fiberarts guild of pittsburgh, inc.
2018-19 resource guide
Program Schedule At-A-Glance...... 2 - 3 Officers and Board of Directors...... 4 Membership and Dues...... 5 Website...... 5 Yahoo Group...... 5 Facebook...... 5 Programs & Activities...... 6 - 7 2018 Member’s Exhibition...... 8 Fiberart International 2019...... 8 Program Schedule 2017-18...... 9 - 14 Awards...... 15 Skill Designations...... 15 Member Directory...... 16 - 31 About the Guild...... 32 Past Presidents...... 32 In Memoriam...... 32 Committees...... 33 - 35
Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh c/o Pittsburgh Center for the Arts 6300 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15232 2018 – 2019 Program Schedule At-a-glance
WORKSHOPS: DAY DATE CLOTHING / JEWELRY Bow Ties / Nisha Blackwell Friday Oct 12, 2018 Crochet Wire & Bead Necklace / Kitty Savel Saturday Nov 3, 2018 DYEING Handmade to Digital / Amber Coppings 2 Saturdays Sep 29/Oct 6, 2018 Batik & Adire Indigo Dyeing / Yemisi Ajayi Saturday Nov 10, 2018 Rust Dyeing / Rose Clancy 2 Saturdays Apr 6 & 13, 2019 Marbled Fabrics / Melissa Delisio Sunday Apr 28, 2019 KNIT & CROCHET Crochet Wire & Bead Necklace / Kitty Savel Saturday Nov 3, 2018 QUILTING English Paper Piecing: Hexagons / Jodi McLaughlin Saturday March 9, 2019 SCULPTURE / MIXED MEDIA Rise Up! 3D Fiber Techniques / Jim Arendt Saturday Sept 22, 2018 Kreepy Dolls / Daniel Baxter Saturday Dec 8, 2018 SEWING Kreepy Dolls / Daniel Baxter Saturday Dec 8, 2018 English Paper Piecing: Hexagons / Jodi McLaughlin Saturday Mar 9, 2019 SURFACE DESIGN Rise Up! 3D Fiber Techniques / Jim Arendt Saturday Sept 22, 2018 Handmade to Digital / Amber Coppings 2 Saturdays Sept 29/Oct 6, 2018 English Paper Piecing: Hexagons / Jodi McLaughlin Saturday March 9, 2019 Rust Dyeing / Rose Clancy 2 Saturdays Apr 6 & 13, 2019 Marbled Fabrics / Melissa Delisio Sunday April 28, 2019
NOTE: ALL WORKSHOPS HELD AT CONTEMPORARY CRAFT STRIP DISTRICT Register at: contemporarycraft.org
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EVENT DAY DATE EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS Opening: Membership Exhibition "Inspired!" Sunday Sept 23, 2018 Artist Talks, Awards and Tour of the Art Center Sunday Sept 23, 2018 McCarl Coverlet Gallery, Fred Rogers Center Friday Oct 19, 2018 Opening: Circular Abstractions: Bulls Eye Quilts Saturday Dec 15, 2018 Transformation 10: Works in Found Materials Friday Jan 4, 2019 Knit and Crochet Festival 2018 Fri - Sun March 15 - 17, 2019 FI 2019 Opening Reception Friday May 31, 2019 FI 2019 Forum: Keynote Speaker: Jane Sauer Saturday June 1, 2019 MONTHLY MEETINGS Presentation by Jim Arendt Friday Sept 21, 2018 Laverne Kemp Celebrating 40 years of Weaving! Thursday Oct 25, 2018 Speaker: Yemisi Ajayi Friday Nov 9, 2018 Potluck Fundraiser Saturday Jan 19, 2019 Petra Fallaux. Circular Abstractions Wednesday Feb 6, 2019 Speaker: FI19 Juror Michael Olijniyk Thursday March 7, 2019 Fiberart International Volunteer Popcorn Crunch Saturday March 30, 2019 Presentation: Rose Clancy Wednesday April 10, 2019 Voting Meeting & Focus: Guild Outreach Program Wednesday May 1, 2019 CRITIQUES Show, Share & Critique Friday Sept 21, 2018 Show, Share & Critique Thursday Oct 25, 2018 Show, Share & Critique Friday Nov 9, 2018 Show, Share & Critique Friday Jan 4, 2019 Show, Share & Critique Wednesday Feb 6, 2019 Show, Share & Critique Thursday March 7, 2019 Show, Share & Critique Wednesday April 10, 2019 Show, Share & Critique Wednesday May 1 FIBER CONVERSATION Hands-on Fiber: Katy DeMent Studio Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
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2016-2017 OFFICERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT 2016-19 Term Carolyn Carson Rae Gold 412-979-5722 Carolyn Carson [email protected] Toni Ritchey-Ridella Katrina Shorter Harrison VICE PRESIDENT Stacy Morrison 2017-20 Term 412-400-5502 Stacy Morrison [email protected] Jeanette McCabe Linda Brown SECRETARY Toni Ritchey-Ridella 2018-21 Term 724-552-9470 (H) Elizabeth Murray Finkelstein 724-600-5550 (C) Camilla Pearce toni9399@comcast.net Cheryl Hopper Dafna Rehavia TREASURER Elizabeth Murray Finkelstein 814-691-2105 (C) [email protected]
The Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh (FGP) is your organization. If you have ideas to improve functions or operations, contact an Officer or Board Member with your feedback, thoughts, or concerns. All Members are encouraged to attend the FGP meetings listed in the Program Schedule, and to participate in the FGP’s many activities. See you there!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The FGP Board is responsible for determining FGP policy and overseeing FGP proceedings, activities and finances. The FGP Board includes nine to twelve members. Each year up to four members are elected to three-year terms by the FGP membership. Following each annual election, the Board elects Board Officers. MEMBERSHIP: Membership in FGP is open to anyone at any time. Member privileges include free admission to FGP lectures, reduced fees for FGP workshops and tours, and voting in the election of the Board of Directors. Members are asked to support FGP activities and exhibitions by serving on at least one committee. The FGP Bylaws can be found on the FGP website (https://fiberartspgh.org). The FGP is a member Guild of the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, a branch of Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Inc. (PF/PCA). All affiliated Guilds pay an an- nual organizational membership fee to PF/PCA. This organizational Guild membership entitles FGP members to a discounted individual membership to PF/PCA. Contact the PF/PCA website for individual membership details.
— 4 — MEMBERSHIP DUES: Annual dues for Active Members are $45. Annual dues for Student Members (of all ages) are $20. Honorary membership is conferred by unanimous vote of the Board of Directors. Annual dues are payable on July 1 for all Members who have joined prior to March 31. Payment of dues can reinstate memberships that have lapsed. Dues can be paid on the FGP website by PayPal or credit card, or by check made payable to FGP of Pittsburgh and mailed to: The Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Attention of the Treasurer, 6300 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232. WEBSITE: The member-friendly FGP website (https://fiberartspgh.org) is designed to make it easy for Members to stay informed about FGP activities, and to organize your fiber life. The website includes the following features: • Access to the most up-to-date information about upcoming FGP events. Check back frequently for information about events, changes to FGP programs, and last- minute news. • A detailed program calendar, which lists all upcoming FGP events, including work- shops, lectures, and meetings. • Information about upcoming FGP shows and exhibitions, and images and catalogs from past exhibitions. • Specific information about FGP committees, operating procedures and bylaws, and FGP Special Programs. • Members can join or renew membership on the Members page, and can see a list of all active Members and information about the FGP’s Special Interest Groups. • A Members-only area provides a complete member list with contact info, a news- letter archive, and a list of resources; the password for the restricted area changes annually, and is provided once dues are paid. • Members can share their accomplishments and experiences, showcase their work, and explore current trends in fiber on the Blog page; members are encouraged to comments and contribute. YAHOO GROUP: The FGP maintains an online discussion group for its Members on Yahoo. Using this discussion group, Members can discuss items of interest in your fiber life, ask questions about techniques, resources, and materials, let other Members know about current or upcoming exhibitions, or to simply start a discussion. To join, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fiberartspgh/, click on Join this Group, and follow the steps. To post to the group, simply send an email to [email protected]. Questions? Contact Laura Tabakman: [email protected]
FACEBOOK: The Fiberarts Guild has its own public Facebook page, which provides Members with an opportunity to promote exhibitions, teaching gigs, and other news. Members share works in progress, information about shows, a new technique, resource or product. To share your information, send it (with photos) via email to Penny Mateer at [email protected]; she will post your information to the main newsfeed. If you post your news directly, it will only appear on the side bar. It is IMPORTANT to always send or post a photo with your news because Facebook is image driven. The Guild also has a private Facebook group open only to Guild Members, where Members can post and communicate directly with other Guild Members. To join, go to Facebook (www.facebook.com), navigate to Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh Members, and ask to join.
