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March 19-23, 2021
National Academy of Needlearts
Surprise! by Dawn Donnelly
2021
Assembly for
Embroiderers
Virtual
The Exemplary Challenge 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2021 NAN Assembly Registration Form . . . . . . . .
Teachers' Certification and Programs . . . . . . . . .
Judges' Certifcation and Programs . . . . . . . . . . .
The Exemplary .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Exemplary Entry Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
101: Surprise! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
102: Renew, Refresh, Reconnect
Teachers Retreat and Forum
103: Tidal Treasures
104: Mix It Up with Mixed Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105: Ginger Jar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106: Art Deco Nine Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table o f Contents Dates t o Remember
Contacts
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Dates to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2021 Assembly Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lifetime Achievement Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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October 15, 2020
December 15, 2020
December 15, 2020
December 15, 2020
Registrations for classes receive first day priority
Registration closes
No refunds issued after this date
Class choices may be limited for registrations received after this date
Registration InformationDawn Donnelly
[email protected] 52806 Stag Ridge
Macomb, MI 48042
TreasurerTeresa Frank
Membership ChairmanDawn Donnelly
The entire 2021 Assembly brochure can be downloaded and more information about the
National Academy of Needlearts and our programs can be found at our website:
www.needleart.org
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201: Winter Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
202: Art and Needleart en Plein Air
203: Flame Lily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
205: Arabesque with Blue and Gold
206: Once in a Blue Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virtual Classes
2021 Assembly for Embroiderers3
National Academy of Needlearts Mission
Board of Directors MembershipDirector of Education:
Toni Gerdes
Director of Teachers’ Certification: Lois Kershner
Asst. Director of Teachers’ Certification: Diane Herrmann
Director of Judges’ Certification: Jennifer Riefenberg
Secretary/Treasurer: Teresa Frank
Member at Large: Dawn Donnelly
NAN Coordinator: Sandy Switzer
Ad Hoc Committees:Membership, Dean of Faculty and Registrar:
Dawn Donnelly
The Exemplary Administrator: Gail Sirna
Photographer: Jennifer Riefenberg
Tour Coordinator: Dawn Donnelly
Gregg Museum Liaison: Patricia Tector
NANthology Editor: Wendy Moore
Website and Facebook Editor: Denise Beusen
Everyone is welcome t o become a member of NAN and attend Assembly.. If not currently a member, JOIN NOW. You may pay your membership dues with your Assembly registration fees as shown on the Registration Form on page 14.
Categories of Memberships:General Membership—$40 .00: For all who wish to pay annual dues. General Members are entitled to all publications from the Academy.
Life Member—$575 .00: For all who wish to make a one-time payment of dues. Life Members are enti-tled to all mailings from the Academy
Publications included with membership: NANthology (quarterly newsletter), NAN Flyer and NAN Assembly Brochure (on-line)
If you wish to pay your membership dues separately from Assembly registration fees, please send check or money order (payable to NAN), VISA, or MasterCard (with expiration date) to:
Dawn Donnelly, Membership Chair 52806 Stag Ridge Drive
Macomb, MI 48042 [email protected]
The National Academy of Needlearts was established in 1985 as an organization devoted to the advancement of embroidery as an art form. Its goal is to uphold the highest standards in the needlearts by providing ex-cellence in education to all those interested in furthering their embroidery skills as teachers, judges, artists, designers, authors, or technically proficient embroiderers.
The Academy maintains its outstanding archival collection of embroidery at the Gregg Museum of Art & De-sign at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
NAN annually sponsors its Assembly for Embroiderers, which is an unrivaled needlework seminar for stitchers of all skill levels and interests who are members of the Academy.
We put the “ ART” in needleart!
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2021 Assembly Events
Lifetime Achievement Award
In 1995, the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Needlearts established its distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the highest honor bestowed by the Academy, and is only given after careful consideration and deliberation by the Directors. It is awarded to the needle artist who, in the opinion of the Academy, upholds the highest ideals of the Academy and:
• Exemplifies outstanding achievement in morethan one aspect of life in the needlearts.
