Journeys Now on View in LaConner

 High Fiber Diet's Journeys has opened at the Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum in LaConner, WA. This lovely three story Victoria home filled to the brim with quilts and other fiber arts makes a wonderful destination if you are wanting an adventure to Washington. The town of LaConner, and several other nearby towns have shops and museums and such to explore. Please call ahead for reservations and see the website for other information during this COVID period.  https://www.qfamuseum.org/ or phone 360.466.4288 for further information. Journeys will be up through January 31st.

Cliff Palace 2

Sharon Carvalho

Photo by the artist

Pathways

Kimberley Connelly

Photo by Hoddick Photography

Metaphors

Pat Fifer

Photo by the artist

Quilt Visions San Diego Virtual Exhibit Opening October 24

Visit the Quilt Visions exhibit at the Visions Art Museum in San Diego. The exhibit opens October 24. You can see the art, learn about the artists and take a virtual tour. Click here.

Mc Callum Spring

c 2020 Bonnie M. Bucknam

66" w x 70" h

Mc Callum Spring, detail

No Shrinking Violets Opens in Lincoln City

High Fiber Diet invites you to the No Shrinking Violets exhibit in Lincoln City.

Check out the gallery tour here.

High Fiber Diet’s exhibit, No Shrinking Violets, opens at the Chessman Gallery in the Lincoln City Cultural Center. The virtual opening begins October 9th and can be viewed on FaceBook. The link to the virtual tour is found on the Chessman Gallery website. The exhibit will be on display until November 9th. . The gallery is open Thursday through Sunday 10 am to 4 pm and by appointment. They are located in the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy 101, Lincoln City. If you are traveling to Lincoln City, do try to go visit. And if you can't get to the coast, see the show on FaceBook's virtual opening. 

Journeys Exhibition Opens This Month at LaConner

Journeys will open at the Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum in la Conner, WA October 28-January 31, 2021. We hope some of you may have an opportunity to see it. The exhibit features 23 fiber wall pieces and two 3D pieces by 17 artists. Due to COVID the jurying format was changed from in person to via digital photograph. Ann Johnston and Sidney Snell did a great job of working digitally to curate a wonderful group of pieces that inspire the theme of Journeys.

The Museum is open regular hours - Wed thru Sunday, 11am - 5pm. However, reservations need to be made before visiting. There's a "Make a Reservation" button/link on the homepage (qfamuseum.org) where visitors can reserve their day and time. The reservations system is in place to help them adhere to state COVID regulations and manage their volunteer needs.

La Conner is a quaint little town with several museums and fun shops. It might make a great winter getaway, masks on, and socially distanced. 

Please contact Jill Hoddick at hoddick@up.edu for further information.

Agony to Joy

Mary Arnold

South Rim, Grand Canyon

Jill P Hoddick

Edgar Hits the Road

Pamela Pilcher

Amazon Sunshine

Marie Murphy Wolfe

Journeys Exhibition Catalog Available

 

Have your own look at the fabulous artwork in High Fiber Diet's Journeys exhibition. The 7" x 7", 62 page catalog is available for purchase. Cost is $20, with a $5 discount for High Fiber Diet members ($15). If you would like your catalog mailed, please include $2.80 for shipping and handling. Contact Jill Hoddick at hoddick@up.edu to order.

Can You Hear It?

HFD members are gearing up to design their art for the Can You Hear It? show for 2022. Here is the theme. 

Listen…...Can you see that noise?  Show us what you hear. Whether it is clattering silverware, a chirping wren, screeching traffic, or a marching band, interpret those sounds in such a way that the viewer can hear them just by looking.

We invite representational and non-representational interpretations for this exciting show which will be visually tied together by a small piece of fabric that will be provided by the exhibition committee and must appear and be visually identifiable in each piece. Since sound travels by waves we chose the fabric Radio Waves by Marcia Derse.

     

(Marcia Derse, Radio Waves)

The complete prospectus is located in the HFD Folder on your shared Google Drive. If you have not received some of the fabric yet, contact Pam Pilcher, pilcherpam@gmail.com   Art work will be turned in for jurying in July, 2021.

Juror Selections for the Journeys Exhibit Announced

 The Journeys Committee is Proud to Announce their Exhibit: 

 

Mary Arnold – Agony to Joy 

Mary Arnold – Boats of Morocco 

Sharon Carvalho – Cliff Palace 2  

Sharon Carvalho – Notes from the Road 

Susan Circone – Nothing Ever Goes As Planned 

Susan Circone – Pilings 

Gerrie Congdon – The Stuff of Dreams 

Gerrie Congdon – Women Make History 

Kimberly Connelly – I Looked Away for A Moment 

Kimberly Connelly – Pathways 

Peggy Ellis – Escape To A Sacred Space  

Diane English – Washed Ashore 

Pat Fifer – Metaphors 

Terry Grant – Anywhere the Wind Blows 

Jill P Hoddick – South Rim, Grand Canyon 

Mary McLaughlin – The Best Way To Travel! 

Karen Miller – Hunger in a Time of Quarantine 

Karen Miller – One Hundred Days of Solitude 

Sherrie Moomey – Road Trip 

Jo Noble – Eiffel 

Jo Noble – My Underworld – The Intimate Apparel of a Woman’s Life Journey 

Pamela Pilcher – Edgar Hits the Road 

Leotie Richards – Isle of Skye 

Marie Murphy Wolfe – Amazon Sunshine 

Marie Murphy Wolfe – Spice Market, Fez 

 

Accepted artists will be hearing from Elizabeth Bamberger shortly about how to drop off your artwork. 

Thank you to all those who participated by entering their work.

The Violet Protest

 http://www.violetprotest.com

The Violet Protest may be of interest to some of you.