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ABOUT PROGRAMS: Every year, the FGP offers a lively, rich variety of programs. Check the FGP’s website (www.fiberartspgh.org), eblasts, and the FGP Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/FiberartsGuildofPittsburgh/) for changes and updates to the programs. All FGP events are open to the public. Members are admitted free to most programs; guest fee is $5 for non-members. Workshop fees vary. Space may be limited. Register early to be assured a spot!www.steelcityfiber.com • www.center. PFPCA.org OUTREACH: Our Outreach projects share the FGP’s talents with the metropolitan Pittsburgh area. We work closely with local schools and agencies to promote fiber art for the greater good and to inspire a new generation of fiber artists.
Show, Share & Critiques are a great way to foster creative growth. They are scheduled regularly (usually the same day as our monthly meetings) to provide supportive response to FGP Members’ work. Members are encouraged to discuss both finished work and works in progress. Show / Share / Critique: you tell us which you prefer. Fiber Conversations are usually held in a FGP member’s studio or home, and they allow FGP Members to meet in small groups to share experiences, solve technical and aesthetic problems, and network. They provide an opportunity to check out art- ists’ studios and see how they adapt their space to suit their needs. Special Interest Groups such as Knit and Crochet Group, Felting Group and CAT/Cultural Anthropology of Textiles meet regularly and are not listed in the program. Contact Carol Henley to join a group or start one. Lectures and Presentations feature regional, national and international artists, curators, and educators. Workshops at Contemporary Craft: The Guild collaborates with Contemporary Craft to bring in the best instructors from around the country in fiber techniques and concepts at prices discounted to FGP members. All fiber workshops at CC between September 2018 and June 2019 will be co-sponsored by the FGP with a limited number of discounts. FGP Members can receive $25 off most one-day workshops. Members can receive a $30 discount on their first two-day work- shop discount, and a $50 discount on subsequent two-day workshops. To apply for a discount, use the promotional code Fiberarts Member Discounts when registering. Discounts applied on a first-come first-served basis. We will notify Mem- bers in the Eblasts when funds for our discounts are running low or no longer available. To Register for CC Co-Sponsored Programs Online: contemporarycraft.org Mail: CC attention: Jhenny Adams 2100 Smallman St., Pittsburgh PA 15222 Phone: 412-261-7003 (credit card payment only) Email: [email protected]
— 6 — PROGRAM CONTACTS Michelle Browne, Chair • 412-576-5462 | [email protected] Petra Fallaux (Eblasts) • [email protected] Carol Henley (Special Interest Groups) • [email protected] Delli Speers (Show, Share and Critique) • [email protected] Sam Milford • [email protected]
PROGRAM LOCATIONS (Unless otherwise listed) Eastminster Presbyterian Church LOCATION CODE: EM PC / East Liberty 250 N. Highland Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15206 Entrance is on Station Street. To get to the church, turn into Harvard Street from North Highland Avenue. The free, church parking lot is on the left; public parking is on the right. Sign in with the security guard and be directed to our meeting room. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts LOCATION CODE: PCA / Shadyside 6300 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15232 Corner of Fifth and Shady Avenues in Shadyside Metered and free parking available in PCA lots and on Shady Ave. Sixth Presbyterian Church LOCATION CODE: 6th PC / Squirrel Hill 1638 Murray Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15217 At the corner of Forbes and Murray Avenues in Squirrel Hill. Metered and free parking is available on the street or in the garage across Murray Avenue Contemporary Craft LOCATION CODE: CC / Strip District 2100 Smallman St., Pittsburgh PA 15222 In the strip district off Penn Ave. A paid, monitored parking lot is located on 21st Street, behind the building. Metered parking is also available throughout the Strip District.
— 7 — 2018 Member Exhibition Sept. 23 – Oct. 18, 2018 Opening Reception: Sunday, September 23, 2-4pm Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill Arts Center Greensburg, PA
How are you INSPIRED? What are the experiences / relationships / subjects / objects / artists / styles / or ?? that inspire your work as a fiber artist? This exhibit will be a unique opportunity to share our work, while honoring the influences that motivate our creative practice. In addition to their original work, participating artists will be invited to con- tribute material – stories, images, or online reference – to introduce their inspirations. Through sharing these sources of inspiration, we may recognize ourselves as connected to a creative legacy greater than any individual work of art.
May 31 to August 23, 2019 Rae Gold, Director Locations: Contemporary Craft / Strip District Brew House / South Side Fiberart Forum: Keynote Speaker Jane Sauer: June 1, 2019
The Fiberart International, sponsored by the Fiberarts Guild, is a triennial exhibition that draws fiber artists from around the world. The goal of Fiberart International is to exhibit the best of contemporary art and invites submissions that reflect a wide range of works related to the fiber medium. The exhibition will include innovative work rooted in tra- ditional fiber materials, processes, and history, as well as art that explores unexpected relationships between fiber and other creative disciplines.
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September 21 Friday Show, Share & Critique 3:00 – 5:00 Guild Meeting / Opening Season Event: Presentation by Jim Arendt 7:00 – 9:00 Location: EM PC / East Liberty Jim Arendt is an artist whose work explores the shifting paradigms of labor and place through materials that resonate with work and the people engaged in it. Influenced by the radical reshaping of the rural and industrial landscapers in which he was raised, he investigates how individual lives are affected by transitions in economic structures. His work currently on display in Transformation 10: Contemporary Works in Found Materi- als at the Contemporary Craft, won the Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize.
September 22 Saturday 10:00 – 5:00 Workshop: Jim Arendt. Rise Up! 3D Fiber Techniques Location: CC / Strip District Fee: $115. Guild scholarships available for members Registration: www.contemporarycraft.org or 412 261-7003 Explore traditional and experimental fabric manipulation techniques to give your art a new dimension. This workshop will address applique, resin forming, couching, dimen- sional folding, and rivet smocking that can be adapted to your art practices.
September 23 Sunday Opening Reception: Membership Exhibition "Inspired!" 1:00 – 4:00 Artist Talks, Awards and Tour of the Art Center 2:00 Exhibition Dates: September 23 – October 18 Location: Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, in Greensburg, PA.
Sept 29 & Oct. 6 2 Saturdays 10:00 – 5:00 Workshop: Amber Coppings—Surface Design: Handmade to Digital Location: CC / Strip District Fee: $185. Guild scholarships available for members Registration: www.contemporarycraft.org or 412 261-7003 Students will learn to create a sampler of shibori hand-dyed fabrics based on their simple sketches from the first session. Then use their fabric samples to create digital pattern designs that can be used with print-on-demand websites such as Spoonflower. Some experience with Adobe Photoshop is necessary. Bring laptop, and a smartphone or tablet.
October 12 Friday 6:00 – 9:00 Crafts and Drafts featuring Nisha Blackwell Bow Ties Location: CC / Strip District Fee: $35 Registration: www.contemporarycraft.org or 412 261-7003 Get ready for a night on the town with a new handmade bow tie, or one for your date! Bow ties also make fashionable pet accessories!
— 9 — October 19 Friday 2:00 - 3:30 Field Trip to McCarl Coverlet Gallery, Fred Rogers Center Location: St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA The McCarl Coverlet collection is comprised of over 724 “figured and “fancy jacquard” woven bed covers. The bulk of the collection originated in Pennsylvania and neighbor- ing states from 1820 – 1860. The gallery houses over 100 different pieces of textile and weaving equipment. Carpooling will be organized with departures from sites conve- nient to the drivers and passengers. Arrival at the museum is scheduled for 2:00 pm. To sign up for carpools contact Barbara Kubala [email protected] by Oct 16. If members want to have lunch before the museum tour there is an active art center in Latrobe featuring a café and regional art work on display.
