06/05/2019
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SJMQT is a nexus for fiber artists, art lovers, collectors, quilters, and crafters who share a passion for fiber art and a deep commitment to its preservation and evolution.
06/04/2019
We are currently in the middle of installing Denise Labadie’s new exhibition– Stone Portraits and Sacred Stonescapes. Here is a sneak preview of the process! Make sure to come to the show’s Opening Reception on June 9, 3-5pm! See the grand scale of Labadie’s quilts in person! #sjmqt #quilts #fiberart #quilting #quiltsofinstagram #downtownsanjose @ San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
06/03/2019
Looking for something fun to do during #summer vacation? Bring your family or friends out to the #MakeMusicDay celebration at SJMQT! All musicians, regardless of ability, are invited to come out and join the music making on June 21st! #MakeMusicDay will feature thousands of concerts in cities around the globe! Join SJMQT on June 21st from 12-4pm and make music with us! Performers include @aleciahaselton, Time Will Decide, and CVNS! @ San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
05/29/2019
The Rhinoceros Project
Previous SJMQT Artists in Residence Anne Beck and Michelle Wilson need help funding the final phase of The Rhinoceros Project!
For two years, the Rhinoceros Project (Anne Beck and Michelle Wilson) traveled to sixteen different communities to offer participatory sewing circles in order to embroider a life-size watermark of Albrecht Durer’s “Rhinoceros.” Nearly six hundred people, of all ages and walks of life, contributed stitches.
Now complete, we are asking for your help to raise funds to create the finale of the project: a life-size watermark of Durer’s “Rhinoceros” in handmade paper using the embroidery.
By investing in this project, you are supporting a project initiated and run by women artists; and their continued ability to make art. You are also supporting every person who contributed stitches to the project, giving them a chance to see their work completed.
We couldn't do this project without your support. Our sincere thanks goes out to all of you who are a part of the Rhinoceros Project.
With Fractured Atlas as our fiscal sponsor - donations are also tax deductible (less the value of our rewards - which are pretty awesome!)
We ask to please consider donating to make this happen, and to share this post widely!
Thank you thank you thank you!
https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/the-rhinoceros-project/campaigns/2590?fbclid=IwAR3iIX85cRtv-TNxOzaSchLoUkG8yG5iHXtNwnQjWy442UX7Ooxqn7UcuiM
05/28/2019
Bring the family to SJMQT for a free community day on Sunday, June 2 (11-3pm)! Join us and explore all things water at the Museum, including our current exhibition H2Oh! Witness the water wonder of magician Kathy Machado (two shows at 12:00 and 2pm)! Experience the calming sensations of sound baths with Jessica Neideffer (on-going thruout the day). Make your own musical masterpiece with a water xylophone! Sew soft sculpture sea creatures with our very own artist-in-residence, Alexander Hernandez. Listen to water themed poetry by Third Thursday (readings from 11-11:45 & 1-1:45pm)! #sjmqt #freeevent #downtownsanjose #bayareaparents #communityday @ San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
05/24/2019
Is creating a soft sculpture sea creature on your to-do list? Head on down to the museum for Community Day, on Sunday, June 2nd, from 11am-3pm and make a little buddy for yourself or a friend, with help from our very own artist in residence, Alex Hernandez (http://www.Hernalex.com)! Check out more info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/331817170843306/
05/14/2019
There’s still time to sign up for our upcoming Soft Sculpture Workshop
with Artist in Residence Alexander Hernandez!
Alex is a textile artist whose work explores gender expectations, immigration and cultural assimilation through patchwork, quilting, applique and soft sculpture.
In this workshop Alex will instruct people in creating soft sculptures and patches that reflect their own identities and how they want to be portrayed in the world. Attendees are encouraged to bring clothing and other textiles they would like to deconstruct to created one of a kind pieces. You may also bring garments to embellish with appliques or patches! $15 Members, $25 for Non-members.
