San Francisco Quilters Guild
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August
17, 2010 -
Christine
Barnes
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| Speaker: | Christine Barnes |
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“ Put simply, magic fabrics animate a quilt. Some suggest a light source coming from below the surface (luminosity) or bouncing across the surface (luster). Others imply that transparent colors overlap to create new color mixtures (transparency). What constitutes a magic fabric? I describe many as “shot with light.” They usually display variations in value—light areas among darker areas, or light-to-dark gradations—and they typically contain warm colors.Batiks, hand-dyes, and hand-painted fabrics have a dappled quality, and they are among the most effective magic fabrics. Some commercial fabrics appear to “smolder,” an illusion that lends depth and richness to even the simplest of quilts.” Bio from website: “I’m often asked how I got into writing and teaching. It’s a result of various experiences and pursuits, starting with degrees in both design (textile and costume) and journalism (magazine). In addition to working free-lance for Sunset Books, I’ve been a tech editor for Martingale (That Patchwork Place), which brought me closer to my real passion, quilts and wearables. I’ve been published in American Quilter (March 2009), QNM, For The Love of Quilting, and Threads, and I’ve appeared on “Simply Quilts.” I live in Grass Valley, in a house with a light-filled room where I scheme and sew.
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San Francisco Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Church 7777 Geary Boulevard (cross street is 42nd Avenue) |
| Time: | 7:15 PM
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September
21, 2010 -
Raimi Kim
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| Speaker: | Raimi Kim |
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Rami Kim is a DNA scientist-turned fabric artist / quilter / instructor known nationally and internationally. She is a 11-time Best of Show winner, distinguished for her innovative art-to-wear. Her passion is in contemporary art-to-wear, quilts, cloth dolls and bags with special interest in 3-dimensional textures and she is known for her own distinctive colors and techniques. Her new book, Folded Fabric Elegance, published by AQS, is about her 3-D texture techniques and new projects. This lecture focuses on her new book "Folded Fabric Elegance" about 3-dimensional textures. She brings most of the samples in the book and shares stories behind the creating process and publishing. You can see the real things to examine quintessence of quilts, wearables, bags and home-decor items as pillows & table runners. |
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San Francisco Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Church 7777 Geary Boulevard (cross street is 42nd Avenue) |
| Time: | 7:15 PM
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October
19, 2010 -
Lucy Arai
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| Speaker: | Lucy Arai |
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I was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 3, 1956, the day of the Festival of Dolls, also known as Girl's Day. I grew up, however in the United States. In 1971 my parents sent me to school in Tokyo at the urging of a family friend who had just returned from Africa to "go back where he came from." That is where I learned Sachiko from my uncle who spoke no English. I feel within my heart that my life and art are about relationships, not accomplishments or objects. That is all there is when we go and they are what keeps our spirits alive into the future. The interplay between materials quilted together and secured in place with handstitched threads is more than metaphor, it is embodiment.
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San Francisco Chinese Seventh Day Adventist Church 7777 Geary Boulevard (cross street is 42nd Avenue) |
| Time: | 7:15 PM
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