October 2021 Open Studio
October 2021 Open Studio is the perfect time to come see a preview of what I’m weaving for our annual Holiday Market in December! And, or course, to see all the new rugs, table runners and tapestries you may have missed this past year. You can see all my available pieces in the shop.
The image featured is a selection of wool for a custom rug I recently finished. See the finished rug on the Custom Handwoven page.
Email me to make an appointment to come by the studio talk about a custom rug for your home.
Open Studio is Saturday, October 2, from 11am to 4pm. Find me in studio C4 at Studio Channel Islands, 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., in Camarillo, CA.
Studio Channel Islands is an art space with 40 artists studios and an art gallery located in a former elementary school. Open Studio happens every first Saturday of the month. Mark your calendar to come and see what’s new and visit all the studios and artists during October 2021 Open Studio!
Holiday Art Market
Holiday Art Market 2020 is a little different this year. Studio Channel Islands annual Holiday Art Market is online now through December 19. Artist members have so many wonderful gifts and artworks you can purchase for holiday giving and keeping!
Shopping is open now and artwork is being added daily. Bookmark the page and check back often to see new items.
Purchases can be picked up from the gallery or shipped.
Pictured: Ruins, handwoven wool rug 4’x6′.
Art Therapy in the Time of Covid19
Art Therapy in the Time of Covid19
Art Therapy in the Time of Covid19 is an online exhibit hosted by American Craft Week. Each year American Craft Week (ACW) recognizes exceptional creative work in their annual Artist’s Contest. I’m honored that ACW chose my rug Horizon Heart to be part of this years exhibit.
Art Therapy in the Time of Covid19 is the perfect title! Being able to design and weave this rug when the pandemic struck was therapeutic. Weaving a rug is always a stress reliever because beating in the fiber takes some energy. Weaving this design kept my mind on better days ahead.
American Craft Week
American Craft Week is celebrated across the US. Artists, studios, museums and galleries open for visitors and have special events. This year ACW is October 2-11.
Due to the Covid19 virus I won’t be able to open my studio to visitors this year. Sign up for my email announcements to hear when we’ll be able to open our studios to visitors again. (I send about one a month.)
My studio is part of a larger arts group, Studio Channel Islands, made up of about 40 artists who work in a variety of different mediums. When we are able to open studio again, you can visit with all the artists on First Saturday Open Studio, and stop in to the Blackboard Gallery to see the current exhibits. Lots to see!!
A Time to Gather
I have an exhibit of my newest table runners in the Member’s Gallery at Studio Channel Islands October 1 through the end of November and online beginning October 1.
In the meantime you can see current work on the shop page. Free shipping in the US! Email if you have any questions or if you want to talk about a custom piece.
Pictured: Horizon Heart, handwoven wool rug, 4’x6′
A Time to Gather
Join me for “A Time to Gather,” a new collection of table runners on exhibit in the Member’s Gallery at Studio Channel Islands October 1 through December 19, 2020 and right here online!
During this stressful year, “A Time to Gather” focuses on how we come together over a meal and set our tables with care and love to share time with each other. Even if it’s a small gathering, it’s special.
I’ve got new Life Lines series table runners and a couple new designs I wove just for the exhibit. It’s always fun to come up with new color combinations and designs to show you! I also have some mini runners and coasters that are sweet small pieces you can use in so many places to add a pop of color.
I’ll also add a virtual walk through the gallery soon! All the runners are for sale. Free shipping in the US! Please email me if you have any questions. I hope you enjoy the runners as much as I enjoyed weaving them for you!
See the online exhibit
Studio Channel Islands Gallery hours:
Please check the website for up-to-date visiting information.
Tuesdays – Fridays, 11am to 5pm
Saturdays, 11am to 3pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Pictured: Five table runners that are in the show. Photo by W. Scott Miles, The Scientific Photographer
Fiber 2020
The Fiber 2020 exhibit has been extended to July 8. The gallery will open June 22 by appointment only. Link to their website to read more and make an appointment.
I’m delighted to have my piece, Life Lines Table Runner 18, in the Fiber 2020 exhibit at Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan, CT. The exhibit was juried by Beth C. McLaughlin, Chief Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA.
I grew up and started on my creative path in Connecticut nearby the Silvemine Art Center. It’s been an art school and exhibition space since the early 1900s and is located in one of the prettiest areas of Connecticut.
You can also view the exhibit online!
March Open Studio
Visit my studio for March Open studio at Studio Channel Islands.
Studios are open on the first Saturday of each month. Stop in to say hi and see what’s new on the loom. Check out my shop page for a preview. Email me to put something aside for you.
I won’t be in the studio in March but my studio mates will be there so the studio will be open. I’ll be back in the studio for April opening.
Pictured: Regina finishing the edge of a table runner.
February Open Studio
Visit my studio for February Open studio at Studio Channel Islands. Studios are open on the first Saturday of each month.
Stop in to say hi and see what’s new on the loom. Check out my shop page for a preview. Email me to put something aside for you.
I won’t be in the studio in February and March but my studio mates will be there so the studio will be open. I’ll be back in the studio for April opening.
Pictured: Custom table runner.
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