Register at tiny.cc/softsculpture (link also in bio)! Hurry as space is limited! #sjmqt #artistinresidence #softsculpture #fiberart #workshop
05/06/2019
SJMQT would like to invite K-12, college and university educators to visit the museum for free through June 30, 2019. Bring your educator ID or business card and present it at the front desk for free admission. Find out what we're all about and learn about our school tour program for students. Visiting educators will receive a 10% museum store discount and a 10% school tour discount coupon when they check in at the front desk. To learn about our tour program visit sjquiltmuseum.org/tours #bayareateachers, #santaclaraunifiedschooldistrict, #sjsu, #santaclarauniversity, #sanjoseelementary, #santaclaracountyofficeofeducation, #sjmqtmuseumtours, #hands-onactivities, #teacherdiscounts, #freeadmission #sjmqt
05/03/2019
Checking out South First Fridays ART WALK tonight? Swing by the museum and make your own custom patch with our very own Artist in Residence Alexander Hernandez (http://www.Hernalex.com)!
Learn more about the Art Walk here: http://www.southfirstfridays.com/
05/02/2019
@barelyfunktional will be performing at SJMQT this First Friday! Barely Funktional is a South Bay hiphop + R&B fusion band that loves to take listeners on a sonic adventure. “Our goal as a band is to appeal to people from all different backgrounds, musically and culturally, and bring them together to share the joy of music!” #southfirstfridays #downtownsanjose #sjmqt
05/02/2019
Board Match San Francisco | May 8th | Board Match
Meet us at Board Match San Francisco and learn about joining the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles' Board of Directors with other smart, creative people. As a Director you can help direct the future of our Museum and be part of the Silicon Valley arts scene.
Wednesday May 8 5:30-8:30 at the Hilton Hotel Union Square San Francisco. Be sure to use FREE REGISTRATION to get into this amazing event.
http://theboardmatch.net/events-page/san-francisco/
In San Francisco this spring, May 8, 2019.
05/01/2019
Get inspired and informed this Sunday! Join Linda Gass, Artist for "Can Art Change Our Water Consciousness?" on May 5th from 3:00 - 5:00pm
Linda Gass (Linda Gass, Artist) believes in the power of art to affect people and motivate change. Gass’s artwork is inspired by the connections between humans and water, and the land that sustains them. RSVP for this free event: http://tinyurl.com/lindagasswater
This lecture is made possible by a grant from the Knight Foundation/Speak Up! San Jose. #SpeakUpSJ Knight Foundation
Image Credit: Portrait of the artist/speaker with one of her land art installations in the Black Rock Desert, NV
04/29/2019
This pom-pom Yoda is everything! Come craft with us and celebrate May the Fourth Be With You Star Wars Day! Darth Vader snowflakes! Stormtrooper photo op! Dress as your favorite Star Wars character! Saturday, May 4th, 11-3pm (Stormtrooper 11am-2pm) Learn more at: https://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/press-release
04/24/2019
Go on a hike with local brewers & SJMQT, Saturday May 11, 10-12:30pm! SJMQT has partnered with Beers Made By Walking, a program that invites brewers to go on nature hikes and make new “place-based beers” inspired by the plants from the trail. Join us, and three San Jose craft breweries as we walk along the trail of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project at the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Led by Dave Helsing, the Restoration Project’s executive project manager, you will learn about the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast and about the native and invasive plants that inhabit the area. Uproar Brewing, Camino Brewing and Clandestine Brewing will then head back to their breweries and create a beer inspired by this walk, which will be released later in the summer. Visit tiny.cc/beerhikesj to RSVP. @ San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
04/16/2019
SJMQT Artist Residency applications for 2020 are open! Visit sjquiltmuseum.org/artist-residency for more information.
