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What happens when...........

What happens when a dozen creative fiber artists each create their interpretation of this zinnia?

...and then they each cut theirs into quarters and trade with 3 other artists...

...and then they reassemble the flowers with thread and fabric and beads and embroidery and all things imaginable........imagine the possibilities!

To view the resulting "Flower Power" exhibit and many more exciting works from the

Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists, plan to attend:

"Dirty Dozen Exposed 2010"

October 2nd through October 31st

Boutique 4 Quilters

2945 W. New Haven Ave

Melbourne, FL

Opening reception October 2, 2-4 PM

Fiber Art Show at Art Gallery of Viera

Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists were asked to be the featured exhibit at Art Gallery of Viera for the month of May, 2010, in their Floral and Fiber Art Show. Eight of us accepted the invitation, and were excited to be able to "show our stuff" to the broader art community. Here are some pictures of the pieces that are on display until May 29th. If you are in the area, be sure to stop by the gallery in the Home Center at 5410 Murrell Road, Viera, Florida. You can see more pictures and read about the gallery at http://www.artgalleryofviera.com

Shows, Shows, Shows

Many of our members are showing their work in a variety of venues around the country this month. Locally, members of the Seaside Piecemakers Quilt Guild, including most of the Dirty Dozen, will be showing their fiber art at their upcoming Annual Show in Melbourne, FL, March 12 and 13th.

Member, Lisa-Marie Sanders, is currently exhibiting at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY "Quilts of the Coastal South" show through April 6th. For a quick video about the show, please, click here.

Member, Martha Wolfe, is exhibiting in the "Cacophony of Fiber" show at the Rose Gallery in the Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach, FL, through April 30th.

Match the Dirty Dozen Artists

by Martha Wolfe

(L to R) Dij Pacarro, Lisa-Marie Sanders, Jill Brown, Peggy Horsfield, Paula Furgason, Bev O'Connell, Ellen Lindner, Martha Wolfe,

Barbara Bilbo, Irene Watson, Ruth Anne Parker.

Missing from photo, Elizabeth King

Our 6th Annual Exhibit opened on Saturday with a wonderful, well attended reception! The show features over eighty unique fiber art works by the 12 artists, including the Swedish Cafe photo challenge and a "Group Therapy" project building from surface texture techniques taught by Ruth Anne.

If you haven't enjoyed the exhibit yet, it will be continuing through the end of October. As you enter, you'll find the artists' self-portraits hanging on your right. How well do you think you could match the artists with their portrait? Try your luck!

Our 6th Annual Exhibit!

Please help us kick off the

2009 Dirty Dozen Exposed! exhibit!

Opening Reception, October 3^rd, from 1-3PM

@Boutique 4 Quilters

2945 W. New Haven Ave., West Melbourne, FL

General viewing during regular store hours:

M-F 9:30-5, Sat. 9:30-4. Phone 321-768-2060

October 2^nd through October 31^st

The exhibit includes over 60 original fiber art pieces,

made with a variety of exciting materials and techniques.

In addition, two group projects will be featured.

Photo Challenge 2009: The Swedish Cafe

by Martha Wolfe

Again, this year, we have all participated in a challenge using a photograph as our inspiration. The photo was selected by the whole group. The picture was taken by Martha Wolfe in "The Prince's Kitchen" at Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, an art museum within Djurgården in Stockholm.

As you have seen in the recent Fruit Stand Challenge posts, each artist has focussed on a part of the image that captured their attention and imagination. What would you choose from this photo? Stay posted to see the results of our 2009 Photo Challenge........or better yet, plan to attend our show, Dirty Dozen Exposed, 2009! and see the real deal!