Category: Fiber Art Workshops
Sherrill Kahn Workshop in Houston

The Houston Area Fiber Artists has a few spots available in an upcoming workshop.

Houston Area Fiber Artists Workshop

Presenter: Sherrill Kahn

Date and Time: Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 from 10AM to 4PM

Sherrill will teach mixed media, which includes painting, stamping, weaving and collage techniques.

Location will be at the HEB Community Room at Interstate 10 and Bunker Hill, 9710 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77055.  The facility has a deli and microwave so lunch is easy to arrange if  you don’t bring your own.

Cost is $195 per person for the 2 day workshop, this includes a Houston Area Fiber Artists group membership.   A supply list will be sent to those who take the class.

Sherrill’s website is www.impressmenow.com. Go there and see what all she does and teaches and the several books she has published.  She will have a brand new book available in April along with the stamps that she designs and sells.

If you would like more information or to enroll in the workshop, please contact Ivy Jensen at 281-292-7888.

 
Houston Area Fiber Artists – Juried Show

 
Eastside Fiber Artists – Tyler Texas Area
The Eastside Fiber ARTists have organized by passing bylaws and electing officers.  Our next meeting will be August 4th, at 10am at the home of Kathy Wood in Tyler. Bring a salad for potluck salad luncheon. Wear a fiber art nametag and bring a T-shirt that you don’t mind cutting into a new fashion accessory. Also bring your finished 6×6 for the downtown mainstreet art gallery project, if yours isn’t finished that is also fine. The program will be on public presentation of your fiber art and discussion of our upcoming ArtWalk show in September.  For directions and additional information contact Penny Hurst at 903 881 8489 or at prhurst5@yahoo.com

 
Calling Fiber Artists near Tyler Texas

A new group is forming in the area and will meet at the Hobby Lobby meeting room in Tyler on April 10, 2012 from 6 pm to 8 pm.

Bring a fiber project, completed or not, for show and tell and enjoy a stimulating talk by Ruth Drayer on unleashing creativity.

Also, there will be a discussion about forming a group of fiber artists in the area. We will talk about future meetings, about topics of interest and also about possible workshops.

If you have questions, please email who is spear heading the effort.

If you’ve ever wanted to meet other working Fiber Artists in the Tyler area, this is a great opportunity to meet and network with other Fiber Artists around the Tyler Texas area.

 
Exciting Fiber Art Conference

If you’ve hesitated, debated or even procrastinated about  attending the
2012 Texas Federation of Fiber Artists Conference, our registrar has good  news.  The weather forecasters are looking at a mild and relatively dry  winter for South Central Texas…AND…there are three (3) workshops  still available – - -

  • Allison Brown-Cestero’s  Going Global:  Marketing Your Art  Through Social Media
  • Linda Rael’s Within the Doll: A Mixed Media  Shrine
  • Suzanne Morgan’s Mosaic Style Felting

Registration fee is $175 for members and $200 for  non-members.
If you’ve already signed up for the conference, your  self-addressed
stamped envelop (SASE), containing your workshop info and maps,  will be placed in
the mail Wednesday, January the 25th.

Looking forward  to seeing you there!

Conference Registrar