Rituals at Festival in Houston

Festival in Houston - Awards Ceremony

Leslie Tucker Jenison wins First Place in the Digital Imagery category!  Congratulations, Leslie!

All of the winning quilts are displayed around the ballroom.  Leslie talking about her amazing quilt with a crowd around her.  "Amsterdam Alley."

Rituals Artists at Festival in Houston 2012

"Rituals" Artists are well represented at Festival in Houston, as faculty, working in Open Studios, their work in exhibits.  Visit the "Rituals" special exhibit, located on the exhibit floor, right off Main Street.  42 artists interpret the theme "Rituals" - there is no photography in this exhibit, because there is a book available to purchase from Blurb.com

International Quilt Festival in Houston opens on Wednesday, October 31st with Preview Night 7:00-10:00pm; Thurs-Sat 10:00am - 7:00pm; Sun 10:00am - 4:00pm; George R. Brown Convention Center, in downtown Houston.
and continues until Sunday, November 4th.  Classes begin on Monday, October 29th.  Check out the Quilts, Inc website for more information

Teaching Faculty - Classes taught by "Rituals" artists:
Sarah Ann Smith
Oct 29 - Fine Finishes (edge finishes including perfect mitered corners!)
Oct 30 -Birch Pond Seasons (fusible applique)
Oct 31 -Decorative Stitch Applique (use those fancy stitches on your machine!)
Nov 1 - Morning:  Machine Quilting Forum--Fun with Fancy Threads
Nov 2 - Afternoon; Meet the Teacher, a free 30 minute demo on the show floor:   Collaged and Fused Art Quilts
Nov 3 - 10-Noon; Sampler--Quilt Coloring with Thread

Judy Coates Perez

Oct 30, 9-5 Tsukineko Inks, #232 FULL

Oct 30, noon-2pm Lunch Lecture #245 Inspiration: Where does it come from? OPEN
Oct 31, 9-5 Painting Imagery for Art Quilts with Textile Paints #333 FULL
Nov 1, 9-5 Tsukineko Inks #425  FULL
Nov 2, 9-5 Ornamental Fiesta #523 OPEN
Nov 3, 9-5 Heavy Metal Play Day #718 FULL

Lyric Kinard

Oct 29 - Night Class "Just Foiling Around"
Oct 31 - 9-5 "Quilts Through the Artist's Eye," a day of learning to evaluate and solve design problems in a safe critique environment.
Nov 2 - 9am Lecture "The Elements of Art for Quilters"
Nov 3 - 10-Noon - Sampler; demonstrating techniques from her new DVD, "Bead It Like You Mean It" 

Susie Monday

Oct 31, 9-5; Shaping Symbols into Art Quilts

Nov 1 -2-4;Mixed Media Miscellany; inkjet transfers with Wed Media Film demo

Nov 2 - 10-Noon Sampler; Stamp out Your Message, demonstration

Nov 3 - 10-Noon; Sampler; Your our Own Alphabet on Fabric, demo

Nov 4 - 9-noon; Inspiration is in the Cards

 

OPEN STUDIOS - Located near the food court in the exhibit/vendor hall
Thurs, Nov 1
10-12; Barb Forrister - 3D Flowers
12-2; Jamie Fingal - Rebel Quilting/Bernina
12-2; Leslie Tucker Jenison - Monoprinting on Fabric
2-4; Sarah Ann Smith; Thread Painting/Bernina

Fri, Nov 2
12-2; Barb Forrister - 3D Flowers
2-4; Leslie Tucker Jenison - FMQ'ing Art Quilts/Bernina
2-4; Jamie Fingal - Mixed Media Quilting
4-6; Susie Monday - Stamp Carving for Art Quilts/Mixed Media

