The Mandala: Fiber Interpretations of the Form and the Symbol features five artists: Deborah Brod, Naomi Clements-Brod, Cynthia Malora-Sturdevant, Abby Schnure, and Jonpaul Smith. Please enjoy the artworks and think about what a mandala is—or could be—and how personal well-being can be enhanced by circular designs with radial symmetry and perhaps without! This work was in our gallery at…
We have now cancelled all April activities including the membership meeting and all study groups. We are following Governor DeWine’s directive to stay at home and help to flatten the curve of this pandemic. Please watch for another update later this month when we will know more about May activities. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the…
“Messages in Mixed Media is an assembly of some of the many ways that Kymberly Henson makes art . . . and makes art that serves a purpose: meeting either her need to communicate about current events and cultural conditions or her need to express her personal emotions. Though you will note that Kymberly favors…
On January 7, 2019, Janie Yates and Karen Anderson installed a display of their work in the entryway case at Monfort Heights Library on West Fork Road. A wide variety of fiber techniques are on display including in-progress backstrap weaving, dyed scarves, Fair Isle hats, knit mittens and more. Several library books about the techniques…
2019 MEMBERS’ CHALLENGE This year’s theme is NAME THAT TUNE! Respond creatively to a song title (or the title of any musical composition). Conditions: You may use any fiber technique(s). Since this is a “challenge,” each artwork must be newly created or completed for this show. There is no limit on the…
Cynthia Amnéus, Chief Curator and Curator of Fashion Arts and Textiles at the Cincinnati Art Museum, gave a dozen of our members a guided tour of the exhibit The Fabric of India on November 15 at 1:30pm. This exhibit seemed custom designed for weavers, spinners and dyers! The first room was full of details on…
Family Conversations: A Retrospective Exhibit of Artworks by Grace and Barbara Sferra (and other family members)
The impressive exhibit which opened our guild year (October 2019) was a collaboration by mother and daughter artists Grace and Barbara Sferra. There are artworks that each woman created on her own; pieces developed through a mutual inspiration process; and objects where both women responded to an existing work from another family member.We celebrated Barbara…
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