vanessa yanow

Untitled, 2007, Flame worked glass, blown glass, swarofsky crystals, fabric, felt, flock, metal and reflective glass beads, 23 x 30 x 30, migration, 2005, Flame worked glass, blown glass, wire, boiled and burned organza, nylon, felted wool and two antique embroidery frames, 14 x 11 x 3, Lux Operon, 2008, Flame worked glass, blown glass, crystal rhinestones, fabric, wool, flock, copper tubing, pvc, metal and battery operated led’s, 18 x 20 x 20

My subject matter is loosely based on micro-organic, zoomorphic forms which are inspired by nature and sometimes more specifically derived from the micro-organisms, bacteria, viruses and parasites that can be found in the body. Having personally combated a series of illnesses, I take an intimate interest in the body and what enters it. My work does not conform to status quo notions of beauty. It is the strange and the grotesque, and the beauty found in these that interests me...

read her entire statement and see more work here.

The University of the Arts, Crafts Department Lecture: Jennifer Angus

Fiber Artist Jennifer Angus presents a lecture in conjunction with her exhibit at the Philadelphia Art Alliance, The Parlor, which is part of The Sitting Room: 4 Studies, on display through January 3, 2011. Angus creates large-scale installations featuring exotic petrified bugs camouflaged within a framework of beautiful designs.
November 30, 6:30 p.m.
Hamilton Hall, CBS Auditorium

http://www.uarts.edu/

It's Thanksgiving, why not wear a turkey on your head or you could just teach one to knit?

Image from: http://knitting.craftgossip.com/youre-such-a-turkey/2008/11/24/
Image from: http://ibbyskibby.wordpress.com/category/knit/
Image from: http://mjayknits.blogspot.com/

Happy Thanksgiving! Have a safe and lovely holiday! Knit responsibly!

Alison Craft has updated her website & has received an exhibition prize!

Fibers major Alison Craft has updated her website: alisoncraft.com
It now contains new images of her work as well as a news section which currently features information about her upcoming thesis exhibition as well as a link to a newsletter highlighting a work for which she won an honorable mention from the Small Works Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts. Congratulations Alison & keep up the good work!

alison craft bfa thesis exhibition

jaqueline rush lee

Petrified Book, 8 x 11 x 7, Book of R’s, 2003, 15.5 x 15.5 x 11.5, cube, In the Collection of Allan Chasanoff, NY

...For almost a decade I have found myself drawn to the intimate, tactile, and symbolic qualities of used books. I am interested in how these recycled books come with their own histories of use and meaning and how they serve as potent vehicles of expression. With the idea of working with them as my canvas or building block, I transform the books into sculptures that explore and redefine the book as familiar object, medium, and archetypal form. By scrambling the formal arrangement of the book and transposing its material and conceptual qualities, I aim to create evocative art forms that suggest an alternative narrative....

read her entire statement and see more work here.

Patrick Burgoyne's BFA Thesis Exhibition

Attendees are encouraged to wear yellow to the opening.

Fibers Exhibition

The Fiber and Material Studies Area is currently having our annual student show! Most of our classes are represented in the show and it is definitely worth checking out.

It will be up from Wednesday, November 10th until Sunday, November 14th and is located in the Stella Elkins Gallery on the lower level of Tyler School of Art.

The opening is RIGHT NOW! 11am on November 10th. There are munchkins & coffee, hurry up and get down there before they are gone.

Fiber Area Work Study

Position Description:

Work study position available m-f, 8:15 am- 9:15 am in the Fiber & Material Studies Area. Duties include cleaning and organizing the Dye Room and some general studio cleaning. This position includes work with some chemicals and training will be provided. No experience with Fiber Processes is needed but those with knowledge of procedures are encouraged to apply.

To apply log onto iGreentree and search Req. number:
TUS-5674

susan taylor glasgow

it's always with me, 2009, Fused glass, slumped, pate de verre, lampwork, nylon ribbon, wire, mixed media, 7.5 x 18 x 8.5, constantly cleaning things up, 2009, fused glass, slumped, ribbon, 1.5 x 18 x 8, eve's penance II, 2008, Sculptural Sewn Glass Corset, Fused, draped, enameled, sandblasted, Sewn with waxed linen and nylon ribbon, 13x12x10

Misguided domestic talents eventually grew into concepts of sewing an unyielding medium, baking inedible creations, and stitching glass clothing no one can wear. Housekeeping is last while instead I cook, arrange, and sew glass. My life and art are the result of homemaking skills gone awry. I have the luxury of exploring the complexities of domestic life from the safe distance of my studio.

see more here.

That cat is dramatic!

katie grove update

former fibers major katie grove sent this magazine cover featuring a quilt she made while she was taking classes here at tyler. the quilt was shown in august at mantis gallery collective in harrisburg, pa (gallery owners tara chickey and andrew guth are pictured hanging the quilt).

congratulations, katie!!

Exhibition Opportunity

Northeast Contemporary Fiber Exhibition

Category: Exhibition Opportunities [View all]
Posted by: Rochester Contemporary Art Center
Deadline: 01/17/11

2011 NORTHEAST CONTEMPORARY FIBER EXHIBITION

Rochester Contemporary Art Center (www.rochestercontemporary.org) & the Surface Design Association (www.surfacedesign.org) present a juried exhibition of contemporary Northeastern U.S. fiber art, April 1 - May 7, 2011. All types of 2-D and 3-D works using fiber techniques or materials are welcome, including sculptural work and installations.

Entry Deadline: January 17, 2011

Location: Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave., Rochester, NY, 14604

Who May Enter: No entry fee. Open to members of Rochester Contemporary and the Surface Design Association who live in the Northeast United States: NY,NJ,NH,MA,ME,PA,RI,VT

Prospectus: http://dev.surfacedesign.org/resource-download.php

For more info contact Jeanne Beck at jeannerbeck@gmail.com

Tyler School of Art, Fiber and Material Studies student's work in, Fiber and Textile Exhibition at The Plastic Club.

Fiber and Textile Exhibition

November 7th-28th, 2010

Opening Reception: Sunday, November 7th, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Plastic Club

247 South Camac Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

215.545.9324

http://www.plasticclub.org/index.shtml

Knitting Club at Temple

The Knit 'n' Kvetch knitting club is run from 8-10pm (or later, usually) on Thursdays in the Hillel Building at 15th & Norris. All stitchers are welcome, most folks knit but in the past crocheters, embroiderers, and even basket weavers have turned up. Feel free to bring any food that doesn't include pork or shellfish but be aware that occasionally the meetings take place in a room where eating is not allowed. Beginners are welcome as they have people who are willing to teach and supplies to do so with. If you have any questions please e-mail Tamar at tamar.godel@temple.edu

michelle loughlin

purple trees(behind the pathmark), stitching on digitally printed photograph on fabric, love warehouse, stitching on digitally printed photograph on fabric , untitled, stitching on digitally printed photograph on fabric

see more work here.

lorraine glessner solo show

i hope some of you can make it to the opening!!

Lorraine Glessner: Rows

November 3-27
Reception: November 7, 1-4 pm
Watchung Arts Center
18 Stirling Road
Watchung, NJ 07069

www.watchungarts.org