Color Creek is warm & cozy in the new spot

Yay – we’re settled!  Photos next go round.  Camera is full of mud…

December 2nd had Color Creek packed and on the move to the new location on 36th & Arctic.  3 of us signed the lease the day before Thanksgiving,  asked the new landlord to rip some stuff up and not touch anything else.  Art studios don’t need upgrades!  We hosted the Hot Headed Honeys for a successful bead and fiber show, a final party and a final sale of items that we didn’t want to move.

The new space has windows (LOTS) and enough space for us to do our own artwork.  Of all the moves, this was the easiest (practice makes perfect) and the least disruptive.  I can’t have workshops in the space but I can schedule one-on-ones for those of you who are serious about dyework.  The best is to call me 244-7968 to schedule since I don’t keep regular hours anymore.

Stuff coming up:

Surface Design Association Alaska Member Show

Join this very select group of fiber artists at the MTS gallery this February for this special showing of all things fiber.  The installation, entitled Mark This lets the artists show off their own special techniques for manipulating fabric and fiber.  The show will later move to the Alaska Fiber Festival for the March 13th-14th finale at Conoco Philips atrium.

February 2010 is FASHION MONTH at the International Gallery of Contemporary Art

Special events to take place FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 and SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6

LOOKING FOR ARTISTS/CREATIVE PEOPLE/FASHION SAVVY (or NOT) TO MAKE CLOTHES FIT FOR THE RUNWAY.  THIS IS ABOUT INNOVATION & A DESIGN CHALLENGE.  MAKE CLOTHING FOR YOUR OWN MODEL OR A VOLUNTEER MODEL.  THE CHALLENGE IS TO MAKE WEARABLE WORK OF ART.  CLOTHING SHOULD FIT INTO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES/THEMES:

• IMPRINT (use magazines, newspapers, newspaper bags or other) – • GRAPHIC (graphic design-inspired, letters, drawing-inspired or other) – • SURVIVAL (& the Great Outdoors) -• EVENING -• MILITARY-INSPIRED – • BUTTONS – • FOOD – • REMADE OR RECYCLED – • BIG, WILD LIFE – • APPROPRIATION (open to interpretation) – • ENTWINED (rope, string, ribbon, or other) – • VALENTINE – • WEATHERED – • THEN & NOW / TRADITION & INNOVATION – • MUSIC – • ANYTHING GOES

Awards will be offered to winners. Open to 5 entries per artist  All works will be on exhibit at the International Gallery of Contemporary Art from February 7 – 28

Email igca@alaskalife.net by January 10 if you’ll participate (please consider this unique event!). Please also let us know if you can provide your own runway model.  Our special GUEST JUDGE will be:  CHRISTOPHER STRAUB from this season’s PROJECT RUNWAY.

March 6th-14th  2010 Alaska Fiber Festival : Theme is Archi-texture.

Several challenges to enter both juried and non-juried.  Small quilt challenge, Alaska Parka Redesigned, 3-D fiber sculpture,  Art quilt, wearable art.  1 week of workshops with Carol Taylor, Rachel Clark and Kathyanne White.

Fashion Show featuring special award-winning garments from Juneau, Kechikan as well as local artists.  Followed by a weekend at Conoco Philips in a gala display of all the festival entries, invitational doll show and a vendor hall of fiber artists and suppliers.  Special shows include Surface Design Association Alaska Member Show and Art Studio Quilt Association.

www.alaskafiberfestival.org