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!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
"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!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
2009 Exhibit Favorite
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
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
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!!!
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!!!
Saturday, August 1, 2009
"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!
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:
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.
Leann Meixner, Lynn Krawczyk and Carol Schindler.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
You're Invited - see With One Voice at the 212 Arts Center!
The 2008 Breaking Traditions Art Quilt Exhibit is currently on exhibit at the 212 Arts Center in Saline, Michigan for the month of July.
From 212's website:
The mission of Two Twelve Arts Center is to provide a creative hub offering visual and performing artists the opportunity and working space to come together to work, create, and teach.
The Center also contributes to the cultural life of the residents of Saline by supporting a full schedule of classes, programs, performances and exhibits. We look forward to providing a framework for a vibrant and supportive arts community with varied opportunities for artists, students and audiences.
Breaking Traditions is very honored to exhibit in this stellar center. The exhibit hangs on both levels of the center and is accompanied by additional artwork from local Michigan artists that participated in the 2008 exhibit.
You can also see work from Jacqueline Lams, Sidney Savage Inch, Leann Meixner, Deb Kolar, Jean Canavan, Joan Potter Thomas, Kat Campau and Lynn Krawczyk.
There will be an opening reception on Friday July 17 from 7pm-9pm.
We hope to see you there!
Sunday, June 28, 2009
New Beginnings Sunday
Cathy Neri's tale of the kitty cast that fills her home with excitement and love:
Sir Edmund Hillary
Just before Christmas 2002, my husband and I were "owned" by a pair of brother-sister kitties. Hillary is a tuxedo cat with extra toes, named for Sir Edmund Hillary (we originally thought SHE was a HE). Tipper was a gray tabby without extra toes but with an exceptionally large personality (he ran to answer the doorbell and loved our UPS guy). He was officially named for Tip O'Neill, the late Speaker of the House (my DH once caddied for Tip).
Anyway, during the summer of 2002, a family in our NY neighborhood was losing their home to foreclosure and they abandoned their house and their thirteen cats under cover of darkness. A few days later, animal rescue people were called, and they came in and scooped up twelve of the kitties. One, an orange longhair, eluded them and roamed our neighborhood for months. Many of us fed him. We called him the Mayor. Eventually he came to be known as Julius (after “Orange Julius”). He certainly knew how to cozy up to people, but he didn't want to be adopted, at least not just yet.
Then, winter came. It was a late seasonal arrival in our corner of NY, and most of the local humans were keeping an eye out for Julius. He hadn't been around for a few days and we were all worried.
Maybe he got himself trapped in someone's garage or shed, but Julius started making his rounds again just before Christmas. In fact on 12/22 he walked up *our* front stairs to *my* studio window and knocked. Yes, he knocked. (He couldn't reach the doorbell.) By now Hillary and Julius were almost officially senior citizen kitties, and we were all coping with the onset of an autoimmune disease in Tipper. So while we were thrilled to see Julius, we couldn't just throw open the door and put out a plate of salmon.
Fast forward: we caught Julius. We brought him to our vet and he was given a clean bill of health (remarkable, actually, since he had been on the street for months). Gradually he won our hearts as well as Tipper's companionship (we think Hillary has always secretly wanted to be an only cat). He recognized that even though he weighs in at sixteen pounds, he was the junior member of our feline contingent. Julius was an excellent addition to our family.
Julius
Then, in 2004, we moved to NE Pennsylvania, and not long after, Tipper lost his battle with IBD. We were all heartbroken but Julius really missed his pal. Fortunately our home overlooks some wild open spaces, so Julius occupied himself watching the deer and the bunnies and the bears which roam our property. But he was lonely.
Thus, I segue into my second rescue story. In the years Julius has lived with us, he has been an indoor cat. (He doesn't ever want to be an outdoor cat again.) So last summer, when he accidentally got out onto the back deck and was mesmerized by some activity along the rock wall twenty feet below, I paid attention.
It was a mama cat and her litter. How Mama saw the neon sign (visible only to itty bitty kitties) indicating that this home was a Cat House, I'll never know. Mama bore a strong resemblance to Hillary. It was such a strong resemblance that Julius came running inside, went upstairs to make sure Hillary was snoozing in her usual afternoon sun puddle, then ran back down to watch Mama and her kittens. It was a routine which was repeated many many times over the coming weeks.
Naturally, we started feeding Mama (who was apparently ready to wean The Kits). Mama was never ever going to be domesticated, but I held out hope for The (three) Kits. I spent many happy hours watching the little cat family cavort in our weeds and get more comfortable with human interaction.
Soon I was able to capture Mama and have her spayed (I wasn't planning to run a kitty commune, after all). By now The Kits were weaned and were almost friendly. By the time I was packing to go to Houston for Quilt Festival in October, The Kits were indoor Kits and had been spayed (all were girls) and Julius officially had His Hairem. In the meantime, Mama took off for parts unknown.
Oreo, Lil Bit & Moo
So, now, our Cat Census is officially four. (One of the Kits, Lil Bit, succumbed to a respiratory ailment in December. But at least she experienced the joys and comfort of living as a kept kitty for a chunk of her little life.) Now Julius struts around with Moo (like her Mama, she's another tuxie with bovine-like spots) and Oreo (mostly black with a strategic white stripe—my DH works for Kraft Foods, which makes Oreo cookies?) and Hillary watches all of their craziness from atop her seven-foot cat tower.
