Solo Show: Diane Cadrain!

The University of Connecticut Health Center hosts

CFAC member Diane Cadrain's solo exhibition

 "Twigs and Tides"
through August 1, 2012

Please join Diane and the CFAC membership for her artist reception

 July 12, 2012

Uconn Health Center

263 Farmington Avenue

Farmington, CT

 4:30 - 6:30 

Half of all proceeds from sales will be donated to Partner's In Health, providing health care to the poorest of the poor in earthquake and cholera ravaged Haiti.

Diane is loading her art work into the car for the "Twigs and Tides" exhibit 

Quilting Arts Magazine: Diane Wright's Recent Publicaton!

Quilting Arts Magazine  recent June/July publication features CFAC member Diane Wright's "Sketchbook Keeping for Textile Artists: Off The Page". Diane is an avid world traveler and collects unique items along her journies to use as inspiration for future work. Diane shares her method for creating "Journal Bowls" so you too can have your inspirational treasures close at hand for design development.

Congratulations Diane!

Quilting Arts Magazine: Karen Loprete's Recent Publication!

CFAC member Karen Loprete had an article published in the April/May 2012 Quilting Arts Magazine! Karen's article titled "Extreme Embellishment" provides insight into creating a free-form pieced canvas perfect for funky embellishment.

Congratulations Karen!

CFAC Celebrates One Year Anniversay!

The Connecticut Fiber Arts Collective celebrated their one year anniversary this weekend. Barbara Khachane hosted a lovely brunch where we were able to reflect on our year together and discuss the direction of the group moving forward.

Carol Vinick, Toni Torres and Mary Lachman

Mary Lachman, Roz Spann and Carol Vinick

About 6 months ago the group came up with a "brown bag challenge" to be completed for our anniversary meeting. Each member received the below items in a bag; the challenge was to use all the items plus whatever else the artist wanted to add.

It was exciting to see each member unveil their art work! Every piece was wildly different from the next. Please see below photos of the challenge, (not all members were present and their work will be posted at a later date).

Carol Eaton

Roz Spann

Carol Vinick

Toni Torres

Mary Lachman

Cher Hurney



Hands on Quilting Demonstration

Please join Mary Lachman for a hands on quilting demonstration at the Levi Coe Library in Middlefield, CT on Saturday, March 24th from 10:00 - 12:00. Mary will show her collection of beautiful handmade quilts while unlocking the secrets of choosing a color pallet and piecing blocks together. Available for sale will be hand dyed and hand painted fabrics by Carol R. Eaton Designs along with various hand crafted items.

Diane Cadrain featured in the Artist's Corner!

Diane Cadrain was featured in the Artist's Corner of the Hartford Courant on March 11, 2012!

Visit courant.com/mytownsgallery for a gallery of MyTowns artwork.

Diane Cadrain and Carol Vinick Honored

We are thrilled to announce that Diane Cadrain's "Two Ways of Looking at Seaside Goldenrod" received 2nd place honors at the West Hartford Art League Members' juried exhibit a few days ago.

Two Ways of Looking at Seaside Goldenrod
D. Cadrain 2012

Diane with her artwork!

*For additional details and lots of picture please visit Diane's blog:  http://stitching-it-all-together.blogspot.com/

In addition, Carol Vinick, another CFAC member, has had her art work accepted at the Slater Museum juried show in Norwich!

*For complete details and listing of all exhibitors please visit the SAQA CT blog:  http://saqact.blogspot.com/

Red/Read Exhibit - Southbury Public Library

Original Artwork by Rosalind Spann, CFAC Member

Our new RED/READ Exhibit is now on display at the Southbury Public Library in Southbury, CT. www.southburylibrary.org

The show includes original art work by the CT Fiber Arts Collective members including the Red Challenge pieces created  from the contents of a small red bag of fabric, threads and beads.

We hope you will be able to visit!

Here we are taking a break since we were almost finished!

It's A Floral Thing Exhibit!