• Demonstrates the highest caliber of technicalexcellence in embroidery and in design.
• Provides innovative and ongoing service to theneedlework community.
• Mentors fellow embroiderers, either by exampleor direct teaching.
• Compiles a body of embroidered works whichshow virtuosity of technique and design.
• Continues to grow throughout her/his career.
Join us to honor our 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient:
Margaret Kinsey
The first recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award were Betsy Robb and Louise Downing in 1995.
To see the complete list of Award winners visit:
www.needleart.org
Certification Virtual Workshops NAN Annual MeetingThe annual meeting will be held via Zoom on Friday, 3/19/21 at 8pm Eastern time.
• We will start with a short welcome & businessmeeting, followed by Certification programreports and presentations.
• Next will be the Lifetime Achievement Awardpresentation to Margaret Kinsey, then DawnDonnelly, Registrar, will reveal the 2022 classline up.
• To end the evening, we will have a special guestspeaker with a fun talk, DEBBIE STIEHLER. Forthose of you who have not heard some ofDebbie's fun speeches, we are all in for a treat!
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NAN will be holding certification workshops virtually this year and we are excited to be coming together, even if via video conference and other technological ways.
Judges’ Certification Candidate Workshop: Wednesday, March 17 – Friday, 19
Auditors welcome. Please register to participate.
Teachers’ Certification Candidate Workshop: Thursday, March 18 – Friday, 19
Auditors welcome. Please register to participate.
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101: Surprise! Dawn Donnelly
Proficiency Level: Intermediate
Kit Cost: $115
Ground: Mono canvas, 18 ct
Design Size: 6” x 10”
What a Surprise! it will be to share this cake with the person you are celebrating. After decorating this topsy-turvy cake with fun stitches and bright colors, you will top it off with a birthday celebration sign made of scrapbook paper and a burst of wire. The cake’s icing is created using these stitches: Medallion, Satin, Couching, Criss Cross Hungarian, Trellis Variation and Padded Plaited Cross. Finishing touches include buttons, beads and sequins.
Student to Provide: 10” x 14” stretcher bars, tacks, frame weight or clamp and small sharp scissors.
Pre-work: None.
As you are reviewing the list of classes, remember that Assembly 2021's virtual format allows you to take several classes at the same time. Choose one, two, three or more classes
-- but note that if you choose more than one, you get a break in the registration fee.
The registration fee for one class is $95; for two or more classes the fee is $75 per class. For international postage, please add $30 per class.
Some of our classes have a minimum or maximum requirement, so please register early. We wouldn’t want you to miss out on these great opportunities!
As always, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Registrar Dawn Donnelly at [email protected] or call her at 586-707-7028.
Classes
2021 Assembly for Embroiderers
102: Renew, Refresh, Reconnect- Teachers Forum & RetreatDiane Herrmann
Proficiency Level:
Kit Cost: Basic
$30
Teaching needlework can be a solitary activity most of the time: ordering supplies, stitching models, submitting proposals. When teachers get together to talk about what happens in needlework classes, time flies! We want to stay up late to share stories, ideas, and dreams. At NAN’s 2021 Assembly, we are offering an opportunity for needlework teachers to come together and spend time focusing on issues that will further
their development as effective teachers. We propose to build on our collective knowledge about teaching and learning of needle arts, to share innovative ideas and approaches, and to promote relationships within and beyond our teaching community. By working together we hope to promote ideas that will improve the quality of teaching in the broader needlework community. Anyone who considers themselves to be a needlework teacher, whether for a shop or a guild or a local organization, is welcome to attend.
Student to Provide: An open mind and some magazines or pictures for collaging.
Pre-work: None.
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103: Tidal TreasuresCeleste Chalasani
Proficiency Level:
Kit Cost:
Ground:
Design Size:
Advanced
$60
Silk dupioni and silk shantung
Needle minder: 2” Pin cushion: 2¾” x 2” Needle book: 3½” x 3”
Some of my fondest memories are of walking along the beach picking up sea shells. As the waves gently roll in, I search the sandy beach to see what treasure I might discover. Each shell is a mystery, a question of what sea creature once inhabited it.
