September 14th – Welcome Back and Show & Tell! – Hybrid meeting (in-person and Zoom)
October 12th – Virtual Meeting
November 9th – Karen Schoch – Hybrid meeting (in-person and zoom)
December 14th – Annual Holiday Potluck, White Elephant – in person, zoom if feasible
January 11th – Flavia Lovatelli – Zoom only
Flavia’s passion is collecting the throwaways; the scraps, the forgotten, the broken pieces and lending them into unique works of art using tools, color, imagination and a dash of whimsy. She is a multidisciplinary artist focused on marrying traditional and non traditional materials into a curious narrative of harvested objects; with a recurrent theme of ‘fun.’ She is one of the pioneer recyclers and sustainable artists before these terms even existed or became popular and a Founder of Art Ecologie Group, a movement of like minded sustainable artists who created the Annual ecoFAB Trash Couture (an acclaimed inspirational recycled fashion show) and the subsequent traveling show “Re-Current.” In Re-Current, each artists’ ecoFAB Trash Couture piece is displayed with cohesive wall art and a sculpted piece to show how art is influenced by everything.
Flavia will tell us about what she does, how she does it and how it all started for her. She promises to teach us how we can do it too.
February 8th – Joel Fermion – Zoom only
Growing up in his grandparent’s upholstery/fabric shop and being the son of an interior designer, Joel’s early college education centered around architectural and interior design.
As he explored the fine arts, particularly painting, he eventually created his own technique of “fabric collage”. This very tactile artwork is an intricate blend of fabric and leather to create collages that are then further enhanced with painted details.
The result is remarkably detailed images that startle the eye and intrigue the mind. Click here for bio. Visit Joel’s website.
March 14th –Teresa Duryea Wong – Hybrid Meeting
The Calling of Quilt Collectors
Quilt collectors play a critical role in the circle of life of art. When museums and collectors purchase a quilt, the work of the artist is immediately validated, and the quilt obtains a monetary value that didn’t exist before. The collector also has a critical role in preserving quilts, and ideally, presenting them to viewers, either by hanging it in their home, or loaning it for exhibitions. This lecture will explore the collections of major antique quilt collectors such as Joanna Rose, Eli Leon, and Robert & Ardis James — and why their vision and passion are so important to quilt preservation. In addition, you’ll be introduced to the collections of contemporary quilt collectors Robert & Helen Cargo, Frank Klein, Jack Walsh, and Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi. Hear the stories of these collectors came to own hundreds, even thousands of quilts, and learn how their passion kept them hunting for more.
Visit Teresa’s website.
April 25th – Art Quilt Elements 2024, Wayne Art Center field trip
History of Art Quilt Elements
Wayne Art Center for a private exploration of the ART QUILT ELEMENTS exhibition. Nancy Campbell has curated a selection of 10 amazing pieces from among the 50 on display, and Susan Leonard has graciously agreed to be our docent that night.
The members in attendance met Carolyn Harper, artist with her piece William P. hand embroidered Batik. She shared her inspiration for this piece and her other works of art. To learn more about Carolyn, click here.
Heartstring Quilters Guild 