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1 1 of 12 5/4/2018, 1:51 PM May is here with a blast! View this in your browser After one great show, it is almost difficult to rest and rejuvinate. I hear the 2019 Fiber Arts Fiesta Call-for-Entry Announcements are already on the website Check out the Events and Opportunities page on the ABQ Fiber Arts Council website for even more... ABQ Quilt, Craft and Sewing Festival (Yep, that's what they call themselves.) is coming to Expo NM on May 17, 18 and 19. Click on the link and it will take you to the $5 -off coupon! And THAT is also the weekend of the NM Fiber Crawl--May 18, 19 and 20. (I think we all will have to get a room somewhere--too many places to see and visit and spend! Get a passport, visit favorite artists, learn something new... Experience NMFIBERCRAWL.org Your editor.

2 2 of 12 5/4/2018, 1:51 PM Water : A Juried Fiber Arts Exhibit Exploring the Themes of Water in the Southwest Open Space Visitor Center - Reception Area 6500 Coors Blvd NW (at the end of Bosque Meadows Rd. between Montaño and Paseo del Norte) In conjunction with the Española Valley Fiber Arts Center, this exhibit represents a vast array of fiber arts found throughout the state of New Mexico. Learn about different fiber art techniques and materials as you explore a world of wonders presented by over 20 artists. The gallery exhibit runs through June 3rd, 2018 and will also be a featured destination during the 2018 New Mexico Fiber Crawl, taking place May 18th-20th. The OSVC is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM and closed Mondays. Call for more information or visit Also, featured in the kids activity room of the Visitor Center is EVFAC's beautiful exhibit of natural dyes and a display of Navajo-Churro wool. First Friday Arts' Crawl, Friday, May 4th Smitten with luxurious textiles at a young age, artist Marcia Petty has worked for decades to develop her style and techniques for hand painting, shibori and other treatments on silk and other natural fibers. Her diverse body of work will be displayed from 5 pm to 8 pm Featured at Hipstitch 2320 Wisconsin NE. Albuquerque See more by Marcia Petty

3 3 of 12 5/4/2018, 1:51 PM More things to put on your calendar... Taos Quilt & Needlecraft Guild Show at The Stables Gallery 133 Paseo del Pueblo NOrte Taos, NM May 25(10-5), 26(10-5), & 27(10--4) That is Memorial Day Weekend AND admission is free. ****************************************** 15 th Annual East Mountain Fiber Farm & Studio Tour

4 4 of 12 5/4/2018, 1:51 PM June 9-10, 2018 Come join us for a day or two of fiber in the East Mountains of New Mexico. Come see alpaca, angora rabbit, sheep and goat farms to visit with the animals, talk to the shepherds, learn about raising fiber animals and purchase fleeces. Tour fiber studios and shops for handpainted yarns and silks, roving, handwoven and felted garments, handwoven guitar straps, hand-hooked rugs, one-of-a-kind buttons, equipment and other fiber art supplies. Learn about spinning, weaving, dyeing and felting from fiber artists. Hours Admission is free and maps are available at Edgewood Yarns & Fibers and online at Downloadable Print Map **************************************** Fiber Trails of the Upper Rio Grande A class being offered Wonderlust Expeditions October 2-7, 2018 The Albuquerque Chapter of the American Sewing Guild is hosting a very special program about the traveling exhibit of the clothing of Georgia O Keefe. (Who knew that this great artist also fashioned most of her own clothing?!? That might explain her unusual style!) Carolyn Kastner, PhD, of Santa Fe, the recently retired curator of the exhibit, will be providing a lecture and slide show. The program will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 10 th in the classroom in Hip Stitch, 2320 Wisconsin NE. There is a $5 fee for non-asg members at the door. Extra parking is available in the small office park across the street. Get to Hip Stitch early, shop and get a seat for the program! Colcha Corner

5 5 of 12 5/4/2018, 1:51 PM Regular meetings are held the 1st Thursday of each month at the ABQ Bio-Park, Heritage Farmhouse, 9:30-noon (May 3rd) May 18 National Hispanic Cultural Center, Domenici Ed. Building, Cervantes Library, 9:30-noon Contact Annette Gutierrez-Turk, Colcha artists in the Sandia Mountains Chapter (EGA) are always looking for more company! Estes Park Wool Market Workshops: June 7 and 8, 2018 Market: June 9 and 10, 2018 Keeping you UP-2-Date:

