Jancy McClellan-Ryan to Exibit

SAQA Ohio Member, Jancy McClellan will be exhibiting her work at the O2 Heaven LLC Gallery in Westerville, Ohio through the month of August. The opening reception is Saturday August 21, 2010 from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Let's show support for our members! Congratulations Jancy!!

SAQA Ohio Member to Curate Show

Member, Carolyn L. Mazloomi has been invited to curate an exhibition for the International Textile Show to be held in San Jose, Costa Rica in September 2010. The event is sponsored by the Iberoamerican Textile Network, and the Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center. The conference theme is "Textile Creativity: Sustainable Tradition and Responsible Innovation."

SAQA Benefit Auction

A big thank you to all of our members who contributed pieces to the auction. If you weren't able to send in a piece, you can still contribute in another way:

• send out announcements about the auction to everyone on your email list, now, then again in September as a reminder
• inform students in workshops you teach
• put up posters or notices at quilt, fabric and art stores
• place a prominent announcement on your website or blog
• send emails to quilt guilds in your area
• post announcements or images on Facebook or LinkedIn

The funds raised in this auction benefit all SAQA members, and the more bidders we have, the more money we will raise. The auction begins on September 20, 2010 and details can be found on the SAQA News portion of the SAQA website.

New SAQA Ohio Member, Beth Schillig Wins NQA Awards

Beth with her Ribbon for Most Effective Quilting - PEEK-A-BOO in the Sew Batik Challenge
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Brand new SAQA Ohio Member, Beth Schillig, entered three quilts in NQA held in Columbus, Ohio this June and walked away with two ribbons. Congratulations Beth!!!

Beth with her Third Place Ribbon for SUNSET SERENADE



Detail PEEK-A-BOO


PEEK-A-BOO
20" Square
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Beth states that this was the second year for the Sew Batik Challenge at the NQA Show. The challenge fabric was a green batik with leaves randomly spread all over it. Beth used a double batting and heavily quilted around the leaves, which made it look almost like Trapunto. The navy section of the background was quilted with green variegated YLI thread to look like lattice work. The flower is a purchased hand dyed wool.

Detail SUNSET SERENADE

SUNSET SERENADE

52.5 x 32

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Beth loves batik fabrics. She collects them as often as she can and used about 90 different fabrics in this piece. The background was composed of traditional piecing and the flowers were paper pieced. Then they were embellished with Texture Magic, couched with the machine fringe foot and hand beaded. Beth's favorite thing is freehand quilting and she added lots of it to the background of this piece. She quilts on her home Bernina and also owns a George, which is a long arm head from APQS that is mounted in a cabinet. Beth is able to sit at the machine just like a regular home machine, but it has a 21" throat space.

SAQA Ohio Artist to Exhibit in Dublin

SAQA Ohio Member, Deborah Melton Anderson will be exhibiting at the Dulin Arts Council

from July 6, 2010 to August 20, 2010.

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Opening Reception Tuesday, July 6, 2010

6-8 PM

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7125 Riverside Drive

Dublin, Ohio 43016

614-889-7444

www.dublinsrts.org

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Gallery Hours

Tuesday 10 AM- 7 PM

W, Th &F 10 AM - 5 PM

Sat 11 AM - 2 PM

International Expressions Quilt Art

For the first time in the United States, International Arts and Artists introduces the work of Quilt Art, a unique group of 22 contemporary quilt artists from nine countries whose work ranges from traditional quilting techniques to modern methods of photo transfer and improvisation. Quilt Art is Europe's leading advocacy group for innovative quilt making.

The "International Expressions" exhibition features more than 35 quilts that include landscape scenes, still lifes, geometric constructions and abstract juxtapositions of color and form. While each member brings a distinctive approach to the medium, a reflection of their home countries' culture, geography and design traditions can also be discovered in the work.

The Quilt Art group has established a reputation for being at the forefront of contemporary textile art by maintaining integrity of expression and quality craftsmanship. The group has exhibited extensively in Europe since 1987, and more recently in Japan and Canada. Included in this exhibition are works by Linda Colsh (Belgium) and Inge Huber (Germany).

The exhibition will be on display June 12 through August 28. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission for non-members is $5.

Minnetrista Cultural Center

1200 North Minnetrista Parkway

Muncie, IN 47303

(765) 282-4848

Current Textile Art Exhibitions of Note in Central Ohio

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Kris Worthington in Collaboration with Rob Colgan, Letting Go and Taking Shape, Sharon Weiss Gallery, 20 East Lincoln St., Short North, Columbus, Ohio. June 2 - 29, 2010, Thursday 12-4, Fri & S 12-5. Sun 1-4, 614-291-5683.

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Layered: Quilts by Tammy Perakis Wallace, Ohio Wesleyan University Gallery, Mowry Alumni Center, 16 Rowland Ave. Delaware, Ohio, Through July 2, 2010, M-F, 7:30AM-4:30PM .

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FABRICations: Artistry in Fiber, High Road Gallery, 12 E. Stafford Ave., Worthington, Ohio, through June 26, 2010, Wed - Sat 12-4, 614-781-6454.

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Surface Design:Wear it, Hang It, Collect It: Debbie Jackson and Jeanie Coy Auseon, Studios on High Gallery 686 N. High St, Short North, through June 30, 2010, Mon - Sat 12-6, Sun 1-6, 614-461-6487.

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The Quilted Surface VI, The Ross Art Museum, 60 S. Sandusky St., Delaware, Ohio, through July2, 2010, Tues - Wed & Sun 1-5, Thurs 1-9, 740-368-3606.