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Berea Kentucky Quilt Show

Monday, August 16th, 2010

At the beginning of August Pat, Kyle and I drove to Berea Kentucky for a quilt show. It was a very long drive, but after 11 hours we noticed large quilts hanging on barns as we approached Berea- They were not fabric quilts but very impressive none the less.

Berea is home to Berea Collage since 1855. This collage specialized in arts and crafts enabling students to sell their products. The town has a strong growing Art Council, galleries, artist studios, Bed and Breakfast, and civil war history- it is wonderful town and the quilters are friendly, we enjoyed our visit.

Through out the town are these hands – very cool. The one photo with Kyle shows you how large the sculptures are.

And here Artistic Artifacts has set up our booth in the School along with 20 other vendors. Shopping was Friday and Saturday-

We love the color wash look of our hand dyed doilies, We really do want them to go home with you!! I have many more to dye! And of course I had to purchase some more vintage trims…. yes to dye!

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Vintage Revisited Book Signing

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Here we are with Mary Kerr the author of the Vintage Revisited Challenge. From left to right are the following challenge participants: Jane Miller, Mary Kerr, Lisa Ellis, Judy Gula and Linda Cooper. We enjoyed friends and family at the book signing and reception at the Artistic Artifacts Annex on Sunday, June 27th.

Currently Block 6 is up at the Annex, run by to see the quilts either Thursday, July 1st 11:00-4:00 or Saturday morning early 9:00-11:00.

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A Quilt Block Challenge: Vintage Revisited by Mary Kerr

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Vintage Revisited

It is here!! I actually have a case of books in my hot little hands!!! I am so excited my book is here!! OOPS Mary’s book is here! Mary is good with sharing- she knows that we all consider this our book as well as hers. Lucky for me Mary did all the heavy lifting, my responsiblity was to have fun creating art quilts, yes that was actually in the instructions!

The book is just wonderful!! This book has quilts for everyone!! Traditional and Art Quilters alike. Each chapter has the original vintage block – wonderful photograph of our quilt with a write up ( I can’t even remember what I was thinking!) and a collage of all the quilts over a 2 page spread.

Mary what a dream girl- she orchastrated a wonderful experience for myself and 18 other fiber artists. Last night when she presented her lecture to Burke Quilters Unlimited we experienced her magic again. The Lecture is very much like the book’s layout, showing you the vintage block that we started with and the quilts we created, including comments, compaints, and life events of the artists during the 2 years we participated in the challenge. 2 Years, 6 Blocks, 19 Artists, 120 Quilts. Yes, Mary created quilts also! So really 20 Artists. Then she would show us 3 “live” quilts from each chapter.

As I was sitting there I noticed that she was not showing any of my quilts… I could not figure it out- she was lecturing at Burke QU, the guild that had a number of us participating in the challenge…., but wait.. she had a surprise.

At the conclusion of the lecture she showed all six of my quilts together, I cried! For each of the Burke QU Artists, she showed us our quilts all 6 together- it was humbling.

I began this journay with Mary not knowing anything about constructing a quilt, I was a weaver. But Mary and many other quilter friends believed in me, taught me, encouraged me and I am now an art quilter. Thank you Mary!!

Come join us for a Celebration! June 27th 1:00pm-4:00

Meet the Author, Mary Kerr and some of the artists featured in A Quilt Block Challenge: Vintage Revisited. We will have copies of the book for sale and some of the quilts from the book on exhibit.

If you plan on coming to the reception please RSVP to Judy@ArtisticArtifacts.com

Order your copy of the book: A Quilt Block Challenge: Vintage Revisited.

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Sanford North Carolina

Friday, January 8th, 2010

: Hand Dyed Fabrics at the Sanford Show

: New Quilt, Paint, numbers and more

: Stewart Gill Paints at the Sanford NC Show

: Stewart Gill Paints At the Sanford Show

: New Quilt at the Sanford Show

The first show of the New Year! Welcome 2010 in with a quilt show!! Wonderful friendly show in Sanford, NC

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Silk Paper

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

I am hooked on creating silk paper- so crazy am I that I had pounds of silk hand dyed to support my habit and yours!!LOL. What you don’t have the silk paper habit …. yet!

While in Houston Festival Liz Kettle did a silk paper demo during her Open Studio in the Cloth Paper Scissors section of the vendor floor- We had several converts who ran down to purchase a silk pack, stencil brush and textile medium. And for those of you who already purchased your supplies in Texas – SHOW ME YOUR SILK PAPER!! Please email me photos and I will post on the blog- what did you make with your silk paper?

