Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt, Julie Schlueter, Terry Waldron have work in the upcoming juried special exhibit "Edges" (a 21 piece collection); presented by Pacific Coast Fiber Artists & Friends, and sponsored by Quilting Arts, LLC. The exhibit will debut at Festival in Long Beach; July 23-26th; and travel onto Festival in Houston (sponsored by the artists in the exhibit). Curated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Jenison, who will also have pieces in the exhibit.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Edges Special Exhibit
Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt, Julie Schlueter, Terry Waldron have work in the upcoming juried special exhibit "Edges" (a 21 piece collection); presented by Pacific Coast Fiber Artists & Friends, and sponsored by Quilting Arts, LLC. The exhibit will debut at Festival in Long Beach; July 23-26th; and travel onto Festival in Houston (sponsored by the artists in the exhibit). Curated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Jenison, who will also have pieces in the exhibit.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
June Member News
Vickie Valdez Green will be the speaker at the Simi Valley Quilt Guild; Every quilt has a story; June 17th. http://www.simivalleyquiltguild.org/
Friday, May 08, 2009
Everything Under the Sun - Postcard Quilt
This quilt was the cornerstone of the special exhibit "Everything Under the Sun" for Festival in Long Beach 2008. A compilation of fiber postcards (8-1/2Wx5-1/2H - horizontal format) made by 20+ artists all of the quilts in the exhibit, and points of interest in the City of Long Beach. The other quilts in this exhibit were made by groups of three or more people and were of The Queen Mary, The Pike, Toyota Grand Prix, Skyline, Latin American Women Artists, Long Beach Blues Festival, and the Rose Apartments. The overall quilt measure 36Wx50H and is sewn onto household screen.
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Look for this quilt when you go to Festival in Long Beach this Summer 2009 - Quilts, Inc., has become its new owner. Now, how cool is that?Sunday, April 05, 2009
April Gathering
At our April Gathering we made stamps out of fun foam! It was quite fun and I always enjoy the conversations that take place while people make art. Saturday, April 04, 2009
Member News - April '09
Cindy Cooksey and Terry Waldron's work are part of "Fire and Fiber Show", a California Fiber Artist Show that is running through the month of April in Woodland, Ca at the Gallery 625, County Administration Building, 625 Court Street. California Fiber Artists group.
Joanell Connolly and fellow artists - Susan Willen, Rose Hughes and Cindy Rinne are showing their work in an exhibit entitled "Earth Voices" at the Fontana Art Assoc, 8536 Sierra Ave, Fontana 909-823-6036 - March 31-April 25th
Stacy Hurt has a postcard in the Raven Challenge
Joanell Connolly and fellow artists - Susan Willen, Rose Hughes and Cindy Rinne are showing their work in an exhibit entitled "Earth Voices" at the Fontana Art Assoc, 8536 Sierra Ave, Fontana 909-823-6036 - March 31-April 25th
Stacy Hurt has a postcard in the Raven Challenge
Friday, March 13, 2009
March Gathering
Jamie Fingal (pink) and Julie Schlueter (black)
Cindy Cooksey (yellow), joanell connolly (green) & Peggy Calvert (blue)
Stacy Hurt (stripe), Anne Copeland (pink), Vickie Valdez-Green (floral)we had a nice evening of having dinner together, sharing our work, talking, laughing, getting caught up, and we missed Terry Waldron, who couldn't come
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Member News
EXHIBITIONS
Feb 20-22; Hillcrest Fine Arts Festival at Hillcrest Congregational Church, 2000 West Rd, La Habra Heights; free parking and admission. Opens at 10:00am. Joanell Connolly will have a booth at this show.
March 11-15th Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge, TN. Jamie Fingal's art quilt "Divine Inspiration" is part of the Sacred Threads '07 special exhibit.
March 14-April 5th; SAA Squared Juried Exhibition, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles; Gallery hours are Sat/Sun Noon-4pm; opening reception on Sat, Mar 14th from 7-10pm. Joanell Connolly and Jamie Fingal have pieces in this exhibit.
"Springing Forward" an exhibit that is touring the country, beginning at Road to California '09, and including three Mancuso shows (New Jersey, Denver & PIQF). This special exhibit will also appear in all four Original Creative Festivals. Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt, and Terry Waldron have pieces in this exhibit
Stacy Hurt has a postcard in the Raven Challenge and it will also included in the Collage Mania auction in May.
