Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Rituals Artists at Festival in Houston 2012

"Rituals" Artists are well represented at Festival in Houston, as faculty, working in Open Studios, their work in exhibits.  Visit the "Rituals" special exhibit, located on the exhibit floor, right off Main Street.  42 artists interpret the theme "Rituals" - there is no photography in this exhibit, because there is a book available to purchase from Blurb.com


International Quilt Festival in Houston opens on Wednesday, October 31st with Preview Night 7:00-10:00pm; Thurs-Sat 10:00am - 7:00pm; Sun 10:00am - 4:00pm; George R. Brown Convention Center, in downtown Houston.
and continues until Sunday, November 4th.  Classes begin on Monday, October 29th.  Check out the Quilts, Inc website for more information


Teaching Faculty - Classes taught by "Rituals" artists:
Sarah Ann Smith
Oct 29 - Fine Finishes (edge finishes including perfect mitered corners!)
Oct 30 -Birch Pond Seasons (fusible applique)
Oct 31 -Decorative Stitch Applique (use those fancy stitches on your machine!)
Nov 1 - Morning:  Machine Quilting Forum--Fun with Fancy Threads
Nov 2 - Afternoon; Meet the Teacher, a free 30 minute demo on the show floor:   Collaged and Fused Art Quilts
Nov 3 - 10-Noon; Sampler--Quilt Coloring with Thread

Judy Coates Perez

Oct 30, 9-5 Tsukineko Inks, #232 FULL
Oct 30, noon-2pm Lunch Lecture #245 Inspiration: Where does it come from? OPEN
Oct 31, 9-5 Painting Imagery for Art Quilts with Textile Paints #333 FULL
Nov 1, 9-5 Tsukineko Inks #425  FULL
Nov 2, 9-5 Ornamental Fiesta #523 OPEN
Nov 3, 9-5 Heavy Metal Play Day #718 FULL

Lyric Kinard

Oct 29 - Night Class "Just Foiling Around"
Oct 31 - 9-5 "Quilts Through the Artist's Eye," a day of learning to evaluate and solve design problems in a safe critique environment.
Nov 2 - 9am Lecture "The Elements of Art for Quilters"
Nov 3 - 10-Noon - Sampler; demonstrating techniques from her new DVD, "Bead It Like You Mean It" 

Susie Monday


Oct 31, 9-5; Shaping Symbols into Art Quilts
Nov 1 -2-4;Mixed Media Miscellany; inkjet transfers with Wed Media Film demo
Nov 2 - 10-Noon Sampler; Stamp out Your Message, demonstration
Nov 3 - 10-Noon; Sampler; Your our Own Alphabet on Fabric, demo
Nov 4 - 9-noon; Inspiration is in the Cards

 

OPEN STUDIOS - Located near the food court in the exhibit/vendor hall
Thurs, Nov 1
10-12; Barb Forrister - 3D Flowers
12-2; Jamie Fingal - Rebel Quilting/Bernina
12-2; Leslie Tucker Jenison - Monoprinting on Fabric
2-4; Sarah Ann Smith; Thread Painting/Bernina

Fri, Nov 2
12-2; Barb Forrister - 3D Flowers
2-4; Leslie Tucker Jenison - FMQ'ing Art Quilts/Bernina
2-4; Jamie Fingal - Mixed Media Quilting
4-6; Susie Monday - Stamp Carving for Art Quilts/Mixed Media

Sat, Nov 3

2-4; Susie Monday - Drawing with Stitch/Bernina

EXHIBITS
SAQA; A Sense of Scale - Lyric Kinard "Family Ties"; Seasonal Palette - Jeannie Palmer Moore
World of Beauty; Sue Bleiweiss, Jamie Fingal, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Barb Forrister, Julie Schlueter; group quilt with Frances Holliday Alford, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Kathy York; group quilt with Barb Forrister, Frances Holliday Alford, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Kathy York

Black and White with a Twist; Quilts on the Wall; Julie Schlueter
Eye of the Quilter; Gayle Simpson, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Virginia Spiegel
Fabric Art, presented by the Girl Scouts; Jamie Fingal

IQA Celebrity Auction;  Jamie Fingal

Pokey's Pet Postcard Project
Jamie Fingal, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Julie Schlueter, Virginia Spiegel, Kathy York

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Quilting Daily Interview with Leslie and Jamie

We were interviewed by Vivika DeNegre in the current issue of Quilting Arts Magazine all about Dinner at Eight Artists.  You can read about it on the Quilting Daily Website
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