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October 13, 2022

The artists are angry; they’re PROTESTING!

Of course, they’re angry; they’re protesting!

That’s what I told a friend last Friday night at the opening reception for PROTEST: SEE Something, Say Something at Fusion in downtown Albuquerque. (More info HER E.) It’s a good, meaningful show, filled with all kinds of media and messages. Rightly so, with protesting as a theme, they aren’t always pretty.

Sheela Na Gig, hooked art piece — Sheela Na Gig is a Celtic symbol. I’ll let you read about her and how she was and now is used for protests **HERE**. (Hooked on cotton monk’s cloth with mostly old t-shirts and a bit of silk sari ribbon; embellished with glass beads.)

As I mentioned on social media after posting pics of my two pieces, I was sorry not to get more and better photographs, but I had to leave early. All Friday I’d battled a migraine; finally, the nausea and fatigue got the best of me. I didn’t feel better till Monday/Tuesday. Nonetheless, I encourage all the local readers to make their way to Fusion one afternoon or evening to see what the (protesting) artwork really looks like and to see it all.

Hooked art, THE MIGHTY ONE, THE ANGEL OF @)@@ — Later every year, I create an angel for the following year. This was THE MIGHTY ONE, THE ANGEL OF 2022. (Hooked with old t-shirts, repurposed gold lamé, and plastic bags.)

Felted artwork for PROTEST show — TURTLE ISLAND SIEGE by Patricia Halloran (Patricia had some cool things in the **FABRIC OF NEW MEXICO SHOW**.)

TORN BUT STILL WAVING by **Elizabeth Potter** (paper art)

WHOSE BODY IS THIS? artwork for Protest show — WHOSE BODY IS THIS? by **Maria Jonsson** (vintage dress form and acrylic paint)

BIG PHARMA SERIES #4, 5, 6 — BIG PHARMA SERIES #4,5,6 by **Martin Terry**. Martin is also the curator of this show.

From BIG PHARM SERIES #1, 2, 3 # — Close-up of part of BIG PHARMA SERIES #1, 2, 3 by Martin Terry

GET WOKE artwork in PROTEST show — GET WOKE by Paula Steinberg (upcycled chair, acrylic/oil on wood and vinyl)

SHE PERSISTED by **Betty Busby** (Dunicel, felt)

THE HISTORY OF BEARING CHILDREN, text by **Jacqueline Murray Long**, visual art by Martin Terry

Poem in PROTEST show — This is a more easily read photo of the text by Jacqueline Murray Loring. Another piece by a different artist accompanied this artwork. Visit the show to see it. (My photo didn’t come out.)

If you’re looking for a thought-provoking show, one that will let you see the outrage, the anger about so many things going on in our world today, come see the work by artists who are protesting at Fusion in Albuquerque. Maybe we all need to start protesting.

Protest Art show poster

August 10, 2022

Workshop Week 5

WORKSHOP WEEK 5 Registration

Sunday, October 23 – Sunday, October 30, 2022

This is an FYI for all who have been a part of In the Studio Online’s Work Shop Weeks in the past:

Registration for Workshop Week 5 is upon us!

If you’re a past student, you should’ve received the catalog this past Friday evening via email. If you didn’t, then contact me at Laura@highonhooking.com ASAP! If you haven’t had the pleasure of taking a class with us YET, then also send me an email requesting the catalog. It will go out to all interested on Monday, August 15.

Please note that In the Studio Online Workshop Weeks are not just about rug hooking. We look to provide contemporary rug hooking artist/teachers as well as:

“…additional instructors who can offer something – not necessarily rug hooking or even a textile art – beyond the expertise of the original In the Studio artists. We look for complimentary/ancillary/supporting arts and skills.”

