SAQA Ohio Member Jancy McClellan-Ryan in the News

SAQA Ohio member, Jancy McClellan-Ryan has been gaining a lot of notoriety of late. Her piece, Haiti Girl: Where were you before? was featured in the October/November issue of Quilters Newsletter magazine. In addition, she has been notified of acceptance into the OH+5 2012 at The Dairy Barn in Athens,Ohio. She is also currently showing 35 pieces of her textile art at Vino Where You Live, a very unusual venue in a large house that has been converted into a wine bar and wine shop. The shop hosts a variety of interesting events. On December 17, 2011 Dessert Wars will take place. The venue gave samples of their dessert wines to a variety of local businesses and assigned them the task of creating the perfect dessert pairing for the wine. Customers will be taste testing and voting for their favorites. In addition to live music, Jancy will be there on the 17th to meet and greet art, dessert and wine aficionados. Let's support Jancy and imbibe in a little wine and dessert too. Very festive for the season. Congratulations Jancy!! You are one busy artist!

Call for Entry

Title: Creative Statements: Ohio Art Quilts 2012
April 21, 2012 to July 6, 2012
Open to SAQA Ohio Members only
Location: The Zanesville Museum of Art
620 Military Rd
Zanesville, Ohio 43701 http://www.zanesvilleart.org/
Exhibit Concept: This exhibition will explore the various purposes of art in the creative statement made in the work of art quilters living in Ohio. Successful participants will provide a short Artist Statement about their work which will be displayed next to their quilt.
Juror: Kathleen Loomis, winner of the Quilt National Japan Prize in 2009.
Managing Curator: Sue King
Co-Curators: Shelley Brenner Baird, Terry Ann Hartzell, Kris Worthington
Calendar: November 15, 2011 Call for Entry
January 7, 2012 Online Registration Opens
February 7, 2012 Online Registration Closes
February 9-15, 2012 Selection Process
February 2, 2012 Notification of Acceptance
April 19, 2012 Artwork to be Received at Venue
April 21, 2012 Exhibit Opening
July 6, 2012 Exhibit Closing

View the Full Prospectus and Application Documents Here
Direct questions to Sue King at sKing@SueKingArts.com or 740-687-6208

SAQA Ohio Member Exhibits her Spiritual Works

"Envisioning the Word," an exhibition of spiritually expressive work by award-winning artist, Linda Witte Henke, is on display through November 19, 2011 at Christ Church, 600 North Ford Road in Zionsville, Indiana. Please call 317-873-3242 to inquire about exhibition hours.

A meet-the-artist reception is scheduled for 6 to 8 PM on Friday, November 18, 2011 at Christ Church. The public is invited to visit the exhibition and be in conversation with the artist about her work.

Henke creates mixed-media art expressive of spiritual themes, sacred texts, and theological reflections. Her Envisioning the Word collection features more than 50 works that explore biblical texts and themes, from Genesis through Revelation. The exhibition is sponsored by the Indiana-Kentucky Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Henke's work is displayed in juried solo, group, and invitational exhibitions in Europe, Asia, and North America, where her work also resides in parish, corporate, and private collections. In addition to her exhibited work, Henke maintains a full schedule of commissioned projects, most of which are purposed for liturgical use. Additional information about her work is available at
www.lindahenke.com.

Henke is a graduate of Jane Dunnewold's Art Cloth Mastery Program in San Antonio, TX, and is currently engaged in Dunnewold's Advanced Independent Study Program; she also holds master's degrees in journalism and theology.

Nancy Williams to Show in Cinncinnati

SAQA Ohio member, Nancy Williams will have three of her works on exhibition at The Cincinnati Nature Center Quilt Show. This event is sponsored by The Contemporary Quilt and Fiber Artists of Cincinnati. The exhibition will run from October 21 to 23, 2011, from 9 AM to 5 PM. An artist reception will take place on Friday evening from 5 PM to 8 PM. The nature center is located at 4949 Tealtown Rd in Cincinnati. Congratulations Nancy! If you are in the area, stop in and support one of our Southwestern area members.

Shelley Brenner Baird Exhibiting Across the U.S.

SAQA Ohio Member, Shelley Brenner Baird, http://www.shelleybrennerbaird.com/, is exhibiting in a wide variety of shows across the United States in the upcoming months. This talented artist will have work in the following well known textile shows:

QUILT=ART=QUILT 2011 at the Schweinfurth Memorail Art Center in Auburn, New York

QUILT VISIONS: INTERPRETATIONS 2011 at the Visions Gallery in San Diego,CA

FOCUS FIBER 2011 at the Canton Art Museum, Canton, Ohio

Congratulations Shelley!

OOPS !!

Beth Schillig announces that at the very last minute, American Quilter magazine decided not to run her article scheduled to appear in this month's magazine. Although this is disappointing, both to Beth and her fans, readers should know that they can obtain a FREE PATTERN for the Engagement Calendar Cover on the magazines website at http://www.americanquilter.com/publications/pdf_download.php/AQS-pattern-204.pdf?id+204

SAQA Ohio Members in the News

Maria Elkins http://www.mariaelkins.com has received notification that she has won one of the eight big prizes at The International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas for her piece, Windblown. The exact prize is still a mystery. This piece is a whole cloth quilt that features a friend of her two daughters with lovely red hair. Maria included a reference to traditional quilting in the quilted motif of the the sky in this work. She featured the Windblown Star Block from Barbara Brackman's book, Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns. The quilt is painted with Tsukineko all purpose inks mixed with Jacquard colorless extender. Congratulations Maria!
Linda Witte Henke http://www.lindahenke.com recently completed a liturgical commission for a set of summer-weight vestments, titled, "Consider the Lilies." The design employs the colors of the summer landscape to give visual expression to Jesus' words in Luke 12:27. The design motif was pieced from a variety of fabrics, colors, and textures, banded with gold piping, mounted on a background of green dupioni, and embellished with improvisational stitching. The vestments were designed to coordinate with the worship space in which they will be used.

Beth Schillig has an article featuring her work in American Quilter Magazine. http://www.quiltviews.com/art-and-craft-combine-in-a-beautiful-holiday-gift-idea. The article features a little quilted calendar cover for the annual AQS spiral bound engagement calendar that features 54 quilts. Beth shared this little beauty at a SAQA Ohio Parlor meeting last spring in Columbus. The cover features Cherrywood cotton fabrics enhanced with Shiva Artist's paint sticks and machine quilting. Way to go Beth!