Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have had to move our September meeting to another location. Please note the new location of our meeting on September 19th with Cynthia Corbin is: Plymouth Hall First Plymouth Congregational Church 3501 S Colorado Blvd (Colorado & Hampden) Englewood, CO 80113 Map: http://www.firstplymouthchurch.org/map.html Bits and Pieces Newsletter September 2011 Page September http:wwwartquiltersorg Bits and Pieces Newsletter
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Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have had to move our September meeting to another location.
Please note the new location of our meeting on September 19th with Cynthia Corbin is:
Plymouth HallFirst Plymouth Congregational Church
3501 S Colorado Blvd (Colorado & Hampden)Englewood, CO 80113
Map: http://www.firstplymouthchurch.org/map.html
Bits and PiecesNewsletter
September 2011
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WhatÕs Inside
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FRCQ presents Cynthia CorbinMonday, September 19, 2011
First Plymouth Congregational ChurchSocializing at 6:30pm; Business meetingfollowed by Show and tell at 7:00pmProgram at 8:00pmFiguring out how to work in a way that reflectspersonal voice doesnÕt come with a road map.Too bad, we could use one! Cynthia decidedthere is no right or wrong way to go about it, and thislecture reflects the convoluted path she has taken.She focuses on her own process Ñ asking questionsof the work she does, and using the work to find theanswers. ItÕs all about the process, the experimenta-tion, and even the mistakes. Red Structures ¥ 48Ó x 39ÓPresidentÕs Letter by Carol Waugh ..................................................Page 2The Rewards of Stillness by Lisa Call ..............................................Page 3Fiber Art Events ........................................................................................Page 4Member News............................................................................................Page 4Member Classes ........................................................................................Page 4Front Range Fashion Artists................................................................Page 4
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Bits and Pieces is the monthly newsletter ofthe Front Range Contemporary Quilters.Submission of art quilt related articles frommembers is welcomed. These should be nomore than 350-400 words. The editor andthe Board reserve the right to edit forlength, content and space. Deadline for sub-missions to the newsletter is the Thursdayfollowing the monthly meeting. Email arti-cles and items for submission to the publi-cation to:Cynthia [email protected] Advertising Policy:Classes offered by members are printed forfree in the section called ÒMember ClassesÓ;business cards of members or businesseswith services of interest to our membersare printed for (3-1/2"x2") $5 per issue;1/4 page (3-1/2"x4-3/4"), $20.00 per issue;1/2 page (7-1/2" x 4-3/4"), $40.00 perissue; full page (7-1/2"x9-3/4"), $80.00 perissue. All advertising should be submittedalong with payment to the newsletter editorby the deadline. Contact Cynthia [email protected] for payment address.Bits and Pieces is a benefit of membershipin Front Range Contemporary Quilters andis not available by subscription. Member-ship in FRCQ is $30 per year, due andpayable January 1 of each year. Dues may besent to membership chair.Scott FarmerPO Box 261362Lakewood, Colorado 80226Change of Address:Please notify membership chair, Scott Farmer, for any change of [email protected] 2010-2011 Board MembersPresident: Carol Ann Waugh(303) 388-5215 [email protected] Pres./Programs: Christi BeckmannSecretary: Becky FellowsTreasurer: Marjorie JannottaMembership: Scott FarmerExhibits: Marlene Wojcik & Linda StrandWorkshops: Martha Dyckes & Jean HermanNewsletter: Cynthia EhrnsteinInstitutional Memory: Kathy KeatingOther Contacts:Website: Kathy KeatingNew Skills Workshops: Alaina MarlerYahoo List: Jeanne Lounsbury
What To Do When You are Uninspired or Stuck?Talking with my artist friends this summer, Ihave found we all have something in commonÑ coming to an end of a project or getting inter-rupted in the middle of one can have a bad effect onour motivation, inspiration or concentration. Thingsthat seemed so clear are now cloudy and work thatwas one effortless, is now difficult and frustrating.What to do?Because this has happened to me severaltimes this summer. Once when I took a week off to goon vacation Another happened after my family came in for a week to visit. Andthe last time, was when I had to drop what I was doing to crate "step-outs" for amagazine article I was writing. Each of these events interrupted my work and Ifound it difficult to get back into the creative stream I was in before the interrup-tion. I found you can't just wander the halls of your studio and "hope" that themoment will magically return. It won't. You could take a few days off to see ifthat would help (but that's what got me in the mess to begin with!). Or maybe,you could find one of your UFO's and finish it! (I forgot. I don't have any UFO's!)But I have discovered a way to get my creative juices flowing again afterthese blockages and it worked for me this summer so I wanted to share it withyou in case you have the same problem.Try Something Completely NewI must have a zillion books, all teaching a new technique for fiber artists. When Ibuy the books, I browse through them, look at the pictures, read a few sentencesand then I get distracted and put the book on the shelf for a later time. Now is thetime to get that book off the shelf and actually try those techniques. Just theprocess of working creatively, helps push me back into the creative stream. Ifound working this way for a day or two made me see my current work in a newlight and I suddenly had new ideas I couldn't wait to try. I was back.
