Texas Reps Meet in Austin

The four Texas co-reps met this  past weekend at Lynne Allen's lovely home in Austin.  We enjoyed getting to know each other and catching up on what SAQA is doing in different areas of the state. 

Lynne Allen, Mary Ann Littlejohn, Kathy Mayhew, Heather Pregger

Among the items discussed was the SAQA trunk show which will be travelling to as many different venues as we can schedule. We are finalizing the Call for Entries for the SAQA-TX @ Houston 2011.  The details will be announced soon so you can start working on ideas for your entries.  We think you will be happy to know that your work will be for sale this year.

The SAQA-TX 2010 trunk show may be going to one more venue, after which the quilts will be returned to the artists.

We welcome announcements to post on this blog about interesting art events in your community and honors or exhibits including our members     Please send details to Kathy or Mary Ann.

SAQA/SDA Joint Meeting rescheduled

The state-wide Surface Design Associates (SDA) meeting on October 16 at Jane Dunnewold’s studio in San Antonio has been reset and rescheduled due to illness in Jane’s family.
Mary Ruth Smith has offered to host the SDA meeting in WACO:

Saturday, October 23
1:00-3:00 pm
Lewis Art Building – Rm. 151
Baylor University

SAQA members (statewide) are invited to attend along with SDA.  Among other things, we want to talk about more synergy with the two groups.

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If you are wondering what to do in Waco before and after the meeting, here are some exhibitions you might want to view.

The Martin Museum of Art (located in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center)":

1.  " Soliloquies" paintings by Japanese painter, Makoto Fujimura.  His paintings are influenced by the 17th Century  decorative screen tradition called Rimpa.
2.  Photographs by Dornith Doherty, a contemporary photographer and Professor of Art at UNT.
Across University Parks Drive from the Hooper Schaefer Fine Arts Center is the Mayborn Museum Complex.  Featured is the "Sacred Texts, Holy Images: Rouault's Miserere and Chagall's Bible Series Exhibit.
Waco has a new commercial fine arts gallery. The Croft Art Gallery.  The exhibition for October will feature the beaded constructions by Leah Force, a Lecturer of Art at Baylor and sculpture pieces by Chuck Jobe, an art studio technician at Baylor.  Leah's intricate pieces are akin to Mary Ruth Smith's French knotted pieces.  They are heavily beaded with very tiny seed bead, each appearing to be a stitched knot.   Mary Ruth will see if Leah could do a talk about her work at the Gallery after the meeting.
Patrick Dougherty, "stick artist" , will be in Waco in October installing 3 sick weavings along the Brazos River in Cameron Park. Google his name and view his amazing work.

6th Biennial Quilt Show - Fredericksburg TX

News from SAQA Member Jackie Heupel:

The Vereins Quilt Guild of Fredericksburg is holding their 6th Biennial Quilt Show on September 3-5th, 2010. The theme of the show is "Stitches from the Heart".

For more information, click here.

North TX Gathering

Save the Date! North TX members of SAQA will be gathering on Saturday, August 21, 2010. More details to come on the SAQA Members' Wiki. Guests are welcome! Please contact a co-rep for additional information.

Also, please note the new link for the SAQA North TX Google Group. We're giving these tools a try for conversations, planning, and general discussion... so come on over.

Update: We will be gathering from 10am to 2pm.

New Texas Co-reps

Laurie Brainerd will be stepping down as a co-rep, but we have two new ones coming aboard June 1.  Thank you Laurie for getting the SAQA circles off the ground in Texas.  From what I hear, everyone is enjoying meeting and sharing with the other SAQA members in their area.

The new co-reps are Heather Pregger of  Fort Worth and Kathy Mayhew from the Dallas area.

MEMBER NEWS - December

 Deborah Boschert is published in two new magazines. The Winter 2009 Art Quilting Studio includes a profile of Deborah and several pictures from her studio. She also wrote an article about improvisational embroidery for the All By Hand section called "Composing Spontaneity." The Winter 2009 issue of Sew Somerset also includes Deborah's work. She wrote a how-to article titled "Mushroom Story Scrolls." Both of these new magazines include an inspiring variety of artists, styles and techniques for art quilters and fiber artists.

Baylor Contemporary Quilt Invitational

 
  Baylor University
  Oct. 20 - Nov. 14, 2009
  Gallery II

 

Baylor Contemporary Quilt Invitational
  Liz Axford, Ann Adams, Susie Monday, Jane Dunnewold, Sue Benner,
  Connie Scheele, and Jack Brockette

D/FW-North Texas Regional meeting-DATE CHANGE

Emanda Johnson will be the hostess for the meeting which will be held on November 21st (Saturday) at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church at 1200 North Elm Street in Denton, Texas.  The meeting will be from 10:00am to 2:00pm.  Brown Bag Lunch with beverages and a dessert provided.  For more information email Emanda at emandaj@yahoo.com.

Cross Timbers Artists Guild Studio Tour

The Cross Timbers Artists Guild is a group of artists who live in the north Texas area (near Dallas and very close to the DFW Airport--primarily Flower Mound, Argyle, Copper Canyon, Double Oak and Grapevine).  Starting on Saturday morning and continuing on Sunday, you can visit any or all of the artists’ homes and see their work.  There is no fee, you just drive from home to home and visit as long as you’d like.  It’s quite a varied group, with art ranging from pottery, painting, stained glass, fine furniture, woodturning, sculpture, weaving, and, of course, quilting.  Our primary mission is to inform the community about the art that is happening right in their neighborhood, and to encourage artistic endeavors of all kinds.  We have a relationship with some of the local public schools and encourage the students to come on the tour, too.  So if you are going to be in our area, please visit us. 

Our website has a map and lots of information about our group: http://www.crosstimbersarts.com/

To start the weekend’s activities, beginning at 7:00 Friday evening, we will have a reception at our gallery, which is located in The Shops at Highland Village, northwest corner of 407 and 2499  (the gallery is next door to James Avery Jewelry).  Please come by for some refreshments and live music. 

Susan Lenz at Denton Arts Center

Blues Chapel by Susan Lenz
Denton Arts Center, Geogh Gallery
400 E Hickory, Denton
November 22 to January 6
Gallery Talk with Susan Lenz on
Saturday, November 21 at 2 pm at the Denton Arts Center

Susan's blog
http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.com/