DeCampStudio: Award of Merit

Monday, June 13, 2011

Award of Merit

I have three pieces in the juried all-media show, Images 2011, which is part of the Central PA Festival of the Arts at Penn State University.

My friend and fellow fiber artist, Sue Reno, also has a piece in the show. She attended the opening and provided these pictures, along with the good news that one of my entries, Storm Clouds at Sunrise, won an Award of Merit!

Sue reported that it's a very good show, but the truly remarkable thing about it is found in Ron Rumford's juror's statement. Here's a quote:

"Upon reviewing all submissions for Images 2011, a particularly strong group of textile works set the bar high. Their structures--pieced quilts built from shapes of cloth and constructed by stitching are from a grand tradition of functional and utilitarian work that now straddles high art with highly sophisticated design, pattern and color and the folk art tradition of quilt making. The approach of these 6 artists varies significantly and strengthened the impact within the overall pool of submissions. It soon became clear that these works would become the fulcrum on which the exhibition wanted to be balanced."

I agree with Sue when she said "... how wonderful that Mr. Rumford "gets" what it is
that we fiber/textile artists do! Very encouraging."

Storm Clouds is at the left and Jet Trails #8 is at the far right.

Whirlpool is on the right.

Sue Reno with her "Watt and Shand #4."

4 comments:

Rebecca said...: Marcia! Congratulations on your award AND on the strong showing by you, Sue and others in the fiber category. Your artwork looks amazing hanging in the show!
I also heard you were selected for a publication by Sandra Sider - congratulations!!!

Becky; June 14, 2011 at 7:07 AM
Marcia said...: Thanks so much, Becky! (and thanks for reminding me to post the info on the State of the Art publication too!); June 14, 2011 at 7:54 AM
Sue Reno said...: Congratulations again, Marcia, it was a pleasure to see your work "in person" at the show!; June 19, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Marcia said...: Thanks, Sue! And thanks again for sending all the pictures and info!; June 19, 2011 at 3:22 PM

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Exhibitions

2017
...Quilts Unlimited, View Arts, Old Forge, NY
...Pacific Intl Quilt Festival XXVI, Santa Clara, CA
...Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XXIV
...AQS Quilt Show, Fall, Paducah, KY
..AQS Quilt Show, Grand Rapids, MI
...New Legacies Art Quilts, Fort Collins, CO
...AQS Quilt Show, Spring, Paducah, KY
..AQS Quilt Show, Lancaster, PA
...Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXVIII, Hampton, VA
2016
...Quilts Unlimited, View Arts, Old Forge, NY
...Pacific Intl Quilt Festival XXV, Santa Clara, CA
...Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XXIII
...AQS Quilt Show, Syracuse, NY
...Hands All Around, IQF, Houston, TX
...New Legacies Art Quilts, Fort Collins, CO
...AQS Quilt Show, Paducah, KY
...AQS Quilt Show, Lancaster, PA
...Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXVII, Hampton, VA
...Artist as Quiltmaker, FAVA, Oberlin, OH
...QuiltCon, Modern Quilt Guild, Pasadena, CA
2015
...Pacific Intl Quilt Festival XXIV, Santa Clara, CA
...LaConner Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival, LaConner, WA
...Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XXII
...Whistler House Museum, "Out of the Blue," Lowell, MA
...AQS Quilt Show, Syracuse, NY
...New Legacies Art Quilts, Fort Collins, CO
...Form, not Function, Quilt Art at the Carnegie
...AQS Quilt Show, Paducah, KY
...AQS Quilt Show, Lancaster, PA
...Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXVI, Hampton, VA
2014 Pacific Intl Quilt Festival XXIII, Santa Clara, CA
...LaConner Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival, LaConner, WA
...Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XXI
...Evolutions, Rocky Mt Quilt Museum, Golden, CO
...Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah KY
...AQS Quilt Show, Paducah, KY
...Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXV, Hampton, VA
...AQS Quilt Show, Lancaster, PA
2013 Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center
...Pacific Intl Quilt Festival XXII, Santa Clara, CA
...Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XX
...IQA Houston "Quilts: A World of Beauty"
...Images, Festival of Arts, Penn State University
...Form, not Function, Quilt Art at the Carnegie
...AQS Quilt Show, Paducah, KY
...Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXIV, Hampton, VA
...AQS Quilt Show, Lancaster, PA
2012 Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center
...Pacific Intl Quilt Festival XXI, Santa Clara, CA
...Art Quilts XVII Chandler AZ, Center for Arts
...AQS Quilt Show, Grand Rapids, MI
...IQA Houston "Quilts: A World of Beauty"
...AQS Quilt Show, Des Moines, IA
...AQS Quilt Show, Paducah, KY
...Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah KY
...Art Quilt Elements, Wayne Arts Center, Wayne PA
...Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXIII, Hampton, VA
...Form, not Function, Quilt Art at the Carnegie
2011 Art Quilts XVI, Chandler AZ, Center for Arts
...Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth Art Center
...Pacific Intl Quilt Festival XX, Santa Clara, CA
...Quilt Visions, "Interpretations", San Diego, CA
...IQA Houston "Quilts: A World of Beauty"
...AQS Quilt Show, Des Moines, IA
...SAQA's "Structures in Cloth" Colorado
...Images, Festival of Arts, Penn State University
...PAQA South "ARTQUILTSmovement" Durham NC
...Denver National Quilt Festival, Denver, CO
...AQS Quilt Show, Paducah, KY
...Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
...Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXII, Hampton, VA
...AQS Quilt Show, Lancaster, PA