In this class, you will create your own tidal treasures: a starfish needle minder, a sea urchin pin cushion and scallop needle book.
In the 17th century, variations of the Detached Buttonhole Stitch were used extensively to create many of the flora, fauna and animal motifs that can be found on caskets and mirrors of that period. You will learn some of these same needle lace variations to create the textures found on seashells. Your kit includes the fabric, threads and padding to embroider and finish three small tidal treasures.
Student to Provide: 4” and 6” embroidery hoops, 10” x 10” Evertite frame or stretcher bars with brass tacks and tightening tool, 6” ruler, white tissue paper, tweezers, masking tape, scissors for cutting paper and felt, mechanical pencil or similar, straight pins, cream colored sewing thread, needle threader, and usual stitching supplies. Magnification is highly recommended.
Pre-work: None.
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104: Mix It Up with Mixed MediaLaura Smith
Proficiency Level: All
Kit Cost: $96 Ground: Paper book, Lutradur®
and fabric samples Design Size: Folding book with
5” x 7” pages
Explore the range of textures that are possible by combining stitches, mixed media, and a source of inspiration such as
a poem or quote of the student’s choice. Learn to build up surfaces with color, seal edges, construct layered effects, and deconstruct in various ways to create unusual textures. Materials include Lutradur® (heavy and ultra-light), heat sensitive film, Tyvek®, Angelina fibers and film, PearlEx pigments, an embossing tool, a wood burning tool, fabric paint, and gel media. Safety and archival quality are emphasized. Students can integrate the materials into a folding book (as shown) or leave them as separate works. A book with 5” x 7” pages and workable covers is provided. It can be displayed standing so that both sides may be seen. Its ties provide a closure.
Student to Provide: Usual stitching supplies including a metal thimble, scissors for embroidery, fabric, and paper. For students who wish to work with heat tools, bring a respirator. Details supplied in welcome letter.
Pre-work: None .
105: Ginger JarMargaret Kinsey
Proficiency Level: All
Kit Cost: $85
Ground: Ro
Design Size: 5½” x 7½”
Our Ginger Jar is decorated with wisteria (fuji). Wisteria originally grew wild in the mountains of Japan. Growing in the wild it winds itself around trees. Domesticated, it grows on trellises and is easily contained. When it blooms it form cascades of beautiful purple flowers. If you travel through the south of our country in the springtime, where wisteria was planted in what are now abandoned home places, the wisteria will cover an exten-sive area of trees. It is a beautiful sight to behold.
Our jar with its "tamed" wisteria is worked in Rozashi silks, brocade, and metallic threads. The purples and blue are true to the color palette of the Heian period in Japan.
Student to Provide: Scissors for cutting silk, scissors for cutting metals, thimble, needle threader, beeswax, pencil and paper, light, magnification and dark lap cloth.
Pre-Work: None.
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106: Art Deco Nine PatchWendy Moore
Proficiency Level: Intermediate
Kit Cost: $130
Ground: Mono canvas, 18 ct
Design Size: 8” x 10”
Into the quilt shop we go, looking for that perfect Art Deco print. Well, here it is – all finished. Utilizing a subtle color palette and including simple stitches like Gobelin, Cashmere, and Mosaic Stitches as well as more complex oblique and composite stitches, students will learn how to make a “perfect circle” on canvas, create a Chottie’s Plaid, and “float” a Squared Herringbone motif. Students will explore
the matte finishes of Mandarin Floss, Impressions, and Soy Luster, the sparkle of Silk Lame’ Braid and Kreinik Braid, and the versatility of Waterlilies over-dyed silk. Have fun stitching these nine areas and the borders, creating a piece designed to fit a standard frame size.
Student to Provide: 12” and 14” stretcher bars, tacks/staples, frame or frame weight, a laying tool and usual stitching supplies.
Pre-work: None.
