Photos from Quilt National 2013 Opening weekend

Here are some photos from this past weekend opening at Quilt National 2013 at The Dairy Barn in Athens, OH. Top photo is Kathy Weaver (Highland Park, IL) speaking about her piece followed by me talking about mine. The others are an assortment of photos of other wonderful pieces. 

SAQA Booth at IQF Show in June

Dear SAQA IL/WI members,

Shelley Brucar and Cathy Mendola are coordinating the booth for SAQA at the International Quilt Festival Chicago June 20-23, 2013. Please join us to work in the booth during this wonderful event. It is a great opportunity to meet members and network. If you are willing to work a two hour shift, you will get in the show that day for free!

There are still several slots to be filled. PLEASE volunteer and help make this a successful event.      

We need volunteers for Friday and for all day Sunday.

Shifts are as follows for Friday & Saturday: 

9:45am -12 noon

11am-1pm

12noon-2pm

1pm-3pm

2pm-4pm

3pm-5pm

4pm-6pm

5pm-6:15pm

Sunday's last shift ends at 3:15pm. Additionally, if anyone would like to volunteer to help takedown on Sunday afternoon that would be fantastic!

If you have a friend that is not a SAQA member but would like to help out please let them know they are welcome to join us.

They would also get in free for volunteering. Membership is not mandatory for volunteering.

PLlease contact Cathy Mendola at Cathy Mendola at cathdola@gmail.com.

We appreciate your help- it is needed.

Jean M. Judd - Update

Greetings All,

Join award winning textile artist and author Jean M. Judd as she shares her journey as a textile artist and art quilter in this ongoing series of books, An Artist’s Journey: Book 2 (ISBN-13:978-1484065068). Discover the evolution of her art studio from 1982 to 2013. She shares more of her thoughts, inspirations, and influences in Book 2 just released in April of 2013. View a selection of her hand stitched textile artworks and commission pieces from 1995 to 2010. Her introspection, sharing of ideas and contemplation may also shed some light on your own journey: professionally, personally, spiritually, or artistically.

The series is available on http://www.amazon.com worldwide (http://tiny.cc/ykn2ww), as well as at independent booksellers such as Barnes and Noble. Book 3 of the series is slated for release in 2014.

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Sincerely,

Jean M. Judd, Textile Artist
2807 State Road 87
Cushing, WI 54006-3209
Phone: 715.566.0212
Email: jean@jeanjudd.com
Web Site:http://www.jeanjudd.com
Xanadu Gallery (Scottsdale, AZ): http://www.xanadugallery.com
Busacca Gallery (San Francisco, CA): http://www.busaccagallery.com
Art Rent & Lease (Oregon & Minnesota): http://www.artrentandlease.com/html/home.asp
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanmjudd
Online Galleries:
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/m/maude/
http://www.saatchionline.com/jeanjudd
Textile Art...Discover the Possibilities!TM

Opening Exhibits

I will have a piece, Forest Floor, var. 2 at Quilt National, opening May 25, 2013 at The Dairy Barn Gallery in Athens, OH.

Also, Reflections, Venice, var. 20 is currently at Form Not Function at The Carnegie Center for History and Art in New Albany, IN until July 13, 2013.

Reflections, Venice, var. 18 will be at the International Quilt Festival - Long Beach, California in  July 2013 and also at the National Quilt Museum, Paducah, Kentucky, September 12 - December 2, 2013.

Barbara Schneider

www.barbaraschneider-artist.com

www.barbaraschneider-artist.blogspot.com

www.artclothnetwork.com

www.saqa.com

Assorted News

Pat Kroth and I attended the SAQA conference, Expanding Horizons, in Santa Fe a couple of weeks ago. It was a great confernece - topics were interesting and varied and also a chance to meet other members and learn a LOT!

The next conference will be held May 1-4, 2014 in Washington, DC. It will be the 25th annivesary of the founding of SAQA and there are lots of things being planned for the celebration. It would be great to have lots of Wisconsin and Illinois members come. Washington has so much to offer and to see.

We hope everyone is working on their submissions for The Eye and the Needle. We have at elast 2 venues firmed up and a couple more in the works so this exhibit will get a lot of attention in various places. Deadline is coming up: June 1, 2013!

Pat and I are also working on a potential field trip for members. We are thinking of a 2-3 day trip down to Paducah with a stop in Champaign to see Deborah Fell's studio and go to IDEA - a place for lots of recyled goodies. Then on to Paducah for gallery visits, and to see the SAQA exhibit Seasonal Palette, at the National Quilt Musuem. 

We are working on a potential venue in Paducah or Champaign for The Eye and the Needle.  This trip would probably take place in November. We hope there will interest in going. 

Please also consider signing up to help with the SAQA booth June 21-24 at the IQF show in Rosemont. Cathy Mendola and Shelly Brucar have been hard at work on this and we still need help! You will get into the show for free and have time to go see what is happening!

Jean M. Judd @ The Kauffman & Steinmetz Gallery

Greetings All,

The Lancaster County Art Association in Strasburg, Pennsylvania has announced textile artist Jean M. Judd of Cushing, Wisconsin as one of the artists selected for inclusion in the National Juried Exhibition. Artwork selected for inclusion in the exhibit includes: Sound Waves #2: White Noise (above).

Exhibit juror Eve Ingalls has selected 74 artworks for inclusion from the wide range of fine art pieces submitted for consideration. The submission pool included Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Photography, Sculpture, Ceramics, and Other Media. The exhibit opens on June 9, 2013 in the Kauffman & Steinmetz Galleries and is open through July 18, 2013. The artist reception and juror awards presentation is on June 9, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm at the Kauffman & Steinmetz Galleries. The address for the exhibition is:

Lancaster County Art Association

Kauffman & Steinmetz Galleries

149 Precision Avenue

Strasburg, PA 17579

Visit the Lancaster County Art Association’s web site http://www.lcaaonline.org for more information about the association, gallery, exhibition, etc. or contact Carol S. Herr, Gallery Director at 717-687-7061.
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Sincerely,

Jean M. Judd, Textile Artist
2807 State Road 87
Cushing, WI 54006-3209
Phone: 715.566.0212
Email: jean@jeanjudd.com
Web Site:http://www.jeanjudd.com
Xanadu Gallery (Scottsdale, AZ): http://www.xanadugallery.com
Busacca Gallery (San Francisco, CA): http://www.busaccagallery.com
Art Rent & Lease (Oregon & Minnesota): http://www.artrentandlease.com/html/home.asp
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanmjudd
Online Galleries:
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/m/maude/
http://www.saatchionline.com/jeanjudd
Textile Art...Discover the Possibilities!TM

SAQA Conference in Santa Fe

Hi everyone,
Pat Kroth and I have returned from a great experience in Santa Fe at the SAQA conference - Expanding Horizons. We had a few Illinois and Wisconsin members attend - Valerie Rodelli, Roz DeBoer, Deborah Fell,Gyned Trefethen, Pat and myself. We also got to spend some time with Sheryl Kinney, former Illinois resident now living in Denver, CO. The various presentations were well done and informative and we had time to go and visit other members,  galleries and shops as well. Martha Seilman will be posting a lot of the particulars on the SAQA  blast and email.

We came away with some ideas for our region that I will write aboutin the next week or so.

Mark your calendars for next May 1-4 when the 25th Silver Anniversary conference will be held in Washington, D. C. It  already looks like it will be a really great time.

Hope everyone is working on their pieces for The Eye and the Needle. We ahve additional venues in the works and are going to try and get a grant for a catalog. Can't wait to see what everyone is doing!