in•ter•face 2013 international surface design conference

2013 INTERNATIONALSURFACE DESIGNASSOCIATIONCONFERENCE

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, USA

in ter faceCelebrate.Participate. Illuminate.

For updated information, go to www.surfacedesign.org

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It’s always interesting to look back on how an idea unfolds. What began as a conversation almost four years ago—hosting the Surface Design Association’s biennial conference in San Antonio—has come to fruition. A passionate network of area fiber artists were a catalyst of that early conversation.

The Southwest School of Art is honored to be the site host during the 2013 Surface Design Association International Conference for pre-conference workshops and conference demonstrations, as well as sponsoring Michael James’ lecture through the School’s McMahon Fiber Art Symposium.

In∙ter∙face promises to be an enriching conference—full of exciting workshops, demonstrations, lectures and exhibitions highlighting the extensive nature of contemporary fiber. I look forward to the ideas continuing to unfold. And San Antonio, a creative city with rich cultural traditions, welcomes you!

Barbara HillDirector of Community Programs

Southwest School of Art

1: a surface forming a common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases;

2: the place at which two independent systems meet and act on or communicate with each other;

3: the means by which interaction or communication is achieved at an interface.

--Merriam-Webster

17th International Surface Design Association Conference

Presented by the Surface Design Association and Southwest School of Art

San Antonio, TexasJune 6 – 9, 2013

Pre-conference workshops June 1 – 5, 2013

Post-conference workshops June 10 – 14, 2013

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VISION:

To inspire creativity, encourage innovation and advocate for artistic excellence as the global leader in textile-inspired art and design.

MISSION:

To promote awareness and appreciation of textile-inspired art and design through member-supported benefits including publications, exhibitions and conferences.

OBJECTIVES:

To provide opportunities for learning, collaboration and meaningful affiliations; to mentor and support emerging artists, students, and designers; to inform members about the latest developments and innovations in the field; to recognize the accomplishments of our members; to encourage critical dialogue about our field; to inspire new directions in fiber and textiles; to raise the visibility of textiles in the contemporary art world.

Whether you are coming to San Antonio for the first time, or are a return visitor to this distinctive city, you have a treat in store. It is my pleasure to welcome you to my adopted hometown. In Texas, people like me say, “I wasn’t born here, but I got here as fast as I could.” And it’s the truth. San Antonio is a warm, heartfelt city. Visiting here will be unlike anything you have experienced before.

And the conference? SDA is rolling out the best we have for our members — lectures and workshops; fashion and fun. Embracing the lovely, slow pace of getting to know each other just a little bit better than we did before. Kick off your shoes and stay awhile.

As your president and host, I know San Antonio will offer insights, interludes and intermittent flashes of brilliance to each of you while you are here. With a little luck and effort, our in∙ter∙face will rock on into the night. And into the future.See you soon.

Jane DunnewoldPresident

Surface Design Association

SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION


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GENERAL INFORMATION

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

CONFERENCE EXHIBITIONS

SPEAKERS

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

BIOGRAPHIES

TRAVEL AND LODGING

MEMBERSHIP & REGISTRATION INFORMATION

REGISTRATION FORM

SDA INFORMATION

Workshop and Conference Dates..................................................page 4Location.........................................................................................page 4Special Events...............................................................................pages 5 – 6

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Keynote Address............................................................................page 9Featured Speakers........................................................................pages 9 – 10

Lectures.........................................................................................pages 11 – 12Student Presentations....................................................................page 12Professional Panel Presentation....................................................page 13Demonstrations..............................................................................page 13

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.......................................................................................................back cover

Member artwork on front cover, clockwise from top: Diedre Adams, Saaraliisa Ylitalo, Jennifer Libby Fay

CONTENTS


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Conference Information and Special EventsOn pages 5 – 13 you will find information on the four days of lectures, presentations, demonstrations, exhibitions, and special events of in·ter·face. The conference will offer keynote or featured lectures, as well as Concurrent Sessions during which you can choose among varied lectures, presentations, and one-hour demonstrations.

2013 Workshop and Conference Dates

Pre-Conference Workshops: Saturday, June 1 –Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Conference: Thursday, June 6 –Sunday, June 9, 2013

Post-Conference Workshops: Monday, June 10 –Friday, June 14, 2013

LocationIn·ter·face, the 2013 International Surface Design Association Conference, presented by the Surface Design Association and Southwest School of Art, will take place in vibrant San Antonio, Texas, a city renowned for its tradition and cosmopolitan style. With original inhabitants being Native American Indians followed by colonial Spanish explorers, the city now reflects the rich blending of those original settlers along with influences from the Canary Islands, Old Mexico, Germany, the Wild West and the American Deep South. This year’s conference will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel with additional events occurring at Southwest School of Art, University of the Incarnate Word and other venues. The hotel is located on the banks of the one-of-a-kind River Walk, which leads to restaurants and clubs, historic villages, museums, and old Spanish missions, including the iconic Alamo.

Southwest School of ArtSouthwest School of Art is a nationally recognized leader in arts education, currently offering studio programs for more than 4000 adults, children and teens annually on its campus, and offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree starting in the fall of 2013. Classes and workshops are taught by outstanding artists in state-of-the-art facilities. The school also organizes contemporary art exhibitions, and houses a small history museum, a gallery shop and a lunch café. During a typical year, more than 225,000 people attend events, view exhibitions, enroll in classes or visit the historic site.

Gallery and Exhibition DayConference participants can spend Thursday touring museums and galleries around San Antonio, visiting SDA Featured and Sponsored Exhibitions on shuttle tours. All shuttle routes will end at the Crowne Plaza Hotel for participants to enjoy a buffet reception by the River Walk.

Vendor FairThe commercial Vendor Fair will showcase the best from retailers, distributors, and manufacturers of textiles, dyes, pigments, supplies, books, and major equipment used in the production of textiles. The Vendor Fair will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, where most of the main conference events will take place. The opening is Thursday evening with a dessert reception following dinner. The fair will be open throughout the conference sessions and on Friday evening during the Trunk Show and other activities.

Members’ Trunk ShowThe Trunk Show is an opportunity for conference participants to sell their own work at the conference. This event is open to the public and will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Friday evening, 5 – 7 p.m., before the McMahon Fiber Art Symposium lecture by Michael James. To reserve a table ($75) to sell your own work, check the appropriate box on your registration form and you will receive a Trunk Show information packet. The number of tables is limited, so please sign up early.

GENERAL INFORMATION

shopping at the Vendor Fair,photo: SDA Archives


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Saturday evening’s main event will be in•ter•face: Fabricate, a juried runway fashion show featuring beautiful, one-of-a-kind art clothing made by SDA members. Special guest artist Judy Bales will showcase alluring and lyrical creations made from recycled and/or repurposed materials. The event will take place at the University of the Incarnate Word Stanley & Sandra Rosenberg Sky Room, with spectacular views of downtown San Antonio. We want every member’s designs to be showcased here! Submit your work for consideration by visiting the SDA website conference page. A limited number of guest tickets will be offered for sale pending space availability.

Want to have a respite before the Fashion Show and support SDA, too? Come to the party! Robin Early, SDA member and local art diva, has graciously offered her art-filled home for an elegant fundraising soiree just prior to the evening’s main event. Donate $100 or more and join the festivities! Contribute to SDA and have a great time with president Jane Dunnewold and other like-minded supporters. Sign up for this worthwhile event on the conference registration page, and don’t delay—participation will be limited!