October 25 Thursday Show, Share & Critique 3:00 – 5:00 Guild Meeting / Laverne Kemp Celebrating 40 years of Weaving! 7:00 – 9:00 Location: PCA / Shadyside Celebrating Laverne Kemp’s 40 years of weaving with a fashion show of her work, and testimonials and stories from her friends. Also, the best darn birthday cake from Laverne’s favorite bakery! Let us know if you have a story to share.
November 3 Saturday 10:00 – 5:00 Workshop: Kitty Savel — Crochet Wire Beaded Necklace Location: CC / Strip District Fee: Tuition: $55. Guild scholarships available for members Registration: www.contemporarycraft.org or 412 261-7003 Explore how to crochet with wire and create jewelry using a simple chain-stitch tech- nique. Students will learn how to pick the right wire to use and discover how to con- nect wire in delicate and intricate ways. Beads and stones can be incorporated resulting in a colorful, unique necklace.
November 9 Friday Show, Share & Critique 3:00 - 5:00 Guild Meeting / Speaker: Yemisi Ajayi 7:00 – 9:00 Location: EM PC / East Liberty Creative Director at Arisimi Designs and currently working at the Fabric Workshop in Philadelphia, Yemisi Ajayi has won a reputation as an innovative textile designer work- ing within the realm of traditional Yoruba cloth and motifs. She is also a teacher of batik, adire (starch resist) dye method, and Yoruba patchwork quilting. A native of Lagos, Yemisi maintains a small workshop and collaborates widely with Nigeria's many talented visual artists. In 1995, Yemisi and a group of her friends started the Rainbow Women's Arts Association (RAWA). Explaining the organization's mission, she says, "I believe women are burdened with heavy responsibilities which prevent them from expressing themselves. We want to provide the opportunity for them to express them- selves through the arts, and also gain some economic independence, which will help preserve that opportunity of expression."
— 10 — November 10 Saturday 10:00 – 5:00 Workshop: Yemisi Ajayi Batik and Adire Indigo Dyeing Location: CC / Strip District Fee: $155. Guild scholarships available for members Registration: www.contemporarycraft.org or 412 261-7003 This workshop provides an overview of batik and adire (tie-dye), two traditional Yoruba cloth-dyeing processes. Students will learn immersion and compression dyeing, as well as resist techniques using melted wax. These processes have over 1,000 years of his- tory, yet still allow for fresh, personal creativity and self-expression.
December 8 Saturday 1:00 – 5:00 Workshop: Daniel Baxter — Kreepy Dolls Holiday Workshop Location: CC / Strip District Fee: $70. Materials included. Guild scholarships available for members Registration: www.contemporarycraft.org or 412 261-7003 Kreepy dolls made with love are perfect stocking stuffers for kids, good and bad! Learn sewing techniques used in Kreepy doll making and explore magical design by digging deep into your imagination.
December 15 Saturday 10:00 – 5:00 Art Opening: Circular Abstractions: Bulls Eye Quilts Location: Westmoreland Museum of Art / Greensburg Circular Abstractions: Bulls Eye Quilts, a touring exhibition at the Westmoreland Mu- seum of American Art in Greensburg (Dec 15, 2018 to March 10, 2019). Color and design become the focus of a dazzling array of 51 quilts inspired by the innovations of legendary fine art quilt maker Nancy Crow.
January 4 Friday Meet for lunch in the Strip (location TBD) 12:30 Tour: Transformation 10: Contemporary Works in Found Materials 2:00 – 3:00 Show, Share & Critique 3:00 – 5:00 Location: CC / Strip District Transformation 10: Contemporary Works in Found Materials features 26 exceptional artists showcasing newly created, innovative artworks that incorporate found materials including fiber and textiles in unexpected ways and challenge notions about common- place objects, found materials, and contemporary art for personal and global narra- tives, expressions, and aesthetics. The Transformation series, one of the Contemporary Craft’s signature programs, was established in 1997 as a biennial juried exhibition focusing on traditional craft media – glass, wood, metal, clay, and found materials – in rotation. The exhibition seeks out an international selection of artists redefining their medium to create work that is challenging and thought provoking; inviting us all to reconsider our notion of “craft.”
— 11 — January 19 Saturday 10:00 – 2:00 Guild Meeting / Potluck Fundraiser: Back at the PCA! Location: PCA / Shadyside Come and join us for our Winter Potluck as we shake off the winter blues and have a blast with our fiber friends. Clean out your studio and bring your surplus supplies and books to our Paper Bag Auction. You can go home with treasures from someone else’s stash for next to nothing! Tickets (5 for $1) raise money for the guild. Bring a covered dish to share at our potluck lunch. Don’t forget your address stickers for the back of your auction tickets and a tote bag for your winnings. Guests are welcome and free of charge. Donate your fine art, fine crafts, skills or services to our silent auction.
February 6 Wednesday Show, Share & Critique 3:00 – 5:00 Guild Meeting / Petra Fallaux: Circular Abstractions 7:00 – 9:00 Location: 6th PC / Squirrel Hill Petra will present an inside, close-up look at Circular Abstractions: Bulls Eye Quilts, (see Dec. 15 listing). The exhibition features 51 internationally recognized artists that improvise around the bulls eye pattern: a four-quadrant design with a bull’s eye at the center of each quarter. Dutch native Petra Fallaux is a writer, curator, and artist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She co-directs an award-winning architectural firm, Spring- board Design. Petra has curated well over one hundred exhibitions in a variety of media ranging from quilts, paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, video, architecture, and design, to multi -media and site-specific installations. Her ongoing art quilt series, For- mations, embodies her credo of shape, color, and simplicity.
February 20 Wednesday 7:00 – 9:00 Hands-on Fiber Conversation at the studio of Katy DeMent Location: 2448 Woodstock Ave. Swissvale PA 15218 Katy DeMent is a working studio artist, organic gardener, and beekeeper who creates her art from plants and recycled treasures. Each piece is a vignette that tells a story with layers of vintage ephemera, photos, and bits of cloth interacting with etched images, small toys, natural objects, and beads. Her work is found in galleries and museums worldwide and has been featured on HGTV’s Crafters Coast to Coast. Also, an ac- tive teaching artist, DeMent has presented residencies through Pittsburgh Filmmakers/ Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, ArtsPath, Gateway to the Arts, Young Audiences of New York, and the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse.
March 7 Thursday Show, Share & Critique / Mattress Factory Education Studio 2:00 – 4:00 Guild Meeting / FI19 Juror Michael Olijniyk 6:00 – 8:00 Location: The Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh 15212 Michael Olijnyk is Executive Director of the Mattress Factory, replacing the late founder Barbara Luderowski. He was Co-Director for 41 years and has been Curator of Exhibi- tions since 1979. He has worked with over 750 artists since 1982 and is responsible for the Mattress Factory’s artistic program. He studied sculpture and design at Carnegie Mellon University and has exhibited work throughout the U.S.
— 12 — March 9 Saturday 10:00-5:00 Workshop: Jodi McLaughlin English Paper Piecing: Hexagons Location: CC / Strip District Fee: $90. Guild scholarships available for members Registration: www.contemporarycraft.org or 412 261-7003 Learn basic English Paper Piecing (EPP), a quilt-making technique, to create gorgeous geometric shapes with fabric scraps. Students will work with the hexagon - a versatile shape that can produce unique layouts and patterns –and learn how to use essential quilting techniques such as glue basting, applique, and hand quilting. Each student will go home with a mini quilt.
March 15 - 17 Friday - Sunday Knit and Crochet Festival 2018 / http://pghknitandcrochet.com Location: Doubletree by Hilton, Green Tree, PA 15205
March 30 Saturday 1:00 – 2:30 Fiberart International Volunteer Popcorn Crunch Meeting Location: 6th PC / Squirrel HIll This will be the final organizational meeting before the Opening of Fiberart Interna- tional '19! It's not too late to join in the excitement. You can volunteer for a range of options from making phone calls to something more physical, like unpack actual art! And there's always the opportunity to host an FI artist, providing a chance to share their experience traveling to Pittsburgh, develop a relationship, and share in the excitement of their acceptance!
