ThreadLines 2008 and other opening nights

September 12, 2008

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ThreadLines opening last week was a huge success. The gallery was packed all night long, and the show looks amazing thanks to MSU Art & Design Gallery director Robin Lowe and her staff and of course all the wonderful artists who made and shipped their work. Jason Pollen was there to judge the quilts in person, to award the prizes and to honor us with a exhibition of his recent work.

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Here Jason Pollen is talking about the Best of Show by Deidre Adams, as Arleta Johnson, our prize chairman (very important person!) looks on. Told you you should have come to the opening, Deidre! Of course we didn’t know until 5 p.m. that night that she was a winner. Here’s a post about the rest of the award ceremony.

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Several artists traveled to the opening, but the prize for farthest goes to Barbara Winoski from Canada. Here she is on the left, discussing her quilt with my friend Sue, who happens to be a seamstress but not quilter.

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The Creamery Art Center usually doesn’t get as much traffic on First Friday Art Walk since it’s off the path. But here I’m giving an artist talk right after Emmie and Lettie gave theirs in the Creamery art library. You can just barely see my new quilts from the Wish You Were Hair series through the windows to the exhibition space. All together, I have 20 quilts on display and 11 framed drawings and mixed media collages.

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And this is one goofy grin I just couldn’t wipe off my face at the end of the night after surviving a month I thought I wouldn’t survive. Remind me never to schedule two show openings including visiting artists for a two-day workshop on the same weekend as Quilt National deadline ever again. Thanks for the photo Russ — it really sums it all up!

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Comments

9 Comments so far

  1. Kristin L on September 13, 2008 11:41 pm

    Phew! You did it and it looks great! Congratulations!

  2. Jane Davila on September 14, 2008 7:34 am

    Fantastic post, good for you! You totally earned the goofy grin.

  3. Helen Cowans on September 15, 2008 4:01 am

    You look so happy :) exhibition looks great - wonderful display space. Can you rest now?? (Can we ever!!!)

  4. PaMdora on September 15, 2008 4:12 am

    Nope! You’re so right — onto the next projects, it helps us get out of bed in the morning, right?

  5. natalya on September 15, 2008 4:56 am

    congratulations!! great job! wish i could have been there…

  6. Gerrie on September 15, 2008 9:59 am

    How exciting, Pam. I hope we get to see all of your Wish You Were Hair pieces.

  7. Deidre on September 20, 2008 5:55 pm

    Wow, what a great post, Pam. I really do wish I could have attended the opening. The show looks amazing! I had not seen Barbara Winoski’s work before, but went to her web site for a more indepth look. It’s really fascinating. Thanks so much for all your work on the Threadlines show and for posting these photos.

  8. PaMdora on September 22, 2008 8:57 pm

    Hi Deidre, Thanks!
    I hope to post more photos on the website next month.

  9. Jane LaFazio on September 23, 2008 12:21 pm

    Hi Pam! REally cute photo of you. I’m just checking in on you, you have been busy!! It looks like all good stuff though.
    thinkin’ of you,
    xo
    Jane

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