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April ... Fall is arriving in many parts of the world - this is when leaves fall and temperatures get chilly. In parts of the U.S. and Canada it's heading into Spring and crocuses are peeking out from the snow .Where I am at the top of Australia, it's become less humid and more bearable, and I must admit I don't really enjoy the 100% humidity for months on end. Now is the perfect time of year and I'm looking forward to enjoying winter with temps in the high 20 degree Celcius [high 80s in Farenheit], and dryer ... MUCH better! Write and tell me about the climate where you are, share with us how the weather affects your painting, your products ... does your gutta gum up or get runnier? Let us know, we all love to read about silk and textile related issues. Cheers, Teena! What else can be used as gutta? Over the years I've tried all kinds of things as a gutta replacement, just for fun. Have you tried anything different? We'd love to hear about it ... Here are a list of things to consider:
The World Batik Conference is just nine weeks away!! It is attracting much interest and some great press lately. After three years of planning and eleven hour days, its happening!
Wonderful news came last week, in the form of a generous grant from The Japan Foundation to assist with publishing the "Rozome Masters of Japan" exhibition catalog. This is in addition to a fine grant from Friends of Fiber Art International. It will be a wonderful 80 page, full color catalog. If you have not registered, please do so very quickly. This is NOT a biennial conference, and we do not expect it will be held in the USA again in the next ten years. There are STILL spaces in two great workshops ('Batik on Paper' and 'Design for Artists'). If you need hotels, contact Maryellen Malo in the USA at 1 800 272 3771. There are still a few rooms available on campus, but those will be filled this month. Request a room when you register. Download registration materials from www.massart.edu/batik and mail, fax or phone in. Or, use your brochure registration form. If you are registered for the conference, please expect Arrival Information by email or post in mid-May. If you are staying at MassArt you should have received housing information already, with an April 30 deadline. Thank you to those of you who have volunteered already. We still have need for some assistants, and gallery sitters. If you can help for a few hours, before, during or after the conference, we would be grateful. This is a 'not to be missed ' event in the USA. The sessions, demonstrations, exhibitions, and networking opportunities will be superb. Come join us in Boston. Betsy Sterling Benjamin Conference Coordinator : email Leigh leighherndon@comcast.net 
International Textile Art Exhibition: VISIONS IN TEXTILES FromTradition to Textile Art/Design of Tomorrow This exhibition will takeplace from September 15th to October 8th, 2005 (in connection with the13th ETN Conference) at the Izmir State Art and Sculpture Museum in Izmir/Turkey. Organiser is the Textile Department/Faculty of Fine Arts/Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir, represented by Prof. Suhandan Ozay DemirkanThe exhibition will show works of textile art/design that addresses the theme of new expressions in textile art/design refering to the own textile heritage of each participant. Artists worldwide can send 2 works for this exhibition. The choice of techniques and material is free. There will be no participation fee, but the participants will carry the costs of freight and insurance both ways. The works will be juried by an international jury from two slides per work (all over picture and detail). These slides will also be used for the planned bi-lingual catalogue (in English and Turkish). For all further details see the application form (available soon from the ETN website: http://www.etn-net.org/etn/211e.htm or from the organiser: suhandan@hotmail.com). The deadline for participation is May 2nd, 2005. Selected works should arrive at the Museum before August 1st, 2005. The festive exhibition opening will take place on the eve of the 13th ETN Conference at the Izmir State Art and Sculpture Museum/Ministry of Culture & Tourism, Mithatpasa Cad. no 94; TR-35260 Izmir-Konak, Turkey. The 13th ETN Conference, taking place from September 15th to 17th, 2005 in Izmir/Turkey, is open to members and non-members alike. There are pre-conference workshops planned to themes like Jacquard weaving, Block-printing, Silk paper, Felting, Marbling and Turkish embroidery techniques. During and after the Conference a series of trips to craft centres and historical sites is planned. From September 19th to 22nd 2005 a tour to Bursa, the old capital of silk, and to Istanbul will be organised as an opportunity for textile professionals to meet their colleagues in Turkey. In Istanbul there will be visits to the main museums with textile collections, to shops specialised in traditional Turkish textiles at the Grand Bazaar and to the two Universities with textile departments. The conference has the aim to act as a meeting place for all those interested in textiles and will be organised on an economy budget level. The Turkish hosts have the aim to show the richness of their textile culture! In short the programme will be available on the ETN website http://www.ETN-net.org/etn/211e.htm European Textile Network P.O. Box 5944 D-30059 Hannover Germany Tel.: +49-511/817006> Fax: /813108 e-mail: etn@etn-net.org http://www.etn-net.org |
