MARY PAL VISITS KINGSTON TWICE THIS WEEK

What an exceptional opportunity to experience the dynamic energy and see the beautiful work of this hugely amazing Art Quilt Professional. Mary Pal lives in Ottawa and over the past several years has become one of Canada's premier quilt artists. Her work is seen in Quilting Arts Magazine, in the Studio Art Quilt Associates Journals 15, 16 and 17 and she is a member of the Board of Directors for SAQA.


Mary will be the Guest Speaker at the Limestone Quilters' Guild meeting on Wednesday evening, September 7th at the Srs. Association Centre located at 56 Francis Street off Mowat Ave. near St. Lawrence College in Kingston. The meeting begins at 7 pm and will be an exciting and fun filled evening as Mary presents her Trunk Show and shares a talk with members and Guests centering around her quilt career, teaching, professional development and more. Mary is hugely warm and an inspiring speaker, so please do not miss this opportunity to share in a great evening with a Canadian Icon in the quilt world.


Mary is also sharing a full day workshop with Limestone Guild members on Saturday, September 10th at the Odessa Fairgrounds Hall. The workshop will include a full day of exploring the magic of using the old friend, CHEESECLOTH, in your art work...and the exciting ways she uses it to create a small "goldfish" wall quilt class sample project. Terrific chance for those who registered to get a heads up on the use of this amazing art quilt staple for all new designs. Mary is also exploring options for colouring your cheesecloth and the magic of the hand and machine stitching she uses to embellish her quilts.


For those of you who are ready for a more advanced workshop, please see the article below, as Mary is a Guest Artist with FIBREWORKS KINGSTON in November, and sharing her CHEESECLOTH PORTRAITS workshop weekend with registered students the weekend of November 11-13th. Please contact Donna Hamilton, Fibreworks Registrar, to secure your seat in this awesome weekend workshop. fibreworks@cogeco.ca

Blogging back in business at July 2011

Hi everyone...

It has been a long time since I have attended to this blog , with MANY events and happenings in my life over the past couple of years. I am always sad when time gets in the way of my having fun communicating with friends, so please watch this blog and my new adventure - the FIBREARTS ALLIANCE Canada blog... and you can get there from here!

The next Textile Design Diploma Program course at St. Lawrence College begins in August and is one of the full credit courses that many of our area students enjoy throughout the year. Dates are August 6-8 (dyeing all weekend) and August 20-22 (painting all weekend). The course is entitled "Creating Fabrics with Dyes and Pigments" and is open for registration to anyone - beginners to advanced, all welcome! Register at http://www.Sl.on.ca

Click on Part Time Studies, Kingston Campus, Creative Arts and register online or by calling the college at 613-544-5400, ext. 60.

For two long weekends in August our students will enjoy learning everything they have ever wanted to know about the use and advantages of home based dyeing using PROCION MX dyes and the joy of fabric embellishment using several brabds of fabric paints including Setacolor, Dyna Flo, various brands of acrylics including Golden Fluids and Artists fabric paints, Walnut inks and so much more.

For the fibre enthusiast, this course brings many new techniques and skills to take your fabric work to an all new level. Original fabrics are so much fun to use and are available in no store or shop.

Come enjoy the fun! The course is a "GO" and will run in Room 12050. second floor in the Link to the Administrative Building. Classes run 9am-5pm each day and we are fanous for the fun and friendships enjoyed by all.

Hope to see you there!