The Space Between- Happenings!

"Hey Doll Face" article written by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison - about getting your gal pals together to attend the International Quilt Festival in Houston.  One of the girls was doing the downward dog in front of Jayne Larson's quilt.

Dinner at Eight Artists toast on Friday, Nov 4 at Festival - 15 artists in attendance

The exhibit at Festival in Houston

The Space Between is featured in the Feb/March issue of Quilting Arts Magazine,  with art quilts by:  Susan Fletcher King, Sherry Kleinman, Susan Brubaker Knapp, Jayne Larson and Linda Teddle Minton.  

Quilts sold in this exhibit include work by Karen Rips, Susan Brubaker Knapp and Jayne Larson - congratulations to you all!

The Space Between in Houston

The Space Between exhibit in Houston at the International Quilt Festival

Our exhibit was off Main Street, just beyond the Twelve by Twelve exhibit

Dinner At Eight Artists have, well, Dinner At Eight in Houston!

Friday evening at the Houston Quilt festival we were so excited to gather in Spencer's restaurant for our artist-dinner.
Just in case you aren't sure whether we have a great time together at our D@8 gatherings, please observe the following:

Indigo Perez, Judy Coates Perez' daughter, took a lot of photos of our evening.

I promise that Jamie and I will add more as soon as we receive them.

For some reason, I didn't get a shot of the entire table.  

One of the unknown benefits of d@8 is you get to learn the fine art of "Spoonology". 

Observe:

Barb Forrister (L) and Susan Fletcher King (with Judy & Indigo Perez)

practice their skills

Jamie sets her spoon up while Linda Teddlie Minton cracks up

There's a first time for everything - Terry Grant's first Festival and spoon experience!

some of us have other skills.  Who is this?

Why, it is Ms. Napkinhead*

There is more than one way to practice Spoonology.

Just ask Susan Brubaker Knapp!

Gerrie Congdon says, "Wow, Susan!  You have good spoonology skills!"

*Frances Holliday Alford

Houston Quilt Festival workshop, Friday, November 4, 2011 "Dreaming in Canvas: A Painted Quilt"

Friday's workshop was super-fun, and our students made gorgeous collaboratively painted canvases and then turned their sections into beautiful, unique quilts!  At the end of the day it was difficult to believe that these quilts originated from the same canvases.  Everyone had a unique take on the project.
Here are a few shots of the progression of the paintings, followed by the quilts:

we even picked up some monoprints on watercolor postcards!

beautiful, messy hands...

canvas 1

canvas 2

the beginnings of a quilt

someone managed to find a "face" in her canvas swatch

aren't these quilts incredible?

Houston Quilt Festival workshop, Thursday 11/3/11, "Playful Painting On Canvas"

Our students were so much fun!  Here are a few shots of the progression of their two canvases:

We sincerely enjoyed working with everyone in our class, and the cards and journal covers the students made were awesome!

Here is the collection of canvas-embellished postcards that were subsequently mailed to the students:

Gorgeous!

A "Funscription"

Many of you know that Jamie and I like to have fun wherever we go.  My motto, and I believe I can speak for my teaching partner, is, "Don't Postpone Joy".  With that in mind, I decided to dispense a few "prescriptions" at the International Quilt Festival in Houston this year:

These will be given to our workshop students.

We hope they will be filled with fun after our day-long workshop(s)!

International Quilt Festival - Houston 2011

The Space Between, special exhibit has the work of 40 exceptional artists.  The exhibit is located just off Main Street, as you walk into the exhibits from the vendor area, TSB will be on the left,  just beyond the Twelve by Twelve exhibit.

