Archive | August, 2013

Quilt Show Results & Pix!

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WireKnitZ® – new to the fiber world Here’s our story… We may have thrown some unsuspecting beading and jewelry artists’ a curve ball based on the last three newsletters sent earlier this month about the quilt show we attended in Grand Rapids, MI!  What is life without a few curves? My good friend, trusted cashier […]

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Rita Hammock’s Fiber & WireKnitZ Landscape

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                            Rita Hammock shared her impressionistic water landscape that she started with Molly Colegrove, at Sauder Village, on August 13. Rita used all kinds of fiber, new & vintage dyed wools, pantyhose, & WireKnitZ®. This may become a wall hanging, or she […]

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Leisa Rich – A Passion for Tactile

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Leisa Rich owner, maker, designer, curator, Visual Art Educator, Creative Entrepreneur Art Quilting is an art form that uses traditional quilting techniques to create art objects.  Not the traditional quilt, this quilt is generally either wall hung or mounted as sculpture.           When Leisa Rich responded to the artist call and […]

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Art Quilts by Maggie Tomei: “Fairies in the Forest” & “Beneath the Sea”

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We continue to showcase the results of the WireKnitZ® Call for Artists posted April 22 on our Blog and Facebook: SEEKING SURFACE DESIGNERS, ART QUILTERS, LAYERISTS & MIXED MEDIA ARTISTS, in preparation for next week’s American Quilter’s Society Show in Grand Rapids, MI.                     “Fairies in […]

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Mixed Media Art Quilt by Jane Dunnewold

Art Quilt by Jane Dunnewold

This week we are showcasing the results of the WireKnitZ® “Call for Artists” posted April 22 on our Blog and Facebook: SEEKING SURFACE DESIGNERS, ART QUILTERS, LAYERISTS & MIXED MEDIA ARTISTS, in preparation for next week’s American Quilter’s Society Show in Grand Rapids, MI. Jane Dunnewold’s Art Quilt: “Dangling Conversation” Artist Statement: “I found WireKnitZ® […]

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