I was asked to post a tutorial on how to make silk paper- here is the way I was taught. I am sure there are other options, comments, and recommendations- please add them via comments.

Step One: The materials

A pan that has a lip on it, you will use liquid and want to contain it. For demo purposes I have used an alumium cake pan. Also, silk, stencil brush ( any brush will work, but I like the stencil brush), textile medium, 2 small jars, netting/tulle.

making-silk-paper-textile-medium-stencil-brush

Cut a piece of netting that is the length of the pan and twice the width of the pan. Lay the netting on the bottom of the pan.

making-silk-paper-pan-netting-step-one

Place the silk roving and or hankie thinly on the netting.

dry fibers on netting

At this time you can trap some sequins, threads etc in the silk, just make sure that you have covered top and bottom the extras. Fold the netting over the top. This will keep the brush from pulling the silk up and out of the pan!

In one of the jars mix a drop of liquid dish detergent and mostly water. The 2nd jar will be a mixture of textile medium and water. The more textile medium the stiffer the silk will be- more water the softer the paper will be- but remember to not go less than 50/50 textile medium/water or it won’t stay together.

making-silk-paper-with-textile-medium

First use the liquid soap and water to wet the fibers using the brush to work it in- be rough not dainty. Then work in the textile medium. I have been known to flip the silk over and work both sides. Work the materials for 5 minutes and then hang the piece (with the netting still on) so air circulates top and bottom in order to dry quicker. Use a drip pan or paper underneath so the floor doesn’t get wet- this stuff doesn’t come up with soap and water… ask me how I know!

When the silk paper is dry the netting will peel right off.

silk paper- completed and dried

And here are the new Artistic Artifacts silk packages used in our silk paper making arti parti

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To purchase all the supplies for silk paper making flip over to ArtisticArtifacts.com

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Shows! Shows! Shows!

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

October 2009 Artistic Artifacts vended at 2 shows this month- First was the Sewing and Quilt Expo in Chantilly, Virginia.

This section of the booth was NEW!! Patterns including the Sewing Workshop and yardage fabrics, vintage and SALE stuff!

And new racks for the Stewart Gill Paints.. they are wonderful and easy to move from the Annex to the shows.

We set up the hand dyed fabric and trims on one wall for impact!

Next, was Houston Festival in Houston Texas. For the first time, I drove with a trailer to Houston. 1400 miles, 2 days driving 12 hour per day put us at the convention center on Tuesday evening 6:00 pm. The excitment of the big show kept us driving to reach the goal. We unloaded the trailer on Tuesday night and came in Wednesday morning to set up the booth. Show opened at 5:00pm on Wednesday with everyone shopping until 10:00pm.

Here is the booth! We had an unusal shaped booth in Houston.

This booth is jam packed!!

This is a different way to display Fabric Collage Packages!! It is very helpful when a new person helps me set up my booth- they bring new ideas!! which are always welcome.

More Hand dyed fun fabrics, trims, vintage – This year we posted a sign: Please Touch, fondle, cuddle, and take me home!!- Many customers commented that this was a welcome change from all the “do not Touch signs”.

Above the Hand dyes are examples of how to use them in a project. The Linen jacket was made by my friend Elinor for our Artistic Couture program at the Annex.

Thank you everyone who came to visit, shop and hang out during Houston Quilt Festival- it is always fun!

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Artistic Artifacts at Houston Festival 2009

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Aritistic Artifacts’ booth number is: 1257/1259 Located in the Cloth Paper Scissors section of the show floor. Look up for the banner to guide you to the exciting mixed media section of Houston Festival.

We have many new products in the charm, metal stampings and beads, ephemera, hand dyed silks- great for silk paper making- New hand dyed vintage fabrics and trims

The author Liz Kettle will be in the Artistic Artifacts’ booth- her book will hopefully make the plane from the printing press in time for autographs during Festival.

Artistic Artifacts will participate in Make It Univesity with Cloth Paper Scissors workshops again this year. Times are listed below.