April 6 & 13 2 Saturdays 10:00 – 3:00 Workshop: Rose Clancy Rust Dyeing Location: CC / Strip District Fee: $90. Guild scholarships available for members Registration: www.contemporarycraft.org or 412 261-7003 Transform plain linens into beautiful stained fabrics by using rusty tools, vinegar, water and a bit of time. Learn a variety of wrapping techniques and staining tips to create object bundles that will then be exposed to the natural elements for a week. Students will experiment with different rusty materials and collaborate with nature to make in- terestingly stained fabric.
April 10 Wednesday Show, Share & Critique 3:00 – 5:00 Guild Meeting / Rose Clancy 6:00 – 8:00 Location: CC / Strip District Rose Clancy is a sculptor, site-specific installation artist, and gardener currently working with the reclamation of neglected spaces. Her artistic practice combines the archeolog- ical and environmental aspects of a space with her own biographical history to create sculptural works that invite personal reflection and advocate environmental awareness and stewardship. Her work focuses on the relationship between neglect and nurturing, and illustrates through example, the ease with which a neglected unproductive space can be nurtured back to a productive state through the efforts of one person.
— 13 — April 28 Sunday 11:00 – 4:00 Workshop: Melissa Delisio Marbled Fabrics Location: CC / Strip District Fee: $95 Guild scholarships available for members Registration: www.contemporarycraft.org or 412 261-7003 Use ancient marbling techniques to marble one-of-a-kind fabrics. Play with color and pattern to create contemporary and traditional free form designs. Students will become versed in a variety of products to use in fabric and paper marbling and walk away with a beautiful stash of fabric to use in their next project.
May 1 Wednesday Show, Share & Critique 3:00-5:00 Annual Guild Voting Meeting & Focus: Guild Outreach Program 7:00 – 9:00 Location: 6th PC / Squirrel Hill The Fiberarts Guild Community Outreach Committee works to share our talents with the greater Pittsburgh area and to develop connections with other community groups. Recently, the committee has been attending skill-sharing meetings with area refugees and immigrants. This connection was set up and is overseen by the Jewish Family & Community Services, one of the four refugee resettlement organizations in the Pitts- burgh area. Communities served have included Latino, Syrian, Afghani, Korean, and Turkish. Staff from the JF&CS, members of the Outreach Committee, and individuals from one of the refugee groups will talk about this program.
May 31 Friday Time TBD Fiberart International 2019 Opening Reception Location: CC / Strip District and Brewhouse / South Side
June 1 Saturday Time TBD Fiberart International 2019 Forum Keynote Speaker: Jane Sauer Locations: CC / Strip District and Brewhouse / South Side Jane Sauer is an internationally known artist and curator. Her work is in the collections of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., the Museum of Art and Design, New York and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She was the owner of Thirteen Moons, which became Jane Sauer Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She now lives in St. Louis. In July 2019 (TBA) we will present "An Insider's Look at Fiberart International '19." Enjoy this opportunity to see FI19 one last time! Join us for a pizza party, when local artists and curators will speak about the work accepted, and share the inside scoop on this amazing international exhibition.
— 14 — AWARDS The FGP offers monetary awards to both established and emerging artists during juried exhibitions. Award types and amounts vary from time to time but may include: 3 DOUDENS AWARD Past president Herta Douden established this award to honor her mother-in-law Annabel Douden, her daughter Heidi, and herself. Annabel was one of the first presidents of the FGP, and Heidi designed the logo still used today. The 3 Doudens Award is given for Best Botanically Inspired Work. JOANNE PURRINGTON FOLLEY AWARD John D. Folley, Jr. has arranged to fund awards for excellence in needlework in memory of his wife, Joanne Purrington Folley. Cash awards, when given, are for fiber art employing hand-held and/or machine-based needles on any surface. LOUETTA HEINDL KAMBIC AWARD This Fiberart International Award is endowed by Lou’s family and friends to honor her memory and her love of shibori and weaving. When given, this cash award is for an outstanding work in one of these mediums. MARIANNE KOR AWARD Jan Kor endowed a trust to fund cash awards for exhibi- tions sponsored by the FGP in memory of his wife, Marianne Kor. When given, the award is for artistic excellence and achievement in fiber arts. Janet May Bass Award Family, friends, and fellow Guild members have funded this award to honor the memory and work of this lovely lady and talented artist who gave so much of her time to the Guild. This award will be given for an outstanding fiber work during future Fiberart International Exhibitions.
SKILLS DESIGNATIONS AQ Applique KN Hand Knitting SP Smocking & Pleating BA Basketry IN Installation SN Spinning BD Beading JW Jewelry SD Surface Design BK Book Arts LM Lacemaking SS Surface Stitchery CD Color (Dyeing, Painting) MK Machine Knitting TR Teaching CO Community Outreach MA Metal Art VP Video / Photo / CS Costume Design MM Mixed Media Electronic Media CT Counted Thread PA Paper Art WR Wearables CR Crochet QP Quilting & Patchwork WV Weaving & Tapestry DI Digital Imagery on Fabric RH Rug Hooking & Braiding EN Encaustic SC Sculpture FL Felting SW Sewing
— 15 — Adams, Atticus S. Andrews, Sandra 111 - 44th St. 1028 Carlisle St. Pittsburgh PA 15201 Natrona Heights PA 15065 412-508-4786 724-224-7982 [email protected] [email protected] www.atticusadams.com AQ QP SW SN MA MM SC
Adkins, Kirsti L. Bast, Joanne 2245 Wightman St. 162 School House Rd. Pittsburgh PA 15217 Littlestown PA 17340 412-521-3631 717-973-1288-C / 717-359-7724 [email protected] [email protected] / www.jbast.com KN MM PA EN http://jbastbeadwork.blogspot.com BD DI EN FL SS WR
Adler, Sally Bice, Pam 6323 Douglas St. 213 Zero St. Pittsburgh PA 15217 Carnegie PA 15106 412-334-6646-C / 412-521-1954 412-606-9773-C [email protected] [email protected] BA BK CR FL KN SS MM QP SW SS WR
Akers, Georgia Lee Blackburn, A. Kimberlin 442 Bob St. 6803 Pulama Rd. Johnstown PA 15904 Kapaa, HI, 96746 814-270-4851-C / 814-266-2832 808-822-9304-C / 808-651-7726 [email protected] [email protected] SS MM http://www.akimberlinblackburn.com BD IN MM SC SW
Alcorn, Hope Gelfand Bond, Heather 5139 Penton Rd. 700 Delafield Rd. Pittsburgh PA 15213 Pittsburgh PA 15215 412-682-0621-C / 412-339-5340 412-952-9201 [email protected] [email protected] www.joyfulnoisestudio.com CR KN JW WV SS BD JW SD WV
Alexander, Mary Lou Brewer, Tina Williams 2605 Tibbets-Wick Rd. 7925 Inglenook St. Hubbard OH 44425 Pittsburgh PA 15208 330-568-1605 412-371-6596 [email protected] [email protected] www.maryloualexander.net www.tinawilliamsbrewer.com CD QP SD SS QP