Fiesta Embellished, San Antonio Pre-Conference One-Day Fiber Study Tour, Wednesday, June 5, 2013The tour begins at the new Art Cloth Studios, hosted by Jane Dunnewold. It continues with a visit to the Witte Museum’s exhibit of ornately beaded and embellished Fiesta gowns. (Originally a single parade to honor fallen Texas heroes, Fiesta has grown into a 10-day celebration featuring some 100 events and dozens of “royal courts,” whose members wear elaborate gowns in the many Fiesta parades.) Final stop is the McNay Art Museum, with its noted collection of theater arts, including Fiesta Festival, an exhibit of festival costume drawings and stage models from around the world.Tour fee: $100, transportation, lunch and museum admissions included.

WE’RE INVITING YOU!SDA Bookstore. Authored a book or DVD you’d like to share? Reserve a spot in our conference bookstore by checking the applicable box on the registration form. 25% of sales will be donated to SDA. Everybody wins.

SDA Auction. A favorite at every conference. Donate and showcase your work. Do a good deed for your community. Proceeds support SDA awards, grants and scholarships which are available to all SDA members. Check our website for details or contact [email protected].

Plethora of Pincushions. Our first-ever pincushion sale to benefit SDA. We’re asking you to donate wild, wacky, wonderful handmade or vintage pincushions to offer for sale in the SDA Bookstore. Compete for the soon-to-be-coveted Pincushion Prize—a $100 gift certificate accepted at any SDA vendor.

FASHION SHOW

PRE-FASHION SHOW FUNDRAISING

COCKTAIL PARTY

FIBER STUDY TOUR

MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

SPECIAL EVENTS

Judy Bales, Niagra, photo courtesy of the artist


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MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES CONTINUED

NETWORKING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

OPPORTUNITIES

Snag a Bag! Support our commitment to repurposing and have some fun. We’ve eliminated 2013 conference bags, because (let’s face it) everybody’s got too many already. Grab a bag you’ve got at home—and play! Paint, stitch, glue—unleash your creative streak. Please be sure to sign your creation.

Next, bring your bag to conference registration and trade it for another member’s bag, already stuffed with official conference materials. Then keep an eagle eye out for your bag’s new owner—and don’t be shy. Get to know someone new and take home a re-purposed, collectible art bag.

Don’t have time to adorn a bag before you head to San Antonio? No problem. Just bring a bag you already own for your stuff. Or buy one of our bags, created in advance by a willing team of Conference volunteers. Proceeds will benefit website sales gallery implementation.

Read more about each of these special SDA projects on the website.

SDA Rep meeting: Thursday, June 6, 8:30 a.m.This is a special session for the SDA state and regional representatives to meet with the board. All state and regional reps are encouraged to attend.

Membership Meeting: Friday, June 7, 10:30 a.m.General membership meeting of the Surface Design Association. Come see what’s new about SDA and share your ideas to help us grow.

Regional Meet and Greet: Friday, June 7, 12:00 noon (lunch provided)Meet fellow SDA members from your area of the country or your part of the world. Bring a small show & tell or a 12’’ × 12’’ swatch for the SDA swatch collection. Regional Area information will be included on your nametag and registration form.

Critiques & Portfolio Reviews: various timesSpecial guest artists will be available for individual 30-minute critiques and portfolio reviews. Indicate your interest on the registration site as you check out by paying the $35 fee. Details will be included in your registration packet.

Educator’s Meeting: Saturday, June 8, 12:00 noonEducators—K–12: Here’s your opportunity to network and share tips of the trade. Most importantly, use your collective energies to dialogue about enhancing your experience within SDA—all ideas are welcome!

Student Networking Meeting: Saturday, June 8, 12:00 noonLearn about current student benefits being offered and join in a brainstorming session on how SDA and students can work together to create services and programs for the future.

SPECIAL EVENTS CONTINUED


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Thursday, June 6 Friday, June 7 Saturday, June 8 Sunday, June 98:00 a.m.:15:30 Area Representatives’ Meeting

8:30 – 10:00 a.m.:459:00 a.m. Keynote Address

9:00 – 10:15 a.m.Featured Speaker9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Featured Speaker9:00 – 10:15 a.m.:15

:30:4510:00 a.m. Greetings and Announcements

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.:15:30 SDA Membership Meeting

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.Featured Speaker10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

Featured Speaker10:30 – 11:30 a.m.:45 Exhibition Day

Buses depart from hotel at 10:45 a.m. and will visit six galleries plus a no host lunch stop.

All buses end at Crowne Plaza Hotel at 5:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m.:15:30:45 Closing Remarks

11:45 a.m.Conference Closes 12:15 p.m.

12:00 p.m. Lunch and Regional Meetings12:00 – 1:15 p.m.

Special Interest Meetings12:00 – 1:15 p.m.:15

:30:451:00 p.m.:15:30 Concurrent Sessions

1:30 – 2:45 p.m.Concurrent Sessions1:30 – 2:45 p.m.:45

2:00 p.m.:15:30:453:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

3:00 – 4:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions3:00 – 4:15 p.m.:15

:30:454:00 p.m.:15:30:455:00 p.m. Trunk Show

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.:15:30 Optional Fundraising Reception

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.:456:00 p.m. Buffet Reception at Hotel

6:00 – 7:30 p.m.:15:30:457:00 p.m. Vendor Fair Opens

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.:15:30 Dessert Buffet in Vendor Area

7:30 – 9:00 p.m.McMahon Forum, Featured Speaker7:30 – 8:45 p.m.

Fashion Showin•ter•face: Fabricate7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

:458:00 p.m.:15:30:459:00 p.m.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS


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Gallery NordNathalie Miebach, Weathered WatersWeathered Waters is a large-scale wall piece that looks at the ecological interactions between weather systems and marine environments in the Gulf of Maine. This region of the ocean stretches all along the New England coast. Strong tidal currents and nutrient-rich, cold waters from the Labrador Current create an environment in which marine life can thrive. Using NOAA and GMOOS buoys and weather stations along the coast, Miebach is translating information that explores the seasonal variations of marine life by looking at the interactions of atmospheric and marine data.

Russell Hill Rogers Gallery IMichael James

Russell Hill Rogers Gallery IINaomi Wanjiku

Ursuline Hall GalleryTrish Ramsay

in•ter•face: Linked UpStudents’ Show, UTSA Downtown GalleryEntry deadline March 31, 2013

in•ter•face: ConnectionsMembers’ Show, SAY Sí GalleryEntry deadline April 1, 2013

in•ter•face: FabricateMembers’ Fashion Show, Stanley & Sandra Rosenberg Sky Room, University of the Incarnate WordEntry deadline March 1, 2013

Kathryn Clark, Foreclosure Quilts

Elise Deringer and Kelsey Viola Wiskirchen, Looking Through: New Work from Elise Deringer & Kelsey Viola Wiskirchen

Kim Eichler-Messmer, Sense of Place

Janet Lasher, Conscription

Maria Shell, Color Grids

Eun-Kyung Suh, Embedded Memory

Bhakti Ziek, Earth Friendly Alchemy: Explorations in Natural Dyeing

FEATURED EXHIBITION

SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF ART SPONSORED

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

MEMBERSHIP EXHIBITIONS OPEN FOR ENTRY

For prospectus and online submission, go to www.surfacedesign.org and click on conference

SDA-SPONSORED EXHIBITIONS

AT LOCAL GALLERIES

CONFERENCE EXHIBITIONS

Elise Deringer, Cast Nets, photo courtesy of the artist

Eun-Kyung Suh, Sympathies-Anchae, photo courtesy of the artist

Kathryn Clark, Atlanta Foreclosure Quilt, photo courtesy of the artist


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PARTICIPATING GALLERIES

SAY SÍ

FEATURED SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE ADDRESSJANET ECHELMAN

MICHAEL JAMESsponsored by

McMahon Fiber Arts Symposium

Gallery Nord, Parchman-Stremmel Gallery, UTSA Downtown Gallery, An Arte Gallery, SAY Sí, International Center, Southwest School of Art

SAY Sí is a national award-winning, long-term, multidisciplinary arts program for students from San Antonio’s middle and high schools that provides opportunities for these students to develop artistic and social skills inpreparation for higher educational advancement and professional careers. Goals include: enhancing students’ social and academic competencies; improving students’ self-esteem and identity; and enhancing students’ character. Students gain pre-professional skills and knowledge through regular, intensive instruction and experimentation in a wide variety of artistic genres, styles, media, and techniques.

