I have just returned from International Quilt Market in Minneapolis – the place was hopping! I attended market to help Liz Kettle and Ruth Chandler with their “Make and Takes”; these are 1-1/2 hour sessions available to market attendees to learn about a new product or book. The teachers of these sessions provide all the supplies and instruction for the session free of charge with lots of help from manufacturers who donate supplies.
Liz and Ruth are 2 of the 4 authors for the Fabric Embellishing book released this year. It is a wonderful book which provides a jumping off point for beginners to the embellishment experience, and for the more experienced, a place to experiment with embellishing. I highly recommend the book and offer it for sale on my site. Liz Kettle is also the co-author of a new Threads book due out early fall.
So in my spare time, yes I did purchase some fantastic fabrics, oil cloth, thread, books, discharge paste, trinkets…but that is for the another newsletter. This newsletter is about upcoming workshops and book signing and artist celebration reception.
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To celebrate Mary Kerr’s book, “A Quilt Block Challenge: Vintage Revisited”, and the artists who participated in the Challenge:
A Quilt Block Challenge: Vintage Revisited
Join us at the Artistic Artifacts Annex for a reception:
Sunday June 27th, 2010
Time 1:00-4:00pm
R.S.V.P. judy@ArtisticArtifacts.com
We will have copies of the book for purchase and one complete set of 19 quilts on display.
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June Workshops at the Annex
Liz Kettle, author, artist and teacher will be traveling from Colorado to spend a week with us at the Artistic Artifacts Annex teaching the following classes. Seats are selling out fast – reserve your space online today!
Bead Embroidery on Fabric
Bodacious Beading with artist Liz Kettle – Tuesday, June 15th
Image Transfer Workshop
Image Transfer Workshop with artist Liz Kettle – Thursday, June 17th
Stitch Journeys: Your Passport to Sewing with Specialty Threads
Stitch Journeys: Your Passport to Sewing with Specialty Threads with artist Liz Kettle – Friday/Saturday/Sunday, June 18-20th
Not able to attend a workshop with Liz or Judy in Virginia?
Join us in Colorado for Textile Evolution 2010 Fall retreat September 8-12th.
Personally Painted Fabrics
Personally Painted Fabrics with artist Linda Cooper – Tuesday, June 22nd. Join us when local artist Linda Cooper teaches how to paint your own fabrics.
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July Workshops at the Annex
July 11th: Judy’s Dye Days
July 31-August 1st: Oh Boy It’s Soy with Lynda Poole Prioleau
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October 7-12th, Judy will also be teaching at the Art Is…Wickedly Good show in Danbury, CT.
Arrange a group lunch or meeting with art tossed into the mix. Contact judy@ArtisticArtifacts.com
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Artistic Artifacts Annex
A workshop where artists gather……
Open for Classes, Workshops, Special Events, and by Appointment
Located in the Electrodyne office building at:
4750 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304
Phone: 703-823-0202 ext 213
Fax: 703-823-0842
email: judy@ArtisticArtifacts.com
Directions to Artistic Artifacts Annex: Washington Beltway to exit 174, Eisenhower Avenue Connector. After exiting onto the ramp and merging onto the Connector, you will come to the intersection, and take a left onto Eisenhower Avenue. 4750 Eisenhower Avenue is a red brick building about 1/4 mile on the left after the Fedex sign and before the condos; look for the Electrodyne sign. Store entrance is at the front of the Electrodyne building.