— 16 — Brody, Lila Hirsch Card, Heidi 300 Fox Chapel Rd. 3603 California Ave., Unit B Pittsburgh PA 15238 Pittsburgh PA 15212 412-781-9140 412-215-2555-C [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] KN PA QP SS SW AQ CD CS CR DI JW LM MM SD TR MM SD WR
Brown, Linda Scott Carson, Carolyn 130 Carnegie Pl. 223 Johnston Road Pittsburgh PA 15208 Upper St. Clair PA 15241 412-260-0773-C / 412-371-3770 412-979-5722-C / 412-409-2176 [email protected] [email protected] CR KN www.carolyncarsonart.com QP SD SN WV
Browne, Michelle Coen, Susan 5810 Aylesboro Ave. 3073 Kensington Court Pittsburgh PA 15217 Renfrew PA 16053 412-576-5462 724-602-7194-C / 724-789-1184 [email protected] [email protected] www.michellebrowne.info CD QP SD SW WR CD MM SD
Burda, Michelle Coleman, Betsy 813 Center Ave. 1233 Liverpool St. Pittsburgh PA 15202 Pittsburgh PA 15233 412-734-0476 412-901-0893-C / 412-322-9234 [email protected] [email protected] SW SD MM QP
Busch, Cynthia Coppings, Amber 8209 Thompson Run Rd. 5509 Celadine St. Pittsburgh PA 15237 Pittsburgh PA 15201 412-366-1000 412-720-8047 [email protected] [email protected] QP SD SS WR www.ambercoppings.com CD CO SD SW WR TR DI
Camacho, Eva Cornelius-Bates, Cosette 14 Park St. 2361 Sherbrook St. Florence MA 01062 Pittsburgh PA 15217 202-270-0657 412-478-5745-C [email protected] [email protected] www.evacamacho.com http://www.cosymakes.com www.lanahandmade.com CD KN SP CD FL PA SD SS TR EN IN MM WR
— 17 — Cranor, Lorrie DeLisio, Melissa 5432 Northumberland St. 7925 Kerrybrooke Trail Pittsburgh PA 15217 Poland OH 44514 412-621-1860 / 412-268-7534 330-720-3768-C [email protected] [email protected] www.lorrie.cranor.org/quilts Instagram: @LostMyMarblesFabric DI QP TR WR CD MM SD
Dahlberg, Barbara DeMent, Katy Trenton Square Apartments, 564A South 2448 Woodstock Ave. Trenton Ave. Swissvale PA 15218 Pittsburgh PA 15221 404-983-3406-C 412-427-1237 [email protected] [email protected] www.thepaperlady.com BK BD CD MM PA QP SD PA MM SW WR SD IN
Daines, M.J. Desmone, Frances 4266 de la Roche 1216 Macon Ave., Apt. #4 Montreal QC H2J 3H9 Pittsburgh PA 15218 CANADA 412-494-8477 723 N Beatty Street [email protected] Pittsburgh PA 15206 WR SW KN MM [email protected]
Danes, Stefani Domzal, Janis 5132 Friendship Ave. 2340 McNary Blvd. Pittsburgh PA 15224 Pittsburgh PA 15235 412-441-2948 412-243-4116 [email protected] [email protected] QP RH AQ QP SW
Darnell, Madeline Dujmic, Linda 540 N Neville St Apt 205 430 Edgewood Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Pittsburgh PA 15221 706-372-4014-C / 412-291-8946 412-247-3096 [email protected] [email protected] FL SW CR QP CD DI FL SD
Davis, Connie Cerrone Elias, Betty 15 Saul St. 302 Fox Chapel Rd., #512 Greenville PA 16125 Pittsburgh PA 15238 724-946-8107-C / 724-588-6363 412-784-8721 [email protected] [email protected] CT KN SN WV BD TR QP MM KN SD
— 18 — Eppich, Andrew Finkelstein, Elizabeth Murray 16-A N Meadowcroft Avenue 1422 Stedman St. Pittsburgh PA 15216 Pittsburgh PA 15233 412-215-9787-C 814-691-2105-C [email protected] [email protected] WV AQ CR MM SS VP
Ernest, Jude’ Frederick, Frances 464 Parkview Dr., Pittsburgh PA 15243 793 Elm Spring Rd. 412-951-4086-C / 412-531-9105 Pittsburgh PA 15243 [email protected] 412-439-0126-C / 412-563-2155 www.judeernest.com [email protected] www.joriginalsfiberart.com www.francesfrederick.artspan.com www.etsy.com/shop/JOFiberArt QP FL KN MM SD TR Frenkel, Naomi Ervin, Kirsten 4625 Fifth Ave., Apt. 814 255 Main St. Pittsburgh PA 15213 Pittsburgh PA 15201 412-818-2240-C / 412-583-4088 412-576-6254 [email protected] [email protected] BD CR KN SW CO PA RH SS TR
Fallaux, Petra Gates, Lindsay Ketterer 6324 Douglas St., Pittsburgh PA 15217 P.O. Box 122 412-855-7352-C / 412-521-2280 Chalk Hill, PA 15421 [email protected] 570-228-9148 www.petrafallaux.com [email protected] www.springboarddesign.net www.lindsaykgates.com QP SD TR BA CO FL MA ML MM SC TR
Fenoglietto, Marlene Gentile, Judith 491 Cannongate Dr. 532 Shumaker Dr. Monroeville PA 15146 Monroeville PA 15146 412-373-5380 412-372-2687 [email protected] [email protected] QP SW SS CD CR JW MM PA TR
Finegold, Marian Goddard, Kristin 1916 Beechwood Blvd. 15 Highland Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15217 Pittsburgh PA 15223 412-421-2330 412-517-2183-C [email protected] [email protected] BD BK KN SD SS CD SW TR
— 19 — Gold, Rae Gross, Amanda K. 6641 Rosemoor St. 529 N. Euclid Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15217 Pittsburgh PA 15206 412-512-0316-C / 412-521-7840 412-804-1540 [email protected] [email protected] CR FL KN SC SS SS KN IN MM WV
Goldman, Barbara Broff Grossman, Barbara 303 Schenley Road 1460 Jefferson Heights Rd. Pittsburgh PA 15217 Pittsburgh PA 15235 412-687-2434-C / 412-523-0912 412-417-4305 [email protected] [email protected] BD FL SD SW FL KN WR TR
Golomb, Leslie Haabestad, Lisa 500 Glen Arden Dr. 604 Filbert St. Pittsburgh PA 15208 Pittsburgh PA 15232 412-848-2514-C / 412-661-7339 412-398-1518-C / 412-683-7763 [email protected] [email protected] www.lesliegolomb.com MM PA BK SD CD
Goodwin, Betty Hagen-Liddle, Nancy 475 Dover Dr. 405 Woodland Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15238 Oakmont PA 15139 412-963-6768 412-828-5391 [email protected] [email protected] CD QP SW CD CR KN MM WV
Gorman, Juliane Hallett, Henry 709 Westwood Dr. 120B Ferncrest Dr. Gibsonia PA 15044 Gibsonia PA 15044 412-260-3694-C 412-865-6078-C juliane@felt-happiness.com [email protected] www.felt-happiness.com www.hhallettfiberart.net FL SC WR SS TR WV
Goswell, Joan Iversen Hebert, Rebecca 335 Sandy Hill Rd. 103 Lloyd Ave. Valencia PA 16059 Pittsburgh PA 15218 724-898-3065 412-327-0629 [email protected] [email protected] BK MM PA BD KN JW
— 20 — Heinrich, Adrienne Hollander, Delilah 3476 Treeline Dr. Hollander, Margaret Murrysville PA 15668 11 Highview Dr. 724-327-0547 Sewickley, PA 15143 [email protected] 412-741-1774 www.adrienneheinrich.com [email protected] BA BK IN PA SC BK CT KN MM PA SS
Heller, Maxine Hollander, Roan 1627 Beechwood Blvd. Hollander, Teofila Pittsburgh PA 15217 2405 Wrights Way 412-421-1426 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 [email protected] 412-427-9373-C / 412-488-9266 WV [email protected] FL MM SW WR
Helminski, Passle Hopper, Cheryl 5715 Langmore Rd. 1885A East Beau St. Erie PA 16505 Washington PA 15301 814-431-9667-C / 814-833-6366 724-747-0220 [email protected] [email protected] MK SC MM BD CD CO CR FL JW MM WV
Henley, Carol Hunter, Adrienne 1212 Trevanion Ave. 2226 Shady Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15218 Pittsburgh PA 15217 412-956-6401-C / 412-244-0344 412-421-1689 [email protected] [email protected] WV QP AQ KN SS
Herron, Jamie Iafrate, Marie 1814 Tustin St. 920 Tanglewood Dr. Pittsburgh PA 15219 Bethel Park PA 15102 412-589-8137-C 412-835-2804 [email protected] [email protected] CR FL KN JW RH WR
Hill, Mayota Ivancik, Vicki 1322 W. North Ave., #2 420 N. Chestnut St.,Unit503 Pittsburgh PA 15233 Pittsburgh PA 15202 412-322-4098 412-761-2773 / 412-394-7247 [email protected] [email protected] MM QP CD CR SD WR
