Textile Related Tutorials - Part 2

Knock yourself out with more tutorials from generous textile artists:

How to Write a Tutorial - Bella Dia
http://belladia.typepad.com/bella_dia/2008/05/tutorial-for-a.html

All About Hand Dyeing – Pauline Burch
http://www.pburch.net/dyeing.shtml

Bead Patterns and Tutorials (many are automated)
http://www.beadpatterncentral.com/

Bookbinding Tutorial Links from Around the Web – an incredible resource
http://www.tjbookarts.com/otherlinks.htm

Chinese Knotting: The 4 Flower Knot
http://www.chineseknotting.org/flower/howto4.html#4s1

Chinese Button Knot: Part I - 3 minute YouTube Video
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vgqxDfpMqAw

Chinese Button Knot: Part II - 3 minute YouTube Video
http://youtube.com/watch?v=46QYplqEw-c

Consider This: 4 Essays - Leslie Morgan & Claire Benn - Building a Palette of Color; Gathering Momentum; Difficulty = Opportunity; and Visualization & Articulation
http://www.committedtocloth.com/consider/

Create Translucent Images Using Gel Skins – Patti Brady
http://www.goldenpaints.com/artist/geltrans.php

Creating Chenille – by Barbara Jones, Consultant for Brother International
http://www.brothersews.com/html/ProjectDetails.jsp?xmlfile=creating_chenille.xml&categoryid=2&currpage=1

Creating Great Slash-Fabrics – by Nancy L. Restuccio
http://www.make-it-easy.com/slastec2.html

Creative Background Techniques – Trish Bayley
http://www.stampingnetwork.com/creativecards/backissues/trishbackgrounds.html

Creative Embellishing: A Technique for Embellishing Scrim onto Velvet
http://www.purplemissus.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/scrim.pdf

Decorative Lace Using Water Soluble Stabilizer Stitched in Circles
http://www.creative-textile-and-quilting-arts.com/elearning/tutorials/decorative-lace-circles

Devore Instructions - Dharma Trading Co
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1170279-AA.shtml

Devore Instructions - Frequently Asked Questions - Dharma Trading Co
http://www.dharmatrading.com/cgi-bin/faq.cgi?query=fiber%20etch

DigiBobbE with and without Embroidery - Bonnie McCaffery - video
http://bonniemccaffery.com/BLMcVC004.wmv

Do-It-Yourself Crushed Velvet - Christine Jonson - 5 minute video
http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/tvt045.asp

Double-Reverse Appliqué – by Ellen Lindner
http://www.adventurequilts.com/making_of_orange_hibiscus.htm

Embellisher and Stich Online Class Introduction - Beate Knappe - This is a 20-page introduction with embedded demonstration videos for an online class for learning how to use and be creative with an embellishing machine. If this introduction is any indication, the actual class is going to be quantum leap above and beyond the way online classes are usually taught.
http://www.kreativ-beateknappe.de/Download/introduction.pdf

Endless Knot – clear step-by-step instructions with pictures
http://www.knottingartist.com/endlessknot.html

Eraser Carving: Part 1 - Carlafibers - How to make your own stamps using art gum erasers or Nasco Safety-Kut
http://featheredfibers.wordpress.com/2007/06/19/eraser-carving-part-1/

Eraser Carving: Part 2 - Carlafibers - How to make your own stamps using art gum erasers or Nasco Safety-Kut
http://featheredfibers.wordpress.com/2007/06/20/eraser-carving-part-2/

Ever Decreasing Circles Using the Flower Stitcher - Valerie Campbell-Harding
http://www.workshopontheweb.com/july2001/val.htm

Exploring Devore – Dionne Swift
http://www.textilearts.net/features/techniques/devore.php

Fabric Dyeing 101: Simple Instructions for Beautiful Fabrics - Melissa of Ontario, Canada has posted step-by-step instructions written for students in her fabric dyeing classes (including a video and dye recipes)
http://fabricdyeing101.blogspot.com/

Fabric Inchie Tutorial - Carla Barrett
http://featheredfibers.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/fabric-inchie-tutorial/

Fabric Paints: A Different Way to Color Fibers – Pauline Burch
http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/fabricpaints.shtml

Fabric Stash Organization - Carlafibers
http://featheredfibers.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/fabric-stash-organization-and-tutorial/

Flower Pounding - Gay Gardener – step-by-step 6 page article with tips
http://www.gaygardener.com/features/crafts/flower1.htm

Flower Pounding - Johnson's Flower Centers
http://www.johnsonsgarden.com/pdfs/flowerpounding.pdf

Fabric Postcards – Deb Richardson
http://debrichardson.blogspot.com/2005/09/how-to-make-fabric-postcard-debr-style.html

FAQs About Fabric Painting – Michaels
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayArticle?articleNum=ae0465

Faux Chenille Interpretation Tutorial: Spontaneous Combustion - Arlee Barr
http://arleebarr.squarespace.com/tutorialstechniquesprojects/2006/11/1/faux-chenille-interpretation-tutorial-spontaneous-combustion.html

Flannel Chenille – CraftAndFabricLinks.com
http://craftandfabriclinks.com/chenille/chenille_blanket.html

Glitz on Silk Using Painted Bondaweb
http://www.terracehousesilkpainting.co.uk/page12.html

Good Luck Knot – Karen Thomas - step-by-step instructions with pictures
http://www.orientalstampart.com/OSASpectrum/Issue1/GoodLuckKnot.html

Grungeboard Surfaces - Sue Bleiweiss
http://www.fibreandstitch.com/pdf/grungeboard.pdf

Hand-Dye Fabric – Carlene L. Raper – She shows 20 different hand-dyed fabric designs and gives brief descriptions of how they were created. http://www.colorquilts.com/fabrics/index.html

Hand-Dye/Paint Lace – Sandi Willmott
http://abeautifulcraft.blogspot.com/2006/02/hand-dyed-lace-tutorial.html

Hand Marbling for Quilters – by Janet Wickell
http://www.scrapquilts.com/marble.html

