Bidding Has Begun! SAQA Benefit Auction 2013

As of today, 82 pieces have sold and SAQA has raised $17,400.  Don't miss your chance to take home your favorite 12x12 art quilt!

Here are a few examples, celebrating the colors of autumn. Enjoy!

How the Online Auction works:

The Auction is run in three sections (Section 1 - Pages 1a and 1b; Section 2 - Pages 2a and 2b; Section 3 - Pages 3a and 3b).

On the first day of each section's auction, the price for each piece in that section is $750. The next day (at 2:00 Eastern), the price drops to $550. The third day, it drops to $350, then $250, then $150, and finally $75.

The first section will begin September 9th at 2:00 PM Eastern.
The second section will begin September 16th at 2:00 PM Eastern.
The third section will begin September 23rd at 2:00 PM Eastern.

Prices by day:
Section 1 - September 9  at 2:00 Eastern - $750
Section 1 - September 10 at 2:00 Eastern - $550
Section 1 - September 11 at 2:00 Eastern - $350
Section 1 - September 12 at 2:00 Eastern - $250
Section 1 - September 13 at 2:00 Eastern - $150
Section 1 - September 14 at 2:00 Eastern - $75
Section 2 - September 16 at 2:00 Eastern - $750
Section 2 - September 17 at 2:00 Eastern - $550
Section 2 - September 18 at 2:00 Eastern - $350
Section 2 - September 19 at 2:00 Eastern - $250
Section 2 - September 20 at 2:00 Eastern - $150
Section 2 - September 21 at 2:00 Eastern - $75
Section 3 - September 23 at 2:00 Eastern - $750
Section 3 - September 24 at 2:00 Eastern - $550
Section 3 - September 25 at 2:00 Eastern - $350
Section 3 - September 26 at 2:00 Eastern - $250
Section 3 - September 27 at 2:00 Eastern - $150
Section 3 - September 28 at 2:00 Eastern - $75

You bid by filling out the online bid form (which will be "live" when the auction begins). You can bid on up to 7 pieces at a time. First bid on each piece wins. We will then ship the artwork to the winning bidder by insured USPS Priority Mail.

http://www.saqa.com/saqa-u.php?ID=2367

New Classes: Art Guild of Middletown (Middlefield, CT)

 

The Art Guild of Middletown holds its next Demonstration on Thursday, September 12th, 2013 at 7 pm. It will feature Wild Life artist Pat Morris.

Pat, a native of Connecticut, began her art career in the 1970’s with a focus on pet portraiture. By 1980 she was also painting wildlife, in particular the wolves that she had come to know in her association with a wolf ambassador program in Connecticut. Through the years she continued to enjoy the challenge of the depiction of animals, both wild and domestic. She works primarily in pastel which she will be presenting but also enjoys acrylic, oil paints and drawing with pencil or silverpoint.

Our next workshop on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 9:30 am will be a Plein Air workshop lead by Jacqueline White. Jackie works in oils but will open the workshop to all mediums.

Jackie’s oils are done primarily on location wherever her travels take her. Her paintings summon ephemeral moments and emotions that are conceived in nature. Her rich color palette and lively brushwork capture the scents and sounds of the land; the rushing streams, rolling surf, nesting birds, rustling grasses and salted winds of New England.
Register at evagdykas@gmail.com.

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Are you an artist or interested in Art? Come to monthly art demonstrations and learn how to make Drawings or paintings in Pastel, Watercolor, Oil, or Acrylic! Learn about color, paint, composition, design, artists' tools, framing, etc.!

Meetings and demonstrations are held at 7 pm on the second Thursday of the month (January, February, March, April, May, September, October and November). Meetings and demonstrations are free for members and $5.00 for non-members.. 

Several workshops are held throughout the year. Cost for workshops is $85 for non-members and $75 for members. Membership is $25 for one year. Residency of Middletown or Connecticut is not a requirement. Meetings/demonstrations/workshops are held at the Middlefield Federated Church
402 Main Street
Middlefield, CT

www.middletownartguild.org

bivenne@yahoo.com

New Art Quilt Workshop: North Country Studio (N. Hampton, NH)

As of today, there is still room available!  Deadline for application is December 1, 2013

QUILTING: EMERGING STYLE
CYNTHIA CORBIN
JAN 28 – FEB 2, 2014

Style results from who you are and what you care about. This workshop will encourage you to stretch the possibilities, working with favorite fabrics and designs, but also exploring their opposites. 

Using basic techniques—piecing, construction, sewing tips, and shortcuts—you will develop ideas into well thought-out compositions.  Along the way, you will find meaning that is not obvious or automatic, but that demonstrates who you are as an artist.

Basic sewing skills needed. Download Materials List.

For more information about this and other workshops, visit:
http://www.ncsw.org/index.php/2014-workshops/quilting1/

North Country Studio Workshops
PO Box 247
North Hampton, NH 03862
Telephone: 603-380-4520

This Month at The Art Quilt Gallery in NYC: Fiber Art Kimonos

SAQA CT artists Barbara Drillick, Nike Cutsumpas and Norma Schlager are exhibiting their artwork at Art Quilt Gallery in New York from now until August 31, 2013. 

The "Kimono Inspiration" show features 25 works the size and shape of a traditional kimono, created by members of Fiber Art Northeast (FANE). 

(Clockwise from top left: Kimono Foliage by N.Cutsumpas, Untitled by N.Mirman, Color Play by A.Shedletsky and Untitled by B.Sferra. Photos by Norma Schlager)

Please make a trip to New York to see this beautiful show if you can. You'll be inspired! 