The Violet Protest is a public effort to send 50 hand-made textile squares to each and every member of Congress in support of these core American values:

• Respect for the other   • Citizenship   • Compromise

• Country over party and corporate influence

• Courage     • Candor    • Compassion   • Creativity

Whether we knit, crochet, quilt, or embroider all 26,750 of these squares — through this social action, and from every corner of America; we as makers of all political persuasions, believe we can employ our willing spirit and our talents to contribute to healing divisions that threaten our country. This collection of textile squares will be first displayed at Phoenix Art Museum, in the Spring of 2021, before they are sent to the new 117th Congress by late 2021.

Focused on the values we hold dear as Americans, rather than any political beliefs, the color violet symbolizes the literal combination of red and blue, long held as symbols of our nation's differing ideologies. Our common goal is to send a physical message of friendly protest through this colossal visual expression to demonstrate that if we as citizens are willing to come together, so then must our elected officials.

Click here for more information.

Take a Look at "Shape Shifting" Online Exhibit at the Visions Art Museum

Both Laura Jaszkowski, Elaine Millar, and Bonnie Bucknam have work in the new Visions Art Museum online exhibit Shape Shifting. Take a look at the exhibit here.

NEWS FLASH!! Regarding Upcoming High Fiber Diet Exhibitions

High Fiber Diet members,

The Venue committee, the Journeys Exhibit committee, and the Can You Hear It? Exhibit committee chairs have met to make some recommendations about how to proceed with our next exhibits in the face of the crisis the pandemic has sent our country into. The Advisory committee has approved these changes. It is important to remember to be flexible and patient as we move forward during this time. This is quite a journey that we are all on at this moment in time and perhaps that can or will be reflected in your piece for Journeys. All the committees are hoping that you are creating pieces for Journeys while we are confined to our homes. What an opportunity to spend so much quality time in your studio. During our meeting, we talked about being positive, patient, and encouraging as we
move forward.

We discussed a new timeline for Journeys with the understanding that it is not written in stone and may need to be changed as things change in our country. None of us can predict what will be happening on the dates we are proposing. Any changes to the following dates will be announced as soon as the changes have been established. At this point, we will not change anything in the timeline
for Can You Hear It?

The Venue Committee
The Advisory Committee
Journeys Exhibit Committee
Can You Hear It? Exhibit Committee

NEWSFLASH from the JOURNEYS EXHIBIT COMMITTEE:
YOU HAVE MORE TIME!

It seems nothing in life is steady these days.  Your "Journeys" exhibit committee is trying to keep the faith and produce a meaningful and beautiful exhibit to show during the new year-- yes, there will be a new year!  We have two very nice venues for this show- The Northwest FiberArt and Quilt Museum in LaConnor, Wa, and Latimer Quilt and Textile Museum in Tillamook, Or.  We wish we had more venues, but we feel responsible to deliver a wonderful exhibit to help these two prestigious institutions get back on their feet and we are thrilled with these opportunities.  We hope that you are taking some of this Home time to remember favorite journeys of the past, reflect on internal journeys of life, or to work off energy/ anxiety about our current journey- coronavirus!!

Because of the instability of the COVID 19 situation and out of an abundance of caution we have decided to:

-- Adjust the online submission date: Submissions will open July 13, 2020 and close at twelve midnight August 14. Submission information will follow at a later date.

-- To enhance distancing, jurying will occur by digital submission-- that means digitally by the pictures that you submit.  While we love to jury in person, it does not seem probable at this time that rooms or distancing will be adequately open to make that possible.  See below for photo suggestions.

-- We will collect your wonderful work only after jurying and after accepted entries are announced. How and where will be announced when possible.

-- We are happy to announce that our jurors for Journeys will be Sidney Snell and Ann Johnston.

We have required professional quality photos in recent years.  This is so that we can use your images for publicity, to make a high quality catalogue book and help you get used to the demands of more national and international submission.  You are encouraged to obtain professional photographs, but they are not required this time because of the issues with the virus. If you chose to use a professional (and we hope you do!) the following guidelines are recommended:

-- Wash your hands thoroughly before you package your piece
-- Text when you arrive; drop off at door
-- Include your cash/check payment with packaging or pay online with card
-- Use blue tape to delineate where details should be shot, or include a drawing with details indicated
-- Plan to leave art for 2 days prior to when it will be shot
-- Face Time or phone with questions during shooting

If you need a photographer many of our members use and recommend Kayley Hoddick. She can be reached to schedule an appointment or answer questions at kayley@hoddick.com or 909.230.3533.

Further questions or comments should be directed to the Exhibit Committee Members listed on the Prospectus.

No Shirking Violets Opens in Longview April 2

Cathedral at Night

Terry Grant

No Shrinking Violets is the current exhibition of art by members of High Fiber Diet. The show includes fiber art pieces in purple exemplifying some of the flamboyant, regal, rich and passionate attributes one associates with the color purple. 

Sea World Gloria Richardson

The next opportunity to see this show is at the Fosberg Gallery in the Rose Center for the Arts at Lower Columbia College located at 1600 Maple St. in Longview, WA. 

The gallery hours are: 

Monday and Wednesday, Noon to 6 pm

Tuesday and Thursday, 10 to 4pm

Please come meet the artists at the opening reception on April 2 from 4:30 to 6:30. As part of the Longview First Thursday art event, several other galleries will be open for visits at the same time.

The show will be at this venue from April 2 to April 23. Please note this is a different span of time than posted previously and in the show catalog. 

There will be two more opportunities to view the show:

Benton Historical Museum in Philomath, OR, Jun 26 - Aug 8

Chessman Gallery in Lincoln City, OR, Oct 9 - Nov 9