— 21 — Jaramaz, Desha Kennard, Elizabeth 5162 Beeler St. 825 Morewood Ave., Unit A Pittsburgh PA 15217 Pittsburgh PA 15213 412-687-6549 412-915-8694-C / 412-681-2303 [email protected] [email protected] KN
Joseph, Joday Kennedy-Zafred, Patricia 225 N. Main St. 4302 Woodbine Court Slippery Rock PA 16057 Murrysville PA 15668 724-794-1429 724-733-5986 [email protected] [email protected] AQ CT KN QP SS TR www.pattykz.com CD QP SD
Joslyn, Cathie Klein, Phyllis 214 Wood St. 1119 Windermere Dr. Clarion PA 16214 Pittsburgh PA 15218 814-226-7533 / 814-221-5388 412-731-2244 [email protected] [email protected] CD SD TR WV KN QP
Karsh, Kristin Hope Koegler, Leigh 2215 Huntington Court N. 211 Woodcroft Rd. Wexford PA 15090 Baden PA 15005 412-780-7743 412-589-5320 [email protected] [email protected] BA MM SW http://www.wrenhouseyarns.com KN WV CD
Kearns, Donna, Bogosto Koenigsberg, Nancy 1214 Grouse Dr. 435 E. 57 St. Pittsburgh PA 15243 New York NY 10022 412-913-0528-C / 412-279-1917 212-753-0749 / 917-319-2233 [email protected] [email protected] www.donnabogostokearns.com www.nancykoenigsberg.com MM CD PA BA CR MA MM SC
Kemp, LaVerne Koester, Cheryl 5825 Elgin St. 670 Montclair St. Pittsburgh PA 15206 Pittsburgh PA 15217 412-758-5667 412-926-7370 [email protected] [email protected] www.thewarpedweaver.blogspot.com www.SteelCityFiber.com FL QP TR WR WV KN SW SN
— 22 — Kotani, Akiko Leo, Sylvia 6020 Shore Blvd S, #1001 5266 Beelermont Pl. Gulfport FL 33707 Pittsburgh PA 15217 724-794-6442 412-580-6289-C / 412-683-5612 [email protected] [email protected] www.akikokotani.com AQ QP IN SS CR SC WV
Kramer, Cynthia Lipscomb, Norma A. 3114 Terrace St. 1318 N. Sheridan Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15213 Pittsburgh PA 15206 412-721-2937-C 412-362-6562 [email protected] [email protected] CD JW ME QP SW QP
Krieger, Karen Longtemps, Elaine 1738 Holly Ln. 362 Clinton St. Pittsburgh PA 15216 Brooklyn NY 11231 413-446-6241-C / 412-343-3025 718-852-2178 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.paperjulep.com www.elainelongtemps.com JW MA PA SD SS CD DI MM SD SC SS
Kubala, Barbara Mahony, Pat 116 Hamilton St. 1065 Kittanning Pike Indiana PA 15701 Chicora PA 16025 724-599-2788-C / 724-463-7386 724-445-7867 [email protected] [email protected] KN FL JW SW TR WR SC SD
Lavorgne, Maureen Malmstrom, Cathleen P.O. Box 705 / 208 Park 1446 Severn St. Midway PA 15060 Pittsburgh PA 15217 412-302-5216-C 510-205-9536-C [email protected] [email protected] http://www.whimsicalwoolies.etsy.com/ CR KN SW WV FL
Lawrence, Annie Manges, Christine 6667 Landview Rd. 222 W. Swissvale Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15217 Pittsburgh PA 15218 412-521-4681 / 412-398-4312 412-592-5433 / [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BD CD FL SD TR TheBraidingPost.wordpress.com QP RH TR RH
— 23 — Manion, Judy McCall, Janet L. 230 Beverly Rd., Apt. 620 4879 S. Pioneer Rd. Pittsburgh PA 15216 Gibsonia PA 15044 412-398-1769-C / 412-563-6980 412-496-4081 [email protected] [email protected] CR KN SS WR BA BK MM
Marcus, Craig McCurdy, M.J. 6546 Hamilton Avenue Bottlebrush Gallery Pittsburgh PA 15206 539 Main St. 412-361-5558 Harmony PA 16037 [email protected] 724-452-0539 http://marcusstudio.tumblr.com [email protected] MM SW SC www.bottlebrusharts.com
Marko, Sylvia Meriwether, Harriette A. 502 Pin Oak Dr. 215 N. Lang Ave. Glenshaw PA 15116 Pittsburgh PA 15208 412-487-1180 412-371-2943 [email protected] [email protected] BD CT SS MM QP
Martinez, Cynthia Meyers, Arlene H. 140 Old Orchard Dr. 2262 Shady Ave. Hudson OH 44236 Pittsburgh PA 15217 330-472-7528-C / 330-650-1104 412-805-6884-C / 412-421-0935 [email protected] [email protected] www.martinezweavings.com KN SS WV JW KN
Mateer, Penny Milford, Sam 5417 Bartlett St. 112 S Homewood Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15217 Pittsburgh PA 15208 412-951-8613-C / 412-422-4145 412-719-8031-C [email protected] [email protected] www.pennymateer.com WR SW SS SD SC BA QP AQ IN BD SS DI CO
McCabe, Jeanette M. Miller, Kay 417 Aleta St. Lake-O-Woods, 43 Osprey Ln. Pittsburgh PA 15215 Bruceton Mills WV 26525 412-445-3777-C / 412-781-2499 304-379-8985 [email protected] [email protected] BD MM SS TR WV CD QP SD SW WR
— 24 — Mooney, David Neff, Lane 1627 Beechwood Blvd. 117 Hay Ln. Pittsburgh PA 15213 Murrysville PA 15668 412-421-1426 724-309-8428-C / 724-327-3495 [email protected] [email protected] www.opaquemelodies.com QP SS SD WV
Morrison, Stacy Neff, Sue 4214 Winterburn Ave 524 Sycamore Rd. Pittsburgh PA 15207 Sewickley PA 15143 412-400-5502 412-741-3173 [email protected] [email protected] CR KN SW PA TR
Myers-Newbury, Jan Offutt, Staci 7422 Ben Hur St. 262½ 46th St. Pittsburgh PA 15208 Pittsburgh PA 15201 412-731-9569 347-216-0183-C [email protected] [email protected] CD QP SD www.stacioffutt.com MM SC TR
Nagin, Risë Ogren, Jane 1232 N. Sheridan Ave. 132 Audrey Dr. Pittsburgh PA 15206 Pittsburgh PA 15236 412-580-8158-C 412-653-3162 [email protected] [email protected] AQ BK IN MM SD www.janeogren.com CD MM SC SD SS
Naimark, Helen Papp, Christina V. 1206 Northwestern Dr. 320 Main St. Monroeville PA 15146 Pittsburgh PA 15201 412-445-9909-C / 412-372-1450 412-414-6400-C [email protected] [email protected] JW MM PA CS PA SC SW WR
Navarro, Nora Pasquale, Angela 1116 S.W. 44 Street 598 Wenzell Ave. Cape Coral FL 33914 Pittsburgh PA 15216 845-729-5444-C 412-341-5371 [email protected] [email protected] AQ BD CD FL KN MM TR IN JW SC
— 25 — Patrick, Irene J. Quinlan, Shawn 1337 Mt. Pleasant Rd. 238 Berkley Ave. Greensburg PA 15601 Pittsburgh PA 15221 [email protected] 412-478-1558-C / 412-351-2256 AQ CD JW MM QP [email protected] www.shawnquinlan.com SS MM QP SD
Pearce, Camilla Radford, Susan 3846 Oswego St. 1637 Georgetown Pl. Pittsburgh PA 15212 Pittsburgh PA 15235 412-716-4909-C / 412-392-4842-W 412-371-1199 [email protected] BA CR KN JW TR MM QP SD SS SW WR
Pegg Rhonda Raneri, Mary Ellen 241 Fayette St. 1162 Elm Drive Greensburg PA 15601 Latrobe PA 15650 724-837-9062 724-493-9419-C / 724-532-1776 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.artbymaryraneric.om CR SW SC SD WR WV
Philbin, Erin Rawleigh, Ciarra 7209 Church St. 3001 Marshall Rd., Apt. 107 Pittsburgh PA 15218 Pittsburgh PA 15214 412-657-6130-C 724-422-7822 [email protected] [email protected] KN LM SW WV SC
Phillips, Laura Reading, Nicole 5443 Rosetta 4020 Haldane St. Pittsburgh PA 15206 Pittsburgh PA 15207 [email protected] 937-654-0683-C CO CR FL 412-521-1704 [email protected] BK CR MM SS
Qudeen, Jennifer Coyne Rehavia-Hanauer, Dafna 6 Blueberry Hill Rd. 6311 Crombie St. Redding CT 06896 Pittsburgh PA 15217 703-675-7883-C / 203-544-7049 412-427-1219 [email protected] [email protected] www.jennifercoynequdeen.blogspot.com www.dafnarehavia.com MM SD BA MM
— 26 — Reno, Sue Ross, Joyce 3824 Hillcrest Drive 125 Ross Ln. Columbia PA 17512 Sewickley PA 15143 717-842-0651 412-741-2161 [email protected] [email protected] BD FL SD MM QP KN MM SD SS
Riker, Leslie Roszner, Johanna 234 Graham St. 5600 Fair Oaks St. Sewickley PA 15143 Pittsburgh PA 15217 412-398-4480-C 412-422-0862 [email protected] [email protected] CO CR EM KN QL SW AQ QP WR