Taking Imagination SeriouslyJanet Echelman found her true voice as an artist when her paints went missing, which forced her to explore the potential of unorthodox new art materials. From fishing nets to atomized water particles, she pushes the boundary of public art with her billowing, flowing sculptures. Echelman describes her journey as an artist and her passion to redefine urban environments with accessible sculpture that is experiential in nature—sculpture that shifts from being an object you look at, to something you can get lost in.

Dual Realities: Life and ArtMichael James has built a body of work around the exploration of parallel universes: the physical and the psychic environments that we occupy day-to-day. This presentation will review some of that studio production and the conditions of its creation. Just as dynamic tension animates the visual composition of a work, emotional and psychological tensions are the sources of whatever poetry it might contain. James’s efforts to engage these dualities to expressive ends over the course of a nearly forty-year career will be the focus of this talk.

This symposium, established in 2010, was named in honor of a longtime San Antonio resident, Debbie McMahon. McMahon, who passed away in September 2007, was an accomplished and devoted fiber artist who participated as a student and Trustee at Southwest School of Art. We are very grateful to Joe McMahon Jr. for creating an endowment in Debbie’s name to facilitate this annual conversation on contemporary fiber arts.

Michael James, A Question with No Answer, detail, photo: Larry Gawel

CONFERENCE EXHIBITIONS CONTINUED

Janet Echelman, Her Secret is Patience, Civic Space Park, downtown Phoenix, AZ,

photo: Christina Ohaver

SAY Sí students & staff, image courtesy SAY Sí


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An Art World Under the SpellNever has the “spell” of fiber and textile on the world of contemporary art been as rampant as what we have seen in the last decade. Painters, sculptors, jewelers, furniture designers, architects, installation and performance artists, and interdisciplinary artists of every ilk have been appropriating the materials, techniques and strategies directly associated with textile and fiber. This phenomenon will be discussed through examples of work by a variety of artists.

Interfaces of Fashion ActivismFashion is an everyday experience stuck between liberation and oppression. But has today’s cheap and “democratized” fashion really increased our possibilities for self-determination and autonomy? This lecture offers some ideas on how the textile arts can be used by participants to reform fashion from a phenomenon of edicts and anxiety to a collective experience of empowerment—in other words, to make them become fashion-able.

Fiber & the Contemporary Art WorldAuther will discuss the explosion of fiber and fiber-based practices in contemporary art and its related contexts. The 21st century has witnessed a tremendous increase in the visibility of fiber in art, a rise related to the broader currency of craft within the context of the DIY and artisan movements, among other social, political, and cultural forces. In this talk, Auther discusses this terrain, with an emphasis on the unique role fiber has played in the expansion of artistic practice today.

Baskets, Graphs & Numbers –Making Information Tactile Information has become the molecular fiber of our day and age. It surrounds us everywhere. The prevalent way we receive information nowadays is through the digital realm—through our computers, phones, tablets. It is brought to us as words, numbers and in the occasional pie chart—always symbolic and abstract. How would our understanding of information change if we could touch it, walk around it or even hear it? Using basket-weaving as an example, the talk explores how the matrix of the weave has attained a new significance as a mediator between informational noise and the didactic meaning and clarity we can derive from a graph. The tactile and structural possibilities of weaving offer new perspectives on how we view information, as well as opening up opportunities in cross-disciplinary explorations that include science, art and music.

WARREN SEELIG

OTTO VON BUSCH

ELISSA AUTHER

NATHALIE MIEBACH

FEATURED SPEAKERS CONTINUED

Warren Seelig with Shadowfield/ Crystal, photo courtesy of the artist

Nathalie Miebach, And the Winds Kept Roaring Through the Night (Oct 28, 1991 –

Sable Island), photo courtesy of the artist


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LECTURESISA RODRIGUES OWYN RUCK

MICHAELE HAYNES

MO KELMAN

SUSAN BRANDEIS

LYNNE BRUNING

Textile Entrepreneurship + Community Sustainable Agriculture ModelFor the last four years, the Textile Arts Center has been a main resource facility for fiber lovers in and out of New York City. Through classes, events, and special programs, the Center has managed to reach a huge demographic, aiding in our mission to help preserve and promote textile handcrafts. The Sewing Seeds Program, in particular, has brought special attention to the Center. Focusing on the study of natural dye plants, the program has the mission to provide accurate and accessible information about dye sources and how to use them. Projects have included workshops, a Living Library, and a successful Dye Plant CSA in the heart of Brooklyn.

Sequins, Beads and Rhinestones, Oh My: Catching the Light in San AntonioMichaele Haynes discusses the highly embellished dresses and long trains worn in a faux coronation that takes place annually as part of Fiesta San Antonio. Twenty-four duchesses, a princess and a queen, almost always from the city’s oldest and most prominent families, take part in the pageantry. Haynes traces the history of the gowns and discusses the evolution of the design process and the increasingly complex ornamentation of the royal robes, now costing $35,000–$50,000 and weighing a combined 100 pounds or more.

Textile Architectonics: An Interface of Skin and SkeletonThis presentation takes a global look at creative works in textiles, art and architecture where a “skin” and a “skeleton” have been joined to sculpt form in three-dimensional space. We explore textiles and other visual media that depend on a skeleton for structure; then we turn things around and look at architectural structures with skins that act like textiles. The goal of the presentation is to expand our awareness of groundbreaking work and inspire new directions in our own studios.

Tradition and Innovation: Using the Past to Imagine the FutureWhen we make a textile, we stand on the shoulders of thousands of years of skilled textile makers. Studying that past keeps us both humble and inspired. This talk will examine three approaches to using historic textiles in the making of new work: studying a single object, using a museum collection, or evoking personal ethnic heritage. Both prominent textile artists and Brandeis’s students will be featured in the presentation, showing samples of historic treasures and the works of art they inspire.

Welcome to eTextile Lounge!Come on in and sit a spell while Bruning shares current developments in fiber-based interactive electronic projects: from theatrical costumes to adaptive technologies; pop-up books to woven batteries; conductive inks to electrified fibers. Bruning shares her extensive knowledge of wearable tech, eTextiles, soft circuits and paper computing with an engaging slide show presentation, sample designs and hardware demonstrations. Come early, get a seat and be prepared for an action-packed mind-meld of current trends and technologies to activate your fiber arts!

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Susan Brandeis (2009), Lost Language, Sacred Sun detail, hand stitched, photo courtesy of the artist


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Arashi Shibori: Interface Between Making and Manufacturing—A Personal Journey Selby will use her experience as an Arashi Shibori artist to highlight the creative tension between two worlds—maker of multi-layered silk accessories and the other world of engineering and production. Through the development of the Compleat™ Arashi Shibori Wrapping Machine, she will describe the experience of setting up a workshop in Sri Lanka where different worlds met, and differences were overcome, to produce wonderful results.