Hand Painted Fabrics Using Neocolor II Wax Crayons – Fannie Narte
http://fanniecarte.blogspot.com/2007/09/hand-painted-fabrics-using-neocolor-ii.html

Heat Set Crystals Using the Kandi Kane or Decorative Touch Tool – Dawn Wenner
http://www.designbydawn.com/ZippedFreebies/10-InstructionsCrystals.pdf

Hot Water Stabilizers 101 - Sue Bleiweiss
http://www.fibreandstitch.com/pdf/stabilizer.pdf

How I Write on Quilts [with a sewing machine] - Upstatelisa
http://upstatelisa.blogspot.com/2008/04/cheers.html

How to Apply Sequins – by Jan Eaton
http://www.classicstitches.com/know_how/know_how.cfm?how_to_id=197&how_to_cat=Techniques

How To Create Heated Pearl-Ex Backgrounds – Trish Bayley
http://www.angelfire.com/art2/ccnl/32/CCNIssue32.html

How to Create Fabric Bowls Using SoftSculpt Thin Foam – Debra Gash
http://www.sewnews.com/resources/library/0705bowls/

How to Crinkle Fabric
http://www.padawansguide.com/crinkle.shtml

How to Crush Silk Permanently - Sabine - this also works for silk velvet
http://www.alleycatscratch.com/lotr/makingem/Tips/CrushSilk.htm

How to Tie Chinese Button Knots
http://totheweb.com/cuc/knots.html

How to Unravel a Sweater – Ashley Martineau
http://www.neauveau.com/recycledyarn.html

How to Use Shisha Glass – Part I - Rajmahal.com
http://www.rajmahal.com.au/page12.html

How to Use Shisha Glass – Part II - Rajmahal.com
http://www.rajmahal.com.au/page13.html

How to Use Shisha Glass – Part III - Rajmahal.com
http://www.rajmahal.com.au/page14.html

How to Use Shisha Glass – Part IV - Rajmahal.com
http://www.rajmahal.com.au/page15.html

Image Transfer Using Gel Medium – Dawn Stan – gives a clear and understandable explanation of what "gel medium" is as well as step-by-step instructions for the process
http://www.karensscrappin.com.au/resources/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=2

Image Transfer Methods (Non-Toxic) - 52 page document
http://files.meetup.com/11415/Image%20Transfers%20Binder.pdf

Jacquard Paints Textile Colors – How to mix the colors to create pastels, increase transparency, and increase flowability
http://www.fabricandart.com/HTML_files/Textile_Arts/Textile_Paint_instructions.html

Knotted Fabric Buttons and Beads – by Diane Ericson
http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00192.asp

Lazertran Tutorial - Barbara Strembiki – Extensive
http://www.joggles.com/lazertran.htm

Layering Fabric with Painted Bondaweb - tenar
http://tenar72.wordpress.com/2008/02/17/mini-tutorial-layering-fabric-with-painted-bondaweb/

Leaf and Flower Pounding
http://www.flower-press.com/leaf-pounding.htm

Machine Curved Piecing – Paper Panache – also includes the link to a 7” x 7” practice pattern and information about the correct way to pin the pieces to ensure accuracy
http://www.paperpanache.com/howto/machcurv.htm

Machine Wrapped Cording
http://www.creative-textile-and-quilting-arts.com/elearning/tutorials/machine-wrapped-cording

Mailable Art: Creating Mailable Art Pieces - Sue Bleiweiss
http://www.fibreandstitch.com/pdf/postcard.pdf

Make a Mola - Charlotte Patera
http://www.charlottepatera.com/html/MAKE%20A%20MOLA/makeamola.html

Make "Little Treasures" Boxes – Inspired by the temples of Thailand, directions for the box pattern used in the Fiberart For A Cause http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/NewFiles/ACS_LTExchg.html
American Cancer Society fundraising campaign is provided by Quilting Arts Magazine
http://www.quiltingarts.com/qamag/treasures.html

Make Rocks – Vicky Taylor-Hood
http://vickyth.wordpress.com/2006/02/14/making-rocks-techniques-to-be-taken-for-granite/

Make Sewable Fabric from Plastic Bags
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?action=printpage;topic=178442.0;images

Making Fabric ATCs and Postcards, Arlee Style - Arlee Barr
http://arleebarr.squarespace.com/tutorialstechniquesprojects/2008/2/5/making-fabric-atcs-and-postcards-arlee-style.html

Making Silk Paper - K. Baxter Packwood
http://kbaxterpackwood.blogspot.com/2008/03/making-silk-paper-tutorial.html

Making Fabric Paper - Arlee Barr
http://arleebarr.squarespace.com/tutorialstechniquesprojects/2006/11/7/making-fabric-paper.html

Marbling - Sue Cook - 16 page leaflet
http://www.homecrafts.co.uk/adstatsmin/data/addfiles/A505_marbling.pdf

Marbling - Pro Chemical & Dye
http://www.prochemical.com/directions/Marbling.htm

Marbling: Applications & Techniques - Liquitex
http://www.liquitex.com/techniques/marbling.cfm

Marbling on Fabric and Paper
http://www.fibrecrafts.com/resource/fact_file/marbling/marbling.asp

Marbling with Golden Acrylics
http://www.earthguild.com/products/riff/rmarble.htm

Mola - How to Make
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/CZAngelsSpace/CunaIndians.html

Neocolor II Watersoluble Wax Pastels Tutorial: Leaf – Fanny Narte – step-by-step with pictures
http://fanniecarte.blogspot.com/2008/02/neocolor-ii-watersoluble-wax-pastels.html

Photographing Your Textiles: Part 1 - Divine Bird
http://chocobogoddess.deviantart.com/art/Textile-Photo-Tutorial-1-65380495

Photographing Your Textiles: Part 2 - Divine Bird
http://chocobogoddess.deviantart.com/art/Textile-Photo-Tutorial-2-65380655

Precious Petals - Pamela Watts – This technique combines fresh flowers with stitching
http://www.embroiderersguild.com/stitch/projects/petals/petals.html

Precoats for Inkjet Printing - Gloria Hansen
http://www.gloriahansen.com/weblog/?p=169