03/25/2019
Linda Gass (@lindagassart) believes in the power of art to affect people and motivate change. Gass’s artwork is inspired by the connections between humans and water, and the land that sustains them. Her presentation will take guests on a photographic journey to the places that inform her work, from the wilderness areas of California to significant water interventions in the American West, along with images of her artwork made in response to her experiences and research. She will also include artworks created by the artists in the Museum’s current exhibition, H2Oh! that Gass juried for Studio Art Quilt Associates. More than just a lecture, the program will follow a salon style discussion, where audience members will have the opportunity to experience a new appreciation and awareness for water resources and develop their own answers to the question of “Can Art Change Our Water Consciousness?”
This lecture is made possible by a grant from the Knight Foundation/Speak Up! San Jose
Sunday, May 5, 3-5pm
**The event is free but reservations are requested. Seating is limited. RSVP now at tinyurl.com/lindagasswater
03/25/2019
Meet our newest Artist in Residence for Spring 2019! Alexander Hernandez is a San Francisco based artist who explores gender, immigration, and cultural assimilation. As a self-identified Queer Artist coming from an immigrant background, Hernandez references those experiences through his work using needlework, DIY craft, and traditional techniques. His first Open Studio at SJMQT will be on April 5th, along with the First Friday evening 7-9:30. Be sure to stop by! #sjmqt #artistinresidence #alexanderhernandez #contemporarycraft #fiberart #patchwork #quilting #mexicanart #queerart #lgbtart @ San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
03/20/2019
The North American Reciprocal Museum Association
Evanescence: Judith Content
On view through April 14, 2019
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
San Jose, California
www.sjquiltmuseum.org
Palo Alto based artist, Judith Content, explores the essence of image, memory or a moment in time through the process of hand dying and stitched silk. Through discharge dyeing and shibori dyeing techniques, Content's work references the natural landscape with painterly movement and depth.
Credit:
Judith Content
Under Current, 2017
Hand dyed silk
Pieced and quilted
03/05/2019
Brigitte Amarger reuses traditional elements and innovates them in her own way— female headdresses from Brittany, France; made of discarded X-Rays through machine embroidery, laser cutting, and sewing. See more works from ITAB IV at SJMQT. #sjmqt #museum #siliconvalley #sanjoseart #fiberart #techart #headdress @ San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
03/05/2019
Here are some students working on an activity in the Maker Space during their Museum visit last week! Educators, we are excited to see more of your students walk through our museum doors– one of a kind exhibitions and hands on projects await! Book a school tour at sjquiltmuseum.org/tours #schooltours #santaclaracountyteachers #sfbayarea #siliconvalley #artactivities #bayareaeducators #museumtrips #sofadistrict #docenttours @ San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
03/04/2019
Lisa Solomon’s Embroidered Drawing Workshop is now full, but you can still join us for the March 24 11:30-1:30pm Fabric Printing Workshop!
Create simple geometric based stamps and blocks to print into fabric using foam, erasers, and yarn on woodblocks. You’ll also learn how to measure and repeat a pattern for yardage, as well as how to ink your blocks for consistent results.
To reserve your spot, visit sjquiltmusuem.org/events
#sjmqt #lisasolomon #artistinresidence #workshop #sanjoseart #fabricprinting #diy
02/26/2019
Book a tour with SJMQT!
The Museum provides many opportunities for non-school audiences. While many of our exhibitions offer an interactive component, groups are offered the opportunity for a hands on activity during their scheduled tour.
Our Museum tours also offer a chance to explore the creative work of textile artists here in Silicon Valley and beyond!
Visit sjquiltmuseum.org/tours to find more information or book today.
