We will NOT have our regular monthly meeting in July because so many members will be off attending Convergence www.weavespindye.org/convergence-2018 .
Use the extra morning to prep for our August Dye Day in the park (August 4th at Tucker’s Grove). Details here mid July. Or you might want to work on a piece for our Fiber Show at the Goleta Library in October!
Adventures in Rug Hooking
Local fiber artist, Mary Stanley, will present a brief history of rug hooking, many of her rug hooked creations, and some from her friends. She will present a demonstration of the art of rug hooking and give everyone the chance to try it out.
Mary has been a member of a local rug hooking group called the Association of Creative Females for many years and shared adventures meeting other rug hookers in different countries over the years.
We meet at 9:30 for social time/short business meeting and then the presentation!
The Maravilla Clubhouse is the Guild’s location for June 2nd. The Clubhouse is a
freestanding building with columns in front and it’s the first thing you see
when entering the main Maravilla entry road from Calle Real.
From 101 N, exit at Patterson Ave.; turn north, toward the mountains, onto
Patterson and then left onto Calle Real. Continue on Calle Real, the entrance to
Maravilla is on the right at the stoplight. Or, take the Fairview exit and follow
Calle Real past the Calle Real Center, and Maravilla will be on the left at the
light. The street address is 5486 Calle Real, Goleta.
Personality, culture, history, and art are woven into the vintage material that
Georganne Alex has chosen for her line of accessories and clothing. Nowhere
is this more apparent than in her use of the Japanese kimono, a primary
source for inspiration and design in Georganne’s work.
Georganne started weaving through Adult Education classes in 1982 and has
continued to perfect her craft for the past 27 years. She practices both onloom
and off-loom weaving which makes her work a fusion of techniques as
well as fabrications.
Visit www.alexclothing.com for more info about Georgeanne’s work.
The Maravilla Clubhouse is the Guild’s location for May 5. The Clubhouse is a
freestanding building with columns in front and it’s the first thing you see
when entering the main Maravilla entry road from Calle Real.
From 101 N, exit at Patterson Ave.; turn north, toward the mountains, onto
Patterson and then left onto Calle Real. Continue on Calle Real, the entrance to
Maravilla is on the right at the stoplight. Or, take the Fairview exit and follow
Calle Real past the Calle Real Center, and Maravilla will be on the left at the
light. The street address is 5486 Calle Real, Goleta.
POST HANDSPEAK EXHIBITION NEWS!
First:
THE WINNERS OF OUR POPULAR CHOICE VOTE….Just for fun….are:
1st Choice LENA SCHARFELD #50, Quilt: Nature’s Splendor Too (56 votes)
2nd Choice LENA SCHARFELD #50, Quilt: Nature’s Splendor Too (6 votes)
3rd Choice LENA SCHARFELD #50, Quilt: Nature’s Splendor Too (7 votes)
Congratulations Lena! After 7 years of effort on your extraordinary quilt, the general public and the Guild hope you feel rewarded with our admiration and appreciation for your fine expression in fiber, Nature’s Splendor Too.
Second: A limited number of exhibition pieces will be installed in Santa Barbara City Hall. Look for news about the December First Thursday reception for a shared installation with the SB Sculptors Guild.
We kick off our month long exhibit of fabulous fiber art pieces from our members with a First Thursday Reception. While strolling the open galleries on October 5th from 5 – 8 pm, make sure to visit the Faulkner Gallery at the Main Branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library.
Members may submit multiple pieces to exhibit, guidelines available in our newsletter. Members with questions and potential members, please use the CONTACT page.
A busy month!
First, there is the fabulous WoW (Wonders of Weaving) Sale!
4th Annual Arts & Crafts Sale Supports Local Weavers;
Gorgeous hand-made items, including hand-woven, knitted, felted and unique items for home and family, will be offered at the 4th Annual WoW Sale. The sale will be held from 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm, November 3rd, 4th & 5th, 2016 at the Santa Barbara Public Market, 38 W. Victoria Street, Santa Barbara.
See the Wonders of Weaving page for more details, including the online sale option.
MONTHLY MEETING for November
The guest speaker at our regular monthly meeting is Peter Crawford, and we are meeting at the Valle Verde community room. This is on Saturday morning, November 5th, 9:30 social time, business at 10:00, followed by our speaker.
Peter Crawford is the owner of Red Thread Designs here in Santa Barbara, and will be giving a presentation on designing needlepoint canvases and the process of creating needlepoint today. www.redthreaddesigns.com
Valle Verde
Ray Schneider Social Room, inside the Administration Building.