Print on Fabric – Barbara Kotsos – This 3-page article written for the Epson printer newsletter gives a summary and comparison of a variety of products, including some new ones.
ftp://ftp.epson.com/newsletter/0606/PrintingOnFabric.pdf

Print on Fabric using Fabric Softener – Sandie Willmott
http://abeautifulcraft.blogspot.com/2006/03/printing-on-fabric-tutorial.html

School of Stitched Textiles (SST) Taster Course - This is a 38 page introduction to their online courses and is designed for you to be able to assess your suitability for benefiting from a distance learning (online) course. It also takes you through designing and creating a machine embroidery project based on your holiday photographs
http://www.sofst.org/pdf/taster-course.pdf

Sewing Easy Curves for Quilts – Susan Druding
http://www.straw.com/equilters/library/techniques/sewing_curves.html

Shading Fabrics with Colored Pencils – Gabrielle Swain Studio Notes – July 16, 2002
http://gabrielleswain.com/notes.php?wd=71602&?PHPSESSID=8d2ecdfb755d7df392c25f182d0f238d

Stamp Carving Tutorial – Step-by-step with pictures
http://zenheart.livejournal.com/26395.html

Step-by-Step Guide to Shisha Mirrors to Fabric – by Classic Stitches Magazine
http://www.classicstitches.com/know_how/know_how.cfm?how_to_id=200&how_to_cat=Techniques

Stitchopedia: An Encyclopedia of Stitches - diagrams and directions for needlepoint stitches
http://stitchopedia.com/

Sewing Machine Cords - Sue Bleiweiss
http://www.fibreandstitch.com/pdf/machinecord.pdf

Snail Tutorial - Arlee Barr
http://arleebarr.squarespace.com/tutorialstechniquesprojects/2005/10/2/snail-tutorial.html

Stencil Tutorial - Carla Barrett
http://featheredfibers.wordpress.com/2007/10/02/stencil-tutorial/

Thread Chenille – Stitches Magazine – by Barbara Geer
http://stitches.com/mag/apparel_faux_chenille/

Tintzel Play - Bonnie McCaffery - video
http://bonniemccaffery.com/VC001WMV.wmv

Transferring Images to Paper or Fabric Using Bondaweb - Bobby Bosley
http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/imagebond.html

Ultrasuede Reverse Applique
http://thesewingdivas.blogspot.com/2006/08/ultrasuede-reverse-applique.html

Using Painted Bondaweb to Create a Coloured and Textured Background - Helen Cowans
http://textilegoddess.blogspot.com/2008/05/heres-tutorial-for-you-using-painted.html

Using Aluminum Foil for Special Effects - Dianna in Maui
http://mauiartquilters.blogspot.com/2006/05/using-aluminum-foil-for-special.html

Water Soluble Stabilizer - Leaf Tutorial # 1
http://web.mac.com/eiloren/iWeb/eiloren/Techniques%20%26%20Materials/C5456FB1-E121-4571-89A7-8CA7BFBBD138.html

Wonder Under Foil Surface Design Technique - Melanie Testa
http://www.craftsanity.com/project/files/project12.html

Wonderful Bondaweb - NOTE: To be able to easily read the instructions, you will need to copy and paste the text into a word processing program, then change the text color to black and increase it to a readable size
http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/bondatuto.html

Wool Reclaimation Project - Carla Barrett- How to deconstruct wool garments http://featheredfibers.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/current-projects/

Shifting Gears: Trust the Spiral - Edward Winkleman

Chart of an Artist's Journey - Edward Winkleman

Edward Winkleman uses this diagram as a metaphor to explain how most artists' journeys and interests would look if charted - it would not be as a straight line, but as a sprial indidcating how artists "...[return] to the same ideas again and again, only with more insight/experience than the last [previous] time."
Full article: http://edwardwinkleman.blogspot.com/2008/06/tuesdays-aside-shifting-gears-trust.html

Edward Winkleman is an arts dealer who blogs about art and politics, including many issues of particular concern to artists. A few posts from the past couple of months include:

By What Measures is a Picture "Considered Good"?
http://edwardwinkleman.blogspot.com/2008/06/by-what-measures-is-picture-considered.html

Invitation Greening Pros and Cons about a trend of galleries replacing post card exhibition announcements with email and the ramifications this has for artists
http://edwardwinkleman.blogspot.com/2008/06/tuesdays-aside-invitation-greening-pros.html

The End of an Artist-Gallery Relationship, from Both Sides
http://edwardwinkleman.blogspot.com/2008/04/end-of-artist-gallery-relationship-from.html

To check out Edward Winkleman's blog in full:

http://edwardwinkleman.blogspot.com/

Winkleman Gallery website: http://www.winkleman.com/

Artist Residencies - Part II

Fiber Artist Adriene Cruz in front of her Paducah, KY
Artist-in-Residence studio

This post looks at artist residencies from several different perspectives - there are interviews of artists (one a fiber artist) about their residency experiences; info about a disbanded Artist-in-Residency program at NASA; and info about artist residency possibilities that exist outside of artist colonies.

ARTIST-RESIDENCY-GUIDES:

The Artist Workspace Residency: A Guide for Artists - this is a 32 page document created for the benefit of artists experiencing one type of residency program, but it has information useful for other residency considerations as well
http://www.nysawc.org/docs/WorkspaceResidency_Art.pdf

Database of Japanese Artist-in-Residence Programs - Anyone interested in pursuing an artist-in-residency in Japan should thoroughly investigate all of the material on this site - "We interview artists, art managers, curators who are key persons to know how Japanese residency programs works. "
http://www.jpf.go.jp/air/japan_db/index.html

INTERVIEWS ABOUT THE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY EXPERIENCE:

A.I.R. Paducah Artist Relocation Program and a Conversation with Adriene Cruz
http://odcap.com/a.i.r._paducah_artist_relocation_program_and_a_conversation_with_adriene_cruz/index.html
Interview in Relation to a 7 Week Residency at the Yorkshire Art Space, Sheffield 2003 - Interview of Ben Cove by Doug Higgins
http://www.morethan12.net/2003/ben_interview.htm

There are many opportunities for artist residences that should be considered besides the art colony format with which we're most familiar. For example, did you know that NASA once had an Artist in Residence program? Unfortunately, Congress cut its program funding in 2005:

Moon and Stars Align for Performance Artist: Laurie Anderson Accepts Art Commission from NASA
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15916-2004Jun29.html

A Congressional Record excerpt posted by the Washington Times: http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2005/06/nasas_first_and.html

NOTE: The Federal Reserve Board spent $183,000 in 2003 for its arts program and the Army, Air Force, State Department and Interior Departments also have art budgets.