#textilemuseum #ymca #museumtours #sfbayarea #sanjose #siliconvalley #grouptours #thingstodo #visitamuseum #makerspacestudio #workshops #activities #seniordiscount
02/19/2019
Are you a Bay Area Artist looking for exhibition experience? Pitch us a show to exhibit in the Porcella Gallery! Find more information here: www.sjquiltmuseum.org/fiber-space-sjmqt
02/12/2019
There are only a few spots left for Artist in Residence @lisasolomon’s Embroidery Drawing Workshop (Saturday, March 9 11:30-1:30pm)! Turn your precious photographs into a special keepsake! Register now at sjquiltmuseum.org/events #sjmqt #lisasolomon #artistinresidence #workshop #sanjoseart
01/23/2019
Sander van de Bor is an engineer who has added Art to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) to create STEAM. Through his classes, he has been teaching makers of all ages how to make his LED wearables. For our February 10th Free Community Day (11am-3pm), Sander will be bringing in different kinds of electronics used in textiles today, and show how these can be applied to different projects. Make sure to stop by and see his demonstration! #stem #steam #techart #sjmqt #ledlights #downtownsanjose #textiles @ San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
01/23/2019
Code for San José (@codeforsanjose) will be having a table at our upcoming Community Day on February 10! Code for San José is a group of volunteer developers, designers, researchers and community organizers who build civic apps, data visualizations, and media projects.
They create a space for San Jose’s civic tech community to meet, experiment and collaborate on all kinds of projects through their twice-monthly civic hack nights. #code #technology #siliconvalleytech #hackforgood #codeforsanjose #hacknights
01/16/2019
Quilt ID Day is on Saturday, March 16 at SJMQT. Learn more about your quilt’s history! Staff and trained volunteers examine quilts and offer information about styles, patterns, fabrics and estimated age. An information form and documentation label will be provided for each quilt. Advanced registration is required. Reserve your spot now at sjquiltmuseum.org! #sjmqt #quilt #quiltid #quilthistory
01/15/2019
Join us for a talk on Saturday, February 2, 2019 3:30-4:30pm at SJMQT to learn the basics of tax reporting and processes to consider as you work through the business side of your art. Lee Ann Payne, Deputy Director of the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (@sanjoseica), will lead the discussion. This talk is free to Artist Members of both SJMQT and ICA ($10 for regular members, $15 for non-members)! Register ASAP at sjquiltmuseum.org/events as seating is limited. #downtownsanjose #sjmqt #artist #taxesforartists
01/14/2019
SJMQT's first workshop of the year is on February 23, 11:30am-1:30pm! Learn the basic technique of Sashiko stitching, a traditional Japanese embroidery technique with our Artist in Residence, Lisa Solomon (@lisasolomon). Sashiko is an easy running stitch that allows you to move quickly through a project. In Japanese tradition, Sashiko is used not only as a decorative stitch but also to perform Boro, the act of mending and patching. Join us for this fun workshop and bring a pair of jeans, shirt or sweater that needs repair! Register at sjquiltmusuem.org/events
01/12/2019
Educators, we are excited to see more of your students walk through our museum doors– one of a kind exhibitions and hands on activities await! Book a school tour at sjquiltmuseum.org/tours #schooltours #santaclaracountyteachers #sfbayarea #siliconvalley #artactivities #bayareaeducators #museumtrips #sofadistrict #docenttours @ San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
01/11/2019
Book a tour at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles. We offer docent-guided tours of our museum exhibitions for K-12 and adult groups. Visit our website to schedule your tour today.
https://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/tours
01/09/2019
The Chroma Chronicles is a participatory project by our Artist in Residence, Lisa Solomon (@lisasolomon). Through this project, Lisa will be collecting stories and memories that relate to color. It can be anything from a very significant, formative memory, to something simple where the color is prominent in your mind. Quilts will be made from these stories and colors. Visit SJMQT and share your story! You can also visit the blog, thechromachronicles.tumblr.com and see Lisa document the process. #sjmqt #artistinresidence #thechromachronicles #quiltstories #tw
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There’s still time to sign up for our upcoming Soft Sculpture Workshop with Artist in Residence Alexander Hernandez! Alex is a textile artist whose work explores gender expectations, immigration and cultural assimilation through patchwork, quilting, applique and soft sculpture. In this workshop Alex will instruct people in creating soft sculptures and patches that reflect their own identities and how they want to be portrayed in the world. Attendees are encouraged to bring clothing and other textiles they would like to deconstruct to created one of a kind pieces. You may also bring garments to embellish with appliques or patches! $15 Members, $25 for Non-members. Register at tiny.cc/softsculpture (link also in bio)! Hurry as space is limited! #sjmqt #artistinresidence #softsculpture #fiberart #workshop
The Chroma Chronicles is a participatory project by our Artist in Residence, Lisa Solomon (@lisasolomon). Through this project, Lisa will be collecting stories and memories that relate to color. It can be anything from a very significant, formative memory, to something simple where the color is prominent in your mind. Quilts will be made from these stories and colors. Visit SJMQT and share your story! You can also visit the blog, thechromachronicles.tumblr.com and see Lisa document the process. #sjmqt #artistinresidence #thechromachronicles #quiltstories #tw
SJMQT August Pop-Up Artist Ryan Carrington
17 Questions With Ryan Carrington– SJMQT’s August Pop-Up Studio Artist! He will be hosting open studios in the Maker Space from 11-3:30pm every Wednesday this month. Be sure to stop by and see his work!