Fiber artists Mary Lachman and Carol Eaton will participate in the upcoming "It's A Floral Thing" exhibit hosted by the Norfolk Artisans Guild located at Station Place in Norfolk, CT. Please come browse the floral inspired art work which is a special treat during our cold and snowy season. The exhibit will include fiber art, painting, photography, jewelry and more.

Please print the below card for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate!

We hope to see you at the reception February 5th from 1:00 - 3:00.

"Awakening" by Carol Eaton

"Flower Garden" by Mary Lachman

Karen Loprete Presents at Shoreline Guild

Karen was a hit!

Karen Loprete was the invited speaker at a recent meeting of the Shoreline Quilt Guild!

http://www.shorelinequilters.org/index.html

The Connecticut Fiber Arts Collective is presenting a fiber art show, Identity and Other Things, during January 2012 at the Southbury Free Library.

The show takes its name from the concept identity and challenges each participant to use fiber art to create an image of the essence of her own singularity. In addition each artist will display a collection of some of their favorite pieces making the entire exhibit a unique and unexpected experience for the public.

The show will be on display during regular business hours at the Southbury Public Library, 100 Poverty Road, Southbury, CT.

"If We Lived In Tress" by Carol Vincik

"Seaside Goldenrod" by Diane Cadrain

"Friday Afternoon" by Carol Eaton

"Sky" by Karen Loprete

"Mermaid" by Rosalind Spann

We look forward to seeing you at the show!

IDENTITY - Now in Bethany

The IDENTITY exhibit is now at the Clark Memorial Library, 538 Amity Road in Bethany, CT. The display will be available for viewing through December 2011.

Sampling our "Identity"

Cher Hurney

The opening reception at the Levi Coe Library was cancelled due to the October snowstorm that left most of Connecticut without electricity for more than 6 days!

Nevertheless, the show was hung the morning the snow began to fall and here is a sampling of our work.

The exhibit continues through November 30, 2011 at the Levi Coe Library, 414 Main Street, Middlefield, CT 06455, or telephone 860-349-3857 ext. 204.

Diane Cadrain

Orange Flower by Karen Loprete

Firmly Planted

Self Indulgence by Carol Eaton

Paper and Ink

Barbara Khachane and Karen Loprete receiving instruction from Carine Greene. 

Last Saturday Carine Greene lead the group in a workshop designed to get our creative energy flowing. The idea came from the book, Drawn to Stitch: Line, Drawing, and Mark-Making in Textile Art by Gwen Hedley. We used india ink and various objects to place lines on two different types of paper. Then we made parallel cuts into one sheet of paper and then strips, one-by-one from the second sheet of paper. The strips from the second sheet were woven into the parallel cuts of the first paper and the results are shown below.

Carol Eaton and Mary Lachman showing their finished pieces.

In addition to our workshop, a few of the members showed new art quilts in progress. In this picture Carol Vinick discusses her creation of flowers using ribbon and thread stitching.

From left to right: Carol, Karen, Carol Vinick (seated) and Rosalind Spann

Karen Loprete at the Funky Monkey

Our own Karen Loprete's work is featured this month at the Funky Monkey Cafe and Gallery in Cheshire, CT.  The opening reception was last Friday night.

Karen Loprete - Solo Show!

From 7-9 PM tonight there is an opening reception for Karen Loprete's (http://www.karenloprete.com/)solo exhibit at the Funky Monkey Cafe and Gallery, 130 Elm, Cheshire, CT.  Twenty-five of the artist's works will be on display through October 31st. http://www.thefunkymonkeycafe.com/
Karen is a member of the CT-FAC and SAQA (http://www.saqa.com/). She uses color and embellishments to create a unique and modern style.

Launching Our Blog

This is the first post for the CT-Fiber Arts Collective blog!

The CT-Fiber Arts Collective is a group of Connecticut based group of 12 artists dedicated to promoting Fiber and Mixed Media Arts. In our journey as artists, we offer support by a continuous cross-fertilization of knowledge, techniques, ideas, and dreams. The group holds exhibits at various venues throughout the year.

Check back to see what we are doing next!