Have you visited the www.SAQA.com website to see all of the 2014 BENEFIT AUCTION Quilts??? Central Canada is well represented!

Many thanks to all of our Central Canada members who donated quilts this year for the Auction. The work is diverse and beautifully executed. Hoping you will make time to visit the website when you have a few minutes to scan through the hundreds of wonderful quilts that are being offered during the three separate week-long sessions, each offering 100+ quilts.

This is your chance to own beautiful, unique art quilts by some of the world’s finest artists. Plus, your purchases help increase the recognition for art quilts and the artists who make them while supporting SAQA’s exhibitions, publications, and education outreach. Thanks to our donors and bidders in 2013, the Benefit Auction raised over $65,000!







The Benefit Auction is run in three sections for 6 days each, with a special later section accompanying the International Quilt Festival in Houston. A different group of quilts is available for online bidding each week. More Details »

 

SAQA's Benefit Auction will begin on September 15, 2014

 

Section 1:  September 15-20th - online bidding

Section 2: September 22-27th - online bidding

Section 3: September 29-October 4th - online bidding

Section 4 - October 27- 28th - online bidding and also available for in-person

bidding at International Quilt Festival Oct. 29th-Nov 2nd

 

Congratulations to ANNE SOLOMON whose piece will travel to Houston for Auction at IQF

 

Chasm, Anne Solomon (to IQF for in person/online bidding)

 

 

It takes a Village, Susan Farber (Section 1)







Serenity, Sandra Garner (Section 1)

 





Been There, Done That, Robin Field (Section 1)

 



Forever Car Ride, Phillida Hargreaves (Section 1)

 

 



Brooklyn #5, Heather Dubreuil (Section 1)



Going, Going, Almost Gone, Janine Gates (Section 1)



 



Crossing to Safety, Sharon Collins (Section 1)









Pink Peony Centre, Carolynn McMillan (Section 1)



  

Returning 2, Elaine Quehl (Section 2)









Fire and Ice, Helena Scheffer (Section 2)
 



Valdani Trees in Spring, Jeanne Stoness (Section 3)

 





Forest Floor, Bethany Garner (Section 3)

SAQA 2014 Benefit Online Auction Pricing - prices change at 2 pm EST

	$750	$500	$350	$250	$150	$75
Section 1	Sept 15	Sept 16	Sept 17	Sept 18	Sept 19	Sept 20
Section 2	Sept 22	Sept 23	Sept 24	Sept 25	Sept 26	Sept 27
Section 3	Sept 29	Sept 30	Oct 1	Oct 2	Oct 3	Oct 4
Section 4	Oct 27	Oct 28



PROCESS NOTES:
The shipping and handling fee will be a flat rate for up to seven pieces at a time on any given date. If you want to bid on more than seven pieces or you want to bid on more than one date, you will be charged shipping and handling each time.

Shipping and handling within the United States -- $12; International shipping and handling -- $30. Shipping will be via USPS Priority, insured mail. (You might like to consider a KINEK point for shipping to US if Canadian)

Purchase will be by credit card only. The bid form will be time-stamped and sequentially numbered - if more than one person submits a purchase form at the same time, the lowest numbered form will be the accepted buyer.

SOLD notices will be posted as quickly as possible. The donor artists will be informed who purchased their artwork after the auction is complete.

Pieces not reaching the reserve price of $75 will be sold in the SAQA Store through November 2014 or if unsold will be returned to the artist.





OPENING RECEPTION for Kingston Fibre Artists Fall 2014 Exhibition is Thursday Evening, September 4th...

The fall "Inspiration and Exploration" Exhibition is up as of today, open for visitors... and it is wonderful!!

 

Please accept our invitation to join the members of the KINGSTON FIBRE ARTISTS Group as they share an evening Reception with their beautiful new ART, community friends and YOU! Come enjoy light refreshments and great conversation. Everyone welcome!

 

KINGSTON FRONTENAC PUBLIC LIBRARY

WILSON ROOM and Foyer Exhibition

2nd Level, 130 Johnson Street

Kingston, ON

6:30-8:30 pm

 

or

Hoping to see you Saturday September 13, 2014

for our "ARTISTS WALK & TALK" at the Library from 2-4 pm.

 

 

SAQA Central Canada Members exhibiting: Janet Elliott, Susan Farber, Robin Field, Bethany Garner, Sandra Garner, Janine Gates, Phillida Hargreaves, Hilary Scanlon,  Kit Vincent and  Mary Ev Wyatt and their very talented KFA member artist friends.

 

 

 

LIBRARY HOURS: Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 9:00pm, Friday and Saturday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

 

(And yes, in case you were wondering, this is a Show and Sale with a wide selection of beautiful art being offered by the artists for addition to your collection).



