Textile Origami Workshop

Guild member Kris Berg taught a textile origami workshop on March 16th. Students learned how to mark and hand stitch fabric to create one of several pleating designs.

Kris' daughter, chef Maggie, served a delicious lunch.

Guild meeting on March 11

 On March 11, guild member Jane Pearlmutter presented our program. She shared her adventures about a recent visit to France, focusing on hand embroidery and shopping the markets for vintage textiles. The group also visited  a small village near the chateau where the 14 members of the group stayed. Then they were off to Versailles and Paris to search out treasures of thread/notions/needlework stores and shopping at one of the flea markets.

Above a photo of some of the needlework workshop participants at the chateau studio. Below, Jane talks to the guild about her adventures.

During Show and Tell, Karen Miller displayed some of her newest Katazome pieces that will be on display at the Portland Japanese Garden, opening on March 29th. 

Guild meeting on February 11

 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. 

Creative Valley Info Fair at the Arts Center

 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.

Guild meeting on January 14th

 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!

December 10th annual Make and Take meeting

We gathered on December 10th for the annual Holiday Make and Take. This meeting always includes holiday treats to share. We created Victorian Puzzle Purses with a holiday flare. Here are some photos from the evening of fun.

 

Kathi Borrego, multi media artist, was our program speaker at our meeting held on November 12. Kathi talked about her use of the theme, "Houses" across a range of media including metal house shapes (she is also a metal artist) transferred onto rusted cloth, pieced quilting, cyanotype printing and other paper arts. 

December 3 2019 Holiday Gathering

Our guild met at member Beth Rietveld's home on Tuesday, Dec 3, 2019 for a lovely evening of fun, food, and lots of laughter as we folded paper stars.

Here are a few photos from our evening: