Virginia A. Spiegel

Starry Night, 4″ x 84″ with hand-made pin, silk and wool fibers; nuno felted.  By Voila Remy.

Today is the last day of the surface design extravaganza that is the Surface Design Association Scarf and Shawl Auction.  Proceeds from the auction support the Creative Promise Awards, conference scholarships, and  SDA grants.

Not only are there shibori, nuno felt, handpainted silk, woven silk, dyed and discharged silk and other beautiful techniques and materials used to create scarves and shawls, but there are also magazine subscriptions, online workshops, DVDs, and books.

It’s not too early to be holiday shopping for those (including yourself) who really appreciate the finer things in life.

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My newsletter for November is debuting a new and improved format.

As a celebration of the new format, I will be giving away one of my artworks to one lucky subscriber.  November Art News features more photos, an exclusive preview of new artwork, news about my new book and much more.

Send an e-mail to Virginia(at)VirginiaSpiegel.com with SUBSCRIBE as the subject line and check out the new format yourself (and perhaps win one of my artworks).

Peggy Schroder

The third and final week of the Crazy for Quilts eBay auction is now in progress and continues through  Monday, November 16.

The Crazy for Quilts auction is a fundraiser for the Alliance for American Quilts, a nonprofit dedicated to documenting, preserving and sharing the rich history of quilts and quiltmakers.

Go straight to the auction on eBay or view all 85 of the quilts, download full-color auction guides and find instructions on bidding at the AAQ website.

The opening bid for all quilts is $50.  Add to your collection, find a perfect holiday gift and support the Alliance for American Quilts.

Shibori Silk Scarf donated by Meredith Strauss

The Surface Design Association’s scarf and shawl auction is now open (even though their website header hadn’t been updated last time I checked).

There are over 100 gorgeous scarves and shawls, but there are also books, DVDs, magazine subscriptions, etc.  All items are donated and the proceeds benefit the Creative Promise Awards, conference scholarships, SDA grants, and more.

If you want the best in surface design, I can’t think of a better place to shop than this fundraiser for the Surface Design Association.

Karen Stiehl Osborn conducted a fundraiser to help her friend, artist Beate Knappe of Germany.   Karen donated 80% of the proceeds from her Autumn Aura collages to Beate, a self-employed artist, to help with substantial vet bills:

Beate adopted a beagle puppy named Jeannie. Unfortunately, on October 4th, Jeannie was hit by a car. Since then, she has needed several surgeries and now rehab to put two of her legs back together and teach her to re-use them. All of this has left Beate with vet bills in excess of 2000 euros.

Karen’s collages sold out.  Is there something you could do to help?  Beate has an Etsy site as Bella Donna Design and a wonderful website with more news about Jeannie.