It's almost a feline version of West Side Story, I'm not kidding.
New Beginnings Sunday is a weekly series featuring the story of a rescued pet and the ways in which the life of the animal and person has changed. This series will run through the end of 2009 in conjunction with Breaking Traditions Art Quilt Exhibit’s fundraising efforts for Bernie Berlin’s animal shelter, “A Place to Bark.”
**If you have a story that you would like to share, please email it along with a picture or two of your pet to BreakingTraditions@earthlink.net
Sir Edmund HillaryJust before Christmas 2002, my husband and I were "owned" by a pair of brother-sister kitties. Hillary is a tuxedo cat with extra toes, named for Sir Edmund Hillary (we originally thought SHE was a HE). Tipper was a gray tabby without extra toes but with an exceptionally large personality (he ran to answer the doorbell and loved our UPS guy). He was officially named for Tip O'Neill, the late Speaker of the House (my DH once caddied for Tip).
Anyway, during the summer of 2002, a family in our NY neighborhood was losing their home to foreclosure and they abandoned their house and their thirteen cats under cover of darkness. A few days later, animal rescue people were called, and they came in and scooped up twelve of the kitties. One, an orange longhair, eluded them and roamed our neighborhood for months. Many of us fed him. We called him the Mayor. Eventually he came to be known as Julius (after “Orange Julius”). He certainly knew how to cozy up to people, but he didn't want to be adopted, at least not just yet.
Then, winter came. It was a late seasonal arrival in our corner of NY, and most of the local humans were keeping an eye out for Julius. He hadn't been around for a few days and we were all worried.
Maybe he got himself trapped in someone's garage or shed, but Julius started making his rounds again just before Christmas. In fact on 12/22 he walked up *our* front stairs to *my* studio window and knocked. Yes, he knocked. (He couldn't reach the doorbell.) By now Hillary and Julius were almost officially senior citizen kitties, and we were all coping with the onset of an autoimmune disease in Tipper. So while we were thrilled to see Julius, we couldn't just throw open the door and put out a plate of salmon.
Fast forward: we caught Julius. We brought him to our vet and he was given a clean bill of health (remarkable, actually, since he had been on the street for months). Gradually he won our hearts as well as Tipper's companionship (we think Hillary has always secretly wanted to be an only cat). He recognized that even though he weighs in at sixteen pounds, he was the junior member of our feline contingent. Julius was an excellent addition to our family.
JuliusThen, in 2004, we moved to NE Pennsylvania, and not long after, Tipper lost his battle with IBD. We were all heartbroken but Julius really missed his pal. Fortunately our home overlooks some wild open spaces, so Julius occupied himself watching the deer and the bunnies and the bears which roam our property. But he was lonely.
Thus, I segue into my second rescue story. In the years Julius has lived with us, he has been an indoor cat. (He doesn't ever want to be an outdoor cat again.) So last summer, when he accidentally got out onto the back deck and was mesmerized by some activity along the rock wall twenty feet below, I paid attention.
It was a mama cat and her litter. How Mama saw the neon sign (visible only to itty bitty kitties) indicating that this home was a Cat House, I'll never know. Mama bore a strong resemblance to Hillary. It was such a strong resemblance that Julius came running inside, went upstairs to make sure Hillary was snoozing in her usual afternoon sun puddle, then ran back down to watch Mama and her kittens. It was a routine which was repeated many many times over the coming weeks.
Naturally, we started feeding Mama (who was apparently ready to wean The Kits). Mama was never ever going to be domesticated, but I held out hope for The (three) Kits. I spent many happy hours watching the little cat family cavort in our weeds and get more comfortable with human interaction.
Soon I was able to capture Mama and have her spayed (I wasn't planning to run a kitty commune, after all). By now The Kits were weaned and were almost friendly. By the time I was packing to go to Houston for Quilt Festival in October, The Kits were indoor Kits and had been spayed (all were girls) and Julius officially had His Hairem. In the meantime, Mama took off for parts unknown.
Oreo, Lil Bit & MooSo, now, our Cat Census is officially four. (One of the Kits, Lil Bit, succumbed to a respiratory ailment in December. But at least she experienced the joys and comfort of living as a kept kitty for a chunk of her little life.) Now Julius struts around with Moo (like her Mama, she's another tuxie with bovine-like spots) and Oreo (mostly black with a strategic white stripe—my DH works for Kraft Foods, which makes Oreo cookies?) and Hillary watches all of their craziness from atop her seven-foot cat tower.
It's almost a feline version of West Side Story, I'm not kidding.
New Beginnings Sunday is a weekly series featuring the story of a rescued pet and the ways in which the life of the animal and person has changed. This series will run through the end of 2009 in conjunction with Breaking Traditions Art Quilt Exhibit’s fundraising efforts for Bernie Berlin’s animal shelter, “A Place to Bark.”
**If you have a story that you would like to share, please email it along with a picture or two of your pet to BreakingTraditions@earthlink.net
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