New venue added for "Home" tour

A new venue has been added to the tour of the 2009 "Home" exhibit.

The exhibit will be shown at the Perrysburg Area Arts Council in Perrysburg, Ohio for the month of May 2010.

Breaking Traditions is proud to show at this exciting venue, please visit their website to see what they are about.

"Home" at Plymouth Community Arts Council

The 2009 exhibit, "Home", began its 2010 tour today at the Plymouth Community Arts Council in Plymouth, Michigan. It will hang there for the month of January 2010.

The PCAC has a wonderful exhibit space where they also host small musical performances and lectures. Its in this space that the exhibit is hanging. Below are installation shots:

The exterior of PCAC

The view as you approach the exhibit space

Two of the three walls featuring "Home"

Third wall featuring the remaining two panels of "Home" and
artwork by Mary Byberg and Cynthia Trevino Bodene

Additional view of exhibit

Additional view of exhibit

Many thanks to the PCAC for the wonderful opportunity to exhibit in their space!



If you are interested in booking the exhibit, please contact Lynn at FibraArtysta@earthlink.net

2009 Exhibit Participation Prize Winners

Every year the participants of the exhibit have the opportunity to win a variety of prizes donated by very generous artists and businesses. Everyone who participates has her name put into a hat and winners are randomly drawn.

I'm very pleased to announce that the following participants of the 2009 exhibit are the lucky winners!


Handmade pottery bowl donated by Lynn Krawczyk & funky hand-knitted pouch donated by Vickie Boteler - Carol Bruce, Anne Louise Mullard-Pugh and Debi Bright


Handmade teabag saucer donated by Lynn Krawczyk & funky hand-knitted pouch donated by Vickie Boteler - Laura Krasinski, Mary Andrews, Jeanette Thompson, Jeanne Turner McBrayer


Handmade dragonfly plaque donated by Lynn Krawczyk & funky hand-knitted pouch donated by Vickie Boteler - Wendy Starn


Puppy Pawprint pendant donated by S.J. Engraving - Claudine Intner



"Fabric Art Collage" book donated by Rebekah Meier - Sherry Boram


Hand-dyed fabric donated by Gail Forces Fabric & funky hand-knitted pouch donated by Vickie Boteler - Wendy Ferguson-Whitehead and Anne Copeland


Hand-dyed fabric donated by Gail Forces Fabric - Jackie Kirner and Judy Carpenter


Mini art quilt donated by Jan Johnson & funky hand-knitted pouch donated by Vickie Boteler - Judi Corrado


Fabric postcard donated by Jan Johnson & funky hand-knitted pouch donated by Vickie Boteler - Janet Bonarski


Fabric, thread & embellishment pack donated by Carol Ann Waugh, Edna J. Patterson Petty & Peggy Trickler - Vickie Boteler, Catherine Evans, Laura Sonntag, Rhonda Baldwin and Jennifer Solon




Bali fabric donated by Laura Krasinski - Nikki Wheeler, Valerie Stiles, Robin van Boeschoten, and Cathy Ortelle



"Love a Dog" paperweight donated by Fred Parker Pottery - Jeanelle McCall




CONGRATULATIONS everyone and a HUGE thank you to all those who generously donated items to the wonderful artists who gave not only a donation to A Place to Bark but have shared their beautiful artwork.

Looking forward to a fantastic exhibit in 2010!

"Home" debuts at the American Sewing Expo

The 2009 Breaking Traditions Art Quilt Exhibit, "Home", is now hanging at the American Sewing Expo in Novi, Michigan. The expo runs from September 25-September 27.

The exhibit features 84 art quilts honoring the qualities and special moments that define what a home means. Through the hard work of the 73 artists involved, $795 was raised for Bernie Berlin's A Place to Bark, an animal shelter that helps find forever homes for abused and abandoned animals.

Every year I am honored and privileged to curate this exhibit. Its amazing to see the same artists year after year and meet new ones. This exhibit and the artists involved bring me a tremendous amount of joy.

I hope you enjoy it too!

2009 Exhibit Favorite

2009 Exhibit Favorite

Rooted IX
Kristin LaFlamme

Waipahu, Hawaii

I am very pleased to announce the 2009 Breaking Traditions Art Quilt Exhibit. This year's artwork comes from Kristin LaFlamme in Waipahu, Hawaii. Congratulations Kristin! As the exhibit favorite, Kristin will receive the following Prize Package:

A copy of Jane Davila & Elin Waterston's new book, Art Quilts at Play

A package of TAP (Transfer Artist Paper) from Lesley Riley

Stewart Gill paints from Artist Cellar

The Exhibit Favorite will be featured on the print catalog for the exhibit

And I'm also very pleased to announce the Totals for this year:

73 artists
84 art quilts
$795 raised in donations

The money will go toward ensuring a loving, safe, secure future for abandoned and abused animals taken into Bernie Berlin's shelter, A Place to Bark.

Many, many thanks to everyone who participated! Winners of the Participation Prizes will be announced here in the upcoming weeks so check back often. Catalogs (both online and print) are in the works and will be announced soon.

Details are currently being worked out for the 2010 exhibit and will be announced by the end of 2009. We hope you will join us again next year!!!

"With One Voice" at the Saline District Library

The 2008 Breaking Traditions exhibit is currently hanging at the beautiful Saline District Library in Saline, Michigan for the month of August.

Many thanks to the library for hosting us and to Kat and Carol for helping hang the show!

The exhibit is hung on either side of the main desk. Below show how the exhibit was distributed around it:








Please stop in and see the show if you are in the area!

"With One Voice" at the 212 Arts Center

The 2008 Breaking Traditions exhibit, With One Voice, made its third stop on its tour during the month of July at the 212 Arts Center in Saline, Michigan.

212 is a very inviting cozy house that has been converted into a stellar arts center. They offer classes and host exhibits. The center is run by incredibly generous and art loving individuals and it was a huge honor to have the exhibit hang there for a month.

The lower level is split into two rooms. Below are installation shots of the exhibit in these rooms:






There are two rooms on the second floor where classes are also held. As students go up the stairs, they were greeted by one of the exhibit's panels:


And the hallway on the second floor was also host to two panels from Breaking Traditions:


In addition to Breaking Traditions, six local artists exhibited work (click on image to view larger):

From left to right: Entwined by Jacqueline Lams, The Edge of Spring Series by Joan Potter Thomas, Deb Kolar with her beautiful fiber art, work from Sidney Savage Inch & Leann Meixner and The Woven Seasons series from Lynn Krawczyk.


A huge thank you to 212 for having us and also to Leann and Kat for helping to hang and take down the show.

Below are the local artists that showed up to the opening reception:

From left to right: Deb Kolar, Sidney Savage Inch,
Leann Meixner, Lynn Krawczyk and Carol Schindler.