The SDA Award of Excellence is given by the judge and acknowledges outstanding exhibited works that incorporate surface design. Surface design is the coloring, patterning, structuring and transformation of fabric, fiber and other materials. The award seeks to encourage exploration, innovation, and cultivation of diverse perspectives.
Media/technique – Unweaving ®Fiber art, mixed media
Dimensions - 18” x 44”
Exhibit/show - Fiber Celebration 2010
Sponsor - Northern Colorado Weavers Guild
Location - Tointon Gallery for the Visual Arts, Greeley, CO
Date - June 4-July11, 2010
Judge - Linda Ligon
Photo credit - Richard A Smith
Caryl Gaubatz
Peacock Palace
Media/technique - Dyed and over-dyed silk organza, printed with degumming paste using Thermofax screens, Pojagi piecing, lined with vintage silk sarai.
Dimensions - Size Large
Exhibit/show - Fiber Artists of San Antonio Annual
Exhibition Sponsor - Fiber Artists of San Antonio
Location - Gallery Nord, San Antonio, TX
Date - Oct 7-31, 2009
Judge - Rice Freeman-Zachary
Photo credit - Ansen Seale
Brenda J Bunten-Schloesser
Crushed But Not Destroyed
Media/technique – Cotton, fiber reactive dye, archival ink, collage, hand-painting/drawing, piecing, hand quilted
Dimensions – 50”x48”
Exhibit/show – Celebrating Our Creative Spirit
Sponsor – Texas Federation of Fiber Artists Location – Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Date – Oct 3 - Dec 24, 2009
Judge –Tim Harding
Photo credit - Artist
Liz Alpert Fay
Fly Free
Media/technique - Deconstructed plastic tarp, cotton thread, wire, vintage trim, beads, hand forged metal, wooden handle. Punch needle embroidery, hooked and knotted plastic tarp.
Dimensions - 42” h x 12” w x 5” d
Exhibit/show - Pushing the Limits: New Expressions in Hooked Art
Sponsor - Newtown Hooked Rug Shows
Location - TBD Date - 2009/2010
Judge - Diane Dutchick and Martha Sielman
Photo credit - Brad Stanton
Robyn M. Kruppa
Canopy
Media/technique – Hand-dyed cottons, commercial batik, machine pieced/appliqué,
hand and free-motion embroidery, hand embellished
Dimensions – 23” W x 34.5” L
Exhibit/show - Ancient Arts: Clay and Fiber 2009
Sponsor – Utah Surface Design Group
Location – Patrick Moore Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
Date – May 15, 2009 – June 6, 2009
Judge – Dr Judy Elsley and Roberta Glidden
Photo credit – Robyn Kruppa
Diane Haueter
Mandela
Media/technique – Hand-dyed cotton, stenciled, painted with copper and brass, tyvek.
Dimensions – 16” x 16”
Exhibit/show - Celebrating Fiber Arts: From the Past to the Present
Sponsor - Mary Meigs Atwater Weavers Guild of Utah
Location – Utah Cultural Celebration Center, West Valley City, UT
Date – January 16-March 11, 2009
Judge – Anne Carroll Gilmour
Photo credit – Patti Pitts
Cynthia Harrison
Nocturne/Crape Myrtle
Media/technique – Hand painted with dyes on silk, vintage Japanese silks,
free-form crochet and knitting, beads, machine and hand stitching.
Dimensions – 43” x 44”
Exhibit/show – 2nd Annual Tribute to Fiber Arts
Sponsor – BlackRock Center for the Arts Location – Germantown, MD
Date – Mar 3-Apr 9, 2009
Judge – Jodi Walsh and Trudi Van Dyke
Photo credit – Cynthia Harrison
Sharon Wall
The Mother, The Daughter, and the DNA Code
Media/technique – Painted fiber reactive dyes, batik,
photocopy transfer, pieced fabric, hand
and machine stitching/quilting, bias tape, beads, painted canvas.
Dimensions – 100” H x 80 “W
Exhibit/show – Making Connections
Sponsor – Fiber Arts Guild of Pittsburgh
Location – Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Date – Nov 14, 2008 to Jan 25, 2009
Judge – Nancy Davidson
Photo credit – J.D. Cavrich Photography
Kathleen H Waln
Caught
Media/technique – 10/2 perle cotton fiber reactive dyes;
Loom controlled shibori pick up and
traditional shibori accents of dragonflies and ginkgo leaves.
Dimensions – 62” L x 7.25 W
Exhibit/show - Spectrum
Sponsor – Association of Southern California Handweavers
Location – Riverside, CA
Date – March 6-8, 2009
Judge – Carol Shaw-Sutton, Daniel Foster, Gwen Powell
Photo credit – Kathleen Waln
Marilyn Bottjer
$ Seasons on the North Fork
Media/technique – Scottish burlap backing, hand dyed wool fabric, wool roving, merino wool yarn, silk and viscose yarn, felt; rug hooking and needle felting.
