GUILD MEETINGS
Columbia Fiber Arts holds guild meetings in December, March, June, and September.
These meetings area a great way to get involved with CFG — a place to network with other fiber artists to share ideas and discuss common interests. (Lunches after these meetings usually offer even more opportunity to expand your network.)
Each guild meeting features a guest speaker — someone known nationally in the world of fiber art. The speaker also holds a workshop in connection with the guild meeting in March, June and September. Members may sign up for this workshop at a reduced fee.
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Artwork by Sara Shayne Miller
DECEMBER 2022
December 14, 2022
9:45 AM Join Us On Zoom
10:00-11:00 AM Guild Meeting
11:00 am - 12:00 PM - Neroli Henderson: The Fall & Rise of Neroli Henderson
Neroli Henderson, Australian textile artist, from St Kilda, Melbourne is often called an Artivist creating feminist, political and other artwork focusing on the human condition and fighting for social change.
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An accident at home severely restricted her ability to move for 7 years until her mum dragged her to a quilting exhibition and her love of stitch began.
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As a woman, Neroli recognized women often encounter phrases aimed at their gender which seem innocuous, but each leaves its mark, tainting one’s ego, personality and sense of self. Comments about how her work has positively affected viewers matter more to her than any other element in an art piece. Her challenge is trying to turn a feeling into a work of beauty.
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When planning a quilt, she asks “What do I want it to say? How do I want it to look?” then, sketches a design. Technique is last often resulting with various combinations. Recently, she has favored painting, using photos, embellishing with stitch & metal foil, often including machine trapunto.
Neroli Hendersons
"Activist and Fine Art Quilter from Australia”
Carol Anne Grotrain
”Shibori & Me:
From Ancient Techniques to Contemporary Quilts"
MARCH 2023
March 8, 2023
10:00 – 11:00 AM Guild Meeting
11:00 – 12:00 PM Speaker
Location:
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane,
Portland, OR 97239
Shibori, an ancient Japanese tradition, is an ancestor to modern tie-dye. This presentation will begin with a demonstration of basic Shibori techniques--knotting, binding, pleating, stitching and clamping; digital images briefly trace Shibori’s development through historical and contemporary kimonos.Carol Anne will then follow her personal evolution describing how this dye technique helped her find her voice in contemporary landscape imagery.
JUNE 2023
June 14, 2023
7:00 — 9:00 PM Meeting
Location:
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane,
Portland, OR 97239
This presentation will be a one-hour digital slide show and trunk show hosted by Susan Brubaker Knapp, a fiber artist, author, teacher, host of “Quilting Arts TV ” and co-host of the Quilting Arts Podcast. She lives in Chapel Hill, NC. Susan is best known for highly realistic art quilts, executed using three primary techniques: wholecloth painting, fusible appliqué and thread sketching. Her work has won national as well as local awards and has been exhibited at national and international venues. She teaches nationally and internationally, and is passionate about helping students find “the artist within.” Susan is a published artist whose work has been featured in national magazines and calendars, and she has produced five video workshops with Quilting Arts on the subjects of free-motion quilting, thread sketching, wholecloth painting, and finishing techniques.
SEPTEMBER 2023
September 13, 2023
10:00 – 11:00 AM Guild Meeting
11:00 am – 12:00 PM Paula Kovarik:
"At Play in the Garden of Stitch"
Location:
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane,
Portland, OR 97239
“I love Show & Tell!
Surrounded by inspirations, I am awed by the mystery and eager to create. I multitask, dream in code, read with urgency and play with intent. Most days, I am breathless.”
Paula assists students as they work to master the process of thinking as an artist. Her intent is for a class to act as a springboard to inspire one’s creativity and learn how to apply Paula’s knowledge to one’s own artwork.
Ms. Kovarik leads this workshop devoted to free motion quilting, collage, and composition where students will make a mess, think in thread, and cut it up! Using stitch in artwork begins with an expressive line. Participants will accumulate a toolbox of techniques for seeing, interpreting and completing concept-driven work as they build their stitching vocabulary and trust the thread to tell the story! Workshop is open to all skill levels, free-motion quilting experience a plus.
Artwork by Sara Shayne Miller