Friday, August 28, 2015

CONNECTIONS FIBRE ARTISTS open '18 SQUARE' Exhibition at Kitchener City Hall, Rounda Gallery


Please plan to join the members of the CONNECTIONS FIBRE ARTISTS Group as they share a  dynamic and diverse collection of 18 inch square fibre art pieces 

18 Square
Rotunda Gallery
main floor, Kitchener City Hall  
200 King Street W.
Kitchener, Ontario 
throughout the month of September
VERNISSAGE, September 3, 2015
6-8 pm

The Rotunda Gallery is an open-concept space located on the ground floor at Kitchener city hall. It is open 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. weekends and holidays.

SAQA Central Canada members participating include Elizabeth Duggan Litch, Bethany Garner, Gunnel Hag, Linda Jantzen, Hilary Rice, Maggie Vanderweit, Dwayne Wanner


and a reminder while you are in the area  


The Grand National Quilt Show 
Joseph Schneider Haus Museum
466 Queen Street South
Kitchener ON N2G 1W7
519-742-7752
August 28 to September 6 - Open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.
       September 7 to December 24 - Wednesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.
CLOSED LABOUR DAY
 

Saturday, August 22, 2015

FIBREWORKS KINGSTON Fall workshop with GORDANA BRELIH fast approaches... please plan to be with us September 18-20th!

Putting it all together...
CONNECTING FRAGMENTS
Gordana Belih, Instructor
returns to Fibreworks Kingston Weekend Workshops Series
September 18-20, 2015

Lets be creative!

Do you ever wonder what to do with your many samples from different workshops, fabric scraps, lace, eco-dyed silk, wool, beads, metal finds? You will work closely with Gordana over this weekend of stitch and design play to develop the plans to create all new work as you "put it all together". Your work may be collaged onto black felt while planning  one special dimensional piece, or you might consider mounting your design stretched onto a frame… 
 
Bits and pieces of Gordana's work
 
There are so many options this dynamic artist uses in her own prize-winning art that will be shared during this fun-filled, design focused workshop. Time to explore, plan, sketch, dream and stitch!!! Make time to play and build new pieces for your stash of favourite techniques.
 
 

Techniques that will be explored by Gordana with her students during the workshop include:
 
* Free motion machine and hand stitching, 
* Stitching and burning felt,
* Stamping, wax resist printing, 
* Stitching onto water soluble film, 
* Painting Stitch-witchery, 
* Mono-printing on fabric, 
* Use of gold foil, 
* Drawing and stitching on the muslin…

The workshop will be held in Room 00060 from 9:30-4 pm Saturday and Sunday September 19th and 20th at St. Lawrence College. 
 
Friday evening September 18th
bring friends and enjoy the 
Lecture and sharing of Gordana's beautiful work. 
7-9 pm. Room 12040, St. Lawrence College.

Registration is OPEN and the form to send with your payment cheque payable to FIBREWORKS KINGSTON is on the right sidebar at our blog:  www.fibreworkskingston.blogspot.ca
 
Hope to see you soon!
Bethany Garner, FIBREWORKS Coordinator
garner@kingston.net