Creative InquiryIntroduced by Teresa PaschkeThis new session format features three 15-minute presentations from students who are currently enrolled or have recently completed their degrees in a textile- or design-related program. Each will discuss their current creative scholarship through topics that include a “zero waste” approach to textile design; the “overlap and boundaries” between craft and design; and the use of post-consumer waste in wearable art.

Recycling: Up-cyclingMy current research involves the process of up-cycling, in which objects are collected, transported, deconstructed, organized, and finally transformed into another form using some or all original components. The collections of the everyday mundane objects are being viewed in the ability of transformation into functional and non-functional accessories.

The Art of Zero WasteThe (zero.O.lab) serves as an incubator for artists, designers and creative thinkers to work collaboratively within the community to help redefine fashion in the 21st century through zero waste art and design concepts and practices. This lab was established in 2010 as a part of my thesis research project at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. My presentation will focus upon successful collaborations where the role of textiles, art and zero waste were implemented to create discussion and build community.

Design Craft FeltThis presentation will investigate the overlap and boundaries between design and craft in the work of designers and artists who use textiles, specifically wool, in both one-of-a-kind artisanal pieces and mass industrial production. Through examining the motivations behind the designer-craftsmen movement in the United States in the 1950s and ’60s, we can see how intellectual and material motivations are still present in the work of contemporary textile artists, both those in the United States and abroad.

LECTURES CONTINUED

ANNE SELBY

STUDENT PRESENTATIONS

CHESLEY WILLIAMS

KATHERINE SOUCIE

MEGHAN URBACK

Anne Selby, Fibonacci Boa, photo: Nadine Elhage

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Getting Your Work Out THERE Moderated by Susan Taber AvilaIn today’s fast-moving world, you can play a bigger role in shaping the creative career you want. From promoting your work to developing provocative and challenging projects to work on, this panel looks at different approaches, from old-school to high-tech. Panelists include Janice Arnold, who creates large-scale installations and executes commissions with traditional felting techniques; Jenny Leary, who will discuss textile innovations, patents and the challenge of utilizing new textile technologies; and Joe Lewis, blogger extraordinaire, whose online journal, fibreQUARTERLY, connects members of the Canadian textile network.

Upcycle Those Plastic Bags!Learn about making a strong, colorful and multi-purpose carrier using everyday plastic bags and the simple technique of crocheting. Add value to those plastic bags that are tucked away in your cabinets. Cut up the bags to create “yarn,” and crochet a shopping bag with handles, a basket, even a sculptural form. Included will be a conversation about the development of a plastic bag crochet cooperative in Ghana.

Creativity and Couture EmbroideryMeet the owners of Elephant Embellishments for a journey down the road of couture embroidery and beading. What does couture embroidery mean and how is it accomplished? How can these techniques be incorporated into other surface design techniques? Where is this stuff taught, and who is crazy enough to do it on a regular basis? Theresa and Lalon Alexander will discuss the techniques used, the design process and the business of hand embroidery and beading. A brief demonstration of tambour beading will be included. Topics include: techniques, design, clientele, pricing, best business practices, schools, and learning processes.

Art, Aerobics and RitualLearn tips and tricks to help you keep in aesthetic shape and to switch from “everyday-life brain” to “creative brain,” using creative exercises, rituals to define creative space, positive procrastination and more.

Kakishibu Persimmon Tannin and PigmentsUsing shibori techniques and direct application, Hedstrom will demonstrate the use of kakishibu persimmon tannin and pigments on a variety of fabrics and paper. The rusty brown color will be modified with iron, titanium, and soda ash to create black, greys, and gold. Additions of various pigments including natural ochres create an expanded palette.

PROFESSIONAL PANEL

DEMONSTRATIONSJACKIE ABRAMS

LALON ALEXANDERTHERESA ALEXANDER

KERR GRABOWSKI

ANA LISA HEDSTROM

Jackie Abrams, A Woman of Conse-quence, photo: Rina Abrams

CONCURRENT SESSIONS CONTINUED

Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Papers dyed with kakishibu persimmon tannin and pigments, photo courtesy of the artist


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Pre-Conference Five-Day Workshops Saturday – Wednesday, June 1 – 5, 2013

Professional Development: Creating a Personal Road Map for SuccessA professional development workshop that focuses on presenting your work and yourself in the best possible way. Participants will learn how to develop a high-quality portfolio, write artist statements, research and develop innovative fundraising, marketing and branding techniques, write proposals, demystify RFQs, RFPs and various other calls for art, and will also discuss some of the legal pitfalls in artistic ventures. Level: All Levels—Workshop Tuition: $650—Supply Fee: $38

Baskets and SurfacesWhat are the possibilities of woven forms? Explore shape, color, surface textures, and weaving techniques, using hand-painted cotton paper as the basket material. Learn bias plaiting and cathead weaving, and their endless variations. After weaving the baskets, cover the surfaces with applications of paper, paints and mediums, and knotless netting. Discover the connections between material and form, and the new surface in relation to the underlying vessel. Learn the rules that can certainly be broken. Level: All Levels—Workshop Tuition: $650—Supply Fee: $70

Digital Alternative Surfaces — From Flat to DimensionalStudents in this workshop will explore digital printing on alternative surfaces with dimension on three levels. We will work texture from the image, the substrate and assembling. This workshop will cover all phases of creating digital alternative surfaces. Working with recycled materials and various constructed surfaces, our goal is to integrate digital printing with dimensional collage and assemblage. Students will experiment with digital prints in new directions, both demonstrated and imagined. Ignite your curiosity in an informative environment.Level: Beginner/Intermediate—Workshop Tuition: $650—Supply Fee: $76

Pre-Conference Four-Day Workshops Sunday – Wednesday, June 2 – 5, 2013

Skins and Skeletons: 3-D Textile ConstructionsIn this experimental workshop participants will first learn methods for building skeletal structures with rigid and semi-rigid materials like reed, rattan, bamboo, wood, and wire. Methods will include various lashing techniques, chaotic plaiting, and wire construction processes. Next, we’ll cover a broad array of approaches to building skins onto these structures using gut, rice papers, elastic fabrics, nets, wire mesh, wax, and stiffeners. Participants will leave with a bundle of experimental samples that will become prototypes for future studio work. Level: All Levels—Workshop Tuition: $520—Supply Fee: $46

Exploring Color with DyeThe workshop will focus on controlled use of Procion MX dyes using the percentage dye method. This method involves weighing fabric and dye to achieve precise, reproducible colors with minimal waste. Students will also gain insight into color theory, color matching, dyeing gradations, and personal color palettes. Each participant will leave the workshop with a personal dye recipe book of at least 60 custom colors and swatches. Level: All Levels—Workshop Tuition: $520—Supply Fee: $42

JANICE ARNOLD

JACKIE ABRAMS

KATHYANNE WHITE

MO KELMAN

KIM EICHLER-MESSMER

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Mo Kelman, Selfsame, photo: Chee-Heng Yeong

Kathyanne White, Whiteforest Book 2, photo courtesy of the artist


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Pre-Conference Three-Day Workshops Monday – Wednesday, June 3 – 5, 2013

Creating a Focus: Repetition, Scale and ColorDo your pieces present a visual tug of war, no particular entrance or direction? Do they lack FOCUS? Concentrate on one thing daily: repetition, scale or color. View and analyze images utilizing one of the above elements. Create collages with that element as the focal point. Collage offers the ability to easily explore ideas and options. Collage materials can run the gamut: papers, fabrics, found objects—anything that can be glued, fused or stitched down. Discuss collages. Leave with focus.Level: All Levels—Workshop Tuition: $390—Supply Fee: $30