Ritchey-Ridella, Toni Ruka, Brent P.O. Box 175 51 Churchill Rd. Forbes Road PA 15633 Pittsburgh PA 15235 724-600-5550-C / 724-552-9470 412-824-9311 [email protected] [email protected] www.raggzfiberart.com AQ QP SS FL KN MM SS TR WR
Roberts, Sherri Rush, Coleen 5510 Raleigh St. 1919 S. Clearview Rd. Pittsburgh PA 15217 Glenshaw PA 15116 412-862-1100-C / 412-521-1132 412-298-9513-C [email protected] [email protected] www.galilthreadworks.com www.facebook.com/coleen.rush.9 AQ MM SD SS SW CR CD CR JW MM SD
Rose, Carolyn Rusnak, Cecilia Jaswa 5852 Beacon St. PO Box 365 Pittsburgh PA 15217 Centre Hall PA 16828 412-422-0284 814-777-3662-C [email protected] 814-364-1073 www.cs.cmu.edu/~cprose [email protected] CR KN WV MM DI
Roslund, Kari Savel, Kitty 117 Greenhill Drive 3289 Dawson St., Unit D-1 Butler PA 16001 Pittsburgh PA 15213 814-753-2554-C 412-417-0478-C [email protected] [email protected] FL MM BD CO CR DI KN JW MM PA TR WR
— 27 — Schott, Sandra Shorter-Harrison, Katrina 170 Renfer St. 6846 Simonton St. Pittsburgh PA 15237 Pittsburgh PA 15208 412-401-9110 / 412-415-0359 412-726-5645-C [email protected] [email protected] QP SS SW CR KN SC TR
Schreiber, Lynn Skarlinski, Martha Hopkins 123 Woodland Road 411 Leatherbark Rd. Pittsburgh PA 15232 Cranberry Twp PA 16066 412-298-5177-C / 412-621-4274 724-612-2249-C [email protected] [email protected] EM MM PA SW SD SS EN MM PA SD SW
Schulhof, Ronna Slaughter, Emma 943 Ruth St. 122 Lilmont Dr. Pittsburgh PA 15243 Pittsburgh PA 15218 412-561-1167 412-351-1041 SS CT WR CD SC SW WR
Scopel, Lindalee Smith, Ellen 4631 Eldersville Road 7549 Rosemary Rd. Colliers WV 26035 Pittsburgh PA 15221 412-584-5360-C / 304-527-0704 412-760-2449-C [email protected] [email protected] BD CD IN SD
Seppi, Karina Soldatos, Penny 457 Belonda Street 540 N. Neville St., Unit 303 Pittsburgh PA 15211 Pittsburgh PA 15213 412-722-7311-C 412-913-4043-C / 412-683-2939 [email protected] [email protected] SP CD DI MM QP SW
Shaw, M.J. Spangler, Kitty 2333 Orlando Pl. 278 Main St. Pittsburgh PA 15235 Pittsburgh PA 15201 412-636-7052-C / 412-871-5251 412-535-1496-C [email protected] [email protected] CR KN SD SW BK CR PA QP SD TR
— 28 — Spangler-Warren, Wanda Svoboda, Kim 211 Ralston Rd. 400 Central Park West, 2R Sarver PA 16055 New York NY 10025 724-448-0965-C / 724-540-9043 917-226-6541-C / 212-678-5980 [email protected] [email protected] BD MM PA SC SS www.kimsvoboda.com CD QP SD SS
Speers, Delli Swarthout, Susan 2415 Wrights Way, #1 342 Main St. Pittsburgh PA 15203 Pittsburgh PA 15201 412-953-1546-C 917-715-6130-C [email protected] [email protected] BD KN MM SD CO CR FL KN WR WV
Stagno, Gina Tabakman, Laura 5517 Camelia St. 137 Alleyne Dr. Pittsburgh PA 15201 Pittsburgh PA 15215 412-627-4038-C / 412-441-3485 412-784-1057 [email protected] [email protected] KN CR www.lauratabakman.com DI IN JW MM SC TR
Stanko, Kathryn Scimone Tabrum, Jenny Harned 12 Morningtide Court 5720 Friendship Avenue #103 Monroeville PA 15146 Pittsburgh PA 15206 412-418-9529-C 412-609-5853-C [email protected] [email protected] www.metalace.net KN MK CR QP JW MA MM
Stechschulte, Cathy Taymans, Ann 122 Dorsch Dr. 214 Berkeley Way Cranberry Twp PA 16066 Monroeville PA 15146 724-591-8425 412-241-7269 [email protected] [email protected] CD SD KN QP SW SS SP
Succop, Chelsea Thomas, Jean 2980 West Liberty Ave, Apt 1 6114 Callery St. Pittsburgh PA 15216 Pittsburgh PA 15206 803-646-2721-C 412-216-6566-C / 412-661-0457 [email protected] [email protected] MA WR BK CD SW SS
— 29 — Toal, Charlotte Valenzuela, Jill 1338 N. Sheridan Ave. 4842 Wexford Run Rd. Pittsburgh PA 15206 Bradford Woods PA 15015 412-661-8491 517-614-3307-C [email protected] [email protected] BK SS JW MM QP www.facebook.com/fiberlady CD MM SD SS WR
Togami, Chie van Wagenen, Jay 5014 Glenwood Ave. 67 rue de Lévis, 75017 Paris Pittsburgh 15207 FRANCE 859-606-2259 +33 06 31 98 91 27 [email protected] 412-204-6661-C [email protected] QP BD FL
Towers, Cheryl Vance, Nina 112 N. Woodland Rd. P.O. Box 661 Pittsburgh PA 15232 North East PA 16428 412-328-9558-C / 412-362-1844 814-572-1737-C [email protected] [email protected] DI EN KN MM SW SC http://www.feltunik.com CD FL MM WR
Towner, Mary Vok, Andrea 103 Marble Dr. 108 Eighth St. McMurray PA 15317 Braddock PA 15104 724-969-0369 412-894-6058 [email protected] [email protected] CR FL IN MM SD SS DI CR KN MM LM TR
Trellis, Barbara Volk, Nancy 307 S. Dithridge St., #614 509 Center Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15213 Carnegie PA 15106 412-421-8086 412-334-6010 [email protected] [email protected] BD QP SW WV PA
Trimble, Sandy Vorhes, Louise 80 Old Gate Rd. 2047 Lafayette Street Penn Run PA 15765 Pittsburgh PA 15218 724-349-6426-C / 724-388-3773 412-271-5960-C / 412-670-5229 [email protected] [email protected] FL KN SC SD WV CR MM
— 30 — Wasik, Martha Wolken, Tobey 70 Woodland Farms Rd. 6315 Forbes Ave., 204 Pittsburgh PA 15238 Pittsburgh PA 15217 412-967-9359 412-421-0845 [email protected] [email protected] QP KN SD AQ QP SS
Watts, David Wong, Dewi 345 Grace Ave. 5366 Beeler St. Canonsburg PA 15317 Pittsburgh PA 15217 724-914-0921-C 412-687-5886 [email protected] [email protected] MM SC WR LM JW
Welch, Jenica Zajdel, Evan 922 West Waldheim 1709 Jamestown Pl. Pittsburgh PA 15215 Pittsburgh PA 15235 415-602-9413 412-636-3703-C / 412-731-8938 [email protected] [email protected] http://jenicawelch.com CR SS KN QP SW TR SS WV
Wieloch, Frances Zalewsky, Charlotte 120 Twin Oaks Dr. 1028 Chanticleer Dr. Wexford PA 15090 Crescent PA 15046 [email protected] CR KN SS SW WV
White, Fannie Zimmerman, Judith 728 Orchard Ave. 235 W. Swissvale Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15202 Pittsburgh PA 15218 412-732-9278 412-243-3001 [email protected] [email protected] CS QP SD CR KN WV
Whitehorn, Polly Mills 440 Sulgrave Rd. Pittsburgh PA 15211 412-904-4382 [email protected] www.pollywhitehorn.com MM QP SD WR
— 31 — ABOUT THE GUILD
MISSION AND HISTORY The mission of the FGP is to promote appreciation of fiber arts and foster its develop- ment and continuation through member support and outreach. Formerly the Embroi- derer’s Guild, the FGP of Pittsburgh is a member-supported organization that has been affiliated with the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts since 1963. The FGP has evolved with the contemporary craft movement into an organization committed to the preservation, development and continued evolution of the broad range of fiber art. The FGP provides a support community for artists and others interested in the medium. An annual series of lectures and workshops fosters individual artistic growth and brings together people who seek to advance the field of fiber art and enrich the culture of our region. Show, Share & Critique; Fiber Conversations; Skill Share; and Special Interest Groups provide opportunities for creative development. The FGP produces juried and non-juried exhibitions of Members’ work so that estab- lished and emerging artists may exhibit side by side. Producing the prestigious trien- nial Fiberart International extends the FGP’s outreach beyond our region to a growing national and international audience.