Sat, Nov 3
2-4; Susie Monday - Drawing with Stitch/Bernina

EXHIBITS

SAQA; A Sense of Scale - Lyric Kinard "Family Ties"; Seasonal Palette - Jeannie Palmer Moore
World of Beauty; Sue Bleiweiss, Jamie Fingal, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Barb Forrister, Julie Schlueter; group quilt with Frances Holliday Alford, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Kathy York; group quilt with Barb Forrister, Frances Holliday Alford, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Kathy York
Black and White with a Twist; Quilts on the Wall; Julie Schlueter
Eye of the Quilter; Gayle Simpson, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Virginia Spiegel
Fabric Art, presented by the Girl Scouts; Jamie Fingal
IQA Celebrity Auction;  Jamie Fingal

Pokey's Pet Postcard Project
Jamie Fingal, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Julie Schlueter, Virginia Spiegel, Kathy York

The Space Between in Houston

The Space Between exhibit in Houston at the International Quilt Festival

Our exhibit was off Main Street, just beyond the Twelve by Twelve exhibit

Dinner At Eight Artists have, well, Dinner At Eight in Houston!

Friday evening at the Houston Quilt festival we were so excited to gather in Spencer's restaurant for our artist-dinner.
Just in case you aren't sure whether we have a great time together at our D@8 gatherings, please observe the following:

Indigo Perez, Judy Coates Perez' daughter, took a lot of photos of our evening.

I promise that Jamie and I will add more as soon as we receive them.

For some reason, I didn't get a shot of the entire table.  

One of the unknown benefits of d@8 is you get to learn the fine art of "Spoonology". 

Observe:

Barb Forrister (L) and Susan Fletcher King (with Judy & Indigo Perez)

practice their skills

Jamie sets her spoon up while Linda Teddlie Minton cracks up

There's a first time for everything - Terry Grant's first Festival and spoon experience!

some of us have other skills.  Who is this?

Why, it is Ms. Napkinhead*

There is more than one way to practice Spoonology.

Just ask Susan Brubaker Knapp!

Gerrie Congdon says, "Wow, Susan!  You have good spoonology skills!"

*Frances Holliday Alford

International Quilt Festival - Houston 2011

The Space Between, special exhibit has the work of 40 exceptional artists.  The exhibit is located just off Main Street, as you walk into the exhibits from the vendor area, TSB will be on the left,  just beyond the Twelve by Twelve exhibit.

Some have work in other exhibits at Quilt Market/Festival.  During Festival, some will be teaching as Faculty and/or in Make-It-University, teaching a workshop or working in Open Studios.  Here is a master list of Everything Festival

Exhibits
IQA:  A World of Beauty

Barb Forrister - "Songbird"
Susan Fletcher King - "Beneath the Canopy"
Susan Brubaker Knapp -"Maximum Cat Nap" (which has won a ribbon!), and "Freckles." :

Judy Coates Perez "Oh Deer, Look What’s Become of Me!
Kathy York - "High Rise"
Group Quilt - "Artists' Garden" with Connie Hudson, Sherri McCauley, Kathy York, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Frances Holliday Alford, Barb Forrister, Annie Smith, Suzan Engler and Cindy Henneke

IQA - Silent Auction Quilt
Jamie Fingal

Beyond Borders
Susan Fletcher King "Alice's Odyssey (group quilt)

Celebrate Spring
Barb Forrister - "Generation Y:Song of Hope"

Eye of the Quilter
Cindy Cooksey, Jamie Fingal, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Rachel Parris

In Full Bloom
Barb Forrister - "Austin tatious"
Teresa Shippy - "in Bloom"

Lone Stars III
Barb Forrister - "Life's a Beach"
Barb Forrister - Lone Star Quilts (museum) "Little Boy Blue"
Judy Coates Perez - "Flora" (group quilt)
Judy Coates Perez - Lone Star Quilts (museum): "Tree of Life"
Kathy York - "A few of my Favorite Things," "Little Cities," and group quilts "Cosmic Curves," "I Sing the Flower Eclectic"

at Festival -"Group Conversation", a collaboration with Sherri McCauley, Connie Hudson, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Kathy York, Frances Holliday Alford, Barb Forrister, Pearl Gonzalez, Diane Sandlin

