Best of The West Exhibit will be in Cowichan Valley, Duncan BC

Cowichan Valley Arts Council will host the Best of the West Exhibit on August 30 - September 17, 2013. Details are available at www.cowichanvalleyartscouncil.ca

The following Western Canadian SAQA Members that have joined together for; Meet the Best of the West Travelling SAQA Textile Art Exhibit

IIse Anysas-Salkauskas	Cochrane AB.	Emerging
Marie Barry	Sechelt B.C.	Imagine
Margaret Blank	Mirror, AB	Mutt & Jeff
Leann Clifford	Regina, SK	At Garden’s Gate
Trudy Cowan	Calgary, AB.	Griffith Woods After the Windstorm
Paulette Cornish	Nanoose Bay B.C.	S2-#5- It’s All About The Bark!
Donna  Cutler	Beaver Creek, SK	The Iris
Gloria SDaly	Duncan, B.C.	Red Brick
Margie Davidson	Edmonton, AB	Orange Fern
Diane Duncan	Calgary, AB	H is for Heart
Wendy Greber	Red Deer, AB	Alberta Trees #2
Daphne Greig	North Saanich, B.C.	Windblown Poppies
Anna Hergert	Moose Jaw, SK	Give me Time Forever III
Jaynie Himsl	Weyburn, SK	Full Spectrum
Rena Holma	Regina, SK.	From my Hands
Dawn Hunt	Canmore AB.	Wild Rose Country
Paula Jolly	Mossbank SK.	Internal Combustion
Karen Johnson	Langley, B.C.	Guacamole Still Life
Karen Jurek	Cochrane, AB	Lightning Storm on Mars
Barbara McCaffrey	Victoria, B.C.	Nesting Patterns
Patti Morris	Red Deer, AB.	Patti’s Rocks
Pippa Moore	Comox, B.C.	Makola Market
Catherine Nicholls	North Vancouver, B.C.	Home in the City
Susan Purney Mark	Victoria, B.C.	Redante
Mardell Rampton	Burnaby, B.C.	Into The Light
Judith Panson	Lockport, MB	From Tiny Beginnings
Sharron Schoenfeld	Saskatoon,SK	Azami Ha
Patricia Scott	Didsbury, AB	I AM
Linda Sharp	North Vancouver	Those who knew the child are now gone
Jill Sullivan	Sechelt, B.C.	Fractured
Barbara J West	Canmore , AB	Point and Stitch 4: The Grid
Valerie Wilson	Winnipeg, MB.	Bliss
Susan Wittrup	Regina, Sk.	I See A Symphony
Coreen Zerr	Nanaimo, B.C.	Arbutus Sunrise
Ginette Guevremont	Edmonton, AB	Earth Memory
Susan Krznar	Regina, SK.	Wonderful World
Deborah Bray	Calgary, AB	Magic Lake

Western Alberta SAQA Members Parlour Meeting

Western Alberta SAQA members Parlour meeting
Red Deer, Alberta September 16th

Place : 61 Allan Close Map Google for directions to my home.

Time 930 a.m. -> 2 p.m.

Lunch; Pizza, salad & fruit tea, and juice all provided by me.

Agenda: Bring something to share with members, a project or talk about something you have been working on.

It has been far too long since we got together, so this will be a meet, greet and visit meeting. Any SAQA concerns bring so I can address them before stepping down Jan 2014. Unfortunately, sadly my time is overdue for sitting as your Alberta SAQA Rep and truly will miss continuing on after Jan 2014. It has been way too much fun and truly an honour to be part of such an incredible group of talented artists! "Wow"  I would still like to manage the installment and delivery of "The Best of the West" to The Royal Alberta Museum and "The Burgess Shale" project. If whoever steps up to be our new Alberta SAQA Rep is in aggreement with that.
Otherwise, I will be an active member within the group and help out when asked.

Looking forward to seeing you on Septembert 16th, 2013.

Those that can come please email me p.tmorris@shaw.ca

A Walk in the Forest Exhibition

A group show by;  The Quilters Out of Bounds
July 18 - August 19, 2013




The International Year of the Tree 2011, resonated with Quilter’s Out of Bounds – so the Sunshine Coast group challenged its self to create “ A Walk in the Forest ” and explore “treeness” at its core. 

