FiberWorks 2013 brought

new warmth to the AHHA Gal-

lery in Tulsa this year. The

show ran from July 12 to Au-

gust 25, 2013 and was juried

by well-known San Francisco

fiber artist Barbara Shapiro.

Presented jointly by the Fiber

Artists of Oklahoma and the

Arts & Humanities Council of

Tulsa Hardesty Arts Center,

FiberWorks 2013 is the 35th

annual opportunity for Okla-

homa fiber artisans to show-

case their work.

More than 200 attendees

gathered for the opening recep-

tion with three thousand more

viewing the show during its run.

From traditional crafts to in-

novative art, this eclectic

show honors quality work-

manship and original design.

The exhibit also educates the

public about the many facets

of fiber artistry by presenting

a wide range of media, tech-

niques, and tradition. Fiber-

Works is a juried art show;

the juror selects individual

pieces of merit from a group

of submissions. As in past

FiberWorks shows Oklahoma

fiber artists submitted pieces

using a wide array of tech-

niques and mediums i-

weaving, basketry, needle-

work, soft sculpture, beading,

paper, and other creatively

constructed fiber pieces.

FiberWorks 2013 an Incredible Success

FAO Officers 2013-

2014

President - Pat Brant

Treasurer—Barbara

Klein

Membership– Karen

Rose

Programs Ok City– Sue

Moss Sullivan & Sara

Braden

Programs Tulsa– Janet

Hoeltzel & Terri

Higgs

Secretary Ok City–

Open

Secretary Tulsa– Carol

Oxford

FiberWorks 2014–

Karen Collier &

Janice Filler

Newsletter Editor– Lyn

Lucas

Volume IX, Issue 1

September 2013

Your Art” workshop for FAO mem-

bers to help get them ready for Fi-

berWorks 2014.

Andrew Storey, AHHA Preparator,

conducted a Gallery Talk,

“Preparing Art For Hanging.” An-

drew’s experience hanging the show

provided him with information es-

sential for fiber artists.

A first for FiberWorks was the

“Last Look” Party, gallery visitors

again were treated to a variety of

demos.

FiberWorks 2013 combined a spec-

tacular fiber art show with a variety of

additional activities.

FiberWorks 2013 Juror, Barbara

Shapiro, conducted the three day

workshop, “Sources of Inspiration:

Exploration in Design.”

Many FAO members shared their

time and expertise by providing fiber

art technique demonstrations at

AHHA.

Jan Hawks and Sheryl Miller both

brought their sewing machines shar-

ing very different techniques with

gallery visitors. Debbie Ross shared

embellishment techniques, while Kate

Kline demonstrated knitting with

wire.

The large frame loom was staffed by

Sharyl Landis, who invited all gallery

visitors to try weaving and engaged

them in discussions about the show.

Volunteers brought small looms for

the public to use during AHHA’s

Imagination Days in July & August.

AHHA offered a “Photographing

Molly Murphy Adams

Lahoma Allen

Sharon Allred

David Anderson

Marilyn Artus

Sally Bachman

Pam Bartlett

Julie Marks Blackstone

Pat Brant

Benita Brewer

Judith Randall Clark

Diane Coady

Shannon Conley

Marna Davis

Amelia Daws

Brenda Esslinger

Jean Ann Fausser

Janice Filler

Natalie Friedman

Peggy Spence Fry

Teresa Ghosey

Ruth Giessen

Jeannine Glaves

Shannon Goshorn

Stephanie Grubbs

Barbara Hair

Cherrie Hampton

Janet Shipley Hawks

Charlotte Hickman

Terri Higgs

Heather Clark Hilliard

Janet Hoeltzel

Jan Holzbauer

Pamela Husky

Kate Johnson

Alice Kellogg

Andrea Kissinger

Kate Kline

Sharyl Landis

Lyn Lucas

Ann McDermott

Kerrie McClain

Sheryl Miller

Marie Miller

Nicole Moan

Melanie Murray

Mary Jane Porter

Dawne Pyles

Gwenn Redcorn

Debbie Ross

Anne Solomon

Sue Moss Sullivan

Risi Thelander

Cathryn Wallace Thomas

Fran Walker

Jeanie Weber

Janie Wester

Linda Wilson

Ann Wisener

FiberWorks 2013 Artists

Volume IX, Issue 1 Page 2

FiberWorks 2013 Activities

will be a fun evening....beautiful

space and art, reconnecting with

friends after the summer break

and learning more about how

galleries operate. Interested

friends are very welcome to join

us. We'd love new members!