As per the sponsor’s website:

These workshops will be taught by exhibitors and artists in the Make It University!™ with Cloth Paper Scissors pavilion, with a maximum of 25 people per session. The fee for each workshop is $10, and workshop participation will be determined by lottery. Each workshop will have its own lottery. The lottery will open for each workshop the day the workshop is given, and people may put their name in each workshop lottery jar from the time the show opens that day up until 15 minutes prior to the start of the workshop. Participants may put their name in each workshop lottery only once, but may put their name in as many different workshop lotteries as they choose. People must be physically present 15 minutes prior to the start of the workshop to hear if their name is called. If the person isn’t present, unfortunately their spot will be forfeited and another name will be called.

Below is a photo of my MIU project. I have found a new canvas like material called: multi purpose cloth-smoother than canvas-great surface!! Come test it out!!

We will have a door prize drawing during the first MIU class of Houston 2009!!

Preview Night Wednesday
7:00–8:00 Collaged Mini-purse

Create a mixed-media purse to hold your business or credit cards. Using a canvas-like base we will collage, hand stitch, and paint to create individual works of art.—Judy Gula, Artistic Artifacts

Thursday

10:30–11:30 Collaged Mini-purse

Create a mixed-media purse to hold your business or credit cards. Using a canvas-like base we will collage, hand stitch, and paint to create individual works of art.—Judy Gula, Artistic Artifacts

Here is a photo of Liz’s MIU

3:00-4:00 Design a Brooch

Paint and Stencil, add some special words, embellishments and stitching to create a special mixed media brooch.- Liz Kettle Artistic Artifacts

Saturday

4:00-5:00 Design a Brooch

Paint and Stencil, add some special words, embellishments and stitching to create a special mixed media brooch- Liz Kettle Artistic Artifacts

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Kathlyn J. Avila-Reyes, Artist

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Kathlyn is a great friend of mine, a kind soul, talented artist and wonderful person. I admire her artwork greatly. Kathlyn and I met over our lust for beads and through our friend Rosalie Lammana, owner of Beads Ltd.

When Artistic Artifacts Annex opened March of 2008, Kathlyn and I made plans for her retirement party and gallery opening… in June of 2009. She has been an Art Teacher in Fairfax County public schools for years and was retiring!!! And did we hold her retirement party at Artistic Artifacts Annex, boy was it a big Party!

Also during the Party we launched an exhibit and sale of Kathlyn’s fiber art. The following photos are of her fiber art work. For those interested most items are for sale, if interested please email me, judy@artisticartifacts.com and I can provide you with more details and pricing.

For the rest Just Enjoy!

The above doll has been SOLD.

a detail

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Original Sewing and Quilt Expo- Cleveland Ohio

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Artistic Artifacts is in Cleveland Ohio at the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo at the IX Center. Our booth number is: 610. The hours for the show are Thursday, Friday 10-6:00 and Saturday 10-5:30. Here are the photos of the booth- a sneak peak so to speak:

Come visit us, get inspired and of course shop!! See you there! Judy

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Make it University with Cloth Paper Scissors 2009

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Okay, so just for a moment we will go back in time, back to the twilight zone. Houston Texas, 2008

Artistic Artifacts booth during Houston Quilt Festival is located in the Cloth Paper Scissors mixed media section. If you look up to the ceiling there is a banner that can be seen from anywhere in the exhibit hall. If you are a vendor in this section, you may present a 1 hour make it and take it. This year Artistic Artifacts sponsored 4 classes, 2 taught by me, Judy Gula the lovely and talented owner of Artistic Artifacts….. LOL!! and 2 classes taught by Liz Kettle, the lovely and talented teacher and fiber artist….LSM!!

My Make It and Take was: Mixed Media Bamboo Bracelet. With a bamboo core, create mini beads from wrapped paper that we’ll stamp, paint, and string together to make a bracelet.

Everyone finished their bracelet!! The first session ran out of time and everyone gathered at my booth to finish- I was so thankful everyone was patient with me. The most difficult part of the bracelet was stringing the bamboo beads with elastic without needles (who needs them??!!?) turned out I did!! 2 ladies from the first session brought me dental floss thingees to use as needles and the worked like a charm!! They now live in my traveling tool box.

Now, the lovely and talented Liz Kettle taught a different Make it and Take it:

Fun and Funky Collage

Working with a canvas base, vintage fabrics, paper, image transfers, and stitch create small one-of-a-kind montages. Totally addictive!

Many of the fabrics used where hand dyed by ME! Simlar fabrics can be found in my hand dyed collage packages: http://www.artisticartifacts.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=A&Category_Code=hdck

Here are Liz’s samples: