Blue World/Green World slidshow.

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Here is a slideshow from Blue World/Green World @ the Peoria Library.  Thanks to Clairan Ferrono and her friends who came down for the reception. Enjoy

Blue World/Green World an FAC exhibit.

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March 3 - 28, 2014
 Reception March 8 from 1-3
Gallery Walk March 12 at 2
Peoria Public Library
107 NE. Monroe, Peoria, IL 61602

Blue World/Green World includes 34 pieces by 16 of our members. Works for this exhibit range from representational to impressionistic to abstract. They are all references to the natural world, exploring the real world of sea, sky, field and trees as well as the metaphorical world, the limitless possibilities and the wonders of the here and now. This exhibit promotes serenity and groundedness. Members of the Fiber Artists Coalition employ a variety of innovative materials and techniques in the creation of quilt art with a distinctively contemporary edge. Some members have published books about their artistic processes and are in demand as teachers and lecturers. Many exhibit their work in juried group and solo exhibitions internationally. All have achieved or are in the process of achieving their Professional Artist Member status within Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (www.SAQA.com

), an organization of more than 2500 artists, teachers, collectors, gallery owners, museum curators and corporate sponsors.

P.I.E.C.E.S. Gally Walk 2014

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The exhibit P.I.E.C.E.S. 2014 at the Peoria Library has been met with good acclaim and I am so very humble and honored to be there. I have upload a slideshow of the gallery walk and I hope that you will enjoy.  The exhibit runs until Feb 26th and if you are in the area do stop by.

http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/

107 NE Monroe
Peoria, Illinois 61602-1070
1-309-497-200

P.I.E.C.E.S. exhibit @ Peoria Library.

 

http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/

107 NE Monroe
Peoria, Illinois 61602-1070
1-309-497-200

Happy New Year!

Milagros @ Charlevoix Circle of Arts.

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Here are photos and information about FAC exhibit posted by Kathie Briggs and my piece "Behold The Child" is a part of this exhibit and I hope that you enjoy.

Milagros at the Charlevoix Circle of Arts

Milagros, a traveling exhibition by the Fiber Artists Coalition is the featured exhibit in the all-media show of the same name at the Charlevoix Circle of Arts in Charlevoix Michigan.

Milagros are small metal figures used to thank Christian saints for fulfilling requests in time of need.  Milagros as a custom accompanied the Spanish as they arrived in the Americas and continues to be a part of folk culture throughout rural areas of Spain as well as in Central and South American and parts of North America.  In Spanish, the word milagro literally means miracle or surprise.

The spirit of Milagros inspires the art in this collection.  Members of the Fiber Arts Coalition and eight guest artists have created pieces offering comfort, hope, peace and strength. 

The fiber pieces make up the majority of the exhibited artwork and are accented by assemblages, sculptures, blown glass and paintings created by invited artists.

Spring inspires Clairan Ferrono’s series of three works celebrating the season. “Spring in the Midwest is the longed-for miracle of rebirth.  The bright colors and green shoots of bulbs bursting forth after an extended period of snow and cold make me smile and dance!”

But spring is not the only season that inspires. Joy in the Morning by Linda Witte Henke is “inspired by the subtle color and nuanced beauty of the Indiana winter landscape, bears witness to the hope and promise ingredient in each new day.”

Hope by Kathie Briggs celebrates the hatching of a wild Whooping Crane chick to the Easter Migratory Flock of this majestic and highly endangered bird.

And Shelley Brucar’s Counting Stars II reflects on the simple pleasure of “the carefree times when we would lie in the grass at dusk, watching the stars appearing in the sky” which remains a magical even to her.

Milagros opened on December 7, 2013 and will run through January 14, 2014

And Still We Rise - update

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Here's a video of interviews from some of the artist in the "And Still We Rise" exhibit at the Underground Freedom Center.  I hope that you enjoy and if you have not seen this exhibit, I encourage you to attend.