The Fiber Artists of Oklahoma

City Chapter will meet Thurs-

day, Sept. 12, at Paseo Originals

Gallery, 2920 Paseo, in the his-

toric Paseo Arts District. Tony

Morton, gallery director, will

share his ideas about how to

approach a gallery to show your

work and maintaining a rela-

tionship with the gallery. This

FiberWorks 2013 Award Winners

September Oklahoma City FAO Program

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“Interested friends are very

welcome to join us!”

Best of Show Shan Goshorn Royal Warrior

Juror’s Choice Sharon Allred Tikkun

Best Handwoven Jeannine Glaves Vest of Voices

Best Needlework Julie Marks Blackstone Knotty Girl: Theda Barra as Cleopatra

Best Quilt Alice Kellogg Elwood

Award of Merit Janice Filler Oklahoma Sons and Daughters: Will Rogers

Award of Merit HGA Sally Bachman Penthouse Panorama

Award of Merit, Color Janet Shipley Hawks Freeform Frenzy

Award of Merit, Paper Catherine Wallace Thomas Evening in the Garden

Award of Merit, Art Basket Benita Brewer This Is My Body

Award of Merit, Sculpture Marna Davis, Persephone

Award of Merit, Embroidery Marie Miller Balance and Harmony

Award of Merit, Felting Pam Husky Aspen Field

Paseo Originals Gallery—A beautiful venue for art and the meeting place for the September 12th Ok City meeting.

We would love to see your

work and discuss Barbara

Shapiro's comments. It will be

a great learning experience for

us all.

As always, we also look for-

ward to seeing your Show and

Tell items.

Attention, Tulsa FAO members!

We are excited to begin the new

FAO program year.

If you entered items in Fiber-

Works 2013 that were not ac-

cepted, please bring them to our

Sept. 10th meeting along with the

juror's critique to share with the

group.

or the work of guest artists.

Tuesday, September 10th – FAO

Tulsa 6-8 pm, B-Sew Inn, 51st &

Sheridan

Thursday, September 12th- FAO

Oklahoma City – Paseo Originals

Gallery, 2920 Paseo

Saturday, September 21st- PlayDate

- Living Arts, 10 am – 2 pm. Supplies

cost $10, bring your lunch and a

Friday September 6:

Tulsa First Friday: AHHA Gallery

-Tulsa Artists’ Coalition’s Mem-

bers’ Show; 108 Contemporary-

VisionMakers 2013; Living Arts –

The Dirty Fabulous, Deep Water

Running (Soundings from Chey-

enne Avenue), and the Art of Kite

Running.

Oklahoma City First Friday Paseo

District- The First Friday gallery walk

is held on the first Friday and Satur-

day of every month. The walk starts

on Friday at 6pm and lasts until 10pm

and on Saturday from 12pm to 6pm.

Over 60 artists in more than 17 galler-

ies participate, all within walking dis-

tance. Four to six Art Opening Recep-

tions on Friday night showcase the

new work of the gallery/studio owners

From President Pat Brant

September Tulsa FAO Program

September Happenings

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I recently read that the specific objective of FAO is “to provide an opportunity for artisans to increase

knowledge and promote appreciation of all aspects of fiber art, and to foster the exhibition of fiber-

related work.”

In August we more than accomplished our objective. What an exciting month it has been. The Bylaws

were reviewed and edited. The Tulsa Program Planning committee met and developed a list of excit-

ing programs from September through January. FiberWorks was open for the month and had almost

3,000 visitors during August alone. FiberWorks had two receptions accompanied by demonstrations

and a workshop on photographing your art presented in conjunction with AHHA. The AHHA Prepara-

tor, Andrew Storey, provided a gallery talk, “How to Prepare Art for Hanging in a Gallery.” Our mem-

bers gave generously of their time and talents to make all of this happen.

