Kudos!

Bonnie Kay and Anne Flora have work in 1000 Artisan Textiles by Sandra Salamony and Gina Brown. Publisher: Quarry Books (April 1, 2010). This stunning gallery–style volume includes some of the finest examples of contemporary textiles and fiber art being made today. The collection includes wearable art and couture, fashion accessories, soft furnishings and vessels, tapestries, display art, and quilts. Full–color photography features both full views as well as close–ups.

AAFG Members Shine at the MLH 2009 Conference! – The following AAFG Members were honored for the following categories:

  • Fiber Art Show
    • 1st Place
      • Bettie Bahen – Bipolar
    • Honorable Mention
      • Marion Marzolf – Night Skyline
      • Bonnie Kay – In My Garden
  • Functional Fiber Art Show
    • 2nd Place
      • Jill Ault – Placemats for Ingrid
  • Fashion Show
    • Honorable Mention
      • Helen Welford – Spring and Autumn Ragtime

HGA’s Convergence 2008 Salsa y Salsa exhibition – Anne Flora received third place for her Fiber Music Series: Annie E’s Song in HGA’s Convergence 2008 Salsa y Salsa exhibition, an international juried exhibition featuring multimedia fiber arts works.

Michigan League of Handweavers 15th Biennial Fiber Show Award Winners 2008 – Anne Flora won 1st place in Best Functional Fiber. Jill Ault earned 2nd place in Best Fiber Art, and Marge Mink took 3rd place in Best Fiber Art.

Surface Design Journal published an article in the Winter 2008 edition written by Marion Marzolf on the fiber work of University of Michigan professor, Sherri Smith. The article, entitled Science as Inspiration begins on page 10.

Lois Bryant had her weaving titled Chip published in the Fall 2007 issue of Surface Design: the Journal of the Surface Design Association. Lois reported, They mislabled my weaving as a Jacquard (I did it on 16 harnesses), but that’s OK – they reproduced the colors nicely.

Stefanie Meisel had an article published in the November/December 2007 Handwoven issue on Textured Scarves in deflected double weave. Stefanie’s scarf pattern begins on page 40. She also made the cover of Handwoven’s January/February 2007 issue with Sula’s Scarf.