Some have work in other exhibits at Quilt Market/Festival.  During Festival, some will be teaching as Faculty and/or in Make-It-University, teaching a workshop or working in Open Studios.  Here is a master list of Everything Festival

Exhibits
IQA:  A World of Beauty

Barb Forrister - "Songbird"
Susan Fletcher King - "Beneath the Canopy"
Susan Brubaker Knapp -"Maximum Cat Nap" (which has won a ribbon!), and "Freckles." :

Judy Coates Perez "Oh Deer, Look What’s Become of Me!
Kathy York - "High Rise"
Group Quilt - "Artists' Garden" with Connie Hudson, Sherri McCauley, Kathy York, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Frances Holliday Alford, Barb Forrister, Annie Smith, Suzan Engler and Cindy Henneke

IQA - Silent Auction Quilt
Jamie Fingal

Beyond Borders
Susan Fletcher King "Alice's Odyssey (group quilt)

Celebrate Spring
Barb Forrister - "Generation Y:Song of Hope"

Eye of the Quilter
Cindy Cooksey, Jamie Fingal, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Rachel Parris

In Full Bloom
Barb Forrister - "Austin tatious"
Teresa Shippy - "in Bloom"

Lone Stars III
Barb Forrister - "Life's a Beach"
Barb Forrister - Lone Star Quilts (museum) "Little Boy Blue"
Judy Coates Perez - "Flora" (group quilt)
Judy Coates Perez - Lone Star Quilts (museum): "Tree of Life"
Kathy York - "A few of my Favorite Things," "Little Cities," and group quilts "Cosmic Curves," "I Sing the Flower Eclectic"

at Festival -"Group Conversation", a collaboration with Sherri McCauley, Connie Hudson, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Kathy York, Frances Holliday Alford, Barb Forrister, Pearl Gonzalez, Diane Sandlin

Tactile Architecture
Kathy York - "Central Park"
"Artists Village," a collaboration with Susan Else, Frances Holliday Alford, Pamela Allen, Frieda Anderson, Lisa Call, Jane Davila, Naomi Adams, Jamie Fingal, Barb Forrister, Vickie Hallmark, Connie Hudson, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Sherri McCauley, Judy Perez, Melanie Testa, Laura Wasilowski and Kathy York

Text of Textiles
Terry Waldron "A Gentle Heart"

Twelve by Twelve
Deborah Boschert
Terry Grant
Karen Rips

SAQA Texas
Kathy York - 3 small 9x12 quilts

FESTIVAL FACULTY

Tues, Nov 1st
Judy Coates Perez - #212 Tsukineko All Purpose Inks, Tues, 9 am

Wed, Nov 2
Judy Coates Perez -#314  Tea & Ephemera, Wed, 9am
Thurs, Nov 3
Susan Brubaker Knapp - #432 Wholecloth Painting – Botanicals
Judy Coates Perez - #412  Tsukineko All Purpose Inks
Jamie & Leslie - #425 Musical Chairs - all day
Friday, Nov 4
Susan Brubaker Knapp - #521 Start with a Photo
Judy Coates Perez - #552  Lecture: It's all in the Process, Fri, 9 am
Jamie & Leslie - #517  Dreaming in Canvas - A Painted Quilt - all day
Jane LaFazio - Recycled Circles (full) all-day
Jane LaFazio - Modern Needle Felting (full) evening

Sat, Nov 5
Susan Brubaker Knapp - #715 Thread Sketching – Dragonfly

MAKE-IT-UNIVERSITY
Open Studios
Thursday, Nov 2
2:50-4:50pm - Kathy York

Friday, Nov 3
10:30-12:30pm - Deborah Boschert
12:40-2:40pm - Barb Forrister

Saturday, Nov 4
2:50-4:50pm - Jamie Fingal
2:50-4:50pm - Leslie Tucker Jenison


WORKSHOPS in MIU
Thursday, Nov 312-1pm - Barb Forrister -Mixed Media Beads

Saturday, Nov 5
11:45am - Judy Coates Perez
1:15pm - The Sketchbook Challenge - Jane LaFazio, Jamie Fingal, Leslie Tucker Jenison
Surviving the Runway
5:30pm - Judy Coates Perez, Jane LaFazio, Jamie Fingal, Leslie Tucker Jenison

Last in the Line-up: The Curators' Quilts

Jamie Fingal

"Soul Sisters"

Leslie Tucker Jenison

"Amsterdam Alley:  The Shortcut Between"

We wish to thank all the artists who have created work for this exhibition.  Your amazing energy has been an inspiration to both of us.  We are both humbled and honored to have the opportunity to work with each of you.  

Thank you so much!