Teachers this time around are a mix of prior and new. They and the classes they’re offering during Workshop Week 5 are:

Anastasia Tiller
LANDSCAPE IMAGERY FOR A TEXTILE PATTERN USING IMPRESSIONISTIC TECHNIQUE

Susan Feller
FINISHING IS AN ELEMENT OF YOUR DESIGN – CHOOSE THE RIGHT ONE

Domenica Queen
PLASTIC IS AN HEIRLOOM

Nadine Flagel
THE RUG DOCTOR

Meryl Cook
CHAKRA COLOURS BY DESIGN – 101

Karen D. Miller
POINTILLISM AND PAINT: EXPLORING NEW TECHNIQUES IN TEXTILE ART

Elizabeth Miller
DESIGN YOUR OWN MISSION RUG: INSPIRATION FROM OUR COLLECTIVE PAST

Rebecca Martin
EXPLORING YOUR CREATIVE SIDE WITH ALTERNATIVE PUNCH NEEDLE RUG HOOKING TECHNIQUES

Yours truly won’t be teaching this WW, but I’ll be handling all the admin, so if you have a general question or one about our two bonus sessions, please give a yell. If you’re wondering about specific classes, you’ll do best to contact the specific teacher. All contact info can be found in the catalog.

Information regarding some of our previous Workshop Weeks can be found HERE and HERE.

We hope you can join us at Workshop Week 5 in October.

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!

May 5, 2022

IN THE STUDIO – Valerie Carew on May 13

IN THE STUDIO TALKS ON HIATUS AFTER THIS EVENT! DON’T MISS VALERIE CAREW AND KAREN MILLER CHATTING!

PPoster for Valerie Carew on In the Studio

Join Toronto artist Valerie Carew as she discusses how she animates household objects such as rugs using photography and performance and how she uses the craft of hand-hooking to express relationships with the natural world.

Engagement with land is a big motivation in Valerie’s artwork. She makes textile wearables and engages with natural environments using immersive role-play. Valerie is interested in exploring the “what ifs” in art making; she tries to use the language of rug fabrication and textile craft to communicate memories and human experience. Her family history and relationships with land are rooted in the settler cultures of Newfoundland and New Brunswick, Canada. Hand hooking rugs is part of the fabric of these cultures. Traditional aspects of rug making, such as material reuse, storytelling, and folklore are referenced and re-configured in her contemporary practice.

You can find tickets for this talk HERE.

About Valerie Carew:
Valerie Carew, she/her (Toronto, Ontario) is an interdisciplinary artist who explores human/land relationships through performance, body based sculpture, installation, painting, and fibre craft practice. Immersive role-play and biomimicry are combined with sculptural rug making to express experiences with land and identity. Valerie’s sculptural works are designed for interplay and physical contact with the human body. She incorporates nostalgia, myth-making, and material transformation to imagine new futures defined by a greater connection to the wild.

You can learn more about Valerie and see her work at www.valeriecarew.com or on Instagram @valerie_carew.

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:

The Zoom link for this presentation will be emailed to you the day before the talk (or after you purchase your ticket, if you purchase on the day of the event). If you don’t receive it, you can contact the organizer at info@karendmillerstudio.com.

Tickets will be on sale until 10 am the day of the event. After that time you will no longer be able to purchase tickets.

Please note that the time of the talk is 1:00 pm EASTERN.

FAQ’s

* Will this talk be recorded for viewing later?

Unfortunately, no. Due to the logistics involved, we decided some time ago to keep these events live. Hopefully if you can’t make it to this talk, you’ll be able to make it to a future talk.

* It’s the day of the talk and I’m having trouble finding or using the link for the talk. How can I find help?

It is very advisable to LOG INTO THE EVENT A FEW MINUTES EARLY to be sure that you have no trouble with the link, and if you are having trouble the organizer can help you out. You can email or message the event organizer up until one hour before the talk on the day of the talk for help. ONCE THE EVENT STARTS, however, messages and emails are not able to be monitored.

* I’m finding it distracting during the talk seeing all of the other participants on my screen. What can I do?

During the event the organizer will put the screen setting on “spotlight view” so that the presenter is the focus on your screen. Depending on your device, you may still see audience members on your screen and changing your setting from “gallery view” to “speaker view” should help with that.

* What Time Zone is the time of the talk in?

The time indicated on all ‘In the Studio’ talks is the EASTERN (EST) time zone. If you live in a different time zone, be sure to check what time you should tune in to ensure you don’t miss the talk.

*I can no longer make it to the talk. Or, I missed the talk. Can I get a refund?

Unfortunately no- the price of the ticket is so low that it is not cost-effective to refund those amounts. If you are unable to make it to the talk and you already have a ticket, or you forget to attend, please do contact me at info@karendmillerstudio.com. I always offer a ticket to the next talk to make up for it. All of the artist speakers receive a portion of the ticket proceeds so we very much appreciate your contribution to supporting artists!

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.