A dozen imaginations have answered the question in a multitude of ways. 

Quilters Out of Bounds takes quilting to the next level! Moving away from classic forms of quilting, this group of textile artists with a wide variety of skills and backgrounds reveals their unique and unconventional creations. 

Quilters Out of Bounds often choose themes around which everyone is encouraged to create something, and this generates an interesting work flow which allows them to put on stunning group shows. The chosen theme was inspired by the fact that 2011 was named the UN’s International Year of the Tree, which is when they began creating the 20+ works that will be shown.

For complete details contact: 

Leigh Square Community Arts Village

1100 - 2253 Leigh Square, Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 3B8

604.927.8400 | arts@portcoquitlam.ca

www.portcoquitlam.ca/leighsquare

BC Meeting

The next meeting for BC will be April 18, 11:00 am at the home of Jennifer Cooper.
Patt Wilson will talk to us about her art and where it is taking her,
Please bring your lunch and any books that you borrowed at the last meeting.
Show and tell is, as always, very important to all of us.
Hope to see lots of you there.

Jill Sullivan

Greetings from the City of Sunshine, Dauphin, Manitoba

Hello Manitoba & Saskatchewan SAQA Members! 

I find myself stranded here in Dauphin (not sunny today) Manitoba,.  Unable to travel due to the wicked wintery weather.  I was supposed to head to Brandon, but that is on hold until tomorrow.  It is simply too dangerous to trek through the Riding Mountain National Park.  So instead, I am going to write my very first SAQA blog entry. 

Apparently, the weather is going to be much better tomorrow.  And with a little luck spring will "magically" appear; after all legend states that the month of March comes "in like a lion" and goes "out like a lamb."

I did a little research and found out that many scholars trace the phrase back to the early settlers. Without fancy radar equipment; these hunters, gatherers and farmers relied on keen weather observations to forecast the weather. Often times they observed, early March was marked by biting cold and winter storms. The month begins with a lion's roar. But, by the end of the month, the weather can often be warm, spring-like and docile. Kind of like a gentle lamb. As we know so well, out here in the Canadian Prairies it happens that way a lot, but, not all the time.

Anyhow, the origin of the March Lion & Lamb can be traced even further back, to ancient times and those who watched the stars.

You see March begins as the Constellation Leo is crossing toward the meridian. Leo is the Lion. As Leo marches away, the Constellation Aries begins to rise toward the end of the month. Aries is the ram: What many lambs will become someday!

So, based on the stars, March "comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb." Yes, folklore can be fun!

Inspite of the weather, I cherish days like this when all I have to think about is my quilting.  Today I have decided to sketch out a few projects, so that while i am in the city I will be able to purchase supplies for the project. My sewing room is warm and waiting for me to get to work. 

I look forward to my new roll and hope that I can connect and inspire members across our region!

I am excited to get to know, the members in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.  I hope to plan at least one or two parlour meetings before the fall.  I am thinking that a perfect time to meet in Manitoba would be during the Artist's Wave Tours in Gimil, MB.  (June 8 & 9, 2013)  Let me know if you are interested in this date and location; after a fair response I can plan the finite details. 

As for Saskatchewan, can a member in Saskatchewan suggest a central location?  I was thinking of the Saskatoon area. If there is an arts event occurring in the vicinity we could plan a meeting to coincide with the date. This will be a great start. 

I look forward to hearing feedback, drop me a line to introduce yourself and share any ideas you have with me.  You can contact me here dawnpiasta@gmail.com 

Stay warm!  Cuddle up with a quilt, Dawn

  

BEST OF THE WEST dates for BC

The show will be travelling in BC this year, starting in May 2013.

May 10-12 in Gibsons at the Sunshine Coast Quilt Show. The show will be at the Gibsons Rec Centre.
Moving to Quilt BC, in Penticton, May 15 - 18. Penticton Convention Centre
The next showing will be at the Portals Gallery, Cowichan Valley Art Centre, August 29 to September 17.
There will be cards and catalogues available for purchase at the first 2 venues.