Write an Artist's StatementSometimes, we are so close to our work that we don't understand where we are,where we are going, or what drives us. In my opinion, an artist's statement is areflection of the "inner artist" trying to verbalize to the world. They are not easyto write! In fact, I hired someone to look at my work and write my statement thefirst time. However, now, I find it easy to write about my work because I am get-ting to know my inner artist self better. But when you are stuck, putting downyour vision in writing can help crystallize your thoughts and define what youneed to do with your work. For me this summer, it helped me see that my cur-rent work is all about layering and surface texture so I started to think of newways to express that and that got me back.Practice Your Color SchemesWe all have a color wheel to refer to when we need new combinations and I thinkeveryone could put together a pieces square with the 6 compliments. Or lots ofanalogous squares. But what about doing a slit complimentary square? Or atriad. Just sorting your fabric to find just the right colors for your color schemewill inherently be training your eye to see color in new and exciting ways. youwill get inspired -- I promise.So these are three things I do when stuck. I'd love to hear what you do!Regards,Carol Ann Waugh, FRCQ [email protected]
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StillnessIam slowly savoring the book The Architecture of All Abun-dance by Lenedra Carroll. I love that the second section isthe Architecture of Stillness, so perfect given my recentfocus on my newest series of hand stitched textile paintingsabout stillness.The first chapter in this section opens with this quotefrom Robert Rabbin on the nature of great events: "The greatest event we can ever experience is that sudden
stroke of grace which shows us who and what we are, beyondthe world of appearances, beyond conditions and circum-stances, beyond fear and resistance, beyond desire and fulfill-ment, beyond the images and beliefs of the mind. The mostwonderful event is to collide with the unifying Silence beyondall this, untouched by all this. Here in this Silence we encounterour truest potential, already realized. Here in this Silence. ThisSilence which, while beyond all things, is ever-present, sur-rounding us, holding us, sustaining us, feeding us. Entering thedeep forests of this Silence is the greatest and most wondrous ofevents."Lenedra Carroll goes on to say:
"It is the journey into silence that leads to a stillness thatcan inform our actions and our lives with peace and with abun-dance. Just as there are many roads to the Divine, there aremany routes inward: prayer, meditation, nature, solitude, con-
templation, workshops, sacred writings, dance, ceremony, poet-ry, music, chantings, gardening and the practice of religion. Awealth of information about the use of any of these tools forspiritual development is readily available. The method is notnearly as important as the commitment and the practice. It isthe repeated journey into silence that brings the rewards ofstillness. "
My Journey into SilenceCreating art is one of the methods I use to reach stillness.For a while, I was listening to a lot of books on tape whilein my studio and didnÕt have much silence and the creativetime didnÕt bring about the sense of peace it normally does. Iwas feeling disconnected, scattered and ungrounded asresult. My serenity achieved after my week in Costa Rica,which was my inspiration for my stillness series, evaporated.It was time to find that feeling again. So I turned off the booksand went back to creating in silence. And, yes, there it is Ðstillness. So absolutely vital Ð entering that deep forest ofsilence. Everything else is manageable if there is some still-ness.Where do you find [email protected] ¥ http://lisacall.com
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Lisa Call will be teaching the second session of her onlineworkshop: Working In a Series starting October 16th. This8 week workshop includes lectures (via the phone andrecorded later for those that have scheduling conflicts),weekly studio and written assignments, emails 3 times aweek that supplement and reinforce the lecture material, 2 private phone calls with Lisa for individ-ual feedback and access to a class website where all partic-ipants are required to upload the work for reviewa n d f e e d b a c k . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a n d t or e g i s t e r , please visit l isa 's website at :http://lisacall.com/workshops/online-workshops/work-ing-in-a-series/ or email Lisa at [email protected]
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Front Range Fashion ArtistsFront Range Fashion Artists (FRFA) is a subgroup of FRCQ that is open to any member of FRCQ interested in art fashion and accessories.We usually meet prior to FRCQ in the same location.Due to the changed FRCQ meeting site, FRFA will NOT meet in September.Watch for the FRFA Fashion Show "Silk Challenge"at the October FRCQ meeting.
