Early Bird Incentive prize

With the first submissions for the 2009 exhibit on their way, I wanted to post what the Early Bird Incentives (EBI) look like this year.

Each year, the first ten artists who get their work to me, receive an exclusive piece of artwork.

This year the EBI are made by me and are mini 5.5" square art quilts. The fabric is monoprinted and painted and the little works have been hand stitched. There is a word bead in the center, making each one unique.

There will be more photos of the prizes posted over the next few weeks. There are a lot of fabulous opportunities to win things this year!

2009 Exhibit Details are up on website!

I am pleased to announce that the details for the 2009 exhibit are up on the website.

This year's exhibit will benefit Bernie Berlin's A Place to Bark, a non-profit organization that works to find permanent homes for abused and orphaned dogs. In keeping with Bernie's mission, the theme this year is "Home."

Here is a video showing the wonderful work that Bernie does:

All the guidelines for participating in the exhibit can be found here.

We also have many wonderful prizes available again this year for all those who participate in the exhibit. Details on all these can be found here.

The blog will feature regular updates of photos of the prizes as they come in as well as more information about Bernie's work.

I hope you will join me in making this another fantastic year!!!

New Venue for With One Voice

Another stop has been scheduled for the tour of the With One Voice exhibit.

The show will be at the Saline District Library in Saline, Michigan from August 1 -31, 2009.

The complete tour schedule can be found here. If you are interested in booking the exhibit, please send Lynn an email at FibraArtysta@earthlink.net.

Thank You Gifts

I started mailing out the Thank You gifts today. All of them will go out over the next week or so. Pictured above are all the items included. (Fabric and paper bead colors will vary.)

They include:

• hand painted fabric generously donated by Virginia Spiegel

• Mistyfuse generously donated by Mistyfuse
  

• an inchie generously donated by Savage Fiber Arts

• paper beads

• ceramic globe from Eyembellishments

• a sticker with the With One Voice logo on it

• cards explaining the 2009 exhibit

Many thanks to all the generous artists who donated product for the packages! I hope you enjoy playing with all your new goodies!


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With One Voice catalog on bestsellers page!

The With One Voice catalog has made it to the Bestseller page on Blurb!

The catalog contains individual photos and artist statements for all 101 art quilts sent in for the 2008 exhibit. Its a permanent record of the outstanding work that was put into making the exhibit a success!

If you'd like to purchase one, visit my bookstore to get a copy of your own!

With One Voice catalog available for purchase

I am extremely pleased to announce that the print catalog for With One Voice is now available for purchase.

There is a widget in the sidebar that will link you directly to the book or you can click on this link. It is printed through Blurb.com, a print on demand service with excellent quality.

The catalog contains individual photos and artist statements of all 101 art quilts sent in for the exhibit. It also includes the installation shot of the exhibit from the American Sewing Expo.

So why should you purchase the print catalog when there is also an online version? Because the online catalog will only be up for a year. Before the 2009 online catalog is posted, the online 2008 catalog will be archived. This means that the images will be restricted to a thumbnail gallery and the artist statements will no longer be available. The print catalog is your chance to have a permanent record of the exhibit!

Enjoy!

Breaking Traditions at Fabrications Retreat

With One Voice traveled to the Fabrications Retreat in Lewiston, Michigan this past weekend. The exhibit hung in the common meeting area.



The work received many compliments and was enjoyed by everyone who attended the retreat!

The exhibit is now home and will travel soon to The Carnegie Center for the Arts in Three Rivers, Michigan. Stay tuned for more photos!