Ordinary Materials to Extraordinary JewelryColor, imagery and text found on tin or aluminum cans and plastic bottles are excellent for creating an engaging, narrative surface. With this in mind we will select, alter and blend meaningful elements to create a unified small collage suitable for use in jewelry or small objects. Demonstrations will include cutting, forming, riveting and other methods to seamlessly capture, integrate and connect these materials. We will transform the ordinary into extraordinary sculpture or wearable art.Level: All Levels—Workshop Tuition: $390—Supply Fee: $10

Pre-Conference Two-Day Workshops Tuesday – Wednesday, June 4 – 5, 2013

Magnetic Fields and Textiles: Making the Invisible TangibleIn this workshop, participants will learn how to see the pattern of invisible magnetic fields. Material engineers have utilized tightly controlled magnetic fields in data storage since Oberlin Smith first demonstrated recording audio on a wire in 1888. We will discuss how the data is shaped, looking at cassette tapes, hotel keys, and other everyday instances of magnetic storage. The patterns will come to life with a unique hands-on technique for imprinting the field shapes into textile surfaces.Level: All Levels—Workshop Tuition: $260—Supply Fee: $10

Pre-Conference One-Day Workshop Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Speaking of Craft: Practice and CritiqueFor exhibiting makers with an ongoing and evolving studio practice, this master class will engage approaches to interpreting and assessing the work’s trajectory and potentials. Each participant will prepare and present a digital portfolio focused on recent work and work-in-progress, and in brief summary will provide a context for understanding the work’s development and objectives. Members of the group will provide feedback through guided written exercises and reflective dialogue. Participants must have participated in one or more curated/invited solo exhibitions and/or competitive juried exhibitions annually for the previous three years.Level: Advanced—Workshop Tuition: $130—Supply Fee: None

KERR GRABOWSKI

MARLENE TRUE

JENNY LEARY

MICHAEL JAMES

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Jenny Leary, Magnetic Polymer Grid, photo courtesy of the artist

Kerr Grabowski, photo credit: Vicki Niolet


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Post-Conference One-Day Workshop Monday, June 10, 2013

Strategic ThreadsThe workshop explores how artistic practices of fibers and fabric can act strategically as a form of activism. This would mean to focus on how the art practice actualizes civic assets and resources in society. We will work collaboratively from the participants’ own practices and their samples to see how the threads and issues from the pieces can be meshed and used to mobilize assets and create publicity around issues in society.Level: All Levels—Workshop Tuition:$130—Supply Fee: None

Post-Conference Two-Day Workshops Monday – Tuesday, June 10 – 11, 2013

eTextiles: Activate Your Fiber ArtsIntroduction to the world of wearable tech, soft circuits, eTextiles and paper computing. This hands-on workshop encourages students to embrace cross-disciplinary concepts, methods and materials of electronics, computers, textiles and paper. Learn how to make a basic eTextile LED circuit with conductive thread. Use conductive paint and inks to

create paper circuits. Take home a sample book of methods, materials, sources and projects. No code or programming. Level: All Levels—Workshop Tuition: $260—Supply Fee: $50

Post-Conference Three-Day Workshops Monday – Wednesday June 10 – 12, 2013

Textile BookmakingDive into the world of creating your own unique textile artists’ books and sketchbooks. The class will cover the foundations of bookmaking, with opportunities for advanced exploration of new techniques for more experienced students. Special emphasis will be placed on special methods and ideas for using textiles to create unique handmade books. Learn the technical skills through the creation of blank sample books. Investigate the use of sewn bindings, including the Coptic Stitch, Medieval Long Stitch, and a tape binding. Level: All Levels—Workshop Tuition: $390—Supply Fee: $37

OTTO VON BUSCH

LYNNE BRUNING

NAOMI ADAMS

POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Naomi Adams, Coptic Fabric A, photo courtesy of the artist

Lynne Bruning workshop supplies, photo courtesy of the artist


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SUSAN BRANDEIS

BEAN GILSDORF

LALON ALEXANDER THERESA ALEXANDER

Stitching as DrawingDrawing and stitching are both essentially linear acts. This workshop will examine the conventional ways we make marks on paper, in order to translate them with basic hand-stitching into drawings on cloth. We will experiment with optical mixing, cross-hatching, stippling, detailing, shading, contouring, color context, gestural marks, scribbling, enhancing a printed or dyed fabric, overlaying marks, stitching on transparent ground, creating gradations, building texture. Emphasis will be on experimentation and developing a personal stitched mark vocabulary. Students will be asked to bring their own supplies.Level: All Levels—Workshop Tuition: $390—Supply Fee: None

Be the Critic! Writing Boot Camp for Aspiring AuthorsWhy lament the lack of critical attention to textiles when we can create our own discourse? This fast-paced workshop starts at zero and ends with published art critics. We’ll begin by examining the elements that make a well-written exhibition review, then we’ll visit the conference shows and write our own. Editing comes next, and after the writing is polished we’ll publish it on a website created just for the class. We’ll also discuss ethics in critical writing and opportunities for further writing and publication. No prior experience necessary, this is a step-by-step class. Just jump in, and we’ll create textile history together!Level: All Levels—Workshop Tuition: $390—Supply Fee: $5

Post-Conference Five-Day Workshops Monday – Friday June 10 – 14, 2013

The (Teeny-Tiny) Pieces of My Heart: Beginning Tambour EmbroideryTambour embroidery is used extensively to embellish fashion, bridal, interior, and art pieces. However, it can be very difficult to learn from the limited number of books available on the topic. This class is intended to help learners jump the hurdle of acquainting oneself with the basics of tambour work, incorporating a little basic needle embroidery in the process. The result will be a beautiful beaded heart appliqué that can be used on practically any item. Topics include: framing up, using the hook, basic tambour stitching, beads, sequins, and finishing a piece.Level: All Levels—Workshop Tuition: $650—Workshop Fee: $106 without lap base for frame; $150 with lap base for frame

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Bean Gilsdorf, Flag for Regarding Flags, photo: Robert D. Herrick

Couture Embroidery by Theresa & Lalon Alexander, photo courtesy of the artists


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ABRAMS, JACKIEwww.jackieabrams.com

ADAMS, NAOMIwww.killerbeedesigns.com

ALEXANDER, LALONwww.elephantembellishments.com

ALEXANDER, THERESAwww.elephantembellishments.com

ARNOLD, JANICEwww.jafelt.com

AUTHER, ELISSAwww.elissaauther.com

Jackie Abrams has been a basketmaker since 1975, when she first apprenticed to an 81-year-old traditional white ash basketmaker. Since 1990, she has been exploring plaiting techniques, the use of heavy cotton paper as a material, and the possibilities of contemporary basketry. She exhibits her work at shows, galleries and museums and has been included in numerous books. She teaches throughout the United States, Australia, Canada, and Ghana. As a teacher she encourages exploration, experimentation, and lots of laughter.

Naomi S. Adams is an award-winning contemporary textile artist. Her artwork been shown internationally, nationally, regionally, and locally in diverse venues ranging from galleries to public works installations. Naomi holds a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art Fibers from the University of North Texas. Naomi’s work was included in Quilt National 2011, and received the “Most Innovative Use of the Medium” award. In addition to her body of textile work, Naomi’s artist’s books have been featured nationally in juried shows. She is the Assistant Professor of Art and Fiber Media at Idaho State University.

Lalon Alexander is co-owner of Elephant Embellishments and an instructor of fashion management for the University of the Incarnate Word. She holds a Bachelor of Science in fashion design from Texas Tech University and a Master of Fine Arts in Costume Design from Carnegie Mellon University. In addition, she has attended the London College of Fashion, the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Paris Fashion Institute and Lesage Ecole de Broderie d’Art. With her sister Theresa, she has created embroidery for film, theater, and fashion.

