Wednesday, December 10, 2008

30th Annual Contemporary Craft Exhibition

Congratulations go out to the ADC members juried into the MCA Contemporary Crafts exhibition this year.



Above: Nick DeFord, Found, Embroidery on map, 15" x 22"



Left: Farraday Newsome, "Nesting Snake Cloud", glazed terra cotta, 20x20x2 1/2"

Below: Marla Hattabaugh, Mother, Don't Dance ...., cottons, hand dyed/air brushed/silk screened, machine pieced, hand quilted, 73" x 54"
Out of 131 artists, the juror, Namita Wiggers, curator at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon selected 58 artworks by 39 artists to make up the show. This is always one of the highlights of the year for our community of craftsmen and should not be missed!











Lynette Andreasen
Left top: Linked, 13"x6"x2"
Above:Mementos, each 2.5"x2.25"x.5
Left bottom: Sisters, 9"x6"x6"
The opening is January 23rd from 6-8pm. The show runs Jan 23-Mar 15, 2009. Mesa Arts Center is located on the corner of Main Street and Center Street in Downtown Mesa. For more info: http://www.mesaartscenter.com/

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Holiday Festivities


Happy Holidays are upon us again!
Marla Hattabaugh has graciously offered to host this year's holiday party!

Saturday, December 20th
11:00 - 2:00pm
6339 E. Mitchell Dr.Scottsdale, AZ 85251

As usual it will be a pot luck so bring something yummy. If you want to know what to bring you could follow this breakdown: Last names beginning with A-J bring a side dish, K-Q bring a dessert and R-Z bring a main dish. Otherwise...just bring whatever you want to! I will bring a pecan pie with a slice missing... my specialty. Marla will be making a batch of chili.

Ornament Exchange
Optional: Bring a handmade ornament to exchange. Make sure it is wrapped and keep the cost under $10 worth of materials. There was no vicious stealing last year, but we shall see what this year brings.