If you are traveling from a distance, we suggest that you please call the Library to ensure that the Wilson Room will be available for your visit - we are lucky to have the room available for Kingston area groups and businesses to use as a rental from time to time... and do not want to disappoint you if driving in to see the show. Please do car pool and bring friends. Parking available on a "park and pay" basis in the surrounding neighborhood.

 

Phone: 613-549-8888, Email: publiclibrary@kfpl.ca

 

Directions available at: http://www.kfpl.ca/hours-and-locations

 

KFA contact: sylvia.naylor@sympatico.ca

 



Regional Meeting at Kit Vincent's home proved to be a wonderful day - wish you could have joined us!

A few good friends and SAQA members gathered on Saturday the 16th of August at the beautiful home/studio of Kit Vincent for our summer "playdate" with a focus on creating handmade beads and embellishments using Fimo and Primo polymer clay. Before the playtime got underway, we enjoyed sharing recent work in our "Creative Buffet" and marveled at some of the stunning new work being created in member studios this year... some heading to Quilts=ART=Quilts Jurying, other pieces on their way to local Exhibitions and some just created for members collections.

 

News of upcoming shows, Call to Entry opportunities and members Solo Shows was shared. Phillida Hargeaves Solo Show "NARROW SPACES" is currently being enjoyed in the Marianne Von Silfhout Gallery at the Brockville Campus, St. Lawrence College. The Kingston Fibre Artists will open their 2014 Show at the Kingston Frontenac Public Library on August 29th, with the Vernissage on Thursday evening, September 4, 2014. Everyone welcome.

 

We so enjoyed having SAQA member Frances Taylor from the Ottawa area with us as she brought with her many years of experience and numerous stunning examples of her work with polymer clay and embellishing techniques. Beautiful buttons, pins, clothing embellishments and more were shared and admired! Thank you so much for all of the tips and sharing of your expertise, shared supplies and tips Frances!

 

Robin Field led us off as she shared some of her uses of the clay in recent work, and members quickly caught on to the process of massaging the clay to soften a bit and feed through the pasta machines to blend colours and create the look of texture. Robin has focused in on creating pieces that she can used to represent specific focal point features for her textile work. She has created many exciting statement embellishments for her textile work using Primo and paint....

 

Following some time with the clay, members took time for an amazing Potluck Lunch with delicious salads, great shared time on the patio above the St. Lawrence and watching the ovens as the buttons and beads were put through the process of bake time for curing. Lovely results all around. So glad we had this day together... many thanks again to Kit for offering her beautiful home for our meeting/play in the studio.

NEWS, NOTES and next area Regional Meeting planned:

* We are planning  a Regional Meeting at the Council for the Arts in Ottawa location for Tuesday, October 21st... the meeting will be held in the Micaela Fitch Room,  2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa. All Ottawa and area members are encouraged to mark calendars and try to attend.

Many thanks to Mary Pal for arranging the meeting location. Attendance will be limited to the first 16 members to RSVP once the Agenda is posted here at the blog ... please watch for updates.

* Please visit www.SAQA.com for Fall 2014 Calls to Entry. It is so exciting to be able to travel and see the work of our members in SAQA Exhibitions.

Mary Pal has a wonderful piece in EARTH STORIES currently on exhibit at the MSU Museum, East Lansing, MI. I also had the opportunity to see Color Wheel of Emotions while at MSU and MASTERS 2 at the AQS Show in Grand Rapids. The work in all three SAQA exhibitions is just stunning...

* Our 2015 SAQA Conference is in Portland, Oregon in spring, 2015... details are at the www.SAQA.com website.

* Feel free to forward your news and Show Information to Bethany for posting here at the blog. Send the exact text you wish posted and large jpeg files please (MB not KB sizes) for our Blogger platform.

* Many of our SAQA Central Canada members have work juried into FIBRE CONTENT opening September 9-16th at the Art Gallery of Burlington. Everyone welcome... bring friends.

Have a great rest of summer, and do MAKE ART! See you soon...

Bethany
Central Canada Co-Rep.

Heather Dubreuil exhibits at ATRIUM GALLERY, Ottawa....

Please mark your calendar and do plan to visit the ATRIUM GALLERY to see Heather's Solo Exhibition "CITYSCAPES" between September 26 and October 22nd, 2014.

Information/Details: hdubreuil@sympatico.ca

NYSHA OREN NELSON, renowned Zentangle Artist comes to WABI SABI October 1, 2014...