Theresa Alexander is co-owner of Elephant Embellishments and an instructor of fashion management with the University of the Incarnate Word. She has a Bachelor of Science from Texas Tech University and a Master of Arts in Fashion and Textiles from Nottingham Trent University in England. She has also studied at Lesage Ecole de Broderie d’Art in Paris and at the Paris Fashion Institute. With her sister Lalon, she has embroidered pieces for movies, Broadway shows, weddings, and one-of-a-kind fabrics for runway fashions.

As a daughter of a cartographer, Janice Arnold grew up looking at the world in landscapes of texture and color, with scale as a 6th sense. Her innovative, professional approach to handmade Felt and installation art sets her in a league of her own as an artist, designer and feltmaker. She has been awarded an Artist Trust Fellowship, and numerous grants, commissions and exhibitions. Arnold strives for excellence and perfection in every aspect of her work and presentations.

Elissa Auther is associate professor of contemporary art at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. She is the author of String, Felt, Thread: The Hierarchy of Art and Craft in American Art (Minnesota, 2010) and the co-editor of West of Center: Art and the Counterculture Experiment in America, 1965–1977 (Minnesota, 2012). The book accompanies the eponymously titled exhibition co-curated by Auther and Adam Lerner for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver. At the MCA Denver Auther co-directs the pubic program Feminism & Co.: Art, Sex, Politics, which explores issues of women and gender through creative practice.

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AVILA, SUSAN TABERwww.suta.com

BALES, JUDYwww.judybales.com

BRANDEIS, SUSANwww4.ncsu.edu/~brandeis

BRUNING, LYNNEwww.lbruning.com

www.etextilelounge.com

ECHELMAN, JANETwww.echelman.com

EICHLER-MESSMER, KIMwww.kimemquilts.com

Susan Taber Avila is Professor of Design (Textiles & Fashion) at the University of California, Davis and a Chutian Scholar at Wuhan Textile University in Wuhan, China. She is a recipient of a 2010 Center for Cultural Innovation “Investing in Artists” Grant. She has shown her work in numerous international and national exhibitions. Her artwork is included in publications and collections including the de Young Museum in San Francisco. She was the co-creator of the website, FiberScene.com (1999–2010) and has published articles in Fiberarts, Ornament, and Surface Design Journal. She currently serves on the SDA Board of Directors.

Judy Bales has worked for more than 25 years in fiber and mixed media, exploring a range of scales and forms. In addition to the intimate, wildly individualistic work in the realm of fiber arts, she has also distinguished herself through multiple commissions garnered in the very different world of public art, specifically the sculptural and design elements she has contributed to trail and highway bridges in Iowa and Arizona. Though a fiber artist in technique and materials, she approaches her art more like an abstract painter, relying on improvisation and painterly techniques rather than the more precise, controlled approach traditionally favored by fiber artists.

Susan Brandeis is Distinguished Graduate Professor of Art and Design at the College of Design, North Carolina State University. She holds a Master of Science from Indiana University and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Kansas. Her artwork has been pictured in leading publications in the field, exhibited throughout the world, and represented in numerous private and public collections, including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian. She has received three artist’s fellowships from the North Carolina Arts Council.

Lynne Bruning is the creatrix of exclusive wearable art, eTextiles and adaptive technologies. Fusing together her BA in neurophysiology from Smith College, Masters in Architecture from the University of Colorado and family history in textiles, Bruning jets through the universe creatively cross-pollinating the worlds of science, textiles, fashion and technology. Bruning teaches introductory electronic textiles from coast to coast, infecting textile artists, electrical engineers and computer hacks with the love of wearable computing, and spawning local eTextile groups.

Janet Echelman transforms urban space with soaring, building-scale textile sculptures that fuse with forces of nature: wind, water and light. Combining traditional craft with cutting-edge technology, she taps the potential of unlikely materials and craft methods— from knotted fishing net to curtains of atomized water particles—to create dynamic, accessible art environments in cities worldwide. She is a recipient of numerous awards and fellowships both nationally and abroad; Architectural Digest selected Echelman as a global 2012 Innovator, describing her work as “changing the very essence of urban spaces.”

Kim Eichler-Messmer is currently an Assistant Professor in the Fiber department of the Kansas City Art Institute. She received a Master of Fine Arts in textiles from the University of Kansas in 2007 and was an artist in residence at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN in 2007–2008. Her work has been exhibited nationally in numerous solo and juried shows. She was a finalist in Apartment Therapy’s Design Showcase 2010 and her work was featured in West Elm’s Spring 2012 catalog.

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GILSDORF, BEANwww.beangilsdorf.com

GRABOWSKI, KERRwww.kerrgrabowski.com

HAYNES, MICHAELE

HEDSTROM, ANA LISAwww.analisahedstrom.com

JAMES, MICHAEL

Bean Gilsdorf is an artist and writer with more than a decade of teaching experience. Her artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and supported by grants from the Puffin Foundation and the NW Film Center of the Portland Art Museum. Her critical writing has been published in Surface Design Journal, Fiberarts magazine (2007–2011), Textile: the Journal of Cloth and Culture, and online at Art Practical and Daily Serving. Additionally, she writes the weekly art-advice column HELP DESK for Daily Serving, republished by KQED.org and The Huffington Post. Gilsdorf was a 2011–2012 Graduate Fellowship Resident at the Headlands Center for the Arts.

Kerr Grabowski is a fiber artist and teacher known for her innovative approaches to dyeing and screening processes. Kerr’s background in drawing, printmaking and design is evident in her elegantly whimsical artwear. A New Jersey Arts Fellowship and Mississippi Arts Council Minigrant recipient, Kerr authored the DVDs Deconstructed Screen Printing and Adventures in Surface Design and has been published in Ornament, Fiberarts, Surface Design Journal, Textiles Now, Fiberarts Design Book Six and Silk Painting for Fashion and Fine Art. Kerr exhibits and teaches internationally.

Michaele Thurgood Haynes was a curator at the Witte Museum, San Antonio for 15 years, overseeing many collections, including the elaborate dresses and trains known locally as “Fiesta dresses.” These intricate dresses and the social structure they represent are the subject of Dressing Up Debutantes: Pageantry and Glitz in Texas (1998). She has written a number of articles, including entries in Berg’s Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion. She has done many presentations on the royal robes that continue to fascinate everyone who sees them.

Ana Lisa Hedstrom is known for her signature textiles based on contemporary adaptations of shibori. Her textiles are included in the collections of major museums, including the Cooper Hewitt, the Museum of Arts and Design, and the de Young Museum. Her work has been exhibited and published internationally. She has taught and lectured at numerous international shibori conferences and schools. Her awards include two National Endowment for the Arts grants and she is a fellow of the American Craft Council.

Michael James is the Ardis James Professor and the department chair in Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses and is a Faculty Fellow of the International Quilt Study Center and Museum. He earned his MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and his BFA from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, which in 1992 conferred on him an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. A Fellow of the American Craft Council, James’s work is included in numerous collections both nationally and internationally. He is a recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and an NEA Exchange Fellowship.



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KELMAN, MOwww.mokelman.com

LEARY, JENNYwww.ferrofabric.com

www.puffandflock.com

LEWIS, JOEwww.joelewistextileart.blogspot.com

www.fibrequarterly.blogspot.com

MIEBACH, NATHALIEwww.nathaliemiebach.com

PASCHKE, TERESAwww.teresapaschke.com


Mo Kelman makes work that joins elastic membranes to skeletal structures. Her materials have included 3-D shibori fabrics, gut, paper, bamboo and wire. A recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, Kelman has taught at leading New England arts institutions and shown her textile sculptures in more than fifty exhibitions across the U.S., Europe, Japan and Korea. She received a 2012 Artist’s Fellowship from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. Kelman, a professor of art at the Community College of Rhode Island, has taught at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Massachusetts College of Art, and the Rhode Island School of Design.

