Category: Albuquerque arts

July 12, 2022

Highlights of the Fabric of New Mexico show

If you’re in Albuquerque this summer and can get thee to the Fabric of New Mexico textile arts exhibit, get thee there for sure! It’s a très classy show. Below you’ll find some highlights from the opening night reception.

Postcard for the Fabric o New Mexico show

“This exhibit stretches the limits of fiber art to celebrate the full range of innovative creativity in fabric, including quilting, macramé, embroidery, rug hooking, and work with plastics, paper, metal, and wire. Curated by artist Martin Terry as part of the Two Moons exhibit series, the Fabric of New Mexico [includes] over 20 contemporary fiber artists working in New Mexico today.”

–Martin Terry, curator (martinartstudios@gmail.com)

Find the full schedule of related events including fiber art workshops and demos at FUSIONnm.org. More info HERE.

My little corner of the Fabric of New Mexico show opening night — Three of my pieces are in the Fabric of New Mexico show: WHIMSY up above, HOLES, and a couple of segments from the RIBBON RUG JOURNAL.

aRT BY kATHRYN lAZIER AT THE fABRIC OF nEW mEXICO SHOW — Several mixed media pieces by Kathryn Lazier.

Art by Kathryn Lazier — Kathryn Lazier’s GREENMAN (felt; fabrics; yarn; dyed, moldable batting; machine and hand stitching; fabric stiffener)

Sally Moon's art in Fabric of New MExico show — BALLET FOLKLORICO OUTFIT / TRADITIONAL CHIAPAS TOP AND SKIRT provided by Sally Moon of **W!ild Moon**; handmade in Chiapas, Mexico.

Vivienne Riggio and her art in the Fabric of NewMexico show — LA CHURRITA with maker **Vivienne Riggio**. (Papier mache head and horns; raw churro sheep’s wool; upcycled textiles and necklace.)

Art by Carol Sullivan at Fabric of New MExico show — MISSING by Carol Sullivan (Wooden disc; milk carton with typing; wooden stick with smooth, multicolored cotton; twine; beige suede; red permanent marker; crystals; bone mutton; various findings; red suede; metal wolf; black permanent marker on white cotton; feathers; gold pin; red bandana; gold pin; acrylic batting.)

Art by Sara Miller — WEAVING THROUGH TIME by **Sara Miller**. (Acrylic paint; wool felt; cotton fabric; wool and silk roving; rayon thread.)

Art by Mika Maloney in the Fabric of New Mexico show — DAY by **Mika Maloney**. (Merino wool yarn (with cotton/poly cord); scrap leather; dried flowers on driftwood.)

Art by Terri Lagerway — AUTUMN LEAVES by Terri Lagerway. (Weaving on branch.)

Art by Patricia Halloran at Fabrics of New Mexico show — BEE PEACEFUL by Patricia Halloran. (Wire; wet and needle felted wool felt; embroidery floss; recycled cotton backing and stuffing.)

Art by Maria Jonsson — WAVES by **Maria Jonsson**. (Recycled metal; magnet wire.)

Art by Betty Busby — SIPHONOPHORE by **Betty Busby**. (Artit overpainted cotton batik; machine stitching; artist painted linen; cotton knit; EVA foam; paint marker; hand stitchin with perle cotton thread.)

Crochet by the New Mexico Crochet Guild — FANTASY GARDEN, freeform crochet, by members of the New Mexico Crochet Guild.

Art by Laurie McCann — ALCHEMY (part of a pair) by **Laurie McCann**. (Wire grid and wire mesh; Chinese pot lids; yarn; coins.)

Art by Molly Mooney at Fabric of New Mexico show — And lastly, WHY NOT GO OUT ON A LIMB by **Molly Mooney**. Tom and I liked this one soooo much that we’re purchasing it. It’s going to look perfect in our living room, currently dominated by a large TV. (Found tree branch; hand-dyed wool fiber; found and repurposed bells; beads and ceramic pieces; sari fabrics; ribbons.)

GET THEE TO THE FABRIC OF NEW MEXICO SHOW!

June 17, 2022

FABRIC OF NEW MEXICO EXHIBIT – July 1

Hooked art, Holes, to be in Fabric of New Mexico art show — “Holes” – mostly repurposed textiles hand-hooked on monk’s cloth; 68″x33″x0.75″

The Fabric of New Mexico exhibit opens Friday, July 1 at Fusion in downtown Albuquerque. All are cordially invited to the opening reception, 5:30-8:00 p.m.

This exhibit stretches the limits of fiber art to celebrate the full range of innovative creativity in fabric, including quilting, macramé, embroidery, rug hooking, and work with plastics, paper, metal, and wire. Curated by artist Martin Terry, the show includes work by twenty New Mexico artists including Sara Miller, Larry Schulte, Betty Busby and Judith Roderick.

More information about Fusion can be found HERE. Also, the gallery will be open for the Summer Sundays Markets, Last Fridays (of each month), theater events, and concerts. See EVENTS. If you can’t make it to the gallery any of those days, please contact High on Hooking, and we can have the gallery opened up for a private viewing.

Note: Parking is available just across the street in the city parking lot.

aFabric of New Mexico Opening Reception Invitation

April 25, 2022

Cinco de Mayo at La Parada

Come for the art, stay for the music and the margaritas!

Cinco de Mayo Folk Art Fest

information HERE and HERE.

April 7, 2022

Fiber Arts Fiesta is almost upon us!

Poster for Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta 2022

A few reminders about the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta!

It starts next Thursday, April 14, and runs through Saturday. Make sure you stop by the Adobe Wool Arts Guild booth to say hello and check out the hooked art made by our members.
I have two spots in my Introduction to Punch Needle Rug Hooking workshop on Friday. Contact me directly if interested, or you can go through the Fiesta online registration.
Parking at Expo only takes cash now, so don’t try to hand them a credit card. Vendors, of course, will take pretty much anything. Bring a tote bag!

See you next week at Fiber Arts Fiesta!

March 21, 2022

Of Cinco de Mayo (and margaritas)

Cinco de Mayo Folk Art Fest poster So, because Cinco de Mayo is on a Thursday this year (and my neighborhood Bunco night to boot), here at High on Hooking we’ll be celebrating the Sunday before, May 1. Not only will Tom make some of his FAMOUS MARGARITAS for our gustatory pleasure, pal Catherine Kelly and I will first break out the tent and mark our first show of 2022: the CINCO DE MAYO FOLK ART FEST at La Parada and Farm&Table in Albuquerque’s North Valley. Think artisans, food, beverages, music, pinatas that you decorate yourself – in other words, a party! Or a fiesta, as we call it here. We hope that local peeps can come celebrate* with us!

Hooked art available at Cinco de Mayo Folk Art Fest — NOVA will be at the Cinco de Mayo Folk Art Fest. Will you? (10″x9″; hooked with wool strips, recycled silk sari yarns, old t-shirts, wool yarn, and old ribbons.

*As usual, if you mention High on Hooking’s blog post, take 10% off HoH’s prices.