At every event I learn something new about art and our members. We laugh, eat great potluck meals,

and accomplish whatever task is at hand. We have a great time! I encourage you to participate.

Pat

“We have done this in the

past and everyone learned so

much!

$10 per piece. Artworks should be a maximum of about 36” in any direc-tion. Please bring unframed pieces if possible. Do not bring works framed under glass. For questions or to make a reservation, contact Kelsey Karper at 405-879-2400 or email publica-tions@ovac-ok.org. Reservations are

required.

BUSINESS OF ART 101 Saturday, October 12, 1-4 pm Hardesty Arts Center (AHHA), 101 East Archer, Tulsa Skill Level: Beginner Cost: $15 for OVAC Members, $20 for non-members Register by October 9 for $5 off! This workshop will get your portfolio in top shape for upcoming opportunities, with new artwork images, a fresh artist statement, and refined resume. Speakers

include: Carl Shortt, photographer & woodturner; Beth Downing, artist & writer; and Mark Lewis, artist & Associate Professor at University of Tulsa. To regis-ter go to www:ovac-ok.org.

Get Your Artwork Photographed Ap-pointments Saturday, October 12, 9-11 am Cost: $10 per piece of artwork Sign up in advance to get professional quality images of your artwork for just

President’s Announcements

OVAC Artists Survival Kit Opportunities

Page 5 Volume IX, Issue 1

FAO Members Only Facebook Page

Janice Filler has invited each FAO member to join the FAO Facebook page. If you have not received an invitation,

please contact her at fillja@cox.net.

FAO Web Site

The FAO website serves as the gateway to our organization and is often the first contact a prospective member

makes with our organization. Because the website serves as the public face of FAO, it is important that it reflect all

that FAO represents. We have had a great website, but it is time to consider updating the site. We would appreciate

a member volunteering to lead this important project. Please contact Pat Brant at pbrant3@hotmail.com if you

would like to volunteer to take on this project or if you would simply be willing to coordinate information that is

sent to our website designer.

FAO Blog

FAO has a blog but unfortunately our blog is in search of a writer. A successful blog can spark interest in the fiber

arts and lead to new FAO members. But to be successful a blog must have regular updates. Do we have any bud-

ding bloggers in the membership? Have you wanted to try writing a blog but didn’t want or know how to set a blog

up? The FAO blog is already set-up and waiting for an author. Are you interested in writing a weekly FAO blog

entry? If so contact Pat Brant at pbrant3@hotmail.com.

Featured Artist Story

Each month we would like to feature one of our artists. If you would like to participate please send a short bio and

description of your work to Lyn Lucas at lyn@amsiweb.com. Sending a picture of your work is optional but would

be a great opportunity to showcase your work. Each month the newsletter editor will randomly draw a name to in-

clude in the newsletter as the month’s featured artist.

Email Distribution Request

In order to respect the email privacy of our members and the integrity of our membership email list, we ask that

when sending email to a large number of members that you place their addresses in the BCC box.

Membership Dues

September is membership renewal month. If you haven’t renewed your membership or joined FAO it’s time to pay

annual dues. New members can find the membership form on our website www.fiberartistsok.org. Once the home

page has loaded simply click on “Join”, then download and complete the membership form. Mail it and your check

for $20 made payable to FAO to Barbara Klein, 6904 N Grove Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73132. To renew your

membership simply mail your check for $20 made payable to FAO to Barbara Klein, 6904 N Grove Ave., Okla-

homa City, OK 73132.

created fabric.

Marbling 101

Instructor: Pam Bartlett

This six-hour workshop introduces

the student to traditional and con-

temporary designs associated with

marbling on paper as well as fabrics.

Discover new designs and color

mixing methods with this ancient art

form used traditionally in bookbind-

ing and papermaking. See how read-

ily it lends itself to art journaling,

collage, scrapbooking, and so much

more! A kit fee of $25 (payable to

the instructor) provides all the hand-

dyed solid fabrics, papers, dyes, and

equipment needed to create your

choice of useful pieces ready to in-

corporate into your favorite project!