News from around the World These news snippets are gathered from around the world via the internet. Some newspaper sites ask you to become a member - for free - in order to read their articles. The choice is yours. To find the word SILK in each webpage you go to, select EDIT / FIND from the top menu.Hand Painting on Silk | Hand Painting on Silk Central America and Caribbean » Guatemala » Hand Painting on Silk, Trip Listing Service, Home. ... Hand Painting on Silk. ... delicate chinese brush painting on silk cloth or rice paper Delicate Chinese Brush Paintings. genuine hand-painted chinse delicate brush paintings on "XuanZhi" or Rice Paper, then matted on ... Discussion of Resists and Guttas for Silk Painting ... It is used almost exclusively for the French Serti Technique of painting on silk. Gutta comes in clear, black, gold metallic and silver metallic. ... China Stamps - T135 - Scott 2208-11 - A Polychrome Painting on ... A Polychrome Painting on Silk Unearthed from Han Tomb No.1 at Mawangdui, Changsha. ... ECU sets first Youth Arts Festival Kinston Free Press - Kinston,NC,USA ... ECU faculty and student artists will demonstrate weaving, papermaking, painting on silk, sock doll making, stamping, metal working, oil painting, bookmaking ... Singapore Art Museum to devote more gallery space for Southeast ... Channel News Asia - Singapore ... Even though it is just the tip of the iceberg, there are many gems like a Chinese brush painting on silk by the famous Vietnamese artist Le Pho. ... This article is about my dear friend Jacqueline, whom I met in Santa Fe last year - I was very excited to find this article about her online! Artists observe ancient craft of silk painting Lompoc Record - Lompoc,CA,USA ... Although Bradley is trained in a variety of painting techniques, the artist said she is drawn to painting on silk because of the shine the fabric gives her ... Reduce, reuse and ready-to-wear Gateway.ualberta.ca - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada ... their own selections ... and went about painting on the silk. The garment production is based on very old techniques. Some clothing ... Silk artist and painter on show at Little Gallery Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA ... Haywood County Arts Council will host an opening reception for silk artist Jill ... She began painting seriously two years ago and draws inspiration from feminine ...  Here, art is a way of life Hindu - India ... in this village, everyone is an artist practising one or more of nine art forms -- `Patta chitra', `Matha chitra' (painting on tussar silk fabric), `Talapatra ... Elena Popova's Online Gallery artonline4u.com - USA ... the cool semi transparency of the silk override the technique, but not the style of the artist. It's interesting for her to work on easel painting and applied ... Digital state of art Columbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USA ... "It is ultimately a painting, but because it is a digital print, it was in ... The only mechanized process was the silk screen to print or paint on the fabric. ... Need a website to showcase your artwork? Would you like to build up a list of loyal followers who could become customers who sign up for your newsletter for your website? Check out the fully automated online website builder that I have - you can build the site yourself, or I can do it for you for a fee.So easy even an *artist* can do it! From less than $200/year, finally get a place on the internet to showcase your work. Click here to test out the web builders, for a 10 day free trial. http://www.BuildAWebsiteTonight.com You'll also notice there is a Wedding Website Planner on the same page - do you know of anyone who could do with some help planning their pre-wedding and wedding events? This website planner is fantastic!http://www.AbfabWeddingWebsite.com If you'd like to test the personal and simpler website builder, check out this page on my website: Click here Interesting silk websites www.judithgeiger.comI have loved Judith's art for years - very clean, simple, bright and fun! www.pkldesigns.com My friend Phillippa Lack in the USA. www.ulrikescarves.com Beautiful collection, up-market, wonderfully presented. If you would like your silk website listed in our Newsletter pages, please email me. Time to sign off - lots for you to read online with all these lovely articles - I do hope you enjoy them! Ciao for now, Teena! |
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