Guild News
May 8th Meeting
Rose Room- Loose Park Garden Center
10:00 AM – Regular Meeting
10:30 AM – Field Trip to KCAI
May Program
We are going to visit Pauline Verbeek-Cowart at the KC Art Institute, and view the varied and interesting fiber art being produced by her and her talented students. We will meet at the normal time in the Rose Room and go to the Art Institute after a short meeting where directions and details will be available.
May Treats
No treats this month (field trip!). Next month Carol Piepmeier and Leesa Duby will provide treats at the June meeting.
Exciting Guild Workshops!
Dye Workshop- Betsy Blumenthal and Kathryn Kreider, authors of "Hands On Dyeing" are coming for a two day workshop on the weekend of May 24th and 25th at Loose Park. The $50.00 fee for the workshop is due now. Contact Wendy Borders for more info.
Ikat Workshop - Maddie Smith, who gave the ikat program in March, will be returning in June to give us a workshop in hands- on ikat after the monthly meeting. She will have us wrapping and dyeing our own warp/weft yarns, and will have a small loom available to weave ikat upon. Many useful tips will be taught and questions answered. Participants bring a warp chain and a pair of C- clamps, plus a ball of weft yarn. Cost for the ikat workshop with Maddie Smith is $10. Contact Wendy Borders at wendy054@yahoo.com or give her a call.
Creative Hand
The Creative Hand show and sale is a co-op show for members of the Fiber Guild and Weaver's Guild of Kansas City. The 2008 show will be at the Sylvester Powell Community Center in Merriam, KS November 21 and 22. We had a banner year in 2007 with an increase in participating artists, increase in customer attendance, and a healthy increase in sales. We are looking forward to another successful sale in 2008.
Application Forms are being revised for 2008 and are not quite ready for distribution. When the final details have been worked out, the application form will be distributed to past Creative Hand artists and will be available on the web site. The application forms will be available by the May meetings of Fiber Guild and Weaver's Guild. Here is what we know so far:
- All artists in Creative Hand must be current members of Fiber Guild or Weaver's Guild and live in Kansas or Missouri.
- Application/Entry fees are in two tiers: New category this year: "Limited Production" artists pay a $10 entry fee and can have up to 5 items in the show. As in previous years: "Full Production" artists pay a $50 entry fee and can have unlimited number of items in the show. Duplicate items from any one artist may be held in back stock and replenished as items are sold. Application forms and fees are due July 31, 2008.
- New artists will need to have their body of work juried by the jury committee.
- Returning artists will need to have new work juried by the jury committee.
- Each artist is required to work on a committee to help run the show. This is a co-op show, we need help from all artists to make the show happen.
- "Limited Production" artists are required to work one shift and "Full Production" artists are required to work two shifts during the show.
- To pay our rent, publicity and other expenses, each sold item will have 18% of the retail price retained by Creative Hand. The remaining 82% will be paid to the artist.
- Each artist is required to help break down the show when it is over and attend the wrap-up meeting held immediately after break down.
So, look for the application form and further information about Creative Hand sometime around the May meetings. Call me if you have any questions.
Sandy Cahill
Home: (816) 505-5507 cahill5505@sbcglobal.net
Mobile: (913) 709-1923
Web: www.beweaveme.net sandycahill@beweaveme.net
KAWS
The fall retreat will be in Atchison, either 9/27/08 or 10/25/08.
Weaving tip of the month - submitted by Lyla Bradshaw
Need to condense your yarn space? Put your yarn in a space saver bag and draw all the air out. Open the bag and your yarn is nice and fluffy again. Don't want to spend the money on those expensive bags - just use a tall kitchen trash bag. Fill the bag with your yarn, insert the vacuum hose and hold the bag tight around the hose. Turn on the vacuum and when the bag has collapsed, pull the hose out and quickly twist the bag shut. Secure the twist with a twist-tie or a piece of yarn.
What a great tip! Just keep sending them to me. Thanks, Betty H.
Fiber Needs In Kansas City
- The KU Center on aging still needs items for senior citizens.
- Children's Mercy needs blankets for children. Child Sized, washable fleece or flannel.
- Crittenton Mental Hospital needs blankets, slippers, colorful bed sized mats and floor rugs.
Other News
Fiber Festival at Shawnee Mission
May 10th, 10:00am - 5:00pm. Watch shearing demonstrations and lots of fibers items for sale - fleeces, yarns, and finished items.
Iowa Sheep and Wool festival
http://www.iowasheep.com/Festival.html
Fiber Festival at Sedalia Missouri
Heart of America Annual Fiber Fest and Sheep Show is to be held Friday May 30 through Sunday June 1st , 2008 in Sedalia, MO at the Missouri State Fairgrounds. There are lots of classes, vendors, animals, fiber arts competition and fleece auction/competition and more! Free admission, free parking, camping available on the fairgrounds. For more information see the website www.moncwga.com or contact Donna Turney at 816-697-2104.
