Christmas is coming, and we're all a' planning, but that's not today's issue.
Just a quick note about SAQA. Studio Art Quilt Association is an international organization of like-minded artists involved in promoting Art Quilts, Fiber Art, Textile Art. Whatever you call it as long as stitching and layering is involved. The organization is currently surveying members to re-define the art quilt definition.
I'm fortunate to belong to the Northern California region. Today's meeting was a wonderful retrospective of SAQA's "12 Voices" led by former SAQA president Judith Content. It is currently on exhibit at the Pence Gallery in Davis and is definitely worth a trip. Works by Judith Content, Linda Colsh, Elizabeth Busch, Clare Pflug, Kathy Weaver and others are displayed.
We've participated in a "Whisper Challenge" which our regional reps got published in "Quilting Arts" magazine. We critiqued part of SAQA's Trunk Show which culminated in a SAQA Journal article. We have consistent quality quarterly meetings with amazingly inspirational show and tell from our membership.
It's a great organization, and I hope you all consider joining.
4 comments:
This was truly a wonderful experience seeing works by internationally known quilt artists. Judith Content's talk afterward enlightened us on her body of work and the techniques she uses to create her powerful kimono shaped shibori quilts. A real treat!
It is so encouraging to learn about organizations I can join once I retire. SAGA is definitely on my list.
What a wonderful site!!
And I've been wanting to join SAQA -- being somewhat computer illiterate, I'll go back to the blog and see if there's an easy way to join on-line.
Ann Hines
About SAQA: The meetings are good, but getting together with such talented people is truly inspirational. I come home from each meeting ready to work.
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