6 6 of 12 5/4/2018, 1:51 PM Exhibition of garments at Nob Hill Fabrics May for NM Fiber Crawl Garments should: * Demonstrate fiber art techniques such as (but not limited to) embroidery, beading, dyeing, felting, knitting, crochet * Display quality construction skills. * Be one-of-a-kind sweaters, skirts, dresses, vests, tops, jackets * Not have been displayed in a previous show - we are looking for NEW and exciting! Entries will be juried with a $5 entry fee each, limit 3 entries per artist. Entries accepted for judging May 12th through May 17th. Garments will be displayed through May 20th. You can contact Judy at or liz@nobhillfabrics.com. More information about the crawl can be found at:

7 7 of 12 5/4/2018, 1:51 PM Casa San Ysidro is proud to participate in the 2018 New Mexico Fiber Crawl as part of our annual Heritage Day celebration in conjunction with the Corrales Historical Society. Casa San Ysidro 973 Old Church Road Corrales, NM East Mountain friends and quilters get together for consulting and Long-Arm stitching. Generations in the Making Unlike most other art forms, fiber art has always had important utilitarian uses, such as clothing to protect and adorn, rugs and blankets to warm the living space and baskets to hold or process food. Fiber arts is also a critical outlet for creative expression and a form of storytelling.

8 8 of 12 5/4/2018, 1:51 PM More recently, fiber art has been appreciated just for being art, though that s the exception, not the norm. Whether it be with yarn, fabric, fleece, or other materials, the labor put into fiber artwork and the stories embedded in the patterns and designs are all part of the craft itself. At the end of the day, fiber art aims to be aesthetically appealing and intriguing through its technique and what it depicts. New Mexico True features the full article... Support your beloved Art League by donating your unwanted (but perfectly good) Art Books and Art Supplies! We are planning to have a used art supply sale as a fundraiser for the Art League this fall! Nothing to Do? QuiltWorks is celebrating Inventory Recovery Day with tons of HALF-PRICE fabrics on Tuesday, 8 May Menaul N. E. Albuqerque, NM Calls: Opportunity Call: Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, CA Call: 36th Annual New Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts, Ft. Collins, CO Mountainair Sunflower Festival (August)

9 9 of 12 5/4/2018, 1:51 PM Kokopelli Dolls is hosting a class with Linda Misa from Australia on May 26 & 27. Everyone is invited to take this class. The cost of the class is $100 for the weekend. Supply list, pattern and other info is available. Please contact Jean Borman if interested in the class. We will be working with air dry clay to sculpt an anthropomorphic figure. There will be pre-homework.

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11 11 of 12 5/4/2018, 1:51 PM Santa Fe, New Mexico: Spanning multiple galleries at the Wheelwright Museum, Memory Weaving: Works by Melanie Yazzie will run from May 13, 2018 through October 7, 2018 Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian 704 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, Santa Fe, NM or Open Seven Days a Week 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Fifth Annual Navajo Rug Auction held by the Foundation for Las Cruces Museums will be held on Saturday, September 22 at the Branigan Cultural Center. Preview will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m., with the auction of approximately 250 lots of rugs, baskets, jewelry and other handmade items following at noon. Admission is FREE; cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted for purchases. The auction is conducted by R. B. Burnham Company, with proceeds benefitting the Navajo weavers and the Las Cruces Museums. Jewelry sales and appraisals of Native American artifacts ($10 fee per item appraised) will be available Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, contact the Foundation at friendsoflcm@gmail.com Link to our friends at Espanola Valley Fiber ArtsCenter

12 12 of 12 5/4/2018, 1:51 PM Meeting and contact information for Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council's co-sponsoring guilds: Adobe Wool Arts Guild (AWAG) East Mts. Cast 'n' Knits Guild New Mexico Polymer Clay Guild ABQ Modern Quilt Guild EGA Turquoise Trail Chapter NM Quilters' Assoc. Inc. (NMQA) Am. Sewing Guild, Alb. Chapter Enchanted Lacemakers Guild New Mexico Silk Painters' Guild Bead Society of New Mexico Kokopelli's Enchanted Dolls Studio Art Quilt Associates Desert Designs Machine Knitting Guild Las Arañas Spinners & Weavers Guild Dropped Stitch Knitters Guild Mixed Media Textile Artists of NM Thimbleweed Quilters Duke City Applique Society New Mexico Crochet Guild More information about events, classes, and opportunities. Send your articles, photos, and events to this newsletter. We reserve the right to edit your submissions. Copyright 2018 Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences