Fabric Screen Printing Workshop

Fabric Screen Printing Workshop

When: Saturday, August 11, 10-4

Cost: $75

Payable to Aleeda Crawley

Where:

Newark Print Shop

54 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ 07102

Parking is available at two nearby Park/Fast locations on Halsey Street,  and Bleeker Street, both 1/2 block away.

Materials: For the class you need to bring very little.  Solid, washed, ironed fabric, FQ size is best. I am not putting a limit on how many FQs you can bring.  DO NOT STARCH YOUR FABRIC or use ANYTHING except water for ironing.

Bring a towel for wiping your hands.    NPS has aprons for our use. Everything else will be supplied.

What to wear: Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting a little ink on!

Wear your super-comfy shoes because you will be standing for a good portion of the day.  It won’t feel like it until you head home with your printed fabric.

Lunch: NPS has a tiny fridge if you wish to bring your lunch, and there is a Whole Foods on the first floor.  There are fountains for water and refilling water bottles.

Important:  Because this is a member-sponsored workshop, participants need to  sign a hold harmless form when they arrive at the workshop site.

How to Sign Up: If you haven’t signed up with Aleeda already, send an email to her  at Acquiltsy@yahoo.com letting her know that you want to attend.  She will contact you with any additional information.

 

2018 3rd Quarter Bee Hive Sign-ups!

The ever-popular Bee Hive Block Exchange is back for 2018! Each hive is limited to 6 people. If more than 6 sign up, we will create either a mega-hive or a separate hive depending on the numbers.
There will be three hive choices:
Star Hive – The popular classic!
21st Century Log Cabin – Modern take on a classic!
Improv – Anything goes but make it improv!
Blocks should be 12.5 inches per side, sewn with a neutral thread, using quality, 100% cotton quilting weight fabric, with pressed seams.
Follow this link to sign up  for the 3rd QUARTER HIVE ONLY.
You’ll be asked to indicate your first and second choice hives, add your colors, any comments and you’re done!
3rd Quarter signups are open July 14th through July 21st. Assignments will be emailed on July 22nd, and blocks are due at the September 20th meeting.

2019 New Jersey Arts Annual – Crafts February 9 – June 16, 2019

Call for Submissions

The New Jersey Arts Annual is a unique series of exhibitions highlighting the State’s visual artists. One exhibition takes place each year in either fine arts or crafts, in alternating sequence. These exhibitions are open to any artist currently living or working in New Jersey.

The Arts Annual series is sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner Agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.

Exhibition Theme
New Jersey: New Directions in Fiber Art

Exhibit location: Montclair Art Musuem, February 8 – June 16 2019

In recent years, artists have been actively contributing to an international renaissance in fiber arts with powerful, cultural associations. The formerly strict boundaries between so-called fine and applied arts have become increasingly blurred. Renowned artists such as Sheila Hicks and Lenore Tawney working with textiles and fiber transcend simple and assumed distinctions between art and craft. Whether emerging or established, the artists chosen for this year’s Crafts Annual should manifest the striking diversity and vitality of New Jersey fiber work. The examples chosen will encompass a variety of media and techniques and also address a multiplicity of technical, aesthetic, and social concerns. As humanity relies increasingly upon technology, there is a growing appreciation of the personal, sensuous delivery of mood and content through the familiar components of fiber. Putting forth the discoveries of their world and times, these artists engage the expressive potential of ancient methods with contemporary voices.

ENTRY DEADLINE Wednesday, August 1, 2018

For more information about jurors, eligibility, and submission requirements and form, please click here to download the prospectus.