Jenny Leary is a surface designer who explores the physical properties of magnetism. She enjoys identifying novel materials during research, and the journeys such discoveries lead to. Applications of these materials have ranged from musical instrument design to performance art prop. She discovered textile design while studying for a degree in painting at Cornell University, and went on to study futuristic textiles at Central Saint Martins in London. After co-founding and exhibiting with the Puff & Flock Textile Collective, Jenny moved to Los Angeles where she founded Ferrofabric and continued researching magnetic materials. She plans to further explore this topic with a PhD in Textile Technology.

Joe Lewis is a visual artist who weaves jacquard textiles; he prefers to be identified as a weaver and a gossip. He has been weaving words together since 2005 as the publisher of fibreQUARTERLY, an on-line magazine that focuses on fiber activities in Canada. As a blogger and social mediac (media/maniac) he connects practitioners of fiber-based art, craft, design, and fashion, hand-crafted and industry-produced, with each other. He is a columnist for A Needle Pulling Thread and reviewer for Selvedge.

Nathalie Miebach explores the intersection of art and science by translating scientific data related to meteorology, ecology and oceanography into woven sculptures and musical scores/ performances. She is the recipient of numerous awards and residencies, including a Pollock-Krasner Award, a TED Global Fellowship and the Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship. She shows her work nationwide and abroad to a wide range of audiences. Her sculptures have been reviewed by many national and international magazine, newspaper and book publications, spanning fine arts, design, technology and science and information visualization. She lives and works in Boston.

Teresa Paschke is an Associate Professor at Iowa State University in Ames, where she teaches in the textile studio. Her artwork has received numerous awards and has been featured in many national and international exhibitions as well as in American Craft, Fiberarts, Surface Design Journal, Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot, Fiberarts Design Book Six and Fiberarts Design Book Seven. Recent exhibitions include “Green: The Color and the Cause” at the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C. and solo exhibitions at the Dubuque Museum of Art and Augsburg College in Minneapolis. She currently serves on the SDA Board of Directors.


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Isa Rodrigues is a Brooklyn-based textile conservator and textile educator, and has been part of the Textile Arts Center since 2009. Isa has taught classes in several textile arts, such as dyeing, weaving and fabric painting, to both children and adults, at the Textile Arts Center, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Vogue Knitting Live. She is the founder of the Sewing Seeds project, an educational program about natural dyes, including a natural dye garden and CSA, workshops and online resources.

Owyn Ruck is the co-founder and general manager of Textile Arts Center. After studying fine art with a concentration in fibers at Skidmore College, she moved home to Brooklyn and began a career in interior design. She quickly realized how much she missed having access to a textile community and the necessary equipment and began the Textile Arts Center with Visnja Popovic in 2009. Owyn is also an educator, teaching sewing and weaving, and recently published her first book, The Textile Artist’s Studio Handbook, with Visnja Popovic.

Warren Seelig is a distinguished visiting professor in the Craft/Fibers program at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He received a BS from the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science and an MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Seelig has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the American Crafts Council. His work has been included in more than 30 major museum exhibitions as well as multiple solo and group exhibitions, and is included in numerous public and private collections. He lectures extensively and has written for American Craft, Fiberarts, Surface Design Journal, Textilforum and Nouvel Objet. He lives and works in Rockland, Maine.

Anne Selby is an award-winning arashi shibori artist based in the United Kingdom. She has a BSc in Chemistry and an MA with Distinction in textile design. She has developed the Compleat™ ArashiShibori Wrapping Machine, now in production, as well as a workshop in Sri Lanka. She has taught worldwide, and her multi-layered silk accessories have been exhibited in the UK, Europe, the United States, Asia, and the Far East. Her film, ArashiShibori: Pleating on Silk, was released in 2011.

Katherine Soucie is an artist and designer who studied Fashion Design in London and Toronto before furthering her education in Textiles and Visual Art in Vancouver, Canada. Since 2003, her experimentation with traditional techniques and textile industry waste has resulted in an extensive body of work for which she has received numerous scholarships, grants and awards. Soucie produces exclusively for her own line, Sans Soucie, and is a current graduate student at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, where she is researching zero-waste art and design practices.

RODRIGUES, ISAwww.textileartscenter.com

RUCK, OWYNwww.textileartscenter.com

SEELIG, WARRENwww.warrenseelig.com

SELBY, ANNEwww.anneselby.com

SOUCIE, KATHERINE www.sanssoucie.ca


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Marlene True earned her MFA at East Carolina University and her BFA at Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville. She is currently an independent studio artist working in Columbia, NC and Program Director for Pocosin Arts Folk School. She has taught workshops and given lectures at colleges, universities and art schools, including Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Penland School of Crafts, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Her work is in various collections throughout the U.S., including the Museum of Arts and Design in New York and The Racine Museum of Art. Marlene serves on the board of directors for the Society of North American Goldsmiths.

Meghan Urback is inspired by the manipulation and tactility of materials—what happens when cloth or paper is folded, bent, or twisted—and by patterns revealed in the biological structures of wool fibers and felted wool itself. A graduate of the MFA program in Fine Arts at California College of the Arts, Urback is currently researching the relationship between contemporary Dutch textile work and the ideals put forward by the “designer-craftsman” movement in 1950s America. Her own work occupies the overlapping space between industry and the handmade.

Otto von Busch is an artist and fashion designer teaching Integrated Design at Parsons The New School for Design. In his work he explores how fashion can act as a form of civic engagement, building community capabilities through collaborative craft and social activism. As a visiting research fellow at London College of Fashion he has organized projects inquiring how garment repair can be a tool for mending the social fabric of communities and how hoodies can be probes for critical explorations of local neighborhoods.

For more than 20 years Kathyanne White has conducted workshops sponsored by professional arts organizations. Her workshops focus on innovative strategies for expanding digital printing to alternative surfaces. Through her blog and website, White develops workshops and tutorials, so others are able to learn and expand their techniques. White’s work is in the collection of the Museum of Arts and Design, the American Folk Art Museum, Phoenix Airport Museum and the Archives of the American Art of the Smithsonian Institution.

Chesley Williams is from Austin, Texas. She received her BFA in Sculpture from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2009 and is attending the University of North Texas as an MFA candidate in Fiber Arts. Her work consists of transforming mundane objects into wearable objects.

TRUE, MARLENEwww.marlenetrue.com

URBACK, MEGHANwww.meghanurback.com

VON BUSCH, OTTOwww.selfpassage.org

WHITE, KATHYANNEwww.kathyannewhite.com

WILLIAMS, CHESLEY


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The Crowne Plaza Hotel is nine miles to the south of San Antonio International Airport in downtown San Antonio.

Transportation options from the airport include car rental, taxi cabs and an airport shuttle service, most of which are located at the lower level curbside, outside of baggage claim, at Terminals A and B. Fares to San Antonio downtown areas are approximately $25 to $29 (U.S.) per taxicab. For more information about scheduling San Antonio Airport Shuttle, visit www.saairportshuttle.com or call 210-281-9900. The hotel is easily accessible from HWY 281 and IH 35.

Participants are responsible for booking their own lodging at the conference. Please make your reservations early since San Antonio is a city that attracts many visitors and conventions.