Dimensions – 21”h, 8” x 4” x 2.25”
Exhibit/show – Pushing the Limits: New Concepts in Rug Hooking
Sponsor – 7th Annual Newtown Hooked Rug Show, Sponsored by the Heritage Preservation Trust, Inc
Location – Newtown, CT
Date – Oct 4, 2008
Judge – Terry Capuana and Helen Highsmith Silver
Photo credit – Brad Stanton
Joetta Mave
On the edge, again
Media/technique – Embroidered image translating an original photograph, on re-appropriated linen
Dimensions - 50” x 25” x 15”
Exhibit/show - Stitch SpectacularSponsor –
Dimensions Gallery, Savannah, GA
Date – Jan 9-Feb 4, 2009
Judge – Grace Bonney, Kate Bingaman, Torrey Stifel-Kist
Photo credit - Artist
Briana Knight
Alnus Rubra
Media/technique – Shibori, embellishing, stitching, cotton, wool, thread Dimensions – 37” x 21” Exhibit/show – Blue Ridge Handweaving Show Sponsor – Western North Carolina Fibers/Handweaving Guild Gallery – John M Crawford Gallery, The Ashville School Location – Asheville, NC Date – October 6-31, 2008 Judge – Bethanne Knudson Photo credit - artist
Lisa Mittler
Sprout
Title of winning piece - Sprout Media/technique - Hand-dyed fabric, appliqué, hand-stitching Dimensions - 11” W x 18” H Exhibit/show - Fiber Artists of San Antonio, Annual Show Sponsor - Gallery Nord Location - San Antonio, TX Date - Oct 4 - Nov 3, 2008 Judge - Janet Lasher Photo credit - Lisa Mittler
Lori Moum
Form #3
Media/technique - Fiber reactive dyes, cotton sateen, rayon thread; hand and Shibori dyed, free-motion and satin stitched machine quilting Dimensions - 40 inches by 58 inches Exhibit/show - ArtQuilt Elements 2008 Sponsor - Wayne Art Center Location - Wayne, PA Date - April 4 - May 10, 2008 Judge - Jason Pollen Photo credit - Artist
Dottie Weir
Movement
Media/technique -Painted ikat warp, fiber reactive dyes; Shibori overly with vat dyes; rayon warp and bamboo weft
Dimensions - 18" x 70"
Exhibit/show - Living with Beauty: Handwoven Textiles for the Home
Sponsor -Piles Peak Weavers Guild
Location - Manitou Springs, CO
Date - June 13 to July 26, 2008
Judge - Betsy Blumenthal
Photo credit - Jane Rock
Heather Ujiie
Self-Portrait
Media/technique: Digital ink-jet print on cotton sateen; with hand painting and drawing
Dimensions: Total – 148” x 144”
Exhibit/show: Focus: Fiber 2008
Sponsor: Textile Alliance of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Location: Cleveland State University Art Gallery
Date: May 16-June 21, 2008
Judge: Sarah Quinton
Photo credit: Artist
Susan St John, Janet Megason, Donna Akins, Denny Cornett, Judith Katz
Faces
Media/technique: machine pieced, machine quilted, commercially printed cotton, various threads, raw edge appliqué, beadwork, found objects, eyelash yarn
Dimensions : 54” L x 12 “ H
Exhibit/show: Black and White and REaD All Over
Sponsor: Quilt Guild of Arlington , TX
Location: Bob Duncan Community Center, Arlington, TX
Date: May 9 and 10, 2008
Judges: Lisa Erlandson and Teri DeBolt
Photo credit : Larry Denning
ReNeé Page
Illusions – Petals on Black
Media/technique: Two different rayon fabrics woven together; overdyed and embroidered.
Dimensions: 26” x 59”
Exhibit/show: Artful Fiber
Sponsor: Utah Surface Design Group
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Date: Oct 5-30, 2007
Judge: Dawn Pheysey
Photo credit: Artist
Rita Hicks Davis
Dragonfly Bag, Angel in Garden Bag, Swan Bag
Media/technique: Vintage and new cottons, trims and buttons, appliqué, hand- and machine-embroidery
Dimensions: 11” x 9” excluding handle
Exhibit/show: Arts in Harmony
Sponsor: New Harmony Business Association
Location: New Harmony, IN
Date: May 3, 2008
Judge: Docey Lewis
Photo credit: Artist
Megan Mathews
A Day to Disconnect
Media/technique: Acrylic, collage, and stitching on unstretched canvas
Dimensions: 18” x 60"
Exhibit/show: Uncharted Territories
Sponsor: Surface Design Association Conference 2007
Location: Kansas City, MO
Date: June 2007
Photo credit: Brett Frazer
SDA Award: 2007 Student Textile Exhibition
Angelika Werth
Ode to Gertrude Stein (playing Rugby)
Media/technique: hand felted, constructed, merino wool and silk, lace, suspenders, rugby shoes, silk velvet, mother of pearl buttons
Dimensions: Life size (size 6)
Exhibit/show: Textile Art that Moves Beyond the Ordinary and into the EXTRA-ordinary
Sponsor: Surface Design Group of British Columbia
Location: Five galleries in Vancouver, BC – Urbanity, MoonCruise, Button Button, Sawa Tea and Craft, Textile Context Studio
Date: Sept 7-26, 2007
Judge: Barbara Cohen
Photo credit: Jeremy Addington
Carol Lee Shanks
Nymph Wrap and Cocoon Column
Media/technique: Wrap: Japanese silk crepe, stitched and scoured. Column: Japanese silk and linen crepe, pierced, pleated, and scoured.
Dimensions: Not applicable
Exhibit/show: Artwear in Motion
Sponsor: Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN
Location: Bloomington Center for the Arts, Bloomington, MN
