Friday June 1st — LOTS GOIN’ ON
MORE DATA in older post - scroll down 5pm-8pm First Friday Gallery Opening with works from Mendocino College Fiber Arts students 7pm Hear from Jody Alexander (who is teaching at the Mendocino Art Center) on The Boro Aesthetic Boro is a word used
SPINNING GROUP
will now meet regularly on Thursdays 1:30-3:30pm and no regularly scheduled Saturdays.
HAPPY NEW YEAR – time to renew your PTArts membership !
May you enjoy fiber, fabrics, surface design
September bring monthly PROGRAMS back …
Visit the Gallery during September: Exhibit of Oaxaca textiles from June 2017 trip by Elaine Todd, Jackie Wollenberg and Lolli Jacobsen and then plan to attend the program on Saturday September 23rd for a slideshow of the Oaxaca trip. Come
June 2nd 2017 FIRST FRIDAY gallery show 5pm-8pm
Come see the work that's being done at Mendocino College. Curated by the instructor, Adriane Nicolaisen.
MAY 27th: Sewing Circle 11am & 1:30pm
Come join in the sewing circle for the Rhinoceros Project as our last program gathering before summer break. You can visit their website at rhinocerosproject.tumblr.com which has a bunch of photos & some information about the project. Coffee and Show&Tell at
April 2017 PTArts Program
SATURDAY APRIL 22, 2017 Join other PTArts program folks to enjoy a lecture from Barbara Dunsmoor from 11am to noon. Sharing and Social begin at 10am. Free to Pacific Textile Arts members and STUDENTS in the class. All welcome. Donations appreciated.
PTArts February Pgm & W/S
Robin Lynde is the owner of Meridian Jacobs. There is more to running a fiber business than admiring shelves of yarn and knitting all day just as there is more to raising sheep than cuddling lambs. How do you combine
January PTArts Program on the 28th
Sam Russell and her "Critters" Sam will bring her collection of whimsical needle-felted creatures (some for sale) and share her creative process through a power point presentation, "including tips on how needle felting doesn't have to be a blood sport!" Saturday, January
11-19: PTArts program on Mushroom Dyeing
In keeping with "This Month is Mushroom Month in Mendocino" The Mushroom Dye workshop is full but you might be able to talk yourself into Nancy Denison's Monday Extension - come to PTArts Saturday for the program and check with her. PTArts
Oct. 22nd PROGRAM …
Lisa Grey, of NH, will speak on the topic: PAINT, PRINT, STAMP!: Old Dogs, New Tricks. She has been a full time studio artist for 37 years. She has led workshops in multiple dyeing, printmaking, and creative sewing techniques in the
Sept 24th: Program with Carolyn Carleton Browe
Elk studio tour around 2:30 PM Carolyn has shown her handwoven and felt pieced rug work locally and nationally. She has worked from her production studio, Carleton Designs, for the past 36 years. She is currently exploring floor-covering ideas in merino
SATURDAY May 28th !special day!
May 28th 11am: Program Series meeting will be a potluck lunch to celebrate the 20th year of our presence at this address! All are welcome. Gallery will have the History Wall available to view. Also
Program on Natural Dying with Anni Redding
Saturday 4-23-16 PTArts Program will be "Vibrant Rainbows and Earthly Mellows". Social Circle and Show&Tell starts at 10am and program follows at 11. Workshop will begin in the afternoon.
Opportunity … themed pieces needed
THEME: CROSSING THE LINE Pacific Textile Arts in conjunction with Partners Gallery, North Coast Artists Gallery and Edgewater Gallery will participate in this themed show in March. Dates: March 4, 2016 – March 26,2016PTA will hang the show Wednesday March 2, 2016
First Friday … April 1st !
Come by and see the new gallery show - Art Quilts From The Collection Of Sue Arnold. 5 - 8 pm
Textile History Class #6
Feb. 13 TEXTILE HISTORY Class 1:30-4:30pm Finishes, Dyes, Dyeing, Printing If you have not enrolled for the entire class, you may attend an individual class session for $40.
Sat. Jan 30th Textile History Class
Textile History Class #4 (1:30 - 4:30pm) will be on NON-WOVENS continued --- after felt and bark --- LINK, LOOP, KNOT,KNIT and BASKETRY
Sat Jan 23 Textile History:
Textile History class (1:30 - 4:30pm) will be on SPINNING; NON-WOVENS: FELT, BARK
class option January 16th
Introduction to Hand Spinning class has been cancelled. Will be rescheduled. Textile History class (1:30 - 4:30pm) will be on FIBERS
Textile History class January 9th – April 9th
14 Saturdays January 9 – April 9, 2016 1:30 – 4:30 pm Tuition: $300 — Individual Session: $40 each January 9th INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILE HISTORY / OVERVIEW FREE, OPEN TO ANYONE To enroll send $50 non-refundable deposit with contact information and class request to: Pacific Textile
PTArts open FIRST FRIDAY !
Come by for the usual treats and liquids and perhaps a few surprises NEW YEARS DAY 5pm and view the new gallery show of book bindings. Also just added for Jan 16-17 -- INTRO to HAND SPINNING with Kathryn Rossum. TEXTILE HISTORY
MAC News
Check out new page with info from Textile Coordinator at the Mendocino Arts Center - click on page link above
Guild meeting & Economic Op …
Join PTArts Guild meeting: November 21, 2015
September = a new Guild year …
September 26th to gather at Pacific Textile Arts for a new Guild year. The program is A Look at EMBROIDERED SAMPLERS
Janice Sullivan-Show winner
Art in the Redwoods Sponsored each August at the Gualala Arts Center The heart of the festival is the Exhibit of Fine Art. Award-winning artwork is selected by the Fine Art Exhibit judges. For those unable to attend the festival, the works
PTArts Gallery: Embroidery
Thread Paintings by Sandra Lindstrom Exquisite Embroidery, Stitchery Treasures Featuring a show and sale of her needlebooks, jewelry boxes,and other lovely surprises!
Karen’s latest “Kid’s Class” results
Karen has held several 6 week classes for the younger crowd. This is an ongoing outreach. This summer it was held in the morning, but when school is in session, it is held after school one day a week.
Guest House Museum Loom
Guest House Weavers and friends, Just wanted to share with you that the museum loom has been moved to a larger room across the hall from the former loom room. Folks coming up the stairs see the loom right away, the
July “First Friday” show IKAT !!
Along with the gallery show which opens tonight at 5:oo pm, there is an IKAT class July 10-12th with Janice Sullivan. Image is her work. Ikat, or Ikkat, is a dyeing technique used to pattern textiles that employs a
Wedge Woven Rugs & Tapestries
SHOW & SALE OF NAVAHO STYLE WEDGE WEAVINGS WOVEN BY LOCAL WEAVERS June 5-30 OPENING FIRST FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 5-8:00 Pacific Textile Arts Gallery There is an amazing amount of information on the Internet
PTArts has as DYE GARDEN at MCBG
The Garden Committee has secured a plot of land at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. Our plot is the one in the middle with the 3 stepping stones. A sign will be installed to publicize it. I believe it is
Larochette Book, The Tree of Lives
Larochette Book, The Tree of Lives Presentation was a huge success. Jackie traveled on the road with Jean Pierre and Yael in their two small motor homes from Fort Bragg to Moscow, Idaho. The book about their lives together was