On February 11th, our program was presented by guild member Jennifer Lommers.

Jennifer shared her inspiration and process in developing the 2024 installation at the Corvallis Arts Center, “Of the Mind.” It included an 8 ft wide mixed media quilt inspired hanging room divider including community contributed elements and materials. Members examined the plaster molds used for paper castings, perused the history of the quilt contributions, and heard about future community projects and installations. 

 Our Contemporary Fiber Arts Guild has a creative connection with the Arts Center of Corvallis. An event to promote all the Arts Center guilds was held on January 16, 17 and 18th noon to 5 pm. Here  is our exhibit space for this event.

 The guild met on Tuesday, January 14th for a program with guild member Beth Rietveld. Beth has spent time in Japan on several extended trips. She shared stories about her experiences with a Japanese quilt group, fabric shopping, navigating around Tokyo and time spent in Kyoto. We loved every minute of her talk, and Beth encouraged us to travel to Japan for those who have not yet had the experience. 

Below are three quilt panels Beth made as a result of a block exchange she organized with a group of Japanese quilters with the Marys River Quilt Guild.

Beth also discussed the art of wrapping packages with cloth. Furoshiki. She assured us nearly every shape can be wrapped in cloth, from a wine bottle to a round object. We were encouraged to try it - no more wasted paper wrappings

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Thank you Beth!