Tactile Architecture
Kathy York - "Central Park"
"Artists Village," a collaboration with Susan Else, Frances Holliday Alford, Pamela Allen, Frieda Anderson, Lisa Call, Jane Davila, Naomi Adams, Jamie Fingal, Barb Forrister, Vickie Hallmark, Connie Hudson, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Sherri McCauley, Judy Perez, Melanie Testa, Laura Wasilowski and Kathy York

Text of Textiles
Terry Waldron "A Gentle Heart"

Twelve by Twelve
Deborah Boschert
Terry Grant
Karen Rips

SAQA Texas
Kathy York - 3 small 9x12 quilts

FESTIVAL FACULTY

Tues, Nov 1st
Judy Coates Perez - #212 Tsukineko All Purpose Inks, Tues, 9 am

Wed, Nov 2
Judy Coates Perez -#314  Tea & Ephemera, Wed, 9am
Thurs, Nov 3
Susan Brubaker Knapp - #432 Wholecloth Painting – Botanicals
Judy Coates Perez - #412  Tsukineko All Purpose Inks
Jamie & Leslie - #425 Musical Chairs - all day
Friday, Nov 4
Susan Brubaker Knapp - #521 Start with a Photo
Judy Coates Perez - #552  Lecture: It's all in the Process, Fri, 9 am
Jamie & Leslie - #517  Dreaming in Canvas - A Painted Quilt - all day
Jane LaFazio - Recycled Circles (full) all-day
Jane LaFazio - Modern Needle Felting (full) evening

Sat, Nov 5
Susan Brubaker Knapp - #715 Thread Sketching – Dragonfly

MAKE-IT-UNIVERSITY
Open Studios
Thursday, Nov 2
2:50-4:50pm - Kathy York

Friday, Nov 3
10:30-12:30pm - Deborah Boschert
12:40-2:40pm - Barb Forrister

Saturday, Nov 4
2:50-4:50pm - Jamie Fingal
2:50-4:50pm - Leslie Tucker Jenison


WORKSHOPS in MIU
Thursday, Nov 312-1pm - Barb Forrister -Mixed Media Beads

Saturday, Nov 5
11:45am - Judy Coates Perez
1:15pm - The Sketchbook Challenge - Jane LaFazio, Jamie Fingal, Leslie Tucker Jenison
Surviving the Runway
5:30pm - Judy Coates Perez, Jane LaFazio, Jamie Fingal, Leslie Tucker Jenison

The Space Between - Houston Bound!

40 artists interpret the theme "The Space Between" to create this amazing exhibit.  All of the quilts are the same size 36W x 48H vertical format.  The exhibit will be shown at the International Quilt Market Oct 29-31, and Festival in Houston - Nov 2-6; If you would like to read the artists profiles from this exhibit, they are here.  Three bright and vibrant art quilts from the exhibit!

"Black and Bloom All Over" by Judy Coates Perez

"Storybook" by Yvonne Porcella

"Meadow Gold" by Terry Waldron

BTS Artists in Houston

Barb Forrister

Yvonne Porcella

Deb Boschert in Open Studios

Judy Coates Perez in Open Studios

Jane LaFazio and Jane Davila (photo taken by Judy Perez)

In MIU - Leslie Tucker Jenison, Jamie Fingal, Kathy York and Rachel Parris

In front of the MIU ATC Trading Post - Leslie Tucker Jenison, Judy Coates Perez, Pokey Bolton and Jamie Fingal

Leslie Tucker Jenison, Jane LaFazio and Jamie Fingal

Linda Minton

Jane LaFazio

Sarah Ann Smith; she is holding up her phone with the photograph that she made the quilt from

Rachel Parris

Frances Holliday Alford

Kathy York; her BTS quilt on the cover of the current issue of Quilting Arts Magazine and she made it into a tote bag!