Meeting Dates: See Table Below
Meeting Time: 7 - 9 pm
Location: Epiphany Lutheran Church in Centerville ( 6430 Far Hills Avenue (aka RT 48) just north of I-675
Each meeting, we'll do a design exercise, so please bring
--several prepared 8x10 (or a little bigger to trim) pieces of muslin and batting
--a collection of pre fused fabrics (or unfused if you want to experiment with unfused machine applique)
--straight pins
--scissors
You'll also need a binder and some clear plastic sleeves to keep the design work together. A sketchbook and some pens and pencils is also suggested.
The book we will be using is Art + Quilt: Design Principles and Creativity Exercises . Lyric Kinard, author and artist, Interweave Press, LLC ISBN: 978-1-59668-106-4 (pbk.) This is available at Joann Fabrics and Amazon. Some real strengths in this book are that it focuses on the importance of the quilted line as a design element.
Lyric Kinard Biography:
Lyric Kinard is an artist with a serious addiction to fabric. Her
award-winning wall quilts and wearable works of art are a product of her need
and passion to create order and beauty while living a chaotic life as the mother
of young children. She often says that her art is the only thing she does that
is not undone by the end of the day. Her second love is teaching, which she has
been doing in various capacities for the past 12 years. She loves to share her
joy in the process of transforming plain fabric into a work of art.
Much of Lyric's work begins with plain white cloth which she dyes and paints to create the palette from which her designs spring. Her abstracts begin with an emphasis on color and are created on the design wall while her pictorials begin with a specific message in mind and are often meticulously drafted on paper before cloth is cut. All of her artwork is quilted to a layer of batting to add texture and to emphasize line. While traditional quilts are then bound and done, Lyric often adds more embroidery or beads and even more paint if the design calls for it. This further emphasizes the dimensional and tactile quality of quilts as a medium for expression.
Lyric has studied with many well known textile artists around the country and continues to expand her skills in the area of surface design. She has a BA in English Literature from the University of Utah and has also formally studied music and architecture. She currently lives in Cary, North Carolina with her husband and five children.
| 2011-2012 |
Schedule |
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Presenter |
Topic |
| September 12, 2011 ***New date |
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Review pp. 56-58.
Bring something to demonstrate the exercise on p.59 about "Focal Point through Placement, Isolation, and Contrast." |
October 3, 2011
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Balance, Symmetry and Color, p. 63 |
| November 7, 2011 |
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Scale and Proportion, p. 67 |
December NO MEETING
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January 9, 2012 ***New Date |
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Games |
| February 6, 2012 |
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Depth, p. 71 |
| March 5, 2012 |
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Line and Motion, p. 77 |
| April 2, 2012 |
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Line direction, p. 78 |
| May 7, 2012 |
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Rhythm/repetition p. 82 |
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| 2010-2011 |
Schedule |
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Presenter |
Topic |
| September 13, 2010 |
Lori Gravely |
Read the Intro and the Critique chapters. As you read the critique chapter, pay particular attention to questions that you would find helpful or that speak to issues you have with your work. Bring a completed quilt with you that you'd like to get feedback on and we'll practice. |
| October 4, 2010 |
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Texture and Shape (3 fabric exercises) |
| November 1, 2010 |
Carroll Schleppi |
Texture and Shape Games, Group critiques |
| January 3, 2011 |
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Line (fabric exerxises), Group critiques |
| February 7, 2011 |
Pam Geisel |
Line Games, Group critiques |
| March 7, 2011 |
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Color (fabric exercises), Group critiques |
| April 4, 2011 |
Liz Schneiders |
Color Games, Group critiques |
| May 2, 2011 |
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More Color (fabric exercises), Group critiques |
| Summer 2011 |
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No meetings for June, July and August |
| September 12, 2011 |
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Note: This meeting is the second Monday of September. The ususal meeting date is the first Monday of the month |
| October 3, 2011 |
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Meetings will continue to be $1.00 a meeting. We will track the money next year in case you forget if you have paid ahead.
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