Category: Printing on Fabric
Houston Huge Fiber Art Garage Sale

Couture fabric yardage at garage sale prices and lots of other fiber
related items: notions, patterns, books, embellishments, beads, yarn,
buttons, trim etc. etc.****

*BUT not just fiber!*

There will be lots of the usual as well as the unusual items for sale:
garments, shoes, some brand new, never worn! : dishes, tables, glassware,
figurines, jewelry, clocks, hats, some antique ones too!****

*SATURDAY, April 13th* ****

*JACK AND LINDA THOMPSON’S GARAGE*

*12502 VILLAGE CREST COURT, 77377*

*7:30 AM – 2:00 PM*

*713-253-2111*

 
Houston Fashion Show 2013!

Art for Arts Sake:  2013 HAFA Gallery and Fashion show

Show Title: ART FOR ARTS SAKE
Show location: MSquared, 339 19th Street, the Heights, Houston
Show dates: Oct 23, 2012- Nov 10, 3013
Opening reception: Sat, Oct 26, 2013 6-9 PM
The Fashion Show will take place during the Opening Reception in a relaxed
manner that will allow patrons to ‘sip and see’ and mix and mingle among
the stationary wall art. This will be an outer wear fashion show with some
stationary ensembles on mannequins.

 
Tokyo Electron Fiber Art Show

It’s finally here! We have been waiting for a long time for this great event! “Fast Forward,” Austin Fiber Artist’s Winter 2013 exhibit, opens on February 6, 2013, at the gallery at Tokyo Electron.   Please join us!

Juror, Mary Mikel Stump (Gallery Director/Curator with the School of Art & Design at Texas State University), has selected 25 pieces from the 71 pieces entered.

Artists selected by the juror are (alphabetical by last name):

Andrea BrokenshireLynne BrotmanMarie CarmelJean DahlgrenPam FarleySue FossDianne HegebarthJanis HookerMary MacaulaySherri McCauleyAnita MesterSusie MondayJanice PomeroyRuthie PowersDiane SandlinOscar SilvaVictoria SimmonsDoerte WeberCynthia WilcoxGeorgia Zwartjes

In addition to the pieces that have been juried into the show, Outrageous Red, our non-juried members’ wall, will include 27 clipboards embellished with a variety of gorgeous fiber art techniques.

Public Reception:
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 6pm
Show Duration:
Through Thursday, February 28, 2013
Where:
Tokyo Electron
2400 Grove Blvd., Austin, TX
You may view the latest post at http://austinfiberartists.org/blog/fast-forward-afas-winter-show-at-tokyo-electron.html

 
Austin Fashion Fusion Show

Austin Fiber Artists and Weavers and Spinners of Austin announce the Fashion Fusion Wearable Art Show on Sept. 29, 2012 in the Balcones Country Club in Austin.

The event will begin at 9:30 am with a vendor artisan area featuring wearable art, art wearable accessories and unique jewelry.  A silent auction and wearable art raffle will be a part of the festivities.

Tickets are $45 for the  great luncheon and fashion show.    Don’t miss out on the chance to purchase fashion show garments after the event.  It can be a great way to expand your art wardrobe.

Find out more information at:  AustinFiberArtists.org

 
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