We encourage you to use our official hotel accommodations at the Crowne Plaza. Your patronage is what allows us to use the space for our conference events.

Crowne Plaza Riverwalk111 E. Pecan StreetSan Antonio, TX 78205

Phone: 877-270-1393 or210-354-2800 (front desk)

Fax: 210-354-2700

For complete information on this full-service hotel located in downtown San Antonio, visit www.crowneplaza.com/sariverwalk. Most activities will take place at the Crowne Plaza, including lectures, the Vendor Fair, regional meetings and the Trunk Show.

The hotel features a rooftop outdoor pool, fitness and business centers, on-site dining and room service. For an additional fee, guests may have valet parking and WIFI access.

Room rates: $109 per room for up to two people, with a choice of either two double beds or one king-size, depending on availability. Others may stay in the room for an additional fee. Check with the hotel concerning your specific needs. When you reserve your room, mention Surface Design Association to receive this special group rate, or you may register online at this dedicated site: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/SurfaceDesignAssn2013Biennial. You may also register from the link on the SDA registration site. The special room rate will be available until May 1, 2013.

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River Walk at Dusk, photo: Stuart Dee/SACVB

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The SDA Conference is a membership meeting; therefore, for full participation in the conference, membership is required. If you are not a member, visit the SDA website to join at the same time as registering for the conference. More information on membership is available on the last page.

A conference of this size can only happen with the help of many volunteers. This is your chance to be a part of the conference. Volunteers are needed before and after the conference, as well as for two-hour shifts during the conference. If you are interested in becoming an active part of this event, please check the volunteer box on the registration form or send a message to [email protected]. Our volunteer coordinator will be in touch to assess your interest and to discuss available opportunities.

Conference registration.................................................................................$400

Full registration includes entrance into all conference events listed on pages 5 – 13, unless otherwise noted; Thursday gallery transportation and supper at Crowne Plaza Hotel; Friday lunch; Saturday transportation and entrance to the Fashion Show; and shuttles to other events as necessary.

Student registration (with valid student I.D.).................................................$200

Full-time student enrollment is required. Members must upload their current ID on the conference registration page or include a copy with the mailed registration packet.

Vendor Conference registration.....................................................................$200

Vendor registrants must have a confirmed reservation as a vendor before registering for this rate.

Late registration (after May 1, 2013)..................applicable registration fee + $40

Day Passes will be available at the conference, pending space availability.

A Day Pass covers lectures, concurrent sessions, the Vendor Fair, and other events on the day selected. Please check the conference registration website for updates on availability.Members........................................................................................................$150

Non-members................................................................................................$175

Guest tickets for in·ter·face: Fabricate, the SDA Members’ Fashion Show, will be offered May 1, 2013 pending space availability. Information on ordering guest tickets or adding selections to your registration will be sent with your confirmation.

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Online registration begins Monday, January 13, 2013, for the conference and workshops. Workshops will be populated automatically in the order that registrations are received. Alternatively, registration may be mailed to the conference registrar at the address noted below. A processing fee of $25 will be charged for mailed registration.

Workshop-only registration (for those not attending the conference) is available for members after February 1, 2013 on the conference website.

Table rental at the Trunk Show is $75. See page 4 for Trunk Show information. Trunk Show applicants will receive a complete packet of information with confirmation information. The deadline to register for the Trunk Show is April 1, 2013, or when all spaces are filled. Space at the Trunk Show is reserved for conference participants who are selling their own work. If you are selling work produced by someone other than yourself, you should register for the Vendor Fair instead.

10’ × 10’ vendor booths are $475 for the first space reserved, $850 for a double booth, and $300 for a 6’ table. For complete vendor information, contact Katherine Tilton at [email protected] or call 612-247-6285.

We encourage sending a qualified substitute if you cannot attend. A refund of registration fees minus a $30 administrative fee will be available if requested in writing and received by April 15, 2013. After that date, no refunds will be made. SDA reserves the right to cancel the event and return all fees in the event of insufficient registration. The liability of SDA is limited to the registration fee. SDA will not be responsible for any losses incurred by registrants, including, but not limited to, airline cancellation charges or hotel deposits. Travelers’ insurance is suggested.REMINDER: All changes to a confirmed reservation are subject to a $30 administrative fee.

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• For conference organization questions, contact:

Jean Dahlgren, 2013 Conference Coordinator phone: 512-531-9301e-mail: [email protected]

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Gerrie Congdonphone: 503-788-3322e-mail: [email protected]

• For SDA membership-related questions, contact: Joy Stocksdalephone: 707-829-3110e-mail: [email protected]

• This form is a worksheet for those registering online. Please fill it out before you begin the online registration process.

• The SDA conference is a membership meeting, and all participants must be members of SDA.

• If you are not currently a member, you can join at the same time that you register for the conference.

• Please use one form for each registrant.• Check your calculations carefully.• Make a copy for your records.• General registration starts January 13, 2013.• Late registration is after May 1, 2013.

Online: go to http://www.surfacedesign.org/conference/2013-surface-design-association-conferenceand click on Conference Registration.

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Member Registration (before May 1, 2013) $400

Student Registration $200

Student members must upload an image of your full-time student ID for the student discount

Vendor Conference Registration $200

Late Registration Fee (after 5/1/13)

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OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Trunk Show $75

Critique and Portfolio Review $35

Fundraising Cocktail Party (Limited to 50)

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PRE-CONFERENCE FIBER STUDY TOUR

Fiesta Embellished, San Antonio $100

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POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (SEE PAGES 16 – 17)

Workshop Duration Choice (1 – 3) Tuition

Please note: there is a limit of 1 post-conference workshop and you must be registered for the conference in order to signup for a workshop before 2/15/13

Strategic ThreadsOtto von Busch

1 day $130

eTextiles: Activate Your Fiber Arts Lynne Bruning

2 day $260

Textile BookmakingNaomi Adams

3 day $390

Stitching as Drawing Susan Brandeis

3 day $390

Be the Critic! Writing Boot Camp for Aspiring AuthorsBean Gilsdorf

3 day $390

The (Teeny-Tiny) Pieces of My Heart: Beginning Tambour Embroidery:Lalon Alexander and Theresa Alexander

5 day $650

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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (SEE PAGES 14 – 15)

Please note: there is a limit of 1 pre-conference workshop or tour and you must be registered for the conference in order to sign up for a workshop before 2/15/13

Professional Development: Creating a Personal Road Map for SuccessJanice Arnold

5 days $650

Baskets and SurfacesJackie Abrams

5 days $650

Digital Alternative Surfaces—From Flat to Dimensional Kathyanne White

5 days $650

Skins and Skeletons: 3-D Textile ConstructionsMo Kelman

4 days $520

Exploring Color with DyeKim Eichler-Messmer

4 days $520

Creating a Focus: Repetition, Scale and ColorKerr Grabowski

3 days $390

Ordinary Materials to Extraordinary JewelryMarlene True

3 days $390

Magnetic Fields and Textiles: Making the Invisible Tangible Jenny Leary

2 days $260

Speaking of Craft: Practice and CritiqueMichael James

1 day $130

SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP INFORMATIONFor a complete listing of membership benefits and opportunities visit the SDA website:

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Surface Design AssociationPO Box 360

Sebastopol, CA 95473-0360

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MembershipAll dues and fees are listed in U.S. dollars

1 year...........................................................................................................................................$602 years........................................................................................................................................$1103 years........................................................................................................................................$1551 year student...............................................................................................................................$35(Must include copy of full-time student ID)

Additional International Mailing Rates

Canada and Mexico..........................................................................................................$12 a yearAll others...........................................................................................................................$20 a year

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