While you're there you can do some shopping next door at The City Quilter or take a short walk to the Garment District and browse though dozens of fabric shops and specialty stores.

The Art Quilt Gallery - NYC
133 West 25th Street
between 6th and 7th Avenue
New York City, NY
(212) 807-9451

Hours:
Tuesday to Saturday, 11 to 6 pm
Sunday & Monday by appointment only
More information at http://www.artquiltgallerynyc.com

SAQA Benefit Auction Begins Sept 9 at 2pm EST

It's that time of year again!

The Benefit Auction is SAQA's largest fundraiser and biggest income source after membership dues. For the 2013 auction, 421 artworks have been donated by generous SAQA artists.

Check out these beautiful pieces, donated by SAQA-CT members:

For the first time, SAQA Benefit Auction quilts are on Pinterest.  The artist name and artwork title are incorporated into each image.  Please feel free to re-pin them to your own board!

How the Online Auction works:
The Auction is run in three sections (Section 1 - Pages 1a and 1b; Section 2 - Pages 2a and 2b; Section 3 - Pages 3a and 3b).
On the first day of each section's auction, the price for each piece in that section is $750. The next day (at 2:00 Eastern), the price drops to $550. The third day, it drops to $350, then $250, then $150, and finally $75.
The first section will begin September 9th at 2:00 PM Eastern.
The second section will begin September 16th at 2:00 PM Eastern.
The third section will begin September 23rd at 2:00 PM Eastern.

Find out more about Studio Art Quilt Associates at http://www.saqa.com

Call For Entries: Gallery 53 Announces its 1st Textile Show! (Meriden, CT)

The Arts and Crafts Association of Meriden has announced plans for its first fiber art show.  SAQA-CT artist Kate Themel has been invited act as judge.  Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

The Textile Show will be exhibited at Gallery 53 in Meriden, CT from September 14 – 27, 2013.

Eligible work includes (but is not limited to): surface design, felting, quilting, knotting, weaving, knitting, fiber sculpture, basketry, quilts, handcrafted paper and needlework.

Receiving:
Hand Delivered Entries:
Aug 27- 30, 12 - 4 pm and Aug 31, 10-1pm
Mail in Entries: Please provide return postage.

All entries must be installation-ready, with appropriate hanging rods or mounting hardware included.  Maximum width 48".

Reception & Awards:
Saturday, September 14th, 1– 3 pm
Awards Ceremony: 2 pm
Judge: Kate Themel

ARTS & CRAFTS ASSN. OF MERIDEN
Gallery 53
53 Colony St, Meriden, CT 06451
(203) 235-5347 gallery53ct@gmail.com

Click here for entry form:
Gallery53_EntryForm2013

Photos from the Local Color Exhibition in Hartford, CT

This past Wednesday, SAQA-CT volunteers met at the Legislative Office Building to take down the "Local Color" exhibit.  Just like at the previous venue, we received many compliments and positive feedback about the work.

The exhibition was hung on two walls down a long hallway.  Hundreds of employees and visitors pass through this corridor every day.  As we were packing up the quilts, several people said they wished we could leave them up longer.

Venue captain Diane Cadrain checked and cataloged each piece of artwork before transferring them to curator Diane Wright.  Wright has generously offered to store the quilts at her home until the next show – opening Dec 8, 2013 at the Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich.

If you missed the chance to see it in Hartford, here are some photos taken during the exhibition (photos by Diane Wright):

 
Phyllis Small helps out during the show's installation.  On the wall, "Blowin' Glass by J.Marklin, "Weekend Walks with Sharon" by C.Eaton and "Red Fern" by B.Drillick

Volunteers adjust the height and spacing of the quilts.  Seen here: L.Zimmerman's "From One CT Artist to another", "Uno, Dos, Tres" by M.Weinberg, "Town Green" by D.Wright, "Once" by J.Driscoll.

"Seaside Garden of Beauties" by C.Ludington, "Jellyfish in July" by C.Vinick, "Blood Iris" by K.Themel, "Aerial View" by M.Lachman

The "Hartford Colt Dome" series, by D.Wright, G.Kotowski, B.Adams, L.Zimmerman, Y.Howard and R.Wolek. To the right of the Colt quilts, "Heating up the Hay" by C.Smith, "Tomorrow May Be Too Late" by R.Olson and "From One CT Artist to Another" by L.Zimmerman

 

From left: a piece by juror Fran Phillips, "Beach Houses" by M.Lawler and "Woodland Visitors" by B.McKie

"Lottie the Lobster" by C.Blais, "No Sheep" by D.Bein, "Science Center" by K.Themel, "Barnum" by D.Abbotts and the Colt series on far right

 
"Bundled Up" by K.Themel, "Cabbages and Kings" by N.Schlager, "The Path" by E.Warner and "Local Color of CT" by P.Ferguson

"Metropolis" by G.Kotowski, "Storm Tossed Memories" by R.Hannifin, "Happy Elephants" by M.Phillips and "Public Transportation" by C.Smith

"Reflection" by R.Spann, "Winter Marsh" by B.Adams, "Marsh with Cranes" by T.Hodge, "American Chad" by C.Blais and "Bubbles in my Garden" by T.Bronson

Thank you to all the artists and volunteers who have made our first Regional Exhibition such a success!

Mark your calendars: December 8, 2013 – January 14, 2014
Two shows for the price of one!  "SAQA-CT: Local Color" will join "Fiber Revolution: Diversity" at the Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich, CT.  Opening Reception Sunday, Dec 8, 2 – 4pm