From gowns with lace trim that took 3 months to make to lace experiments in monofilament, Europe is the place for lace – both “traditional” and contemporary. Let UK lacemaker/author (& SDA member) Jane Atkinson take you along as she and a friend hit last summer’s continental “networking” events….
Read More »Weave A Real Peace (WARP) started out as a get-together of textile lovers and grew into a group of textile activists. Find out how they support textile arts and artisans around the world – and offer tips for textile travel – from WARP (and SDA) Member Sara Goodman….
Read More »The American Batik Design Competition was conceived as “soft diplomacy” to “allow people of other cultures to incorporate it into their culture and come up with something new.” Over 100 designs by artists & designers from 18 states were submitted. SDA member Kelly Cobb’s design was among them – and it won her the grand prize! …
Read More »Whether you saw some of the FiberPhiladelphia 2012 shows last Spring and have your own rave faves – or didn’t get to go and wish you had, check out this *highlights* tour. Marci McDade punches your ticket to a recap of this massive textile event. …
Read More »Find out how SDA-Washington State took the idea for a 4 hour networking event and turned it into a 2-day symposium, members’ exhibition + studio/vendor tour – with a waiting list. If you’d like to get this kind of energy flowing in your area, let Peggy O’Heron’s story get you started. Then just add your own collective expertise and passion for the textile arts to make it happen. …
Read More »Exhibiting at a high-end craft show can be expensive, grueling – and a very effective way to promote & sell your work. 4 SDA members accepted the invitation to do a recent American Craft Council show in Baltimore. They lived to tell the tale and share some advice here….
Read More »In order to knit a more perfect union, SDA member Adrienne Sloane is lobbying congress with a postcard that depicts a fiber sculpture she made “in response to the on-going congressional deadlock”. Find out more – and how you can add your voice – here….
Read More »Marci Rae McDade invites us to meet her in St. Louis for a recap of Innovations in Textiles 9 event there last Fall. Savor her itinerary and outstanding images of innovative work in this comprehensive overview. “Follow the Leader” site-specific installation/performance by Guerra de la Paz shown at left….
Read More »After 18 years of service, Patricia Malarcher has stepped down as editor of Surface Design Journal (effective January 1, 2012). Revisit the upward spiral of excellence attained during her tenure in this chorus of gratitude from colleagues and collaborators. Use the comments app to add your voice….
Read More »With strictly-enforced spending minimums & itineraries, Bhutan is no traveler’s paradise – but it does value its weavers & hand-crafts. In her last post as SDA student rep, Kaino Hopper shares textile highlights from her recent visit to the Land of Gross National Happiness….
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