PAST PRESIDENTS Bucky King Diane Current Louetta Kambic Mary Shirer Marianne Kor Jane Ogren Marion Priest Herta Douden Michelle Browne Ruth Cover Joanne Folley Desha Jaramaz Elda Sullivan Leonoor Zehner Ann Taymans Anabel Douden Mary Brenholts Deb Meteney Madeline Paules Patty Gallagher Sherri Roberts Dorothy Wolken Barbara Hiles Staci Offutt Suzanne Huff Nancy Boone Susan Swarthout Barbara Trellis Ruth Cover Rae Gold Yvonne Moossy Jan Myers-Newbury Carroll Labarthe Sharon Keech Charlotte Broscious Sally Yunis
In Memoriam
The Fiberarts Guild fondly remembers members who are known to have left us during this last operating year. Mary Ann Klussman Peggy Lynn Cox
— 32 — COMMITTEES Communications Norma Lipscomb (Phone Tree) Stacy Morrison Jane Ogren (Calls for Entry) Katrina Shorter-Harrison (Website Email) Petra Fallaux & Ann Taymans (Member Email Notifications) These committees drive program communications with FGP Members. They com- pile and distribute information important to FGP Members in a timely fashion using monthly email updates and other email messages. For those without email, we have a phone tree in place. Eblasts Petra Fallaux, Contact This committee sends out monthly Eblasts to help members stay informed about our programs and provides information to the media about Guild events and exhibitions. If you have content that you would like to appear in the monthly Eblast, please send it to Petra Fallaux ([email protected]) by the 23rd of the month. Content received after that date will be published in the following month’s Eblast. Exhibitions Jean Thomas, Chair Michelle Browne Donna Bogosto Kearns Barbara Kubala Judy Manion Staci Offutt Jane Ogren Brent Ruka Laura Tabakman Ann Taymans The FGP provides its Members with exhibition opportunities; arguably one of the most valuable services provided by the FGP to its Members. The Exhibition committee gov- erns all aspects of member exhibits to make sure that the experience is valuable for exhibitors and audiences alike. FGP Rep. to the PCA Carolyn Carson The PCA representative provides a voice for the FGP to maintain awareness about PF/ PCA policies and requirements. Finance Laura Tabakman Carolyn Carson Donna Bogosto Kearns Elizabeth Murray Finkelstein The Finance Committee meets several times a year to review FGP finances, and to develop an annual operating budget for the coming year. We are looking for Members to help us run the business side of our arts organization. Hospitality Ellen Smith Provides refreshment at most meetings as well as some of the special events.
— 33 — Membership Norma Lipscomb, Contact The Membership Committee maintains FGP membership records, mails information to new and prospective Members, tracks dues payments from Members (and sends payment reminders when necessary), and takes attendance records at FGP meetings. Nominating Brent Ruka / Ann Taymans Co-Chairs The Nominating Committee nominates members for all open positions of the Board, annually, and presents nominees to fill any vacancies that occur on the Board of Direc- tors. The Committee also nominates members for positions on the next Nominating Committee. The Committee reports its nominations to the membership at the FGP Annual meeting. Outreach Susan Swarthout, Chair The Outreach Committee brings the talents and resources of our FGP to the wider com- munity of Pittsburgh. The committee engages, educates, and fosters an appreciation of and love for fiber arts and techniques. The committee works to further the FGP’s cultural presence in Pittsburgh through collaboration with other FGPs, organizations, and schools. We welcome all Members to help plan and carry out outreach efforts. Programs Michelle Browne, Chair Sam Milford Ellen Smith Jamie Herron Patty Kennedy Zafred Kathyn Stanko Toni Ritchey-Ridella Barbara Dahlberg Petra Fallaux (Eblasts) Delli Speers (Show, Share and Critique) The Programs Committee identifies programming for the upcoming fiscal year, and de- velops the comprehensive Program Calendar (which is at the core of this directory). The committee identifies programs, lectures, and workshops of interest to FGP Members, and procures presenters and meeting space to support the important work of the FGP. Resource Guide & Directory Norma Lipscomb Martha Wasik A new Resource Guide and Directory is published each year, and contains complete, updated information about the FGP and its Members. A PDF version of the directory is available for download in the Members-only section of the FGP website (https:// fiberartspgh.org/member-directory/). Social Media Co-Chairs: Laura Tabakman / Donna Bogosto Kearns Fran Frederick Judy Manion (Facebook Group Admin) Penny Mateer (Facebook Admin) The Social Media committee oversees the FGP website (www.fiberartspgh.org), the Fiberarts International website (www.fiberartinternational.org), the FGP Yahoo group, the FGP Facebook page and Facebook group, and the FGP’s various email accounts. If you are interested in exhibiting your work, a list of Call for Entries is published every two months, a great resource.
— 34 — Special Interest Groups (SIG) Carol Henley, Main Contact Jamie Herron, Felting Risë Nagin, Installations Sam Milford, CAT Kitty Savel, Knit & Crochet Delli Speers, Beading The FGP has established a number of Special Interest Groups that are designed to pro- vide Members with a forum in which pursue a particular interest within the wide range of fiber art. Groups are informally structured and self-governed each deciding how, where, and when to meet, and how to focus their activities. Specific policies regarding the sponsorship and funding of FGP SIGs can be found on the FGP Website (https:// fiberartspgh.org/about/definitions-and-procedures/). If you are interested in starting a new SIG, contact Carol Henley ([email protected]), who will be happy to help you organize an initial meeting. Beading (Contact: Delli Speers) Meets to learn and share with each other beading techniques, stitches and ideas how to incorporate beading into our artwork. Cultural Anthropology of Textiles (CAT) (Contact: Sam Milford) Study textiles and clothing in all their forms, across cultures and throughout history, with special attention to the human narrative behind clothing, for creators and wearers alike. Make and wear articles of dress to put what we learn into practice and express ourselves as artists. Provide a non-judgmental, supportive environment for artistic growth. Felting (Contact: Jamie Herron) Felt = wet and needle felting (aka dry felting) We celebrate all things FELT! Our group is comprised of, and encourages, both experienced and beginning felters, as well as those who want to learn how. There is room and support for all! Knit & Crochet (Contact: Kitty Savel) The Knit and Crochet Special Interest Group is a very relaxed group of knitters and crocheters from all walks of life. The group meets the first Sunday of the month at the Squirrel Hill Library from 1pm - 3pm. Knitters and crocheters meet to discuss their work, and to provide help and encouragement to other members of the group. All levels of knitters and crocheters are welcome. The Installation Project (Contact: Risë Nagin) This group explores issues related to site-specific installation art. We visit exhibitions, talk about our own current and potential projects. Collaboration and experimentation are encouraged.
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