900 Calle de los Amigos
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 883-4000
Parking is available near the Administration Building entrance and on Calle de
los Amigos. The Ray Schneider Social Room (RSSR) is inside the entrance
lobby.
There is also a retreat in Cambria on November 11th, see EVENTS page for details.
Come to our April Meeting and find out about Bobbin Lace during a presentation by Aliza Pastor.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR:
Santa Barbara Fiber Arts Guild’s
FIBER FRENZY SALE
What: A huge fund raiser sale of Yarn, Fiber, & Fabric.
Books & Magazines. Equipment for all fiber related arts including Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Crocheting, Quilting, Needlework, and Basketry.
Finished Fiber Products
When: Saturday, February 6th from 11 am to approx. 2 pm.
Where: Presido Springs Community Center
721 Laguna Street
(between E. Ortega & E. Canon Perdido)
Plan Ahead for the WoW Sale!
AND
You can also sell and shop at the Fiber Arts Show in October!
No regular Saturday meeting in October. The Fiber Arts Guild will be showing work at the Faulkner Gallery at the Santa Barbara Public Library (Central). The ingathering and opening are on October 1st! The opening at 5 pm is part of First Thursday, downtown Santa Barbara’s monthly evening of gallery openings! Not too late to join in (September 25th deadline for entry forms, please see the newsletter for the form.)
September Guild Meeting: First Saturday, September 5!
This Month:
Artist Sommer Roman lives and works in Santa Barbara. She received her
MFA in 2014 from UC Santa Barbara, and subsequently became their
inaugural artist-in-residence for the following year. Her art practice is
comprised of both 2D and 3D work which can be categorized as playful
surrealistic abstraction. Sommer will discuss her habit of collecting domestic
discards (clothing, pillows, bed sheets, discarded toys, windows), her nontraditional
approach to working with fiber, her interest in play, her historical
and contemporary influences, and her past and recent projects
Our August meeting (August 1) will be at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum. Guild members check in the office and will be checked in to hear our guest speaker. Come a little early so you have time to sign up as a Guild member!
Saturday, August 1st: Chumash Basketry with Jan Timbrook, Ph.D.
Jan Timbrook is an anthropologist and ethnobiologist—one who studies the interactions of human societies with plants and animals. She is the curator of ethnography at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Her specialty is the indigenous Chumash people of the Santa Barbara region, particularly their uses of plants in food, medicine and basketry.
“Chumash Basketry: Art in the Life of Native Californians”
Chumash baskets have been admired and collected since the first days of Spanish exploration. Of the few hundred older baskets now thought to exist, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History houses the largest collection, and nearly all of those are on display. Jan Timbrook’s talk will begin with an overview of the cultural context and diverse roles of basketry in the traditional daily life of Chumash peoples of southern California. She will then discuss the characteristics of Chumash basketry – weaving techniques, materials, design layout and patterns – and note the changes in designs, shapes and function that began with European settlement in the late 18th century. The last three old-time weavers died between 1902 and 1915. After a long hiatus, cultural revitalization of Chumash basket making traditions is now underway.
The presentation will take place at the Natural History Museum, entrance is free for the program.
The June meeting was a field trip! Please see our Facebook Page “Santa Barbara Fiber Arts Guild” to see the photos posted by our members who took the bus down to the Craft Show in Pasadena.
Month of June: Guild Showcase at the Goleta Library
In June the guild has mounted a display in the Goleta Public Library display case. It will be taken down on Tuesday June 30 so hurry over!
The theme is “Tools and Toys of Fiber Arts”, a display – of smaller items like scarves, hats, small wall hangings, mats, handspun skeins, and small tools!
Our July meeting will be special also, and not just because it will be the 4th of July! Stop by before going to the parade (or as an alternative to all that commotion!) as we prepare for the upcoming Yarn Blast at the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens. Here is a message from our coordinator for the event:
Come and Join the Fiber Blasting Party!
Bring your fiber friends, family and neighbors. Join us in knitting and crocheting up a storm at our next meeting on July 4th. We will be discussing designs and fabrication of pieces for the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden Yarn Blasting project. We have 10 site installations and need lots of creative fiber men/women to help make fun pieces including pom poms, flowers, small bugs, or animals. Bring your extra yarn or scraps of unfinished projects, (we will have yarn to use too). The installation of the project is set for the end of August. Karen Luckett will open up the meeting by discussing the details of the projects and show pictures of what we need. Creative ideas are welcome. We want to make this a fun party. Karen will supply the 4th of July themed goodies. For questions call Karen: (805) 570-0306.
PLEASE see our EVENTS page for upcoming events after July!