Basic Zentangle – October 1, 2014

 Two classes – from 2 to 4 pm OR from 6 to 8 pm

(class and materials cost per person is  $ 50 ) -

NOTE: only twelve spots per session

 

REGISTRATION OPENS AUGUST 20th...

 

Zentangle is a simple and meditative method of creating pattern with basic pen marks on paper. It can be used to increase focus and confidence while creating beautiful and intricate patterns easily. 

 

In this class you will learn the basics of Zentangle. We will also try different ways of working with Tangles and using them in tandem.

 

Instructor Nysha Oren Nelson studied art first in a collegiate setting, then with master painters.

N

​ysha​

has always had a fascination with pattern and he liked

it 

s​o 

much that he became a Certified Zentangle Teacher.

 

Since then he has shared Zentangle with hundreds of people,

promoting

the idea that

 

“Anything is possible one stroke at a time.”

Nysha lives in outside Memphis, Tennessee where he is a full time studio artist/teacher and is currently the Kentucky/Tennessee Representative for Studio Art Quilt Associates. Wabi Sabi is delighted to be able to have Nysha teach this class in Ottawa. 

 

WABI SABI

 http://wabi-sabi.ca/

1078 Wellington St W

Ottawa, ON K1Y 2Y3

+1 613-725-5648

 

FIBRE CONTENT Exhibition... Meet the Artists opportunity. Mark your calendar and be sure to join us...

Hello SAQA Central Canada Artists

 

The Fibre Content 2014 show is fast approaching and we hope to see YOU during the eight full viewing days from September 9^th to September 16^th. 

 

All the pertinent details are available in our previous SAQA Central Post or at the FIBRE CONTENT website:

 

http://www.fibrations.org/   (please visit the websites for directions, Gallery hours etc.)

 

While shows of this nature often have an Opening Reception, given the show begins on a Tuesday and that for many quests travel time to this location may be required, we have chosen instead to host a general “come to meet the artists event” on the Sunday afternoon, September 14, 2014. Everyone, artists, family and friends, is welcome.

 

We invite you to Meet the Artists

Sunday September 14^th

^{ART GALLERY OF BURLINGTON}

1:00 to 3:30.

 

The gallery is open from Noon to 5:00  on the 14th just for us!

 

We hope it will be a  convenient day to travel and join us. 

A videographer will be on hand to interview various artists and guests to capture the feeling of the show.

 

The AGB is planning an announcement that afternoon with regards

to a new artist in residency opportunity being developed

to sponsor a textile artist. 

 

The show will be well worth seeing any day you can make it, but please note this event for the Sunday, in case that might be of particular interest.

 

Robynne Cole: robynnecole@sympatico.ca

Dwayne Wanner: dwanner@sympatico.ca

 

Heather Dubreuil and Helena Scheffer invite you to visit the upcoming Exhibition of the Lakeshore Artists Association

 

 

 

Every year, the Lakeshore Artists Association puts together a group show, “Art by the Lake”, on the beautiful grounds of Stewart Hall in Pointe Claire, Quebec.  On September 6 and 7, almost fifty members will set up tents to show and sell their work, with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit the John Abbott College Foundation. In the case of rain, the circus moves to the big tent of Stewart Hall.

SAQA member Helena Scheffer, a member of the LAA, will be show convenor and SAQA member Heather Dubreuil is delighted to be a Guest Artist. Amidst the painters, potters and mixed media artists, they hope to expand the audience for fibre art in the local community.

We do hope you can come by and say hello.

 

SYNTHESIS II, a SAQA sponsored Central Canada Regional Exhibition opens at The Stone School Art Gallery

Newton's Law, Catharina Breedyk-Law



Synthesis II

A mixed media textile arts group show

exhibited across Canada

 

Synthesis II, a unified and yet dynamically diverse show, is a travelling exhibition that combines the work of 16 Canadian members of Studio Art Quilt Associates. SAQA is an international organization of artists, curators, gallery owners and collectors with over 2,000 members.

Now at

THE STONE SCHOOL ART GALLERY

28, rue Mill St.

Portage-du-Fort, Quebec 

 

Vernissage -Friday, August 15^th, 2014

from 6 to 8 pm.

 

Synthesis II is being hung in its 11th venue this week and will be open to the public on the following weekends:

August 16 – 17th

August 23-24th

August 30-31st

and September 6-7th

 The Gallery hours are from 11am to 4 pm each day.

Website: Synthesis II

 

 

The SYNTHESIS II Artists:

 

Pamela Allen, Penny Berens, Ann Bird, Robynne Cole, Sharon Collins, Heather Dubreuil, Margaret Dunnsmore, Robin Laws Field, Marie-France Gosselin, Catharina Breedeyk Law, Lynne Morin, Elaine Quehl, Mardell Rampton, B.J. Reid, Helena Sheffer, Catherine Timm.

