Virginia A. Spiegel

Mysteries of Horseshoe Rock 2

Studio Art Quilt Associates is having their  annual benefit auction of small fiber artworks. I’m donating one of the new Mysteries of Horseshoe Rock artwork and really should ship it out soon.

Which one of the six Mysteries do you think should go forth and hopefully help finance the good work of SAQA?

The very unique and wonderful Sightlines exhibit will be shown at International Quilt Festival in Cincinnati this week.  Based on an exhibit design by tACTile group, the exhibit features fourteen artists who each made five to eight artworks spanning ten feet. Each artist’s work includes four small linking pieces and a line runs throughout all the artwork in the exhibit. I was honored to choose the fourteen artists for Sightlines.

Whether you are going to IQF or not, I can highly recommend the catalog.  The publication of this catalog was supported by a generous donation from Herb Anhaltzer, “in memory of Mary Anhaltzer, who wanted to put art quilts on the map.”   In 1999, Mary opened “Thirteen Moons Gallery, the first and only gallery in Sante Fe (and quite possibly the country) to focus on the hot “new” medium of the art quilt.”

Each artist has a four-page spread with an image of her complete installation, detail image, artist statement, and artist bio. The artists include: Britta Ankenbauer, Regina Benson, Shelley Brenner Baird, Yael David-Cohen, Linda Colsh, Sue Dennis, Anne Helmericks-Louder, Fulvia Luciano, Wendy Lugg, Kathy Nida, Pat Owoc, Mirjam Pet-Jacobs, Jayne Willoughby Scott and Leni Levenson Wiener.

There is also a foldout section that shows the entire Sightlines exhibit in a linear format – really a fantastic addition to the catalog.

I emphasize in my curator’s statement that I didn’t want artists who conceived of the sightline as a gimmick, but rather those who would be able to subsume it under a larger philosophical statement.  The artists succeeded beyond my wildest hopes.  Check out the catalog, designed by Deidre Adams, here on the Studio Art Quilt Associates’ website or buy it at the SAQA table at International Quilt Festival.

My book will be at IQF thanks to Cathy Neri of Quilting Books Unlimited.  Quilting Books Unlimited will be in booths 727/729.  Cathy will have Wild at the Edges for a special show price of $20.  That’s less than you can buy it on Blurb and way less if you take into consideration that there is no shipping.  So stop by and see Cathy at Quilting Books Unlimited during IQF.

Do a little dance, sing a little song.  We did it!  We raised over $9000 ($9817 to be exact) for the American Cancer Society in just six hours.  That makes the grand total raised by Fiberart For A Cause over $215,000.

Fiber artists and patrons have proven again that they are powerful fundraisers.

All thanks go to the very generous patrons who so enthusiastically acquired artwork donated by these stunningly talented artists:

Natalya Aikens
Pamela Allen
Laura Ann Beehler
Liz Berg
Pokey Bolton
Laura Cater-Woods
Jette Clover
Jane Davila
Jane Dunnewold
Jamie Fingal
Gloria Hansen
Leslie Tucker Jenison
Lyric Kinard
Jeanelle McCall
Linda Teddlie Minton
Karen Stiehl Osborn
BJ Parady
Judy Coates Perez
Wen Redmond
Cynthia St. Charles

A fundraiser is always successful no matter the amount raised if everyone involved gave it their best efforts.  You did AND we blew by our goal AND we sold out.  You can’t ask for much more than that.

I thank you for this success which gives the American Cancer Society the funds they need to continue research, education, and support that will benefit us all.

It’s here at last!  YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!  Not that I’m excited or anything

ONE Hundred Collages opens today (Wednesday, February 16) at 10 a.m. CST and closes at 4 p.m. CST (or earlier if all the collages are acquired).

ONE Hundred Collages will be held here; the same ten webpages as the preview yesterday.  But at 10 a.m. CST you may start sending in your requests to acquire your favorite artworks.  Be sure to read the “How to Acquire ONE Collages” message on Page 1 so you have the best chance of acquiring the collage(s) you really desire.

The Endangered Honeybee, one of my collages for ONE.

100% of what we raise today goes directly to the American Cancer Society through Fiberart For A Cause, thanks to the twenty-one artists who so generously donated their artwork and will cover all the shipping costs,

Our goal is at least $8000 in six hours to add to the $205,000 we have already donated to the American Cancer Society.

I believe every dollar makes a difference in the fight against cancer and that my Dad is a colon cancer survivor thanks to the research, education, and support done by the American Cancer Society.  Thank you for joining me in this fiber fundraiser for a cause that is close to so many of our hearts.

A special preview of all the ONE Hundred Collages is now up here with the event opening Wednesday, February 16 at 10 a.m. CST.

Head on over to plan your strategy for tomorrow by browsing the ONE hundred fiber collages created by this all-star team of artists:

Natalya Aikens
Pamela Allen
Laura Ann Beehler
Liz Berg
Pokey Bolton
Laura Cater-Woods
Jette Clover
Jane Davila
Jane Dunnewold
Jamie Fingal
Gloria Hansen
Leslie Tucker Jenison
Lyric Kinard
Jeanelle McCall
Linda Teddlie Minton
Karen Stiehl Osborn
BJ Parady
Judy Coates Perez
Wen Redmond
Cynthia St. Charles
Virginia A. Spiegel

All the fun and fundraising begins tomorrow (Wednesday, February 16) at 10 a.m. CST and closes at 4 p.m. CST (or earlier if all the collages are acquired by generous patrons).

100% is donated directly to the American Cancer Society with an immediate electronic receipt. For tips and techniques on how to acquire collages tomorrow, visit yesterday’s blog post.

Our goal is to raise at least $8000 in just six hours to add to the $205,000 Fiberart For A Cause has already donated to the American Cancer Society.

Any questions?  Want to make sure that your e-mail doesn’t end up in my junk mail?  Just send a note to Virginia(at)VirginiaSpiegel.com today.

Thank you for your support and see you tomorrow at 10 a.m. CST.