Feb 20-22; Hillcrest Fine Arts Festival at Hillcrest Congregational Church, 2000 West Rd, La Habra Heights; free parking and admission. Opens at 10:00am. Joanell Connolly will have a booth at this show.
March 11-15th Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge, TN. Jamie Fingal's art quilt "Divine Inspiration" is part of the Sacred Threads '07 special exhibit.
March 14-April 5th; SAA Squared Juried Exhibition, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles; Gallery hours are Sat/Sun Noon-4pm; opening reception on Sat, Mar 14th from 7-10pm. Joanell Connolly and Jamie Fingal have pieces in this exhibit.
"Springing Forward" an exhibit that is touring the country, beginning at Road to California '09, and including three Mancuso shows (New Jersey, Denver & PIQF). This special exhibit will also appear in all four Original Creative Festivals. Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt, and Terry Waldron have pieces in this exhibit
Stacy Hurt has a postcard in the Raven Challenge and it will also included in the Collage Mania auction in May.
"Unfettered Letters" challenge organized by Quilts on the Wall: Fiber Artists is touring the country. It will be at the Denver National Quilt Festival April 30-May 3, Original Creative Festivals in Cincinnati, OH June 25-27 and Reno, NV July 30-Aug 1, PIQF in Santa Clara, CA Oct 15-18, and Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Feb-Mar 2010. Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt and Terry Waldron have pieces in this exhibit
Cindy Cooksey's quilt “Gaps” continues to tour the country with the "Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece" exhibit. In 2009 it will be crisscrossing the country in Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Tennessee, North Carolina, Minnesota, Alabama, Maine, Pennsylvania and more. Go to Alzquilts.org to see detailed schedule information.
Peggy Calvert is heading up the Orange County Quilters Guild show in September of 2009; Juried Show open to all quilters worldwide. Entry form available soon on website "Quilts - Our Global Language." Show Dates: Sat/Sun, Sept 26 & 27; Cal State University, Fullerton. Orange County Quilters Guild website
PUBLICATIONS
Pretty Little Mini Quilts, published by Lark Books, which is yet to be released; Cindy Cooksey (2) and Jamie Fingal (1) have pieces in the book.
Cindy Cooksey is on the front page of the Local section of the OC Register dated February 9, 2009 about the quilts at the Bowers Museum, where she and other quilters gathered to demonstrate what they make.
Jamie Fingal has an article in the March/April 2009 issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine "An Apron as Personal Armor."
TELEVISION
Jamie Fingal will be a guest on Quilting Arts TV, Season 4 that will air in July 2009
Cindy Cooksey's quilt “Gaps” continues to tour the country with the "Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece" exhibit. In 2009 it will be crisscrossing the country in Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Tennessee, North Carolina, Minnesota, Alabama, Maine, Pennsylvania and more. Go to Alzquilts.org to see detailed schedule information.
Peggy Calvert is heading up the Orange County Quilters Guild show in September of 2009; Juried Show open to all quilters worldwide. Entry form available soon on website "Quilts - Our Global Language." Show Dates: Sat/Sun, Sept 26 & 27; Cal State University, Fullerton. Orange County Quilters Guild website
PUBLICATIONS
Pretty Little Mini Quilts, published by Lark Books, which is yet to be released; Cindy Cooksey (2) and Jamie Fingal (1) have pieces in the book.
Cindy Cooksey is on the front page of the Local section of the OC Register dated February 9, 2009 about the quilts at the Bowers Museum, where she and other quilters gathered to demonstrate what they make.
Jamie Fingal has an article in the March/April 2009 issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine "An Apron as Personal Armor."
TELEVISION
Jamie Fingal will be a guest on Quilting Arts TV, Season 4 that will air in July 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Beauty in Imperfection - show
January 24 - February 29th; “Beauty in Imperfection” at Soft Expressions Upstairs Gallery; 1230 North Jefferson St, Suite M, Anaheim, CA
Saturday, January 24th from 1:30-3:30pm Opening Reception
QUILTS ON THE WALL: Fiber Artists challenged themselves in 2007 to create a personal view of the idea of finding beauty in the most imperfect circumstances.