2008 Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair
The Fair will be held on July 18-20, 2008 at our NEW location at McHenry County College, 8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012.
http://www.fiberandfolk.com/index.htm
Meeting 2nd Thursday Each Month
Meetings are held at the *Loose Park Garden Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Go to the Map and directions
9:30 AM |
Coffee Time/Set Up |
10:00 AM |
Business Meeting |
10:30 AM |
Show & Tell |
11:00 AM |
Treat Break/Social Time |
11:15 AM |
Program (1 hour) |
Newsletter Submissions
Newsletter items are due by the 20th of each month. Send an email to the Newsletter Editor. Copies of current newsletters are available at the meeting. If you do not receive your newsletter by Friday the week before, please contact the Editor and she will get a copy to you ASAP.
If you are the contact person for a fiber group and want to keep current with KCWG events, please e-mail the Newsletter Editor.
Buy Sell or Trade
Looking for weaving equipment items for sale or trade?
Go to the Classified Ads.
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May Calendar
May 8th |
10 AM- Weavers Guild Meeting
(Rose Room, Loose Park Garden Center)
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May 14th |
7 PM- Fiber Guild Meeting
(Shawnee Indian Mission; Fairway KS)
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Cool Fiber Websites
www.fiberscene.com
www.textilemuseum.org
www.digitalthreads.ca
www.wta-online.org
www.textilemuseum.ca
KCAI Student Graduate Fiber Exhibits
Arts Incubator: “Cultivated Texture,” an exhibition of work by Stephanie Miller, a senior majoring in fiber, will be on view May 2 through May 31 at the Arts Incubator Gallery, 113 W. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo. Opening with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. May 2, the exhibition explores the possibilities of texture through handmade paper and natural materials and includes hanging relief sculptures and found objects relating to agriculture and the domestic, as well as to the process of uprooting and the emotional attachment created between self and place. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays or by appointment. For more information, call 816-588-1850.
Locust Factory: Cristin Llewellyn, a senior majoring in fiber, presents “Classification Through Deterioration” from 6 to 9 p.m. May 2 at The Locust Factory, 504 E. 18th St. Work includes hand-woven and fulled wool weavings as well as small sculptural patterns, both of which are dipped in paper pulp. Llewellyn is influenced by the opposing order and chaos that can be found in nature. She enjoys working in multiples and repetition and approaches each piece with extreme attention to process, organization, and presentation. By manipulating weave structures and arranging handmade forms, Llewellyn creates patterns that mirror what she observes in nature. Her use of both weaving and sculpture in neutral colors allows her patterns to be the focus of the work. For details, visit http://locustfactory.com or call 913-908-0831.
Locust Street Gallery: “Madkat,” showcasing work by senior Madeline Smith, who is majoring in fiber, opens May 2 and continues through May 29 at the Locust Street Gallery, 1605 Locust St., Kansas City, Mo. The solo exhibition features hand-woven textiles created with the traditional Japanese technique Ikat, an ancient resist dyeing technique in which threads are wrapped to prevent dye exposure. The technique creates a feathered effect. Its usage dates back to the early first century, and it has been commonly used in kimono or futon textiles. Smith uses this blurred effect to mimic the look of computer-game characters, merging ancient craft with contemporary content. Though these graphics have personal meaning to the artist, they are recognizable figures reminiscent of the childhood of many young adults, presented in a creative form.
Opus Art Space: “Shades of Grey” an exhibition of work by senior Annie Kaboord, opens May 2 at Opus Art Space, 103 W. 18th St., with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. The work is dedicated to home décor that embodies illumination and function, such as a dining room table with interchangeable fabrics. Six-foot-tall lamps encased in color and texture concentrate on invention and luminosity. The exhibition is inspired by modular homes and the idea of transforming wall art and lighting into functioning home objects. Pictured: Cherry blossom screen by Annie Kaboord
Unit 5 Gallery: “Reactionary: Abstract Textile Surfaces,” an exhibition of work by Kelly Anne Wieland, a senior majoring in fiber at KCAI, opens May 2 with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. at Unit 5 Gallery, 1920 Wyandotte St., Kansas City, Mo. The work will remain on view through May 30. “’Reactionary’ displays surfaces that rouse investigation,” the artist wrote. “Dynamic linework and color interactions create forces that maintain space and hold conversations.” For additional details, contact the gallery at 816-841-5500 or unit5gallery@gmail.com or visit www.unit5gallery.com.
Shows & Events
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Go to the Events Calendar.
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