NAN has a permanent collection of contemporary (in the sense of this current time) needlework which is now housed at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design at North Carolina State University in
Raleigh, North Carolina. This is an ongoing and growing collection which began with the inception of the National Academy of Needlearts in 1985.
Above are two pieces featured in the permanent collection. To see more, visit https://needleart.org/gallery/permanent-collection/
Vineyard Hillside by Lois Kershner Stumpwork by Muriel Baker
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201: Winter LightsJennifer Riefenberg
Proficiency Level: Intermediate
Kit Cost: $125
Ground: Mono canvas, 18 ct
Design Size: 6” x 8”
The magical warmth of lights in the cold, snowy winter months glow in this peaceful and engag-ing design. A splendor of stitches and the palette of blues and purples are complemented by the fiery, orange and gold flames. Learn some new stitches or possibly, new adaptations on some known stitches plus, you get to try out some of the new mesh tubing in your piece. Come, sit by the lights and share the beauty of winter.
Student to Provide: 10” x 12” stretcher bars, laying tool and usual stitching supplies.
Pre-work: None.
202: Art and Needleart en Plein AirDo Andrew
Proficiency Level: All
Kit Cost: $20
Ground: N/A
Design Size: Up to 8” x 10”Everyone knows that drawing and seeing skills improve with practice – lots of practice. We will begin our class with several small exercises, planned to help improve our drawing and our observation skills of the world around us. You'll be asked to go on a field trip. We will study and sketch the early to mid Spring scene, observing the foliage and textures in our own neighbor hood. With those sketches in hand, we’ll find that they offer many opportunities for new directions in our needle art.
Student to Provide: Note-taking supplies, typing paper for sketching, a camera, colored pencils, and/or watercolors and usual stitching materials.
Pre-work: None.
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203: Flame LilyCeleste Chalasani
Proficiency Level: Intermediate
Kit Cost:
Ground:
$60
Silk shantung
Design Size: 8” x 5”
Capture the fiery essence of the Flame Lily as you transform vivid red and yellow silk thread into magical flowers. Let the vibrant colors entrance you as you employ contemporary Stumpwork techniques. You will use wired slip and surface embroidery methods to create the striking flower petals and leaves, needle lace to create the fruit capsules, and a wrapped wire technique to create the flower stamen. Your kit includes cream silk shantung, stranded silk thread, felt and wires to embroider the Flame Lily flowers, bud and leaves.
Student to Provide: 4” embroidery hoop, 12” x 12” Evertite frame or stretcher bars, tacks, 6” ruler, tweezers, light green acid free marking pen, acid free glue stick, mechanical pencil, masking tape, wire cutters, small sharp scissors, scissors for cutting paper and felt, cream colored sewing thread such as Coats & Clark, needle threader, and usual stitching supplies. Magnification is highly recommended.
Pre-work: None.
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205: Arabesque with Blue
Margaret Kinsey
Proficiency Level:
Kit Cost:
Ground:
Design Size:
Basic/Intermediate
$80
Silk satin
8” x 8”
Inspiration for this piece was found in the beautiful iron work decorations in architecture. The acanthus leaves and arabesque scrolls abound on buildings in the older cities of the United States, Europe, and the world. These metal work designs were my inspiration for this piece.
Join us in creating this beautiful silk and metal thread embroidery, Arabesque in Blue and Gold, a study in techniques of metal thread embroidery with silk. The gold work is a combination of couching and satin stitch work with fly stitch, couching Japan metallic, gilt kid, couching pearl purl and check thread, satin stitch with Japan gold.
Student to Provide: 13” x 14” stretcher bars
Pre-work: None.
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206: Once in a Blue MoonToni Gerdes
Proficiency Level: Intermediate Kit Cost: $145 Ground: Mono canvas, 18 ct Design Size: 12” x 8”
When the sun has set and the moon is full over the ocean a special blue cast comes over the earth that is both a little spooky and beautiful at the same time. The second full moon of the month is often referred to as a blue moon. Since this only happens occasionally, the phrase “once in a blue moon” came about. Also, when certain atmospheric conditions occur that cause a blue tint to the moon, it is called a blue moon. This design creates a band sampler of the varying colors of the sky over the fabric appliquéd ocean. The edge of the fabric has couched unraveled Flair to create the ocean foam. The moon is appliquéd Ultra Suede® with colored-pen-cil shading to craft the spooky clouds. The moonlight glow on the moon, ocean, and sky will be fashioned by couching fine Sulky holographic lines throughout the bands and on the fabric.
