Beneath the Surface Juried Invitational

Dinner at Eight Artists are very happy to announce that the following pieces have been accepted into the special exhibit "Beneath the Surface" that will be shown at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach, CA - July 22-25th. The exhibit will be sponsored by Moore's Sewing Centers and Brother International.

Natalya Aikens - St. Pete Memory/Pamyat' O Pitere/Память о Питере
Frances Holliday Alford - Old Money, New Wealth
Loris Bogue - Washday in the Venetian Ghetto--What Laundry Lies...?
Deborah Boschert -Spontaneity and Stability
Peggy L Calvert - Dot to Dot
Phyllis J. Campbell - Magnificent Menace
Paula Chung - Possibilities
Joanell Connolly - The Other Down Under
Gerrie Congdon - Mother Lode
Cindy Cooksey -It's Your Fault
Jane Davila - El Condor de Nazca
Muna Elias - Core of Venus
Barb Forrister - Treasured Waters
Terry Grant - What's Left Behind
Desiree Habicht - Tortured Soul
Pamela Price Klebaum - Evolution of an Artist
Sherry Kleinman - Gone Fishing
Jane LaFazio - Above the Bog
Jayne Larson - Shibori Dog: Primal Instincts
Linda Teddlie Minton - The Key
Susie Monday - Powers of Ten
Jeannie Palmer Moore - Roundabout Squares
Rachel Parris - Quagmire
Karen Stiehl Osborn - Blind Views
Judy Perez - The Three of Swords
Yvonne Porcella - Madama Yolanda: Mind Reader
Wen Redmond - Shaking the Tree of Imagination
Karen Rips - Demolition Series 1
Carolyn Ryan - Win Every Time
Sarah Ann Smith - Joshua
Virginia A. Spiegel - Knowing (Boundary Waters 52)
Cynthia St. Charles - Fossils #5
Ann Turley - Skin
Terry Waldron - Scraffito
Kathy York - Fifty and Female and Fearless

Leslie Tucker Jenison and Jamie Fingal will both have a piece in the exhibit as well, bringing the total to 37 Art Quilts.

Criteria for Jurying our Exhibits

Our criteria - basic art principles - 1) color, contrast, good design, good use of the space, composition; 2) good photography and especially in choosing what portion of the quilt should be given to the detail; 3) how does it relate to the theme in both the art quilt and the statement?; 4) does it fit into the exhibit? All good questions that we ask ourselves.

Beneath the Surface

From the roots that anchor a majestic tree, to a song by Kings of Leon, "Beneath the Surface" has many connotations. We look into dark water and wonder what lies beneath. We long to understand the meaning of a cryptic statement. What comes to mind when you ponder what is "Beneath the Surface?"

This is our theme for 2010 and the exhibit will debut at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach, CA - July 24-27th. Beneath the Surface is a juried invitational. An announcement of the artists whose work will be in the exhibit will be posted in late March. We are happy to report that our exhibit will be sponsored by Moore's Sewing Centers and Brother International.

Moore's Sewing Center is a 3rd generation family owned business that has been serving Southern California for 55 years. They have five (5) locations in Mission Viejo, Riverside, orange, Apple Valley and Huntington Beach. They sell sewing machines, vacuum cleaners and energy efficient fans. They offer classes, sewing machine repair, thread, notions, etc.

Brother International/Home Sewing offers a full line of sewing and embroidery machines, including the special edition "Project Runway" machine.

Edges Artists work in 500 Art Quilts book

These "Edges" artists: Jamie Fingal, Desiree Habicht, Stacy Hurt, Jeannie Palmer Moore, Julie Schlueter, Terry Waldron, and Kathy York have work 500 Art Quilts, published by Lark Books. An Inspiring Collection of Contemporary Work; a beautiful new addition to the successful series; A vibrant and growing community of crafters has embraced quilting, and this outstanding international collection will inspire and captivate them. Juried by Karey Bresenhan, one of the most prominent figures in quilting, it presents 500 magnificent contemporary art quilts, made in fabric and other media, and showcasing diverse designs, materials, and techniques. From their very inception, these quilts were destined for display rather than practical use, with an extraordinary quality of image, form, line, and composition. Artists include: Pamela Allen - Alice Beasley - Eszter Bornemisza - Jane Burch Cochran - Judith Content - Chiaki Dosho - Noriko Endo - Caryl Bryer Fallert - Jamie Fingal - Linda Gass - Jenny Hearn - Judy Coates Perez - Yvonne Porcella - Susan Shie - Jen Swearington - and many more!

Edges Slide Show

More views of Edges in Houston

Kathy York posing by her piece

Int'l Quilt Festival in Houston