 

Each of the twenty pieces that make up Synthesis II stands on its own as an art work and as a synthesis of the materials and ideas of each artist. The juried works are chosen to reflect a skillful integration of diverse concepts into a fusion of colours, textures and energy.

 

If you are able to be in the area during the end of August and first weekend in September, please do stop to see this wonderful exhibition.

The KINGSTON FIBRE ARTISTS invite you to join them for Inspiration and Exploration OPENING RECEPTION, September 4, 2014

Please join us for our Annual INSPIRATION AND EXPLORATION Show and Sale at the Johnson Street Branch of the Kingston Public Library. The Exhibition runs from August 29-September 24, 2014 and we welcome you to enjoy our new work in both the WILSON ROOM an FOYER.

 

OPENING RECEPTION is scheduled for Thursday, September 4, 2014 and invite you to join us from 6:30-8:30 pm for light refreshments and the sharing of the new work by our members.

 

This year we are also introducing an "Artists Walk and Talk" on Saturday, September 13, 2014, 2-4 pm. We know you will enjoy a relaxed afternoon walk through the exhibition and the opportunity to chat with our artists about techniques, inspiration and hear more about our group of dedicated professional artists choosing fibre as their medium.

 

Please join us at either or both of our events, and do share the news of our Show and Sale with friends and family.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR and plan to visit this exciting Fibre Art Exhibition with friends and family....

                          

                

September 9, 2014 – September 16, 2014

Location: Lee-Chin Family Gallery

ART GALLERY OF BURLINGTON

Juried Exhibition of Fibre Art

This exhibition will display 124 fibre art quilts and mixed media works by 80 artists from across Ontario from the following groups:

Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) Grand Guild of Fibre Artists Burlington Fibre Arts Oakville Fibre Artists

Connections Fibre Artists Group of Eight Fibre Artists Burlington Handweavers & Spinners Guild Burlington Hooking Craft Guild

 

Admission is Free

 

A full colour catalogue of all works will be available for $5.

 

Get the full experience by purchasing a keepsake catalogue of all pieces with artist statement details and promotional discounts at local fabric, bead and wool stores.

The Jurors for Fibre Content 2014

 

 

Emma QuinExecutive Director Ontario Crafts Council

Virginia EichhornDirector & Chief Curator Tom Thomson Art Gallery

Sandra DupretDean/Principal, Fleming College Haliburton Campus

For more information http://www.fibrations.org/

Image: I Gotta Crow – Albert Cote

You are invited! SAQA Central Canada REGIONAL MEETING to be held in Brockville, Saturday, August 16, 2014....

SAQA Central Canada Region,

Kingston and Area

 A SUMMER SALAD POTLUCK

and

A BUTTONS, BROOCHES AND BEADS PLAYDATE

SATURDAY, AUGUST   16, 2014
 from 10am to 3pm at

 

KIT VINCENT’S HOME/STUDIO

on

THE SHORES OF THE ST LAWRENCE IN BROCKVILLE

 

We have a big box or Primo (like Fimo) in lots of colours. We have pasta machines (if you don’t know what these are for all the more reason to come and find out) and we have a dedicated toaster oven .

We’ll supply bread and cold drinks, so bring whatever can be served at room temperature and goes best with those.

 

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BRING BESIDES A SALAD?

-        Your newest work to share, or a piece that’s come to a halt and needs some ideas to get it going again.

-          A smooth ceramic tile - you need it as a base to work on and for baking.

-          A small, flat knife (a palette knife would be good).

-        Something to roll out your Primo ( a small rolling pin, a small round jar, a short fat dowel, etc.).

-        If you have any small modelling tools bring them along.

 

-   Folding chairs if you have them (and a TV tray or folding table for your own work.)

 

-   Sunscreen/hat... we will enjoy the beauty of the out of doors if weather permits

RSVP required:

An email reminder with specific driving directions will be sent closer to the day to those who have confirmed their attendance to robin@kingston.net

 

Your area Meetings Committee: 

Peta Gillyatt Bailey, Diane Hogan, Robin Laws Field

ACCEPTED ARTISTS... your work is awaited - delivery assistance available.

SAQA Central Canada Regional Representative Bethany Garner will be delivering work to Burlington on August 19, 2014 . If you would like to have her deliver your accepted work, please have it packaged and delivered to her by AUGUST 16, 2014 at the latest.

You may bring your piece(s) to Beth at the Brockville Regional meeting on August 16th. Please ensure you have followed all of the rules as outlined in your acceptance letter regarding packaging and labeling your work.

Contact Bethany with your details: garner@kingston.net