January | 2012 | Vancouver Guild of Fibre Arts

At the last meeting Catherine Nicholls spoke about her experiences creating and using sketchbooking and the role they played in creating her fabulous quilts.

Catherine's Sketchbooks

She uses mixed media in her sketchbooks just like in her quilts. These sketchbooks in themselves are works of art. Catherine participated in the Sketchbook project where she created a sketchbook based on the theme of “inside/outside”. After completing it she sent it back and it traveled across the USA, finally resting at the Brooklyn Art Library. Her project can be found here http://www.arthousecoop.com/users/catherine58/artwork

Following Catherine’s presentation, Judy introduced Artist Trading Cards. These cards are the size of business cards, and on one side show artwork and on the other display the persons contact information.

Judy suggested making one large sheet and cutting it up instead of making each one individually. In the end each card should be 2.5″ x 3.5″. Everyone who participates by making these cards for next meeting (February 10th) will give their cards away and receive the cards of others. By show of hands at the meeting we are estimating for everyone to bring 30 cards. If you would like to participate and were not at the January meeting please fill out the form below by February 1st.

Lost of fun was had at our annual Christmas meeting. We started off the meeting with a delicious pot luck of savory dishes followed by mouth watering deserts.

After our bellies were filled we enjoyed presentation by the Special Interest Groups (SIG). These groups are a great way to get to know members of the guild a little better.

The “Sew and Sews” were the first sewing SIG to form within the VGFA. They meet at each other’s houses. Each year they have challenges for their members to try. The pics below were included as part of their presentation. Their slides showed great images of their hands which are a vital tool in their art. While the slides played in the background many of their members wearing items that they made and spoke about them.

The “Sew What’s” were formed as a second sewing group because the Sew and Sews had too many members to accommodate. The “Sew What’s” showed a selection of slides illustrating the art made by their members. Deb gave the presentation but some members sitting in the audience rose and spoke about their slides as they were played.

The “Yarnies” are the newest SIG which formed in 2010. They call themselves the “Yarnies” in order to encompass all art done with yarn. They meet in coffee shops to enjoy tea and treat to go with their projects and story telling. For their presentation they each showed a few slides and talked about their inspirations and art.

The “Coast Character Doll” SIG meet at each others houses. They often take workshops together. For their presentation they showed slides and brought in some of the dolls that they made. These dolls possess wonderful personalities and each one tells a story.