UNIVERSITIES

Many colleges and universities have Visiting Artist or Artist-in-Residency programs which generally range from 4-weeks to a semester to an academic year in duration. Some issue "Calls" for applications and some post the application process on their website. For others, you would need to contact them regarding your interest. Following is one example:

Illinois State University Visiting Artist Program - a 4-week residency with a $3,200 stipend
http://www.cfa.ilstu.edu/art/visitingartists/


MUSEUMS

Museums are another possibility for finding a residency opportunity. As with universities, some issue "Calls" for applications. For others, you may be able to work with them to develop one. Following is one example of a museum artist-in-residence program:

Newark Museum - Applications are being accepted for three artist-in-residence positions at the Newark Museum Arts Workshop for the month of January 2009. The residency offers three artists the opportunity to use the Museum's professional facilities for creating new work. A stipend will be paid to selected artists. This year because the Newark Museum is celebrating the 100th year of its founding, artists are being asked to submit proposals that relate to this milestone event.How to Apply: First, there is no application form to fill out, references to seek or fees to pay. Please send 10 JPEG images at 300 dpi on a CD, or a video/film clip of five minutes or less of your current work along with resume, artist statement, residency proposal and SASE. Do please include a hard copy list of your images and information about them and how or in what manner they should be viewed.Stipend: Each artist receives a stipend of $1200.00. This includes artist acting as juror to select the next round of Newark Museum Resident Artists for 2010. In addition, in-kind material and technical support is supplied to each artist depending on project needs. Send application material to:

Stephen McKenzie, Manager
The Newark Museum Arts Workshop for Adults
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102-3176

Email address: smckenzie@newarkmuseum.org


CORPORATIONS

Believe it or not but corporations are another possibility to explore. It could well be worth your time and effort to propose the creation of an artist-in-residence program (tailored, of course, for yourself) to a company. Following are some examples:

Idea: Corporate Artists in Residence - David Friedman
http://www.ironicsans.com/2008/06/idea_corporate_artist_residenc.html

Daimler Foundation in Japan Art Scope - This is an interview of Mr. Keisuke Egashira, the director of Daimler Foundation in Japan by Sachiko Kanno, The Japan Foundation and Akemi Tsukada, NLI Research Institute about the objective, practices and principles of the Art Scope [Artist-In-Residence] program.
http://www.jpf.go.jp/air/interview/daimler.html

Kohler and the Arts
http://www.kohler.com/corp/ai/artsindustry.html

Arts/Industry: An Innovative Residency Program http://www.portalwisconsin.org/artsindustry.cfm
SF Recycling AIR – full information about the program and application process
http://www.sunsetscavenger.com/AIR/index.php?t=d

.....Program Brochure: http://www.sunsetscavenger.com/AIR/pdf/airbrochure0306.pdf

Siemen's: Silk Road Project, Artist-in-Residence Program
http://www.siemensartsprogram.de/presse/musik/archiv/2002/silkroad_yanovski/index.php?language=en

Artist-in-Residence: Hotelier tries to teach artist business skills
http://www.proximityhotel.com/artist.htm

Art and Innovation: The XEROX PARC Artist-in-Residence Program
http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?sid=E7B84549-400C-48A3-B344-4AD6E2860304&ttype=2&tid=3769

IBM: CUE is Hosting an Artist in Residence
http://domino.watson.ibm.com/comm/pr.nsf/pages/news.20040823_cue_artist.html

NOTE: While many of these program examples seem to preclude textile art, its the idea that's important - think of a corporation with which you'd like to work and approach them with the idea...who knows where it might lead.

COMMUNITIES

Sometimes a community will sponsor an artist-in-residence program:

Kamiyana Artist in Residence Program (Japan)
http://www.in-kamiyama.jp/en/art/kair/


HOSPITALS

I was really surprised to learn that many hospitals sponsor these programs. While all of the examples are East Coast, you can probably find or develop them at hospitals throughout the country:

MassGeneral Hospital for Children
http://www.massgeneral.org/children/specialtiesandservices/child_life/default.aspx

New York City Hospital Artist-in-Residence Programs
http://www.thecreativecenter.org/NYCHAIRP/

Artists-In-Residence: The Creative Center's Approach to Arts in Healthcare - Can be purchased at the following website - scroll down the page - "This book offers artists and healthcare professionals a unique look at artmaking with patients and caregivers in healthcare settings. The first of its kind in the rapidly emerging field of arts-in-healthcare, this book features The Center's professionally proven methods, illustrated by actual artist-in-residence logs and photographs that tell the stories of the remarkable experiences that occur when patients and staff are given the opportunity to discover their own creative resources through art-making.

Thirteen chapters focus on all aspects of working as an Artist-in-Residence, including Working in the Culture of a Healthcare Institution, Working with Patients, Caregivers and Caregiving and Working with the Dying. Practical tips and suggested projects are featured in The Portable Studio, as well as in appendices. Artists and healthcare facilities are given all the information needed to start a Creative Center Artist-in-Residence program in their hometown hospitals."
http://www.thecreativecenter.org/Who_We_Are/


OTHER:

National Park Service - There are 29 parks that currently participate in the National Park Service's Artist-in-Residence program.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/volunteer/air.htm

State Park Services - This is another area to explore, for example, Michigan's Mountains Porcupine Artist-in-Residence program:
http://www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192-45414_45416-182964--,00.html

Artist in Residence - This is "...a list of organizations that offer opportunities for artists to collaborate with scientists, technologists, or professionals in business or industry. Many are experimental laboratories where artists collaborate with scientists. Several are university based. Many are in countries other than the US."
http://www.artistinresidence.org/

Bottom line, there are many alternative avenues for artist residencies that can be pursued. When searching for the right Artist-in-Residence experience for you, don't hesitate to think outside of the box.

