VIRTUAL LECTURES
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please be aware of sudden changes
A pandemic addition to the program offered by Columbia Fiber Arts is continuing. A few times a year, CFG will arrange for speakers to present by Zoom. This offers guild members even more opportunity to explore ideas in fiber arts.
In 2025, there will be four Zoom sessions.
Attend these meetings from the comfort of your own home — or wherever you might be. They are included with the cost of your membership.
ZOOM
FEBUARY
Sheila
Frampton-Cooper
Spontaneous Inspiration
Wednesday
February 9, 202
10:00 am am
ZOOM
This talk goes deep into my process. I discuss color, inspiration and the various approaches I engage when doing this type of work. I'll share a variety of student work as well as a few other artists and discuss what I feel makes a piece successful. This is a fun talk full of eye candy!
Link to ZOOM Meeting
Dragon Dance, FRAMPTON-COOPER
Deep Sea Portals, FRAMPTON-COOPER
APRIL 2025
Leisa Rich
Stitch & Structure:
A Myriad of Exploration"
Wednesday
April 9, 2024
10:00 am
ZOOM
Leisa Rich will provide a comprehensive overview of her work, focussing on her innate experimental approach and fearless exploration of a myriad of materials and processes. She will provide images and perspectives that span the ’70’s to present day, from her time as a weaver, to her recent use of AI, laser and 3D printing in her fiber art works. Dozens of images will be provided as she takes viewers on a personal journey of passion for textiles, fiber arts and wearables.
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AUGUST
Wen Redmond
Breaking the Surface- Digital Explorations
Wednesday
August 13, 2025
10:00 am
ZOOM
Add a new toolbox to your art making with your own photographs!
Wen will share some of her work and speak to her book. "Digital Fiber Art: Combine Photos and Fabric - Create Your Own Mixed-Media Masterpiece"
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NOVEMBER
Hollis Chatelain
The Relationship Between Drawing and Quilting
Wednesday
Nov. 12, 2025
10:00 am
ZOOM
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Link to ZOOM Meeting
It is difficult for most quilters to understand how much a drawing class can help their quilting. In this lecture, I talk about the concepts of drawing and how acquiring some basic knowledge can help all quilters. The concepts I will be discussing are:
• Line
• Negative Space and Positive Shapes
• Light and Shadow
• Perspective
In order for the audience to better understand how these concepts can help them, I will show slides of both traditional and contemporary quilts that illustrate a good use of line, negative spaces, light and shadow or perspective. These quilts are made by a wide variety of quilters from the USA and Europe.
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Artwork by Sara Shayne Miller