For a complete class schedule -

https://www.cityoftulsa.org/

media/163900/fall%20catalog%

202013.pdf

Modern Batik Techniques for Fabric

Instructor: Michele Lasker

Batik is an ancient wax-resist dye-

ing technique that produces layers

of color and hand-drawn design on

fabric and other materials. Students

learn one of the oldest resist-dyeing

techniques known and create a sam-

ple fabric in two consecutive

Wednesday workshops. Extensive

world travel and a lifelong passion

for textiles and fiber arts provide the

basis in teaching for this instructor.

A kit fee of $15 (payable to the in-

structor) provides many difficult-to-

find materials, so all you have to do

is come, learn, and enjoy!

Tapestry Weaving Revisited

Instructor: Sally Bachman

Beginning and intermediate students

learn hand-woven tapestry tech-

niques, old and new, over this six-

week course using 7” square mat

board as modified looms. Samples

of each technique are reviewed and

woven on the boards; preparation of

different tapestry loom styles dis-

cussed; and finishing and mounting

of the woven tapestries complete the

course. Warp thread is provided;

students bring yarn, fiber, or strips

of material of their choosing to use

as weft in the creation of a unique

woven pattern

reference book.

Woven Structures: Inventing a Pat-

tern and Fabric

Instructor: Sally Bachman

Beginning and intermediate students

learn to design drafts with pencil

and graph paper, construct a fabric

pattern sample using mat board

“looms” and transfer this pattern to

a floor loom for fabric production

over this five-week course. Warp

thread is provided; students bring

yarn, fiber, or strips of material of

their choosing to use as weft in their

Fall Fiber Art Show at Your Design Open to FAO Members

FAO Members Lead Waterworks Classes

Page 6 Volume IX, Issue 1

Alisa Inglett, owner of Your Design, and Michele Lasker from Fiber Artists of Oklahoma, have organized a fiber show for October 2013.

Alisa organized and presented her first fiber show two years ago. It was an exciting way to share fiber art with the community. Based on the success of the first show Alisa has decided that she and Michele Lasker will mount a second show opening October 3. Alisa will serve as the juror for the show and will keep a small per-centage of all sales for the gallery.

Dates to Know:

September 27-28, 2013 – take your work to Alisa at 211 S Main St., Broken Arrow for inclusion in the show.

October 3, 2013 –Open House to present the show to the community. The times for the opening are yet to be determined.

November 2, 2013 – pick up all work not sold.

If you have any questions please call: Alisa at (918) 994-4473 or Michele at (918) 510-4024.

Tulsa Meeting Topics: September—January

PlayDate Challenge 2013-2014: Fanciful Figures (from Sheryl Miller)

Page 7 Volume IX, Issue 1

Members of the Tulsa FAO Planning Committee, Janet Hoeltzel, Terri Higgs, Pat Brant, Sharyl Landis, Jan Hawks, Sandi Thomas and Lyn Lu-cas, met and developed a series of programs for the upcoming year.

Sept 10th – Sharing the Juror’s Cri-tiques of items not accepted into FiberWorks 2013

October 8th – B-Sew Inn Product Tour – If you have ever wondered what B-Sew Inn has to offer this is

your opportunity to have the se-crets revealed. Be sure to bring your questions and your check-book!

November 12th – Weaving for use in surface design – Weavers Pat Brant, Sharyl Landis, Lyn Lucas, and Jan Hawks will share some easy weav-ing techniques to include in your next surface design project.

December 10th – Books that inspire – What books or magazines ignite

your creative fires? Bring them to share and inspire others!

January 14th – Crocheting Part 1 – Jan Hawks- If you loved Freeform Frenzy, Jan’s award winning Fiber-Works 2013 entry, or Kate John-son’s FiberWorks entry, or didn’t get enough when Janet Hoeltzel demonstrated at FAO Tulsa last spring, then you will love this pro-gram. Grab a hook and enjoy the fun.

As always, I begin with the words. Only two words, but so full of meanings. Fanciful is an adjective with multiple meanings. Fanciful can mean over-imaginative and un-realistic. It can mean existing only in one’s imagination or fancy. It can also be fantastic, whimsical, or imaginary.

