Anna Carlson "Engram" 2017

Blog Post Tag: SDA at 40

“Small Works” Award Winners

September 13, 2017 9:00 am

A crowd favorite from Making our Mark: SDA at 40 conference in Portland, OR was the Small Works exhibition. The show featured 122 pieces in any fiber-related material, from SDA members both local and international. To celebrate and be inclusive to all members–not solely the ones who could attend the conference–Small Works was open to …

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“Scanning the Field” by Robert Mertens

August 31, 2017 9:00 am

In light of the conclusion of our biennial conference in Portland, OR, artist, educator, and SDA member Robert Mertens reflects on his experiences, thoughts, and conversations while attending Making our Mark: SDA at 40. “The site of art begins to diverge from the literal space of art, and the physical conditions of a specific location recedes …

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“Making our Mark: SDA at 40” — Out Now!

July 24, 2017 9:00 am

Surface Design Association is pleased to present our Summer edition “Making our Mark: SDA at 40” to celebrate our 40th Anniversary. With opening letters from President Astrid Bennett and Guest Editor Wendy Weiss, this Journal reflects on the amazing people that helped SDA grow into what it is today, as well as looks forward to …

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Forty Year Flashback: Summer 1999

June 26, 2017 9:00 am

This week’s Forty Year Flashback comes to us from the Summer 1999 Journal “Looking Back” with the article “The Great Weaver of Eternity: Dynamic Symmetry and Utopian Ideology in the Woven and Written Work of Mary Crovatt Hambidge” by Virginia Gardner Troy….

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