I was beginning to think I'd never get into a SAQA exhibit; the lesson is don't give up!
I printed the image on 13x19 EQ Printables printer sheets but ended up trimming off about 4 inches. The image is two of my photos layered together. I extended the colors in the photo out using fabrics from my stash to create the area around the photo.

I'd love to see what ya'll are working on.

Into The Light

Elaine Walizer receives Award

Elaine Walizer received first place in the Mixed Techniques category of the Hot Springs Area Quilt Guild show on July 12-13. She made this quilt to showcase both the vibrant African fabrics and embroidered blocks purchased from Tambani (a cooperative of South African Venda tribeswomen). The fabrics dictated the quilting. The quilt illustrates that simple 'framed square' and 'square in a square' blocks can be effective and even striking. Elaine said that working on this quilt was a joy. The quilt construction is primarily piecing with some applique embellishment; the outer setting triangles and border as well as the sashings are made from commercial fabric mfg in the USA.  

Trembley to participate in Omaha Fashion Week

Margie Trembley, Arkansas native, now living in Neveda, was honored to have been selected to have 8 fascinator hats modeled on presentation boxes during Omaha Fashion Week on Aug 22, one of the top ten fashion week events in the country. Her hats are all original designs and hand or machine felted using wool roving and various embellishments.

In order to participate in this event, Margie had to be interviewed by a group of highly respected fashion and style professionals from Omaha. Margie says, "Having never done anything like this before, it was a real educational experience for me. Getting the critiques afterwards gave me a great feeling and showed me areas for improvement."

Arkansas Women to Watch Exhibition

Jennifer Libby Fay and Deborah Kuster are two of the five artists selected by the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts for the Arkansas Women to Watch Exhibition 2014. Currently this exhibition is on display at the Walton Arts Center. All five artists were in attendance at the opening on July 18th. Jennifer's work is featured here.

A look back and looking forward

I am finalizing the schedule and will be emailing our Call for Entries for our upcoming Regional Show, Southern Voices, that will be at the Butler Center in the River Market area of Little Rock. Our show will be on display March 14th - May 25th, 2014. The exhibition is open to SAQA members only. However, our one-day conference on May 26th will be open to non-members.

I hope that we are able to use our new blog to keep each other informed, to attract new members, and to share enthusiasm as we prepare for the exhibition and conference. Included are three pictures from our 2012 exhibition at this same venue.

Welcome to our new blog site.

We are launching our Regional Blog! Members are encouraged to send news about exhibitions, publications, and commissions of interest. We will also be able to better keep each other informed of events and other information of interest. I look forward to hearing from everyone!