At this point the show will then return to Alberta. If anyone has an available show space for later in the fall, or perhaps June or July, please get in touch with me or Patti.

Jill

New SAQA Rep

 I am pleased to pass the torch to Dawn Piasta of Dauphin, MB! Please help me in welcoming Dawn as the newest SAQA Western Canada co-rep.
After nearly six years of representing SAQA in Western Canada I have decided it is time to step down by the end of April. I have enjoyed spreading the word about this great organization, connect with talented quilt artists, assist in building the membership from a mere handful in 2007 when I was a single rep in this region of Canada to over 90 active members in the Western Canada region. There is strength in numbers! This has become apparent when Patti Morris and Jill Sullivan came aboard prompted by my invitation a little over two years ago.
Thank you, everybody for your support over the past six years. I will be around to lend Dawn a hand in getting established and familiar with the blog.
For now I encourage you to click on the member's page where I will introduce Dawn with images and a short bio.

Anna Hergert

Hello SAQA  Members:
Current fibre exhibit that is happening in Red Deer, Alberta,  by "The Alberta Society of Artists" 
Place: The Red Deer, Marjorie Wood Gallery .
Dates: February 1, 2013, and until March 12, 2013. 
 The next instalment of Celebrating Alberta will be at the Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery in the summer of 2013.

 

SAQA JOURNALS

Good morning .. I know that this whole problem with the journals has been frustrating for many in out region.
Hopefully the all the bugs have been erased and in future everyone will receive all SAQA mail outs in a more timely manner.
In the interim, all the journals, including the one we are waiting for, are on the SAQA website. Just sign in and go the the heading SAQA Publications, choose the journal option. When you get there you will see that the 2013 Winter issue is also on the site which seemed annoying when we still don't have the fall one, but soon all this should be solved. The journals have been arriving in the last week or so. If you do not get it within the next week, please let me know.

Jill Sullivan/ BC

Western SAQA Update  from Patti Morris

                             "Meet the Best of the West Travelling SAQA Exhibit"
Shows booked:
February 2nd-> March 23rd 2013 Galleria Inglewood 907 9th Ave S.E. Calgary.
May 2013 Jill Sullivan, B.C. SAQA Rep will be hosting the show at "Quilt B.C." Penticton B.C.
August 2013 Have put in a request and waiting for confirmation in SK. ?
December 31st 2013-> March 2nd 2014 Kiwanis Gallery, Red Deer, Alberta.
March 15th 2014 show needs to at "The Royal Alberta Museum" April 2014->July 2014.
I have sent requests into "Mysteria Gallery" in Regina & "Affinity Gallery" Saskatchewan.
Have yet to hear back from these venues before pursuing other options.
Cards x 37 have been done up and ready to go at my expense of $1,110 I am not worried as I know we will have no problem selling them The cost worked out to 1.20 per card x 25 = $30 per set. We will sell them for $3.00 a card Money made will go towards paying for more cards and catalogue.
Will be working on the catalogue over the next 2 weeks and see what the cost will be.
The cards look awesome!


"The Burgess Shale Legacy Texile Exhibit"

Fossils or plants during "The Burgess Shale Period" have been selected by 34 members. Thank You!
Your 2 ft x 2 ft donated colorful fossil piece due date of June 6th 2013 needs to be delivered to my home: 61 Allan Close, Red Deer Alberta, T4R1A4 June 6th 2013. I will be hosting a SAQA parlour meeting that day for any SAQA members interested in attending. Those coming can hand deliver their piece.  I have  made contact with "The Alberta Society of Artists" and will be meeting with a  member this month in regards to them taking on this project once completed for their Trex program. Please Google for information. My goal is to have a colorful learning book done-up targeting 5- 12 year olds/Geology teaching purposes. Your artist statement will need to be short exciting and something a child can relate too. Very simple and catchy please.
Once this project is completed I will have put 5 years into SAQA as Alberta Rep. The usual time frame is 2-3 years. I will have to step down, so January 2015 my position will be available.

I have bent your ear enough. Its going to be one very exciting year because of your input and I truly am inspired by the work those who have participated in "Meet the Best of the West"

Happy New Year to each one of you!

Patti Morris