ÒOrchidsÓ, by Lea McComas, and ÒVanishing Bud-dhaÓ by Julie Hallquist are both featured in theNoteworthy section of the September, 2011, issueof Machine Quilting Unlimited.Bas Bleu Theater in Ft. Collins http://www.bas-bleu.org/ is hosting ÒFiber VisionsÓ in conjunctionwith the play ÒThe Quilters.Ó Multiple works bythese FRCQ members are on exhibit August 24 -October 30: Linda Beach, Vicki Carlson, GwenHatchette, Patty Hawkins, Do Palma, MelodyRandol, Louisa Smith, Elaine Spencer, andCookie Warner. The opening reception is SEP 23,5-7 pm. Everyone is welcome!
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Arts for theSoul and First United Methodist Church of Boulder will host AWeekend of Remembrance, Healing and Wholeness, Septem-ber 9th Ð 11th, featuring locally, nationally and internation-ally renowned artists, musicians, and spiritual and communi-ty leaders including: Boulder mayor Susan Osborne, Gram-my-nominated Tibetan musician Nawang Khechong, EvanneBrowne conducting the Durufl Requiem, and Matthew Fox,acclaimed theologian and author of ÒOriginal BlessingÓ andÒThe PopeÕs War.Ó The members of Uncommon Cloth, BarbFrey, Jo Fitsell, Lili Christiansen, Joan Sowada, MaryQuinn, Jeanne Grey, Sara Rockinger and Susan Brookswill showing their September 11th art in the santuary.Tickets are on sale now for Matthew FoxÕs presentation AnEvening with Matthew Fox: Lessons Learned from 9/11 atwww.fumcboulder.org.Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge (http://www.dazzlejazz.com)presents Docent Dinner #8 on Sunday, September 18th, 2011,4:00pm. Join FRCQ members, Deidre Adams and Lisa Callfor a short artist talk followed by dinner and a discussionof their art and influences. Lisa Call's textile paintingswill be on display at Dazzle from August 27 throughSeptember 25. Deidre Adams will be displaying a selec-tion of her paintings from September 11th throughSeptember 25. This is the 8th Docent Dinner in the series of
monthly dinners in which guests are guided through the cur-rent art on display at Dazzle and the elegance of DazzleÕskitchen. After the brief tour of the art, guests will enjoy a inti-mate dinner with the artists. During the three course mealguests can discuss the art and ask questions to the artists anddocent/curator Eric Matelski. The dinner is $25 per personwith the option to add a wine pairing for $10. Space is limit-ed and reservations are required - 303-839-5100. Formore information please contact [email protected] or [email protected] Dairy Center in Boulder will host a costume crafts work-shop with Jess Larson, professor of fine art at Univ of MN andcurrent exhibiting artist at The Dairy, on September 29th.Focus will be on professional techniques to turn repurposedmaterials into wearable art and/or theatrical costumes.Thursday, September 29th, 1 Ð 4:30 pm. Appropriate for:Theatrical Costumers and Wearable Art Afficianados. Age:High School Student to Adult. Requires Basic Sewing Skills.Fee: $45 per person, materials included . Limited Numberof Scholarships available for Students. Jess LarsonÕs currentexhibit at The Dairy, "Look and Learn, Little Girl," is of fine artembroidery. To register or for more information, contact:Mary Horrocks, Gallery Coordinator, The Dairy Center for theArts, [email protected] 303-440-7826, ext 103.www.thedairy.org
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FFRRCCQQ 22001111 WWoorrkksshhoopp SScchheedduulleeFriday, September 16, 2011 -
Sunday, September 18Cynthia Corbin"Emerging Style"www.cynthiacorbin.com
Male Call. Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum is accepting entries forits biennial show of quilts made by men. Entries due by October3, 2011 for showing January 30-April 28, 2012.Visit the museum website at www.rmqm.org or call (303) 277-0377 for details.
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