If you missed the first post about Artist Residencies:
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/artist-residencies.html

Recap - In case you missed it…

Following are links to some of the topics posted this past year (June 2007 - June 2008) that you may have missed or want to revisit:

A Visual Artist’s Guide to Estate Planning - This free 183 page document (+17 additional appendices) is the outcome of a joint conference ("On the Needs of Visual Artists: A Roundtable 2001") by the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation and the Julia Rothschild Foundation
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/09/visual-artists-guide-to-estate-planning.html

Acrylics & Gels – Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know – a list of resources including a 122-page free e-book giving great information about acrylic paints and gels and how to use them.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/11/acrylics-gels-everything-youve-ever.html

All About: Bobbins and Threads
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/02/all-about-bobbins-and-threads.html

All About: Machine Needlefelting
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/04/all-about-machine-needlefelting.html

All About: Needles
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/05/all-about-needles.html

All About: Sewing Machines
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/all-about-sewing-machines.html

All About: Textiles
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/all-about-textiles.html

All About: Texturizing Fabrics
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/04/all-about-texturizing-fabrics.html

All About: Tyvek
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/05/all-about-tyvek.html

Art and Politics – in this 24-minute vidcast, Anne Deavere Smith discusses the role of artists in a world wracked by war
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/05/art-and-politics.html

Art Biz Connection – This is a free program designed by Alyson B. Stanfield (an art business coach) to help artists develop and complete art marketing plans.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/09/art-biz-connection-alyson-b-stanfield.html

Art in Architecture and Art in Embassies Programs
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/03/art-in-architecture-and-art-in.html

Art v Craft – Bruce DeBoer
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/08/art-v-craft-bruce-deboer.html

Art Vandals
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/06/art-vandals.html

Artist as Teacher: A Guide for Artists Working in Schools - “The purpose of this guide [a 70-page free e-book] is to help…artists understand, survive, and enjoy success in the role of Artist, as teacher [in the classroom].”
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/artist-as-teacher-guide-for-artists.html

Artist Residencies - list of resources
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/artist-residencies.html

Artists in the Workforce 1990 – 2005 – This publication by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is a look at the demographic and employment patterns of artists nationwide in the 21st century
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/06/artists-in-workforce-1990-2005.html

Artists Rights Society - is a rights licensing organization that acts “…on behalf of our members to streamline the process for reviewing and approving or rejecting requests for reproduction.”
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/11/artists-rights-society.html

Arts Policies of U.S. Presidential Candidates
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/06/arts-policies-of-us-presidential.html

Broken Crayons – Robert Alan Black - This free e-book examines 32 traits identified as being characteristic of creative people.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/09/free-e-book-broken-crayons-robert-alan.html

Commissions – Private and Public Art – A wealth of information is provided http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/commissions-private-and-public-art.html

Craft Versus Art – Mary Sullivan Holdgrafer
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/08/craft-versus-art-mary-sullivan.html

Critique
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/critique.html

Emergency Assistance for Artists - a listing of foundations and organizations whose primary mission is to provide emergency financial and other assistance to artists in dire need.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/emergency-assistance-for-artists.html

Fundraising Advice for Individuals – Alyson Pou
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/fundraising-advice-for-individuals.html

Getting Discouraged – Nancy Doyle – Part 1 of 4
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/getting-discouraged-part-1-of-4-nancy.html

Getting Discouraged – Nancy Doyle – Part 2 of 4 http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/getting-discouraged-part-2-of-4-nancy.html

Getting Discouraged – Nancy Doyle – Part 3 of 4 http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/getting-discouraged-part-3-of-4-nancy.html

Getting Discouraged – Nancy Doyle – Part 4 of 4
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/getting-discouraged-part-4-of-4-nancy.html

Glossary of Grants Lingo – Bari Caton - This is an 8-page glossary that “…contains many of the terms encountered by individual artists involved in searching for grants and applying for external financial support.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/glossary-of-grants-lingo-by-bari-caton.html

Grant/Fellowship Application Review Process
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/grantfellowship-application-review.html

Guide to Exhibition Applications – additional insight into the selection process
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/guide-to-exhibition-applications.html

Health & Safety in the Arts: Textiles & Other Arts http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/03/health-safety-in-arts-textile-other.html

How NOT to Display your Artwork on the Web – Charley Parker
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-not-to-display-your-artwork-on-web.html

How to Preserve Newspaper/Magazine Clippings
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-preserve-newspapermagazine.html

I’m Going to be Filmed, Recorded or Televised – What do I do Now?http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/04/im-going-to-be-filmed-recorded-or.html

Investing in Creativity: A Study of the Support Structure for U.S. Artists - This is a 107-page free e-book from the Culture, Creativity, and Communities (CCC) Program of the Urban Institute.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/investing-in-creativity-study-of.html

Is it Art? Is it Craft? – Charles Lewton Brain
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/08/is-it-art-is-it-craft-charles-lewton.html

Just for Fun: Art Student's Journey Game
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/08/just-for-fun-art-students-journey-game.html

Just for Fun: Create Your Own Virtual Mudcloth
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/just-for-fun-create-your-own-virtual.html

Just for Fun: Han Hoffman Push & Pull Technique
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/08/just-for-fun-hans-hofmann-push-pull.html

Just for Fun: Paint Like Jackson Pollock
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/just-for-fun-paint-like-jackson-pollock.html

Just for Fun: Patchworkz - game
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/03/just-for-fun-patchworkz.html

Just for Fun: Textile Related Oddities & Absurdities
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/just-for-fun-textile-related-oddiites.html

Just for Fun: Textile Related Oddities and Absurdities – Part 2
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/just-for-fun-textile-related-oddiites.html

Just for Fun: Textile Related Oddities and Absurdities – Part 3
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/05/just-for-fun-textile-oddities.html