Liz Harvey discusses New Work and Upcoming Workshop
Artist in Residence Liz Harvey explores themes of loss, displacement, and migration as experienced by people, plant life, and animals. She combines embroidery and performance as a vehicle to address these topics. Residency Hours and New Work on view: Wed. & Thurs. 11am - 3:30pm and Sun. 11am - 2:30pm Stitching as Drawing: Stitch and Repeat Embroidery Workshop SUNDAY, JUNE 10 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Register at www.sjquiltmuseum.org/classes
See Liz Harvey’s “the lost ones” as performed by Lauren Godla at SJMQT right now! Visitors can add their own stitches to the dress during the performance. #sjmqt
KC Rosenberg of RoCoCo talks about their new installation in t...
KC Rosenberg introduces the new installation in our Maker Space. One half of the collaborative duo RoCoCo (and our new Artists in Residence!), KC talks about their new tapestry's themes of development, urbanization, and rebuilding, inspired by their stay in San Jose. Meet the duo and see the stunning installation during their Open Studio hours, Thurs-Fri 11 - 3:30pm & Saturday 11-2:30pm. RoCoCo will also be having an Experimental Hand Printing workshop tomorrow, Dec. 9 11:30 - 1:30pm. Tickets are available at www.sjquiltmuseum.org/events! #sjmqt
Experimental Hand Printing Workshop w/ RoCoCo
Stamp your way from fabric to paper with experimental hand printing! This workshop will provide participants the opportunity to create their own unique motifs. Participants will be able to print on various surfaces including paper and textiles. The workshop will be facilitated by Artists in Residence, RoCoCo- Modesto Covarrubias & KC Rosenberg. Saturday, December 9 11:30-1:30pm $15.00 Members, $25.00 Non-members (Fee includes admission to the museum) To purchase tickets visit www.sjquiltmuseum.org/events. To learn more about RoCoCo visit www.rococoprojects.com. #sjmqt
Mary Corey March's Identity Tapestry in action
Mary Corey March's Identity Tapestry was a big hit at our opening reception. Guests were more than eager to contribute to the participatory installation. As each ball of yarn works through the piece, more and more unique identities form together— a community creating its own portrait through all the ways they are different... and the same. #sjmqt
Artist in Residence RoCoCo and their installation, "The Hearing"
Modesto Covarrubias talks about “The Hearing”, the current installation in our Makerspace. One half of the collaborative duo RoCoCo (and both our new Artists in Residence!), Modesto shares the power and importance of “The Hearing” as it is shaped by different experiences and contexts. Meet the duo and see the stunning installation during their Open Studio hours, Thurs-Fri 11-3:30pm & Saturday 11-2:30pm. RoCoCo will also be panelists at our upcoming event, Master Your Craft: A Conversation with Artists, Gallerists & Collectors, this Sunday, Oct. 29 1:30-3pm. Tickets are available at http://bit.ly/2kUgYU7! #sjmqt
Heather Deyling takes us on a short tour of her work currently on display in Makerspace. Be sure to stop by and visit Heather during her open studio hours on Thursdays and Fridays from 11 AM to 3:30 PM and Saturdays from 11 AM to 2:30 PM.