Figure is quite the interesting six letter word. It can function as a noun or a verb, and can be used in various phrases. A figure can be a number, especially dealing with one that forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial perform-ance of a company. It can also be a shape, form, number, numeral, im-age, character, or a numerical sym-bol. A figure can be a written sym-bol representing something other than a letter, especially a number. It can also mean mathematical cal-culations, such as “good at figures”. It can be a figure of speech, a key figure, a figure eight, “figure out”, “go figure”, “figure it out”, or bodily shape or form especially of a per-son. In art, the figure means the

human figure, and many important figure studies have been done throughout the years. Some of the most important studies are statues. Hmm-m-m….. In music, a figure is the shortest idea, a short succes-sion of notes, often recurring. It may have melodic pitch and har-monic progression, and stays in the background unlike a motif which is foreground. Then – as a verb, figure can mean to reckon, calculate, count, imagine, or arithmetical cal-culations.

Analogous colors are colors that are adjacent or next to one another on a color wheel. An analogous color scheme is one in which only three adjacent colors are used. The the-ory is that colors work well or har-monize together. Usually one of these colors is dominant, or used more than the other two, in the painting.

So here is the challenge. Decide what a fanciful figure is for you as an artist. Decide which analogous colors you like best. Then blend it

all together! Pull out your wild and wacky creative spirit and go for broke. Try new techniques and new color combinations.

Guidelines: Create at least one work of art in whatever media you choose in analogous colors that is a fanciful figure. Remember, adding black to a color is a shade, and white to a color is a tint. All are ac-ceptable. You may also use black or white with your colors. It may be hanging or three dimensional, clothing or jewelry. This might be a wonderful time to begin to work in a series if you’ve never tried it, so aiming for three pieces in series is great. Once the work is finished, please write an artist’s statement to accompany it (in case the show is later hung).

Timeline: six months beginning on August PlayDate. So all pieces will be due at February PlayDate, 2014. Really…let’s aim for actually being done in February. Seriously…. Feb-ruary.

Fiber Artists of Oklahoma meets in Oklahoma City the second Thursday of each month from September

through November and January through June. All meetings, unless otherwise noted, are at the Belle Isle

Library, 5501 N. Villa, Okla. City at 7:00pm. The Tulsa Chapter meets the second Tuesday of each month

at B-Sew- Inn, located in the Farm Shopping Center at 51st and Sheridan, at 6:00 pm, unless otherwise

notified.

If you have been an FAO member in the past or attended one of our exciting speaker events, it is time to sign up for

membership. We all enjoy getting together and learning what others have been up to, but we see a lot of new faces

when we are fortunate to have a speaker. We all enjoy that little adrenaline rush when you see something, or learn

something new about fiber. Membership fees are important so that we can all continue to enjoy what this great or-

ganization offers.

So don’t delay, get your money in today! Membership checks may be mailed to Barbara Klein at 6904 N Grove

Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73132.

Volume IX, Issue 1 Page 8

A Word From Karen Rose Membership Chair

About Us:

Fiber Artists of Oklahoma (FAO) is made up of individuals interested in sharing knowledge and promoting ap-

preciation of all aspects of fiber art, including weaving, spinning, embroidery, basketry, felting, papermaking,

dyeing, rug hooking, lace-making, beading and quilting. Skill levels of members range from novice to expert,

with some members experimenting as hobbyists, and others working as professionals.

Members of FAO participate in various activities during the year to encourage, support, and inform persons

interested in fiber art. The organization promotes FiberWorks, a major juried fiber art show featuring Okla-

homa artists. Held each year, FiberWorks is now a

nationally respected fiber show. Fiber Artists of Oklahoma was formerly the Handweavers League of Okla-

homa, the name chosen in 1976 by a group of hand weavers who first met in Norman, Oklahoma. Officers were

elected, by-laws were written and the first newsletter was published. In 1984 the group began meeting in Okla-

homa City and became a statewide organization. A Certificate of Incorporation to become a non-profit [501(c)

(3)] group was filed and approved in 1985. In 1978, the organization initiated FiberWorks, a major juried fiber

art show that has been held each year since. The Handweavers League was renamed Fiber Artists of Oklahoma

in 2006 to better reflect the broader focus of the organization. A Tulsa group was formed in 2008.

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