Marketing Crafts and Visual Arts: The Role of Intellectual Property – A Practical Guide – This is a 150 page free e-book
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/05/marketing-crafts-and-visual-arts-role.html

Message from Exhibition Organizers to Artists – Keisha Roberts
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/message-from-exhibition-organizers-to.html

More About Copyright: Art and Law - Additional resources for visual artists about copyright and its protections.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/09/more-about-copyright-art-and-law.html

More on Health & Safety in the Arts
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/03/more-on-health-safety.html

“On Burning Bridges” – Matthew Deleget - a letter of rejection the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) received back from an applicant to the Artists’ Fellowship Program is discussed.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/on-burning-bridges-matthew-deleget.html

On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving, Lace and Related Topics - Maintained by the University of Arizona, this archive contains an extraordinary amount of materials about weaving, basketry, lace, and related subjects. Free access is provided to thousands of items, all out of copyright or published with the author’s permission. These include 4,222 articles, 437 books, 1,310 periodicals.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/on-line-digital-archive-of-documents-on.html

Overview of Feminist Legal Theory [Textile Related] – Ann Barlow
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/overview-of-feminist-legal-theory.html

Photographing Textile and Fiber Art - Five (5) articles are cited that provide detailed and extensive online tutorials as well as an offer from a quilt photographer for free online digital photography lessons. Another short article gives a “fix” for eliminating glare.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/photographing-textile-and-fiber-art.html

Professional Guidelines for Artists – This is an extensive set of guidelines developed by the Society of North American Goldsmiths that cover a wide variety of topics and address situations common to all art professionals.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/professional-guidelines-for-artists.html

Protect Your Most Valuable Asset – YOUR NAME
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/09/protect-your-most-valuable-asset-your.html

Putting Rejection in Perspective – Barbara Macey
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/07/putting-rejection-in-perspective.html

Rejection
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/rejection.html

Regional Arts Councils
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/regional-arts-councils.html

Salvaging Textiles after Water and Fire Disasters
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/salvaging-textiles-from-water-and-fire.html

Self-Portraiture
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/self-portraits.html

So What about Copyright? What Artists Need to Know About Copyright and Trademarks: For Filmmakers, Visual Artists and Writers - This 116 page free e-book addresses the needs of artists and is written in plain and understandable English. It includes a series of essays on the basics of copyright, trademark, fair use, public domain and has chapters written specifically for visual artists, writers and filmmakers.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/09/so-whatabout-copyright-what-artists.html

State Arts Councils – This is an alphabetized list of Councils with links to the website, newsletter, and grant guidelines for each.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/06/state-arts-councils.html

Studio & Ventilation Ideas – Susan Louise Moyer - The information is detailed and accompanied by pictures.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/studio-ventilation-ideas-susan-louise.html

Symbols – a list of online resources
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/symbols.html

Talking Prices: Symbolic Meanings of Prices on the Market for Contemporary Art – Olav Velthuis
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/12/talking-prices-symbolic-meanings-of.html

Tax Guide for Visual Artists - Updated in 2006, this tax guide for visual artists is made available by Peter Jason Riley, CPA (senior partner of the CPA Firm of Riley & Associates, PC).
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/tax-guide-for-visual-artists.html

Textile Museums - listing
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/06/textile-museums.html

Textile Related Publications 1846 – 1921
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/03/textile-related-publications-1846-1921.html

Textile Related Tutorials
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/06/textile-related-tutorials.html

The Power of Art - Simon Schama - video excerpts from the PBS series
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/11/power-of-art.html

Time Management for Creative People – Mark MacGuiness – This 32-page free e-book is subtitled, “Manage the mundane – create the extraordinary”.
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/02/time-management-for-creative-people.html

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) - This organization "... delivers pro bono and low cost legal services and information to members of the arts community each year. Access to VLA’s pro bono legal services is available to low-income artists and nonprofit arts organizations, but many other programs are more widely available to the entire arts community.”
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/10/volunteer-lawyers-for-arts-vla.html

What does “mastery” mean to you?
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2008/02/what-does-mastery-mean-to-you.html

Workshop and Lecture Contracts
http://creativityjourney.blogspot.com/2007/08/workshop-and-lecture-contracts.html

Textile Museums

When traveling, most textile artists are usually interested in discovering interesting textile related museums and exhibits. The following list should be helpful:

Check the calendar on the website of the American Craft Council (ACC) for up-to-date information by state about fiber related exhibits. It also posts information about international exhibitions.

http://www.craftcouncil.org/html/calendar/main.shtml

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Alphabetical List of Museums – FibreArts Online
http://www.fibreartsonline.com/res/museum/index.htm

American Museum of Quilts and Textiles (same as the San Jose Quilt Museum)
http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/

American Precision Museum - Sewing Machine Collection - Windsor, Vermont

http://www.americanprecision.org/component/option,com_easygallery/act,categories/cid,49/Itemid,90/

American Textile History Museum – Lowell, MA
http://www.athm.org/

Antique Sewing Machine Museum - Arlington, TX

http://www.planetware.com/arlington/antique-sewing-machine-museum-us-tx-ars.htm

Arizona State Museum – University of Arizona Gloria F. Ross Center for Tapestry Studies – Tucson, AZ
http://www.tapestrycenter.org/

Cannon Village/Fieldcrest Cannon Textile Museum – Kannapolis, NC
http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1162906

Costume and Textile Group – Belle Mead, NJ
http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1163099

Embroidery Museum - Union City, NJ
http://www.meadowlandslibertycvb.com/view_storeinfo.php?ID_no=132&category=attractions

Embroidery Museum and Resource Center - Louisville, KY

http://www.embroiderymuseum.com/

http://www.egausa.org/html/gallery.html

Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center – Espanola, NM
http://www.evfac.org/gallery.htm

Fabric Workshop and Museum – Philadelphia, PA
http://www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/

Fashion Institute of Technology – New York, NY
http://www.fitnyc.edu/aspx/Content.aspx?menu=FutureGlobal:Museum

Fiber Art Center – Amherst, MA
http://www.fiberartcenter.com/exhibits/exhibits.html