Artist-in-residence Heather Deyling talks about her upcoming workshop Drawing Inspiration Through Textiles on Saturday, August 19. Get tickets at https://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/events-this-month/.
Join us for an evening of art and champagne at our annual FiberShots Party on Saturday, July 22! Get your tickets at sjquiltmuseum.org/fibershot-challenge-fundraiser.
Our workshop attendees made some great prints with Laurie Shapiro's design. Members get a discounted price on workshops. Visit our website and click JOIN to learn more.
Wait for it.... #werehavingfun #minimalism #SJMQT #modernquiltguild #modernart Quilt by: Amber Corcoran @fancyamber Exhibit up until: July 16.
Wait for it.... #ourhouse #inthemiddleofourstreet #werehavingfun By Kim Eichler-Messmer @kimemquilts #modernquiltguild #modernquilt #sjmqt (Exhibit up until July 16).
Only 15 spots for Laurie Shapiro's screen-printing workshop on June 18th! Much of Laurie's work, even her "Before You Were Born" cave incorporates extensive screenprinting. No, it's not just for t shirts! Mixed-media artists are embracing it and innovating. Get one-on-one time with a professional artist in an intimate setting and meet fellow creatives. Learn something new or expand on your skills. Link in bio or cluck on Workshops and Fiber Talks under Visit on our website. Don't forget to register for the Luana Rubin talk on July 30th, too. We will cap it at 75 seats. Register here: http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/workshops-fiber-talks/ #sjmqt #screenprinting #laurieshapiroart #bayareaartclass #bayareaart #textile #mixedmedia #contemporaryart www.sjquiltmuseum.org @laurieshapiroart
So much fun and learning yesterday at the 40th Anniversary Open House! #sjmqt #dtsj #twentystitches #sjmqt40 @twentystitches
"Made in 1977" 40th Anniversary Open House is so much fun. We are loving the creativity and support from our community. Happy 40th SJMQT! Come on in (yes, today is our REAL birthday!). We are open until 4 pm. #sjmqt40 #sjmqt #dtsj
Tomorrow for First Friday, a mixed-media workshop with Artist in Residence, Laurie Shapiro awaits you. Use colorful designer fabric, a selection of hand-picked materials (like buttons, feathers, yarn, lace) as well as water-based paints. Make a mini-piece of your own or contribute to a piece that Laurie will be working on tomorrow. Free admission. May 5, 7 to 9:30 PM. #artwalksj #artworkshop #sofadistrict #dtsj #sanjosefun #sjmqt
Rock on. If your hair color matches one of the quilts, stitched paintings, or sculptures currently up in SJMQT, make sure you have us snap a photo! This piece is called "Breathe" by Leanne Chahley. See Renee's Zeppelin rocker tee? Did you know Led Zeppelin's 1977 North American Tour was the stuff of legend? It was the band's 11th and last concert tour of North America. Why is this a cool fashion coincidence? Because SJMQT was founded in 1977. Celebrate our 40th Anniversary, "Made in 1977" this Sunday, all day, 11 to 4 with a free open house that includes live music, hands-on art activities by professional artists, a performance art piece in @laurieshapiroart's Artist in Residence kaleidoscopic walk -in cave, and gallery and collection tours. We're hoping for some bright hair from some of you for Sunday and tomorrow's first Friday (don't forget we'll have a free mixed media workshop run by Laurie tomorrow night for #ArtWalkSJ!) Rock on. www.sjquiltmuseum.org #museummatch #museumfun #sjmqt #modernquilt #ledzeppelin #TheSeventies #rockertee www.sjquiltmuseum.org
SJMQT will have hands-on activities run by professional artists all day on May 7th. Mel Beach, an incredible quilter and sewer, will sew your quilt piece creations right then and there. Isn't that incredible?! Great for all ages. Come celebrate our 40th Birthday "Made in 1977," with us next Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm! @mbeach128 #sjmqt40 #sjmqt #quilt #artactivities #bayareaart #handsonart www.sjquiltmuseum.org
Laurie Shapiro, our Artist in Residence, showing a part of the costume she is handmaking for the performance art dance+magic piece (on muslin!) inside the "cave" for May 7th's 40th Anniversary Anniversary Free Open House, "Made in 1977." #sjmqt #sjmqt40 #Mixedmedia #diyfashion #fabricart
Laurie Shapiro, SJMQT's Artist in Residence, making a costume for the performance art piece of dance & music in the "cave" on May 7th!
