SAQA MS "Pod" Meeting

At our fiber art meeting today we showed our "R" challenge pieces. Can you find a capital "R" in each piece? There is at least one in every piece even though some may be obscure.

We also viewed the SAQA Trunk G and shared our thoughts about some of the pieces.

SAQA's Trunk G at WAQG

Yesterday I shared SAQA's Trunk G with the West Alabama Quilter's Guild. This is a warm and enthusiastic guild with lots of talent. I enjoyed my time there very much. Thank you, WAQG.

Grace Wever Exhibit in Gadsden, AL

Congratulations to Grace Weaver, a SAQA member from North Alabama. 

Grace says,

"I was invited to have a solo exhibition at the Gadsden Museum of Art and History at the end of 2015. It is their annual "Alabama's Finest Artist" series, and the exhibition will fill the first floor of the museum (about 500 linear feet). The show title will be "Within the Walls, Beyond the Gates" and will also include works from previous exhibitions, plus what I will create this year.

It will open December 1 and run through most of January. There is an opening reception Sunday December 6 from 2-4 PM. If there is interest in seeing the exhibition, maybe we could have a meeting sometime in December or January, and I could give a group tour. Those in north Alabama might want to attend the opening reception as well.

You can see some of my work on my website which is weverart.net.

Also, on the website are some images of my exhibition at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center in Pueblo, Colorado. This exhibition will be considerably enlarged for the Gadsden show.

TEMPTATION-ALL THAT GLITTERS, ©2011, 24 X 30 IN

Pod Meeting in Madison ... Continued

I hope everyone is working on their 8"X10" challenge of 'p,q,b,d' however you want to orient it.

We have a few more pictures from our 'show and tell' meeting in Madison.

This is a Four Seasons quilt by ????

Detail

Pod Meeting in Madison, MS

This group of fiber artists met on Saturday in the home of Jackie W. We enjoyed drinks and a snack before our beginning time of 10:30. Jackie welcomed us all and our co-rep, Julia Graber, gave a blurb on SAQA. As we each introduced ourselves we showed a piece or two of fiber art. We enjoyed a delicious lunch together and discussed meeting again sometime in February.

Rita W. – “Ole Man River Bridge,” Vicksburg, MS

Marilyn D. – “Gladis: A Swirl of Thoughts

Marilyn D. – “The Graceful Oaks”

Debbie S. – String Quilts I & II

Christal J. – “Happy Haunted Village”

Christal J. – “Happy Ghosts”

Rena K. – “Tulips” and Berdie L. – “Lily”

Rena K. – “Dreamscape”

Judy M. – “Words,” “Apple,” and “Gone”

Mary F. – “Shining Victory”

Mary F. – “?????”

Nancy N. – “Mississippi Swamp”

Bebe T. – “Clematis”

Tracy G. – “Fleur de lis”

Jackie W. – “Favorite Tree From Ithaca Falls”

Linda F. – “Moon Shadows Triptych”

Linda F. – “Black and White Series II”

Martha G. – “High Rise”

Martha G. – “Leaf Study – Crotons”

Martha G. – “Fish Out of Water”

Rhonda B. – “?????”

Pine Belt Quilters Show in Hattiesburg, MS

Two of our regional members (Julia Graber and Martha Ginn) had quilts in the Pine Belt Quilters 15th Biennial Fiber Art & Quilt Show last weekend (October 3-4-5, 2014) in Hattiesburg, MS. This is my local guild, and I was active in hosting the show. Julia Graber entered two pieces, both ribbon and special award winners.

Julia Graber, Bubbled Nine Patch
1st Place, Pieced-Small; also Domestic Machine Quilting Award

Julia Graber, Palatial Plumage
HM in Art; also Judge's Choice

I entered five pieces, receiving four ribbons:


Martha Ginn, High Rise
2nd in Pieced-Small



Martha Ginn, Leaf Study: Crotons
2nd place, Art

Martha Ginn, Color Bars: Yellow
HM in Pieced-Small

Martha Ginn, Tribute to Tigger
HM in VISITHATTIE Challenge

Martha Ginn, Fish Out of Water
Pictorial

 The show featured 340 quilts plus a Hoffman Challenge exhibit. For more pictures and a complete winners list, see the blog entries of the show week at www.pinebeltquilters.com. We had a full schedule of lectures and demos, boutique, 20 vendors, and a beautiful raffle quilt.

I presented a lecture on "Creativity," asking Julia to show some of her work as well as give a plug for SAQA. Julia is a new co-rep for Mississippi.

 

Martha Ginn, Creativity Lecture