Participating artists are: Juliet Alters, Jennifer A. Beatty, Phyllis Binkley, Cherish Russty Brazil, Peggy Calvert, Cynthia Catlin, Cindy Cooksey, Paula Chung, Particia Charity, jo p. Griffith, Carol Henke, Ferne Hildebrand, Stacy Hurt, Marcia Ann Kuehl, Pamela Maykulsky, Sally Diane McKibben, Ellen Murphey, Barbara Nilsson, Sharon Oblinger, Karen Rips, Joann Sarachman, Julie Schlueter, Theresa Shippy, Suanne Summers, Mary Tabar, Irmgard Terbrack, Susan Trindle, Debra Weir
Cut-Loose members
Saturday, January 24th from 1:30-3:30pm Opening Reception
QUILTS ON THE WALL: Fiber Artists challenged themselves in 2007 to create a personal view of the idea of finding beauty in the most imperfect circumstances.
Participating artists are: Juliet Alters, Jennifer A. Beatty, Phyllis Binkley, Cherish Russty Brazil, Peggy Calvert, Cynthia Catlin, Cindy Cooksey, Paula Chung, Particia Charity, jo p. Griffith, Carol Henke, Ferne Hildebrand, Stacy Hurt, Marcia Ann Kuehl, Pamela Maykulsky, Sally Diane McKibben, Ellen Murphey, Barbara Nilsson, Sharon Oblinger, Karen Rips, Joann Sarachman, Julie Schlueter, Theresa Shippy, Suanne Summers, Mary Tabar, Irmgard Terbrack, Susan Trindle, Debra Weir
Cut-Loose members
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Road to California - Noble Elements
Jan 15-18, 2009; Road to California; Ontario Convention Center; hours Thur-Sat 9:30am-6pm; Sun 10am-4pm; Admission $10 one day and $20 unlimited. tickets can be purchased on line. www.road2ca.com
Cut-Loose members joanell connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt and Terry Waldron have pieces in the special exhibit - Noble Seasons - Spring 2009-Springing Forward: There are four seasons, four life stages, and four points on the compass used to orient ourselves. As four different themes, “Spring”, “Summer”, “Fall” and “Winter” are now being explored by the same group of nationally known quilt artists who in recent years brought you Noble Elements.
Cut-Loose members joanell connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt and Terry Waldron have pieces in the special exhibit - Noble Seasons - Spring 2009-Springing Forward: There are four seasons, four life stages, and four points on the compass used to orient ourselves. As four different themes, “Spring”, “Summer”, “Fall” and “Winter” are now being explored by the same group of nationally known quilt artists who in recent years brought you Noble Elements.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Wishing you Peace & Joy
Wishing you peace and joy this Christmas seasonand a successful new year in 2009
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Open Studio
Just in time for Christmas!Sat/Sun, Dec 6 & 7th; Open Studio and Sale, at the home and studio of joanell connolly
Noon to 5 pm. Champagne and Brownies; Guest Artist - Gabrielle, a photographer and poet. Poetry reading at 2PM both days. 6171 Sydney Dr., Huntington Beach, Ca 92647; 714-893-4352
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Noble Elements: Air
Nov 8 - Dec 24th; Noble Elements - AIR
Soft Expressions Upstairs Gallery, 1230 North Jefferson St., Suite M, Anaheim, CA 92807
714.630.7414 Hours: M-F 10am-4pm http://www.SoftExpressions.com/
Featuring the work of fiber artists: Patt Blair, Cynthia Catlin, joanell connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Anne Copeland, Jamie Fingal, Stevii Graves, jo p. griffith, Rose Hughes, Stacy Hurt, Jeanette Kelly, Marcia Ann Kuehl, Carol McDaniel, Martha Nordstrand, Cindy Rinne, Cyndy Rymer, Julie Schlueter, Janis Stob , Mary Tabar, Terry Waldron , Susan Willen
Those names in BLUE are members of Cut-Loose Quilters
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Member News
Cindy Cooksey's quilt from the Surf's Up exhibit at Festival in Long Beach is featured in Quilts Japan magazine this month
Peggy Calvert, Anne Copeland & Jamie Fingal's group quilt from the Everything Under the Sun special exhibit was sold at The Gallery on Glassell in Orange in October.
Stacy Hurt's Journal Quilt has been accepted into the Journal Quilt Project in Houston!
Cindy Cooksey has two (2) pieces and Jamie Fingal has one (1) chosen for the upcoming Lark Book "Pretty Little Mini Quilts."
Terry Waldron's work has been accepted into PIQF.
Jamie Fingal's "Adornments" are in Quilting Arts Gifts 2008
and Terry's art quilt "Hey, Kahuna! No Trespassing!" is in Quilting Arts Magazine - October/November 2008 Issue 35 as part of "California dreamin'."