Many of you might not know this, but we protect, preserve, and catalog over 1,000 textiles in our Permanent Collection. Here is a quilt, Nancy, our Curator of Collections, chose for us in honor of spring and the its holidays. Nothing says Spring like a basket of flowers! This is our wish to you for a Happy Spring, happy Passover, and Easter, and any holiday you celebrate. This giant flower basket, surrounded by diamond shapes and flowers, is composed of thousands of 1 ½” hexagons. What many non-quilters don't know is that hexagons are all the rage for quilters right now. Some interesting facts. Ready? Here goes: A quilt with this exact same design was the Nebraska State winner of the 1975 Great Quilt Contest, sponsored by Good Housekeeping magazine, the U.S. Historical Society, and the Museum of American Folk Art. Since there are several known quilts with the same design, but executed in different colors, there was likely a printed source for this quilt pattern. The original designer of the quilt, who uses hexagons like pixels, made the 1975 prize-winning quilt in the mid 1970s, as desktop computers were becoming available. Interestingly, SJMQT was founded in 1977. Quilt details: Hexagon Flower Basket Quilt -Cotton, cotton ployester c. 1980, 75 x 80” Gift of Ada and Robert Loewer #sjmqt #quilthistory #springquilt #easter #spring #passover #hexagonquilt #textilehistory #quilt #museumcollection #springflowers
Bach in Fiberspace today. So soothing. Classical guitarist Irina Kulikova plays has given concerts in 25 countries and has won numerous prestigious international guitar competitions. Thank you to the Noon Arts & Lecture Series and South Bay Guitar Society. Enjoy her full concert at Trianon Theatre tomorrow at 7:30 pm. #SJMQT #classicalguitar #DTSJ
Now imagine this world that our Artist in Residence, Laurie Shapiro, created, with live music. A fiber art fantasy come true. This will occur on May 7th, an interactive art installation + performance for our 40th Anniversary open house, "Made in 1977". Celebrate our 40th and the Summer of Love's 50th in this magical "cave." Also, visit Laurie on her Thursday, Friday, and Sunday Open Studios. #artistinresidence #laurieshapiroart #SJMQT40 #SJMQT #summeroflove50 @laurieshapiroart
Laurie Shapiro's in-progress installation in the Makerspace is quite literally breathtaking. Make sure you visit our new Artist in Residence during her first Open Studio this Friday 11 am to 3:30pm and talk to her during First Friday Artwalk 7 pm-9:30pm during her official Meet & Greet with the public. Isn't this swirling, sparkling "cave" a trip?! #sjmqt #laurieshapiroart #fiberart #artinstallation #dtsj #bayareaart @laurieshapiroart
"I had a brainstorm of dying the yarn blue in four different places."-Alex Friedman, March 19 2017. #fibertalk #eccentricweft #tapestry #weaving #sjmqt #speakupformuseums #dtsj
As the Marketing Manager of SJMQT, I truly feel lucky on St. Patrick's Day. It's an honor to work for an institution when a small request turns to magic and discovery. "What can we show for St. Patrick's Day?" I asked yesterday. "I have a 40 year old Celtic quilt in our Permanent Collection. I'll take it out for you," Nancy Bavor, Curator of Collections says, not realizing how stunned and delighted I am. And just like that, I feel blessed and lucky in a way we Museum professionals do to work among these protected cultural treasures. I feel grateful and lucky beyond words to work for such a special place. Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! -Anna, SJMQT Marketing #celticQuilt #celtic #irishquilt #sjmqt #stpatricksday
A sneak peek into the new Fiberspace gallery exhibit....why not spend your lunch break tomorrow with us? Rejuvenate with soothing textile art and get inspired. #sjmqt #tapestry #weaving #dtsj
Alex Friedman creating "Flow Unsettled," now on display at SJMQT.
