Fiber Artists of San Antonio
In case you missed them, both Pieces and the Diversity of Fiber Art Book are on display at the Guerra Library located at 7978 W. Military Dr. San Antonio 78227 now until Friday, February 21, 2020. Their hours vary so call (210) 207-9070 or check the internet for the hours.
All proceeds benefit the award-winning creative youth development programs, which annually impact more than 3,200 young San Antonio creatives.
To celebrate this year’s Speakeasy Nights theme, we encourage guests to come dressed in their best 1920’s looks!
You can bid on artworks in and out of SAY Sí on a computer or mobile device, as long as you have access to the internet or Wi-Fi. This allows art bidders to more easily bid and claim artworks in support of SAY Sí’s tuition-free creative youth development programs. Remember, you can purchase artwork outright at the “buy-it-now” price up until midnight before the final auction night. Happy bidding! http://saysi.org/small-scale-big-change/
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FASA Members who donated artwork to this cause include:
Georgia Zwartjes, Jean Dahlgren, Zet Baer, Lucia La Villa-Havelin. Janet Hartnell-Williams, Rogers Williams, Leila Reynolds, Linda Rael, Lyn Belisle, Susie Monday, Sherry Christensen, Mary Frances Spears, Terry Gay Puckett, Anita Centeno, Carolene Zehner, Cher Solis, Dale Jenssen, Deb Harris, Caryl Gaubatz, Kim Paxson and Doerte Weber.
Image Credit: Melting by Jean Dahlgren
Fiber Artists of San Antonio 45th Annual Show opened on Friday, October 11, in the Kelso art building at University of Incarnate Word Art Gallery. [Read more…]
Three longtime FASA members placed in an artistic competition which was sponsored by LeadingAge Texas. This group is an umbrella organization over not-for-profit aging services providers across Texas and holds an annual competition “ArtsInspire” in various artistic endeavors.
Our members Sandra Edsall placed 1st in the competition , for Soft Crafts: Sewing:
Betty Granheim placed second in the same category:
Kathleen Bryan placed 3rd in Soft Crafts: Decorative:
The awards ceremony was held in Austin in August 2019. . Our FASA organization was well represented with three of our members who reside in the San Antonio area placing in the competition–Sandra Edsall, representing the Army Residential Community, Betty Granheim from Blue Skies, and Kathleen Bryan from EdenHill Communities in New Braunfels.
In addition to the categories mentioned, this competition also had categories in the written word, photography, and various painting categories. Over all, there were 200+ submissions.
2019 ArtsInspire™ Reception & Awards Ceremony Album
Fences & Fear – Spontaneously pieced of collected & recycled fabrics including reclaimed molas from Central America, machine quilted, hand-stitched & beaded. This piece speaks to the fears of migrants and those who choose not to understand the complexities of issues of global unrest.
Emily’s Trees – Artist accordion book of eco dyed paper, cloth & machine stitching. This work was inspired by the Emily Carr poem quoted in the book.
For more information: https://www.dallasfiberartists.org/shows
Susie Monday will be a featured artist along with textile artist Bobbe Shapiro Nolan from Eagle Lake, TX, at this year’s Agave Festival, showing my work at the Paesano Hotel’s Greasewood Gallery.
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