Student to Provide: 16” x 12” stretcher bars and usual stitching supplies
Pre-work: None.
Meet the teachers!Visit the NAN website at www .needleart .org to read a biographical sketch of each faculty member.
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The Exemplary Challenge 2021
What stitches do you imagine when you see prickly pear cactus, little fuzzy animals, or rough tree bark? Trying to express them in embroidery can be challenging, but also fun. Therefore, our next challenge will be having fun with texture.
Texture draws attention to a composition, giving it depth and form. It can jump out, like fireworks, but not always. It can also be sensuous satin, a delicate fern, or wispy steam from a teacup. Before you dash off in a frenzy of French knots and turkey work, remember restraint, restraint, restraint. Texture can occur in different levels and some unusual ground fabrics might be used, such as silk, burlap, corduroy, or velvet. Think of the change in the feel and character of a concrete sidewalk compared to a bumpy gravel path, or a rocky garden.
Accept the challenge to express texture in embroidery no larger than 12" × 16" following Entry Rules (pages 17-19 and enter your original piece in The Exemplary! Do not forget your Artist Statement about how yourtextural inspiration developed!
The Exemplary is supported in part by the Angel Fund. Since The Exemplary entry fees do not cover all of the exhibit expenses, you can help with your contribution.
Once you start looking, you see texture everywhere!
The Circle Fund is based on the concept of a circle: what goes around comes around. This fund will allow NAN to support scholarships for deserving candidates and graduates. Everyone is welcome to donate to this fund, ensuring that the circle continues .
Donations to the Angel Fund and Circle Fund can be made along with your registration fee payment as indicated on the Registration form, or to contribute online visit:
www.needleart.org
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Angel Fund Circle Fund
2021 Assembly for Embroiderers
NAN Assembly for Embroiderers 2021 Registration Form
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Send form and fees to Dawn Donnelly, Registrar • 52806 Stag Ridge Drive, Macomb, MI 48042 • (586) 707-7028 • [email protected]
Certification Work shop No charge for current candidates
Teachers' Certification (March 18-19) Judges' Certification (March 17-19)Audit Fee for either Certification Workshop $50 $____
Assembly for Embroiderers (M arch 19-23, 2021)
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Class Selection
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Teachers' Certification and Programs
Teachers ' Certi.fication
The National Academy of Needlearts Teachers’ Certification Program is a three-year program addressing all aspects of embroidery instruction including the development of teaching and presentation skills, study in design and color, and development of supplemental materials that enhance and support the successful teaching of needleart. The program is suited to either the novice or the experienced teacher of the needlearts who wishes to develop, improve and/or refine her/his instructional skills .
The candidate may select one of two avenues:
Original Design: The candidate designs and develops classes in her/his chosen medium, and compiles a portfolio of original teaching pieces.
Non-Original Design: The candidate, with permission, develops classes when teaching others’ designs, charted designs, painted canvases, etc.
Full certification includes attendance at the annual Teachers’ Certification Workshop held in conjunction with the NAN Assembly for Embroiderers. Book critiques, color and design notebooks, hands-on teaching presentation, and a display of the candidate’s embroidered work at The Exemplary complete the certification process.
The Teachers’ Certification Workshop for 2021 will be held March 18-19 .
Master LevelTeachers’ Certification Master Level is for certified teachers who wish to expand their education by attending color and/or design and judging classes, and by designing an intermediate/advanced class and an expertise piece. In addition to writing a magazine article reflecting an interest in the need-learts field, candidates give a presentation on their expertise piece at the NAN Teachers’ Certification Workshop.
