Textile Mail Art Gallery: 2011

2011-12-31

TEXTILE MAIL ART PROJECT

UPDATE: 31 December 2011
Thanks to All! Call Is Closed.

The final entries have been posted and documentation is forthcoming.

Information about exhibition will be forthcoming. This has been slower than anticipated but I will continue to update here.

TEXTILE MAIL ART PROJECT

THEME: Artists from around the world are invited to submit a piece of original artwork based upon the theme of textiles. Media/Techniques: Let Your Imagination Run Wild through your fabric stash, your ribbons, yarns, felting material, embroidered, painted, or fiber-based mixed media, etc.

SIZE: Free, but postcard size suggested.
There will be no jury, no fees and no return of artwork.
Submissions must be original work created by you.

ON THE BACK OF YOUR WORK: Your name, full mailing address, title of artwork, medium and email address, (website if you have one).

EXHIBITION: I'm trying to work out venues for free public viewing, and the completed call may become a "traveling trunk" show for textile groups. If you know of a group (or a quilt club, other textile groups) that might be interested, let me know and I'll start planning an itinerary. The shows will be viewed by the general public which will include children.

DOCUMENTATION: I will respond to each piece and will provide documentation to all participants shortly after deadline. All received postcards will be published on the blog:
http://www.textile-mail-art-project.blogspot.com

PLEASE! Leave comments for the artists, everyone loves to get feedback!

INFO: lisai@rocketmail.com

2011-12-30

Marina Salmaso -- Denmark

Late Bloomers!

This is the last of the submissions, arriving in November. My sincere apologies for delay in posting and updating the call with this fabulous work by Marina.

2011-08-09

Frieder Speck -- München - Germany

Auf der suche nach dem roten faden!

Mixed media assemblage in three pieces, from Frieder Speck.

He explained to me that "Der rote Faden" is in german an special expression for something that leads through a text or life or work. If you lost the "roten Faden" its hard to follow a speech or a text cause there is nothing that keeps it together. If you forget while you are speaking what you wanted to say you "verlierst den Faden".

Its nice if you let it fly like a dragon on a "Faden", if you loose the "Faden" it will fade to somebody else who finds the "roten Faden".

I'm impressed by the fact that Frieder ventured into an unknown territory for him, incorporating textiles in his work. Yes, very glad you did not sew your fingers together on the machine, Frieder!

Thank you.

2011-07-09

LaVona Sherarts -- Minnesota -- USA

Bacchamalia

by LaVona Sherarts 4-1/2" x 6-1/2"

Tatting, lace, embroidery threads, embellishments and straight pins spill from this small denim pocket. Thanks for sending to the Textile Mail Art Gallery, Lavona.