SDA Member Bhakti Ziek’s greatest accomplishment of 2010 was a re-energized focus that led to a new series of weavings and an exhibition. Hear her speak on “Digital Jacquard Design Using Photoshop®” at the upcoming SDA Confluence conference in June in Minneapolis, MN….
Read More »In the forward to this new book, Rudolf Smend writes, “Rita Trefois has managed to create a record that presents contemporary batik art in a timeless fashion, as well as expertly incorporating the history and, in particular, the batik technique….This publication is an important milestone in the long history of batik, as well as a prototype and inspiration for the younger generation.” Read Rita Trefois’s introduction to her long-awaited book here!
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Barbara Shapiro’s love of textiles and French language took her on a 7-year journey that ended in the publication of her translation of a card (tablet) weaving text of historical interest. With generous encouragement from the late Peter Collingwood, this early 20th century French book can now be read in English….
Read More »Find out about SDA member Daniella Woolf’s book-turned-catalogue “Encaustic With a Textile Sensibility”. She “wanted to publish something different; not a how-to book, but a gallery between pages. [She] envisioned something that would inspire artists while exploring the breadth and depth that encaustic can provide.” Also check out the stunning book design by Carol Charney….
Read More »Dr. Sandra Sider, SDA member and Vice President of Studio Art Quilt Associates, recently self-published this history of the American Studio Quilt. Read about the challenges she faced over the 9 years it took to get this documentation of the early makers of this movement–based on over 50 interviews–into print.
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Having work published in a chapbook offers an individual artist exposure and connection to a genre that transcends media boundaries. Dan Waber’s goal is to “to publish the largest catalog of visual poetry in print” with his series of “this is visual poetry” chapbooks.
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