Handweaving Museum and Arts Center – Clayton, NY
http://www.hm-ac.org/

Home Textile Tool Museum – Orwell, PA
http://www.hometextiletoolmuseum.org/

International Quilt Study Center – Lincoln, NE
http://www.quiltstudy.org/

Jane Sauer Gallery (Thirteen Moons) – Santa Fe, NM
http://jsauergallery.com/

Kansas State University (KSU) Historic Costume and Textile Museum – Manhattan, KS
http://www.humec.ksu.edu/museum/

Kentucky Folkart Center of Morehead State University - Morehead, KY

http://www.morehead-st.edu/kfac/

Kolona Quilt and Textile Museum – Kalona, IA
http://www.kctc.net/welcome/kalona.html

Lace Museum – Sunnyvale, CA
http://www.thelacemuseum.org/

La Conner Quilt Museum – La Conner, WA
http://www.laconnerquilts.com/

LaJolla FiberArts Gallery – LaJolla, CA
http://lajollafiberarts.com/gallery.htm

Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum – Lancaster, PA
http://www.quiltandtextilemuseum.com/

Latimer Quilt and Textile Center - Tillamook, Oregon
http://latimerquiltandtextile.com/

Los Angeles County Museum of Art – Costumes and Textiles – Los Angeles, CA
http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=browpage&dept=cost

Michigan State University Museum - Great Lakes Quilt Center - East Lansing, MI (quilts not always on exhibit)
http://www.museum.msu.edu/glqc/index.html

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum – Almonte, Ontario
http://www.textilemuseum.mississippimills.com/Information.dwt.htm

Museum of Arts and Design – New York, NY
http://www.madmuseum.org/site/c.drKLI1PIIqE/b.1107977/k.A72A/Mission_Statement.htm

Museum of Contemporary Craft - Portland, OR

http://www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/index.php

Museum of Fine Arts – Textiles and Costume Institute – Houston, TX
http://mfah.org/main.asp?target=collection&par1=18&par3=63

Musuem of Indian Arts & Culture - Santa Fe, NM

http://www.indianartsandculture.org/

Museum of International Folk Art – Sante Fe, NM
http://www.internationalfolkart.org/

Museum of Our National Heritage – Lexington, MA
http://www.monh.org/Default.aspx?tabid=233

Museum of the American Quilter’s Society – Paducah, KY
http://www.quiltmuseum.org/

National Museum of the American Coverlet – Bedford, PA
http://www.coverletmuseum.org/

National Museum of the American Indian - Washington, DC, Suitland, MD & New York, NY

http://www.nmai.si.edu/

New England Quilt Museum – Lowell, MA
http://www.nequiltmuseum.org/

New Mexico Fiber Arts Trail - The work of more than 200 New Mexico fiber artists awaits you at 71 destinations along the trails.
http://www.nmfiberarts.org/?view=download

Pennsylvania State Museum – Harrisburg, PA – has almost 200 quilts dating from the 1800’s to the present
http://www.statemuseumpa.org/quilts05new/pages/home.htm

People’s Place Quilt Museum – Intercourse, PA
http://www.ppquiltmuseum.com/

Philadelphia Museum of Art – Textile Collection – Philadelphia, PA
http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/

Quilter’s Hall of Fame – Marion, IN
http://www.quiltershalloffame.net/index.html

Rensselaer County Historical Society – Costume & Textile – Troy, NY
http://www.rchsonline.org/co_ct.htm

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum – Golden, CO
http://www.rmqm.org/

San Jose Quilt Museum (same as the American Museum of Quilts and Textiles)
http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/

Shelburne Museum – Shelburne, VT – has over 400 18th and 19th century American quilts
http://www.shelburnemuseum.org/collections/detail.php?id=9

TAI Gallery – Textile Arts – Santa Fe, NM
http://www.textilearts.com/

Texas Museum of Fiber Arts (TMFA) – Austin, TX
http://www.texasfiberarts.org/

Textile Center of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN
http://www.textilecentermn.org/

Textile Museum – Washington, DC
http://www.textilemuseum.org/

Textile Museum of Canada – Toronto, Ontario
http://www.textilemuseum.ca/

Toadlena Trading Post Weaving Museum - Newcomb, NM

http://www.toadlenatradingpost.com/show_gen.asp

University of Minnesota – Goldstein Museum of Design – Saint Paul, MN
http://goldstein.che.umn.edu/collections/textile.html

Virginia Quilt Museum
http://www.folkart.com/museums/m_vqm.htm

Windham Textile and History Museum – focus is on the cotton thread manufacture – Willimantic, CT
http://www.millmuseum.org/

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts – Cedarburg, WI
http://www.wiquiltmuseum.com/

NOTE: Liz Plummer has used GoogleMaps to create a useful tool that visually locates Textile Museums worldwide. The one of France was compiled by France Patchwork .
http://lizplummer.com/blog/google-maps-of-textile-museums/

Artists in the Workforce 1990 - 2005

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has just released its publication Artists in the Workforce 1990 - 2005, a look at the demographic and employment patterns of artists nationwide in the 21st century. The data shows that artists are one of the largest worker classes, numbering over 2,000,000 and representing 1.4% of the U. S. work force.

Dana Gioia (NEA Chairman) states: "America tends to see its artists as visionaries, rebels, outsiders, and eccentrics. These longstanding stereotypes...misrepresent American artists and even contribute to their marginalization in society."

Key findings noted in the Executive Summary [emphasis added]:

1. Nearly two million Americans are artists.
   
2. The number of artists has kept pace with the growth in the overall labor force.
   
3. Artists remain highly concentrated in urban areas.
   
4. The artist population, like the labor force, is becoming more diverse.
   
5. Artists are generally more educated than the workforce as a whole.
   
6. Artists are 3.5 times more likely than other workers to be self-employed.
   
7. Fewer artists have full-year, full-time jobs than other workers.
   
8. Artists generally earn less than workers with similar levels of education.
   
9. Women remain underrepresented in several artist occupations.
   
10. The West and South have seen the greatest growth in artists by state.

Unfortunately, but sadly not surprisingly, the report also shows that women artists earn far less than their male counterparts - the 2003-2005 median income for male artists was $42,000; the 2003-2005 median income for women artists was $27,300, or 35% less(sigh).

