We are excited to announce that Stephanie Grubbs had one of her art pieces, Small World, accepted into the Fiberart International Exhibition in Pittsburgh, PA which is sponsored by the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh Inc. The jurors chose 87 pieces out of 1600 entries! Congratulations, Stephanie, we are so proud of you! Many of you will remember this piece because it was in our own exhibit, Fiberworks 2009 this past summer.
"Small World" by Stephanie Grubbs
Everyone is invited to the 29th annual Hands-on Art Sale at Sue Moss Sullivans house, 915 NW 17th Street, OKC, OK.
Friday, November 20th – 5pm to 9pm
Saturday, November 21 – 10am to 5pm
Artwork will be for sale from the following artists.
Sue Moss Sullivan
Dorothy Dinsmoor
Ron Farrell
Stephanie Grubbs
Harolyn Long
David L. Phelps
"Three Roses" by Charlotte Hickman
Charlotte Hickman entered her quilt, “Three Roses”, in the juried competition, In Full Bloom, at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX. Her quilt was awarded the Ina Seiniford Award! Congratulations Charlotte, it’s a beautiful quilt!
Tuesdays at Sundown –Feltmaking with guest lecturer Pamela Husky
November 17, 6:30 -8:00 pm
For more than 10,000 years, wool felt has been used for clothing, housing (yurts), carpets and blankets. Today, felt is also used in industry and architecture to control vibration, sound and pollution. Felt has unlimited applications in both 2D and 3D design. Felter Pamela Husky will provide a history of the craft, contemporary felt works and a demonstration of the feltmaking process.
Members are free, nonmembers $5
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
1700 NE 63rd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73111 (405) 478-2250
One of our members, Janet Shipley Hawks, was invited to participate in The Little Black Dress exhibit currently showing at the Alexander Hogue gallery at Tulsa University. At my request, Jan sent the following note along with photos of the exhibit for our blog.
“The LBD Exhibit was based on a collection of little black dresses that the woman who was head of the ballet owned. She amassed them over the years as she had many openings and fund raising events that required this type of dress. A friend of mine in the Art Department at TU got the idea to do an exhibit and asked 12 women artists to create something in their media that was inspired by the LBD from Connie’s collection that they were given. There were photographers, a poet, a musician, painters, ceramic artist, videographer, installation artist and me!
When she asked me to do this I thought of a brooch to go on a LBD but when my dress was so heavily beaded I had to change my thinking and I came up with the idea to “accessorize” with the hat and bag. Both, including the feathers on the hat are done in my “thread” technique and were a whole new direction for me.” Janet Shipley Hawks
Thread sculpted hat by Janet Shipley Hawks
Thread sculpted purse by Janet Shipley Hawks
Congratulations, to Stephanie Grubbs for having two pieces, “Divide” and “Sea Spray” accepted in the Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition!
September 4 – October 18, 2009
Opening Reception: September 4, 2009 from 5:00 to 7:00
Wichita Center for the Arts • 9112 E. Central • Wichita, KS 67206
Celebrate the trends and traditions of American craft by visiting The Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition 2009. This is the Center’s longest running and most diverse show. An exhibition of 80 pieces, ranging from avant-garde to traditional, will fill the Rounds Gallery and feature artists from around the country. This year’s Juror, Kathleen Royster Lamb, has chosen works in ceramics, enamel, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry and a variety of other craft medias. Entertain your artistic side and visit The Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition 2009.
"Sea Spray" by Stephanie Grubbs
PASEO FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY WALK
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 6 –10 PM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, NOON – 5 pm
GUEST ARTIST
STEPHANIE GRUBBS
FIBER ARTIST
“Very hard labor is required to change soft wool fibers into solid form. Felt takes the imprint of the maker to become something new, yet the wool always has a say in the form it takes. It can be soft and filmy or thick and hard enough to serve as a shelter.” Stephanie Grubbs, a fiber artist from Edmond, OK, has been weaving, stitching, knotting, felting and making paper for over 35 years. We are pleased to share her unique, beautifully crafted work with you.