For additional information about the Teachers’ Certification Programs or about auditing the Teachers’ Certification Workshop, please contact:
Lois Kershner Director of Teachers’ Certification
10208 Cass Place, Cupertino, CA. 95014 [email protected]
Teacher Cum Laude
Teacher Cum Laude is a three-year program open to teachers who want to enhance their existing creative output, to expand their creative horizons, and to experience a journey of creativity leading to personal growth. Through self-discovery, the teach-er will emerge with a refreshed excitement toward the creative process. The program culminates with a presentation at Assembly and an exhibit in The Exemplary of the work produced during the course of study.
For more information, please contact:
Toni Gerdes Director of Education
29781 Country Road 353 Buena Vista, CO 81211 [email protected]
This entire 2021 Assembly brochure can be downloaded as a PDF from our website:
www.needleart.org
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Judges' Certification and Progr ams
Judges' CertificationThe National Academy of Needlearts offers certification for those interested in developing skills as a professional judge, juror, or critic of the needlearts. This program takes from two to three years to complete and begins with the candidate attending the Judges’ Certification Workshop held prior to the annual Assembly for Embroiderers.
Judges’ Certification candidates are required to review a variety of books relating to the needlearts, participate in judging on a trial basis, submit written documentation of their work and complete stitching samples of some techniques. Candidates are mentored throughout the certification process. At the completion of study, an open-book written examination is taken and a final interview takes place with the Judges’ Certification Committee.
Judges’ Certification, which includes Master Judge and Exhibition Administrators’ Associate levels, is open to any candidate who meets one of the following requirements:
• Completion of NAN Teachers’Certification Program
• Teacher Certification from anotherrecognized needlearts organization
• Degree in fine arts
• Comparable qualifications andneedlework expertise
The Judges’ Certification Workshop for 2021 will be held March 17-19 .
For additional information about the Judges’ Certification Program or about auditing the Judges’ Certification Workshop, please contact:
Jennifer Riefenberg Director of Judges’ Certification
23784 Snowflake Road Cedaredge, CO 81413
Honors
Honors is a five-year program directed to those wishing to do research at an advanced level. This program culminates with a written thesis, oral presentation, and a stitched piece that is accessed into NAN’s permanent collection.
For more information, please contact:
Toni Gerdes Director of Education
29781 Country Road 353 Buena Vista, CO 81211 [email protected]
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The ExemplaryThe Exemplary showcases excellence in needlework and the intermediate steps in its accomplishment. It is an opportunity for everyone to show achieve-ments, teach and learn by example, share and find camaraderie as each strives for personal growth. It is a venue of needleart, a display of relevant embroidery subjects, and the place where those enrolled in our certification programs exhibit their artistic work.
Entries to the 2021 Virtual Exemplary will be posted - along with artist statements - to the NAN websitein a separate gallery, like those of past year'sribbon winners already on the site.
Eligibility & Entry Rules
1 . Each entry must be embroidery: i.e., created with a threaded needle.
2 . Each entry must be the work of the entrant and have been completed within the last three years.
3. Each entry must have the title, entrant’s firstand last name, address, and telephone numberfirmly attached to the back of the piece.
4. Each entry must be properly registered andreceived by the deadlines listed on page 19.
5 . Entry fee: With no cost for room or display rental, there is no entry fee this year. However, donations are much appreciated. Your support will help with website expenses and assist in our efforts to bring needle art to a larger audience. Donations may also be made on the website.
There will be no judges, critiques, nor photography of the pieces in 2021 due to the virtual showing.
However, please review the following suggestions for taking and submitting a photograph of your wonderful entries.
1. Try to photograph in natural daylight where the light is in a brightly lit room and you can avoid shadows on your work.
2. Either lay your piece flat on the floor (on a towel or something) or on a wall and hold your phone or camera so that it is level with your piece and try to fill the viewfinder with as much of the needle art as you can - we want to see your beautiful piece -- not your wall!
3. When you email your entry to Gail, send the full size file and please include the title, etc. in the email. If you are comfortable renaming the file, name it with your name and the title.