Alex Friedman weaving one of the pieces, now up in Embedded Pattern: Three Approaches, "Flow Unsettled." Incredible, right?! Hear her speak on March 19th at 1:00 PM about warp and weft, how warp and weft creates patterns, and how patterns have influenced artist' concepts from centuries ago to today. It will be an amazing Sunday afternoon! #Weaving #Tapestry #SJMQT http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/events-this-month/
A special behind-the-scenes textile presentation by Nancy Bavor, our amazing Curator of Collections! Nancy introduces one of our oldest quilts, made by a woman, in honor of National Women's Month starting tomorrow and our upcoming Feminism Roundtable on Saturday. Nancy will give us a short presentation on the history of feminist art on Saturday. Our Permanent Collection is a national treasure. This quilt is from the 1800s and has a hidden political message! Nancy holds a Masters degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in History of Textiles/Quilt Studies emphasis. We're proud to have her. See you Saturday! #MuseumSecrets #quilthistory #politicalart #womensart #sjmqt #museumcollection #whigparty #textilehistory
Valentine's Day shopping is the perfect time to shop local and shop nonprofit. 50% goes to the local artist, like these exquisite handmade, painstakingly dyed, intricately stitched, dreamy, wall art pieces, and 50% goes to us-so that our exhibits stay top notch and our programming varied, fun, and mind-expanding. We hope to see you in our gift shop this weekend as you think of ways to show your loved ones how much they mean to you! Don't forget Love Your Museum Match campaign goes through next Friday at midnight. Our 6 donors will DOUBLE your gifts up to $10,000. Donate now. The arts need you now more than ever. https://sjquiltmuseum.z2systems.com/np/clients/sjquiltmuseum/donation.jsp?campaign=7 #sjmqt #valentinesday #dtsj #shopnonprofit #shoplocal #museumshopping
Digitally printed silk scarves by local artist Dottie Cichon. Aren't these other worldly? We're open today and tomorrow 11 to 4. Your shopping supports nonprofit and local artists. Come on in and enjoy our rare, celebrated exhibits and become the most thoughtful gift-giver this holiday season! #silkscarves #dtsj #dottiechicon #digitalsilk #fashionart #supportlocal #supportnonrofit
SJMQT's Artist in Residence, Amy Ahlstrom, at work in her Open...
Why support SJMQT's Artist in Residence program? -It financially supports our Bay Area artists by providing a creative space with exhibition opportunities, during a time when artists and galleries are losing their spaces due to real estate inflation. -Provides the community the opportunity to meet with artists and gain knowledge in the creative process (Open Studios every week!) -Provides free (First Friday) creative activities for the community -Adds another layer to the museum experience by engaging with artists at work - Inspires others to be creative -Educators have the opportunity to bring in school groups in to meet artists and do artist activities (Ask us about this!) http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/artist-residency/ #ArtistInResidence #SupportLocal #SupportLocalArt, http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/artist-residency/
Amy Ahlstrom, SJMQT's Artist in Residence, working in SJMQT's ...
Our first Artist in Residence, Urban Quilter, Amy Ahlstrom, hard at work in our Maker Space during her open studio this past weekend. Fascinating, right? Make sure to stop by her Open Studios now through December. These are rare opportunities of seeing a modern quilter in the midst of her creative process and craftsmanship. She will be working on quilts based on photos of San Jose pride you send AND on quilts she will present for the first time at her show on December 2nd at the museum! Send in your photos today (more details on that coming up.) http://www.amyahlstrom.com/upload-images #SJMQT #AmyAhlstrom #OpenStudio #UrbanQuilter
SVBallet and SJMQT is a big hit tonight!
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