Joanell Connolly will be a vendor in Artistic License Fair, Oct 24 & 25th at Estancia Park in Costa Mesa - 10am to 4pm
Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Anne Copeland, Jamie Fingal, Stacy Hurt, Julie Schlueter and Terry Waldron have work is Noble Elements: Air that will be shown at PIQF in mid-October and at Soft Expressions Upstairs Gallery in November and December.
Peggy Calvert, Anne Copeland & Jamie Fingal's group quilt from the Everything Under the Sun special exhibit was sold at The Gallery on Glassell in Orange in October.
Stacy Hurt's Journal Quilt has been accepted into the Journal Quilt Project in Houston!
Cindy Cooksey has two (2) pieces and Jamie Fingal has one (1) chosen for the upcoming Lark Book "Pretty Little Mini Quilts."
Terry Waldron's work has been accepted into PIQF.
Jamie Fingal's "Adornments" are in Quilting Arts Gifts 2008
and Terry's art quilt "Hey, Kahuna! No Trespassing!" is in Quilting Arts Magazine - October/November 2008 Issue 35 as part of "California dreamin'."
Joanell Connolly will be a vendor in Artistic License Fair, Oct 24 & 25th at Estancia Park in Costa Mesa - 10am to 4pm
Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Anne Copeland, Jamie Fingal, Stacy Hurt, Julie Schlueter and Terry Waldron have work is Noble Elements: Air that will be shown at PIQF in mid-October and at Soft Expressions Upstairs Gallery in November and December.
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Our group quilts for Everything Under the Sun
Looff Carousel, The Pike - 60" wide made by from left to right - Cindy Cooksey, Julie Schlueter, Stacy Hurt, Vickie Valdez-Green and Terry Waldron
Tres Artistas Latina Americanas - 54Wx60H made by from left to right - Peggy Calvert, Anne Copeland and Jamie Fingal; the artwork of each artist is in their skirts
Everything Under the Sun - More group quilts
Nothin' But the Blues - 48.5Wx41.5Hmade by Teresa Shippy, Amy Ambellan, Walli Skrocki and Trish Wilson
Stepping Out in Long Beach - 58Wx38Hmade by Robin Grube, Pam Maykulsky and Marcia Ann Kuehl
Queen Mary - 60Wx53Hmade by Peggy Schroder, Marilyn J. Smith, Lynn Drennen and Phil Mayberry
Rose Apartments - 51Wx38Hmade by Carol Henke, Inga Buell, Emily Wallace and Muna Elias
Everything Under the Sun - Special Exhibit
Postcard quilt for our special exhibit "Everything Under the Sun" that debuted at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach - July 2008. 50+ fiber art postcards 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" all about Long Beach, California. The postcards are hand sewn by members of The Cut-Loose Quilters onto household screen and made by many of the artists in this unique exhibit. You can click on the picture to see it larger.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Festival in Long Beach - July 25-27
I am happy to report that the following members have gotten work accepted into the Long Beach show!
Our group also has work in a special exhibit "Everything Under the Sun" - art quilts made by groups about Long Beach!
Surf's Up
Cindy Cooksey, Jamie Fingal, Stacy Hurt and Terry Waldron
Silver Screen
Terry Waldron
Cindy Cooksey, Jamie Fingal, Stacy Hurt and Terry Waldron
Silver Screen
Terry Waldron
Our group also has work in a special exhibit "Everything Under the Sun" - art quilts made by groups about Long Beach!
Friday, April 04, 2008
Layers of Meaning at The Loft Gallery
First wall you see when you come up the stairs that has signs about each of the exhibitsLayers of Meaning
Flower Power
Grounds for Change
art quilt by Jamie Fingal
LEFT TO RIGHTMichelle Verbeek
Jamie Fingal (top)
Anne Copeland (bottom)
Cindy Cooksey
Jamie Fingal
Paula Chung
Left Wall - Earth
LEFT TO RIGHTTerry Waldron (2)
Cindy Cooksey
Karen Rips (2)
Loris Bogue
Stacy Hurt
Paula ChungKaren Rips
Jamie Fingal
Jamie FingalTerry Waldron
Right Wall - Water
LEFT TO RIGHTEllen November
Terry Waldron
Terry Waldron
Anne Copeland
Cindy Cooksey
Michelle VerbeeckEllen November
Terry Waldron
Carol Henke
Ellen November
Jamie Fingal
Carol Henke
Barb Williamson
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