Winter Invitation at Lux Center for the Arts
Last month I got an email from Lux Center for the Arts in Lincoln Nebraska asking if I’d like to display my work at the art center. They found my work from a newspaper article about my talented fellow Material Evolution members Carol Krueger and Christine Ambrose **. The article included a link to the Material Evolution website and from there the art center found my website and invited me to participate in their Winter Invitation show.
I’ve been getting together paperwork and selecting artwork to send to the show, which runs from November 3 through December 30, 2006 in the Main Gallery. At this point I believe I will have 8 pieces in the show ranging from a few of my small 12″ pieces up to one of my large 6′ to 8′ pieces. Structures #45, shown below, will be one of the pieces. I’m excited about this opportunity and am thrilled to see the time I’ve put into my website and the Material Evolution website is paying off.
This what the Lux Center website says about the show:
Handcrafted gifts for holiday shopping… an old tradition with a new form. Find unique, museum-quality original artwork in photography, printmaking, ceramics, glass, metal and jewelry, wood and fiber for that special person. Ongoing during the months of November and December, the main gallery showroom will be brimming with contemporary fine art and craft of the highest quality by local, regional and national artists.
Structures #45 ©2005 28″ x 28″:
** The newspaper article was about Carol and Christine’s appearance on the TV show Uncommon Threads on DIY. As long time readers might recall, we flew out to lovely Burbank, California in July of 2005 to be taped for 3 episodes of this show. So far 2 of the shows have aired. The show I’m in, Dyeing to Quilt – Episode DUCT148, is still not on the shedule. I’ll let you know if it ever appears. They are up to #144 in early November so maybe soon.
When it does run I plan to supplement the material I covered on the show (how I dye fabric) with some photos and tips on my blog. They were a little paranoid about me spilling dye in the TV studio so there isn’t a lot of demo action in the show it’s self.
Posted by Lisa in: Art Exhibits
Hi Lisa
I am an admirer of your work.
Now I wonder, you dye your own fabrics and you do your own quilting. Are you free motioning? Or do you use a walking foot?
Some or my friends use a walking foot and I have never tried it.
Thanks Pam.
I use a Pfaff 1475 (14 year old sewing machine) that has a built in walking foot that I use for quilting.
I’ve been told it would be faster to free motion but I’m not yet ready to ruin a few pieces practicing on them.
I’m so glad your quilts will be coming to Lincoln, NE! I really admire your work and have enjoyed reading your blog. Now I get to see one of your creations up close and in person.