Austin Fiber Artists group exhibition 'United in Textiles' @ The Butridge Gallery!

El Anatsui @ The Blanton!

On September 24, 2011, El Anatsui will be giving a career retrospective @ The Blanton Museum of Art from 2-3 pm. This is an unbelievable opportunity, and I am personally very excited to hear him speak.

El Anatsui:

When I Last Wrote to You about Africa

September 25, 2011 - January 22, 2012

The Blanton is the only southwest venue to present the first

career-retrospective for internationally acclaimed artist El Anatsui. Organized

by the Museum for African Art in New York City, the exhibition spans four

decades and includes approximately 60 works of different mediums drawn from both

public and private collections.

Vermont SDA 1st group show!

Vermont SDA membership has organized its' FIRST ever group Exhibit!

"No Boundaries in Fiber ~ 
Surface Design Association Vermont Members Exhibit"
Featuring Innovative Art using diverse textile techniques

August 6 ~ September 17, 2011

Rae Harrell Gallery90 Mechanicsville Road
Hinesburg, VT 05641 
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 10 - 4, and By Appointment
802-482-4944

Join us for our Special Events!
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 6, 5-9pm
Artists' Walk-Through: Friday, August 19, 7-8:30pm.

Sale @ Gallery Black Lagoon

SDA-Texas: Student Members On Display in 'Currents' @ Confluence

Currents Second Place Award Winner: Naomi Adams

Adams constructed "Envy" with machine quilting and adhesive out of hand dyed cotton batting and cotton fabric. She is in the Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts @ The University of North Texas. Her professor is Amie Adelman.

Madeleine Boldt

"I Built You a City With My Foot" was machine stitched with a free motion foot, onto muslin after an image transfer her image of a city. She studies Studio Art Fabric Design @ with Dr. Ruth Smith in the BFA program @ Baylor University in Waco Texas.

"And Still Not Be Sure" was created by cutting through 5 layers of stitched cotton.

Congratulations and keep up the good work!

Texas SDA Members @ The 2011 'Confluence'


Here are a few images of work from SDA members residing in Texas from the SDA Conference 'Confluence' that was held earlier this month in Minneapolis...Enjoy!



Naomi Wanjiku



Janie Stidham

Gay Ousley

Mary Ruth Smith





University of North Texas Fibers Show @ The Panhandle House

The Fibers Department @ the University of North Texas has been busy!!! I attended their show a few weeks ago at the Panhandle House in Denton, Texas. What an array of emerging talent and a unique venue! Each piece had its very own unique aesthetic, but all were united in the carefully quality which is standard in the UNT Fibers program under their professor, Amie Adelman.

Geode, Laura Jinks

Geode(Detail)

Fence, Jaqueline O'Connor

Fence, Detail

Emergence III, Jacqueline O'Connor

Emergence III (Detail)



Plum, Sarah Jones Netek





Distortion, Morgan Thomas





Plum, (Detail)



Hot House Horse, Lindsay Norwick





Standard, Diedrick Brackens



Sir Digby Chicken Caesar, Amanda Kluck

Great to see such  great diversity and talent. Keep up the good work!