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This month I've found some great websites to look at, and some fascinating info to read - I do hope you enjoy! If you've come across anything which you think might interest us all, please email me and I'll put it in the next newsletter.
Your Art LinksTHOUSANDS of arts resource for artists using all mediayourartlinks.com/links/artistresources.html Looking for galleries to accept your work?Look no further - check out this great resource - www.whoswhoguide.com/links/artgalleries.htmlUK Silk artist - Jilli BlackwoodScottish textile designer - it takes a while for the page to load, but it's worth it, such a colourful display of sample pieces! Not really a silk artist, but I thought her use of colourful was delightful.www.jilliblackwood.co.uk/fabrics.htm - cool website! Are you painting silk or other sarongs?Have you thought of providing instructions on how to wear and tie a sarong? If not, maybe you should - a one-page sheet with sketches and info is a great selling point and encourages people to TRY something new!Here are some great sites on How to tie a Sarong:
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ONLINE NEWS ARTICLES::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[Note: articles stay online for different amounts of time, depending on the specific newspaper, so read them sooner rather than later ... ;->] MANOR lays out its crafty plansCheshireOnline - UKLocated close to Neston, Burton Manor is running classes in portrait painting, silk paper making, art nouveau and art deco styles and different printing ... more WORKMANSHIP award for Australian Silk Artist Sue JurdTenterfield Star - Tenterfield,New South Wales,Australia ... She started painting in oils, but later experimented with other forms of art including screen printing and nowadays works mostly with silk and acrylic. ... tenterfield.yourguide.com.au :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: END ARTICLES :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Handouts for your boothShoppers love to collect flyers and bits of information to read when they stop for a cuppa, or when they get home. It's always a great idea to have a handout which explains all the steps of silk painting, very clearly, perhaps some photos showing you starting with a white piece of silk. The after-sale care of silk is always uppermost in the shopper's mind - how should they care for and handle the silk? Check out this link for "Creative Interiors: Home fabrics need special generally professional cleaning" and see if there is anything on this page which might be beneficial to share with your shoppers, as a handout. more Until next month! Send me anything of interest to the other silk artists in this group - I'd love some feedback! Do you like the news articles from around the world? Would you like more techniques? Is there something you'd like explained? Please email me and let me know ... |
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Exhibition : LondonI read this recently in one of the lists I am on, and thought you might be interested too: Just back from a vacation that included 5 days in London, where I had the
opportunity to visit the V and A Museum [Victoria & Albert]. They have an ongoing exhibit that will
be up at least until December entitled "Dress in Detail from around the
World". Lectures and demos are also scheduled throughout that time frame.
The exhibit takes embellishment techniques, applique, for example, and has garment examples that show how different cultures use that in their costumes. Ditto for embroidery, fastenings, pleats, pockets, etc. The 218 page, full color catalog shows these garments and gives great instructions for the techniques. The photography is wonderful! The catalog is authored by Rosemary Crill, Jennifer Wearden and Verity Wilson, ISBN 1-85177-378-9. I am not sure if US booksellers can order it, but it would be available from the V and A's website, www.vam.ac.uk It was 19.95 British pounds (Nearly $40 US) but well worth it. 
ONLINE SILK PENPALS : HAVE YOU MET YOURS YET?I have recently had the amazing experience of meeting face-to-face with people I've been writing to online for ages, and it was wonderful! Do you have any experiences you'd like to share? I'll put them in upcoming Newsletters for us all to read ..Upcoming silk painting classesDon't forget to check out the classes listed on the Silk Painters' Guild's web site:http://silkpaintersguild.homestead.com/teach.html Recently read online ... which caused me to chuckle! For those in the Boston area, I had donated an evening's workshop to
an organization I like. They knocked the price
down [to students] to $5! I am sure it will be fun. The newspaper asked me if
there was a good way to cover the event in "Black and White" ...
That question took me a moment ...
 Visiting the Pacific Northwest in August 2004?[photo courtesy of Gibsons' Landing website]Kris Abshire is scheduled to teach two workshops at the annual Gibsons' Landing Fibre Arts Festival. ("Serendipity In A Cup: Color Essence for Hand Weavers" and "Arashi! Point of Departure") From the sound of previous attendees, it's an
event of great fun and learning in a quaint, charming setting, on the
sunshine coast of British Columbia.
Early bird discounted registration ends this week, I believe, so if you've
considered going, now would be a good time to decide.
If you need more information about my workshops, beyond the class
description on the website, I'll be happy to oblige. Kris
http://www.gibsonslandingfibrearts.com/ Kris Abshire Uncommon Elements/Uncommon Cloth Textiles/Mixed Media/Commissions Workshops/Dyeing & Surface Design for Handweavers/Arashi Variations ************************************************* :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: OTHER ONLINE ARTICLES OF INTERST::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Oldest bra in world??? Oldest silk painting?
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