Hi!
If anyone in the Chicago area is interested in taking a class at the LillStreet Art Center's Textile dept. the classes start the week of July 11th 2011. I finally (with the help of my husband) figured out how to get blogger to put in a link. I can't tell you how excited I am about this. It truly is the little things in life and all that...lol. I have taken many classes at LillStreet in their Textile Department and I can highly recommend all of the teachers (I can also highly recommend the cafe and gallery on the first floor, particularly the pie from the cafe...lol).

LillStreet Textile Department Classes

If you are interested in any other classes at LillStreet their main page is linked below.

LillStreet Art Center Home Page

Some Coming Up Art Fairs To Visit

Hi!
I hope everyone reading this post enjoyed their spring. Today is the first day of summer and to celebrate I thought I would post links to a few Art & Craft Fairs coming up as well as a link to an art exhibition (and reception) for two very fine ladies who have both taught for the LillStreet Art Center (Akemi Nakano Cohn & Lindsay Obermeyer). First, here are the links for the coming up Art & Craft Shows:

http://www.randolphstreetmarket.com/

http://www.amdurproductions.com/f-goldcoast-public.html

http://www.chicagobotanic.org/artfestival/index.php

(sorry you will have to copy and paste links since I can't get blogger to link directly)


And, here is the information for the "Creation and Co-Existence: The Respectful Interdependence of All That Is" exhibit.

(click on photo to see larger image)

I hope all of you have a great summer!

Spring Craft Sale & First Friday Event at LillStreet Art Center in Chicago

Hi!
Sorry for the late notice, but if anyone is interested, there is a First Friday event going on at LillStreet Art Center (on the corner of Montrose & Ravenswood) tonight, as well as a Textile Sale on the third floor in the Textile Dept. The Textile Sale will also be running tomorrow afternoon (check out the flier above...just click on it to see a larger image).

New Fiber Exhibit at the Packer Schopf Gallery in Chicago Running Till June 18th 2011

Hi!
I thought those reading this blog who are in the Chicago area would like to check out this fiber/embroidery show called 'Red Sky at Night' featuring the works of Rebecca Ringquist. Rebecca works with vintage embroidered items of which she cuts up, pieces together, and machine and hand embroiders over. Her work has a lot of texture and depth. I highly recommend seeing it if you are in the area. Information is as follows:

The Illinois Chapter Of The SDA Meeting This Sunday Has Been Cancelled

Hi,
The SDA Illinois chapter meeting this Sunday May 15, 2011 has been canceled. Please stay tuned for information on the next scheduled meeting.

Thank you

Merge & Flow Bee Accepted into SDA Show

Merge & Flow Bee, has been accepted into the SDA Conference Show, Merge and Flow. Darcy Berg

Pictures from the last meeting and Info on the next meeting

Hi!
I just wanted to put up some of the pictures I took at the last SDA-IL meeting back in January. Our last meeting was held at the Fine Line Creative Art Center in St. Charles, Illinois. We had a great time looking at each others artwork and got a wonderful tour of the Fine Line's class, gallery and store spaces. There were some wonderful quilts being displayed at the time. Anyway, we had a good crowd of about ten or eleven people. Here are some examples of the artwork seen during our Show & Tell:



Fabric Collage by Frances Temchin (the above two photos)



Nuno Felt by Ausrine Kerr (the above two photos)


Various works of felt and silk by Frances Krueger-Jackson (the above photo)



Beaded work on fabric by Marianne Biagi (the above two photos)



Garments by Sara Hochhauser (the above two photos)



Quilt by our Illinois Representative Darcy Berg (the above two photos)



Felt works (hats, vest, bags, etc.) by Camilla Krueger (the above two photos)

Everything shown was truly lovely and better than my pictures for sure! Our next meeting will be held on Sunday May 15th at 11:00am at Marianne Biagi's studio. Everyone is invited to bring a dish for a potluck lunch. Sign in to the yahoo group for SDA-IL for all the particulars. I hope all you Illinoisans near and far will try and make it.

Birds in Flight Migrate West

Birds in Flight #1

Our friend and fellow SDA Illinois member, Margie Trembley, has a gallery in Springfield Nebraska. She is exhibiting one of my pieces and several of friends of mine; Frieda Anderson (also as SDA Illinois member), Sharon Malec and Anne Lullie. Here's the link to her gallery: http://www.springfieldartworks.com/LatestNews.html 

Here is an event that some of you may be interested in.

One Cause, One Wednesday, One Hundred Collages

One Cause: ­ The Fight Against Cancer.

One Wednesday: ­ February 16, 2011.

One Hundred Collages ­ All using fiber and created for this event by an
all-star team of artists: Natalya Aikens, Pamela Allen, Laura Ann Beehler,
Liz Berg, Pokey Bolton, Laura Cater-Woods, Jette Clover, Jane Davila, Jane
Dunnewold, Jamie Fingal, Gloria Hansen, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Lyric Kinard,
Jeanelle McCall, Linda Teddlie Minton, Karen Stiehl Osborn, BJ Parady, Judy
Perez, Wen Redmond, Cynthia St. Charles, Virginia A. Spiegel

The goal: ­ Raise $8,000 for the American Cancer Society in just one day.

More details and a preview of artwork:
http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/ONEFundraiserPreview.html

Fiberart For A Cause has already donated over $205,000 to the American
Cancer Society through the generosity of fiber artists and their patrons.

Welcome to the new blog for the Illinois chapter of the Surface Design Association!

Hi!

Welcome to our new blog. This blog is here to pass on news, events, and information from the Illinois Chapter of the Surface Design Association. We will also be highlighting the works of our various members and providing links and stories that might be of interest to our membership. So please bookmark or follow this page so you can come back and see what we have in store for you.