By submitting your entry into the virtual Exemplary, the Academy has been granted permissions to use the images of your pieces for educational and archival purposes and for use on the Academy website and Facebook page, and in NANthology.
Registration Email digital photography, Entry Form, Artist Statement, and (optional) donation, no later than February 16, 2021 to:
Gail Sirna 5823 Wellwood Court
Rochester Hills, MI 48306 [email protected]
Reservation of Rights The Academy reserves the right to refuse to exhibit any entry that it deems inappropriate in its sole judgment. The Academy also reserves the right to re-classify any entry that is entered in an incorrect category as determined by the Academy in its sole judgment. The Academy reserves the right to refuse any photographs submitted for entry that is deemed of poor quality in its sole judgment.
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Awards
There will be NO judged nor Board awards, due to the inability to properly judge pieces in a virtual environment. We may consider, if we can accommodate such, to have a Popular Choice Award to the piece with the most nominations from our members and the public.
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The Exemplary (continued)
Categories for Entries
Non-professional and professional work will be displayed separately. A professional is a person who is trained through continuous years of experience and education in the field of needlework. This includes designing and/or teaching, holding certification, teaching needlework on a regular basis for monetary remuneration, or those who consider themselves professionals.
1 . Original: The entrant has taken control of and responsibility for all aspects of the entry from the initial concept, through the development of design, to its final execution and presentation. An Artist Statement is required .
2 . Adaptation: The entrant has taken inspiration from another source, such as a painting, illus-tration or photograph. An Artist Statement, which provides appropriate credit and source, is required .
3 . Non-original with Instructions: This includes class projects, kits, charted designs, and pieces with stitch guides. Please give source of instruc-tion . An Artist Statement is not required, but is recommended, especially if any change has been made by the entrant.
4 . Non-original without Instructions: This includes painted canvases or pieces without a stitch guide. An Artist Statement is required and should include a description of choices made by the entrant .
5 . Mixed Media: The entrant has combined embroidery with another art form thereby stretching the boundaries of both. An Artist Statement is required.
6 . Japanese Embroidery: Traditional Japanese Embroidery (JE) is the art of embellishing obis and kimonos. An entrant should adhere to the 46 techniques of JE and stitch on ground fabric of obi or kimono silk with Japanese flat silk and/or Japanese gold/silver or colorful metallics. May be original or class pieces. Please give source of design. An Artist Statement is not required, but is recommended .
7. There is a challenge this year. See page 13for details.
Categories for Additional Entries
Certification, Teacher Cum Laude, or Honors is a display of the candidates’ work.
Artist StatementSubmission by email preferred. An Artist Statement is recommended for each entry and required in some categories. The Artist’s Statement should be 150 words or less, and state important information about the piece, e.g., inspiration, mate-rials, techniques, etc. Note any changes in stitch, thread, etc., for non-original pieces. Exhibition personnel reserve the right to edit the Artist Statement.
For further guidance, see the Artist Statement template that is downloadable at https://tinyurl.com/y7err3mj.
National Academy of Needlearts
The Exemplary 2021 Entry Form
Entry Title (as it should appear on the exhibit card):
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Entry Dimensions: ____________________________________________________
Entrant's Name (as it should appear on the exhibit card):
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Address: _____________________________________________________________
City: ________________________________________________________________
State: ____________________________________ Zip: _______________________
Phone: ____________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________________________
Email digital Photography,Entry Form, Artist
Statement, and (optional) donations by February 16, 2021 to:
Gail Sirna 5823 Wellwood Court
Rochester Hills, MI 48306 [email protected]
Entry Information
Entry: (mark only one) Original Adaptation
Challenge
Non-original with instructions Source: ___________________________
Non-original without instructions Source: ___________________________
Mixed Media
Japanese Embroidery
Entry Type: (picture, box, purse, etc)
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Certification Year: (if applicable) _________________
Signed: _____________________________
Date: ______________________________
DonationsMake checks payable to “National Academy of Needlearts” or “NAN” or donations can be made on the NAN website.
Non-Professional Professional
Entry Category: (mark only one)
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