NEA Summary
http://www.arts.endow.gov/news/news08/ArtistsinWorkforce.html

New York Times article about the report:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/arts/12nea.html

To read the report in full:

http://www.nea.gov/research/ArtistsInWorkforce.pdf

To read the Executive Summary:

http://www.arts.endow.gov/research/ArtistsInWorkforce_ExecSum.pdf

Art Vandals

As artists, we tend to be so very trusting - of the curator, of the museum or gallery - of the public. We're ecstatic when our work is sought for or juried into an exhibition and usally send off our work with only a nagging concern about its safe arrival during transit, finally breathing a deep sigh of relief when it arrives safely at its destination.

More and more often, however, art is being deliberately vandalized while on exhibit. I've just learned that only this past week an artwork of a well known textile artist has been slashed beyond any hope of repair while on exhibit at a museum. I also know about another artist's work being slashed to steal its embellishments (also while on exhibit at a museum). Mind you, these were not politically themed works.

The brazenness with which these acts are committed and the utter contempt for both the art and the artist which they symbolize are unfathomable to me - nonetheless, this is the world in which we live and these are the risks we take. Even the best and most reputable venues may not have enough staffing, surveillance equipment, or barriers in place to prevent such occurrences. Bottom line - we must each think long and hard about each exhibit opportunity presented to us, we must ask pointed questions about security, then carefully weigh the downsides as well as the benefits before we accept.

Following is a list of articles on the subject that demonstrate how rampart this problem has become for the art world in general.

Artist Checklist: Claims for Damaged Work - SNAG - Society of North American Goldsmiths - This is a resource that every exhibiting artist should know about - it provides detailed information about what to do if your art is damaged during shipping or while on exhibit.

http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/.docs/pg/400/rid/10024/f/Claims_for_Damaged_Work.pdf

Why Art Vandals Strike - Katrina Kuntz
http://www.fnewsmagazine.com/2005-nov/features_2.html

It Wasn't Like This When I Brought It In - Cindy Ellen Hill - an article about gallery damage to a consigned artwork
http://www.fineartregistry.com/articles/art-legalities/includes/pdf_gallery-damage.pdf

Carnegie Museum of Art Painting Vadalized by Employee
http://www.wpxi.com/news/16513055/detail.html?rss=burg&psp=news

Art Institute Painting Slashed - Charles Storch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-defaced-painting-0610jun10,0,1173003.story

Damaged-art Claims Rise at Overcrowded Museums - M. P. McQueen
http://www.postgazette.com/pg/06228/714261-42.stm

Dutch Vandal Slashes Museums' Confidence - Carol Vogel
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E6D6143AF934A15752C1A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

Unlucky 13 - this article is about the vandalization of 13 artworks - John Hind
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2008/01/31/2003399700

3 Arrested in Art Museum Vandalism [Milwaukee Museum of Art] - John Diedrich
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=325072

Art as a Target for Vandals: The Cost of Freedom - Michael Kimmelman
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/15/arts/vandals.php

5 People Face Preliminary Charges in Vandalism of Monet Painting at Paris Museum
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/11/europe/EU-GEN-France-Monet-Vandalism.php

Why Vandalize Art?
http://www.sgallery.net/artnews/2007/12/03/why-vandalize-art.html

Effects of Alcohol Intake and Induced Frustration upon Art Vandalism
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3852/is_200001/ai_n8883641

And let us not forget that incident at Houston when a person with whom the artist had a dispute threw bleach onto her work

Textile Related Tutorials

Artists in general and textile artists in particular (as a rule) are very generous with sharing their knowledge and techniques (for example, the earlier post on Texturizing Fabrics). Following is a series of online textile related tutorials that cover a broad spectrum of interests:

Without a doubt, one of the most generous of all is N. Renee West with her blog, FEmbellish Journal. Through it she shares all of her techniques and provides a multiplicity of step-by-step tutorials on just about anything textile art related you can think of. Due to a need to refocus her priorities because of the intervention of personal life issues, her blog has not been updated since October, 2007. Don’t let that deter you. This is a tremendous resource. Read through it all. NOTE – there is a category listing on the left side of the blog to help you locate particular posts of interest. There also is a search engine.
http://fembellish.wordpress.com/

Sonjified Fabric Painting – Sonji Hunt
http://sonjisays.blogspot.com/2006/08/sonjified-fabric-painting_10.html

More Fabric Painting – Sonji Hunt
http://sonjisays.blogspot.com/2006/03/another-fabric-painting-tutorial.html

Textile Painting Techniques – Laura Liebenberg provides a 32 page document that explores Reverse Stamping, Printing, Screenprinting, Mixed techniques, Monoprinting, Applying Paint with a Card, Stencilling, Silk Painting, Sun Painting, Blotching, and Scratching.
http://www.trapsuutjies.com//documents/Trapsuutjies_Fabric_Paint_Techniques.pdf

Fabric Painting Tips (Mostly for Beginners) – Vicky Taylor-Hood
http://seastrands.wordpress.com/2006/06/28/fabric-painting-tips-mostly-for-beginners/

Grommetization – Sonji Hunt – How to hang work using grommets
http://sonjisays.blogspot.com/2006/02/grommetization-very-technical-tutorial.html

How to Mount a Small Quilt onto Foam Core – Liz Plummer
http://lizplummer.com/blog/2007/07/04/how-to-mount-a-small-quilt-on-to-foam-core/

How to Make a Concertina Book – Liz Plummer
http://lizplummer.com/blog/2005/12/20/how-to-make-a-concertina-book/

Machine Trapunto – ABC’s of Quilting – Trapunto 101 Part 1 - Patsy Thompson - This is a 7 1/2 minute YouTube vidcast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_wgE74Mro4&mode=related&search

Machine Trapunto – ABC’s of Quilting – Trapunto 101 Part 2 - Patsy Thompson - This is an 8 1/2 minute YouTube vidcast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZracYi4ooI&mode=related&search

Fabric Scanning: A How-To Tutorial – Part 1<