Opening at The Art in Fiber 2013

Gerald and Debbie Tobola, owners of the Copper Shade Tree Gallery in Round Top, Texas, hosted another lovely opening for their annual Art in Fiber show last Saturday.  It was a beautiful day, and the little town of Round Top was bursting at the seams with visitors to this growing art community.  Here are a few of the pictures.

Debbie & Gerald are our Art Heroes.

Andrea Brokenshire, Heather Pregger, Ivy Jensen, Mary Ann Littlejohn, Janice McKeehan

Mary Ann Littlejohn (seated), Connie Fahrion, Denna Hardin, Hope Wilmarth

Connie Fahrion, enjoying an after-party snack.

A small group of us stayed overnight at The Bootstrap guesthouse, a nearby converted 2-story farmhouse that sleeps 6. This is our favorite place to stay in the area, as it is secluded, yet very near Round Top and Fayetteville.  We enjoyed snacking and "sipping," out on the large comfortable front porch.

Heather Pregger, on the front porch of The Bootstrap.

The snacks!

Andrea Brokenshire chillin' after the party.

The Art in Fiber, 2013

Some of my very favorite people in the whole world ... Gerald and Debbie Tobola ... are the owners of the Copper Shade Tree Gallery in the wonderful little art-town of Round Top, Texas.  They have nurtured Texas artists since they started the gallery, and gave me my own start in showing and selling.

Gerald & Debbie Tobola

This year, their month-long exhibit, The Art in Fiber 2013, is themed, "A View From My Window" and features 24 Texas fiber artists, including me.  I'm thrilled to have been juried into this show by the renowned Karey Bresenhan, no less!  The opening is tomorrow afternoon, from 2-5 p.m.  If you are anywhere near this little artful oasis situated between Houston, San Antonio, and Austin, it will be worth the trip to see the exhibit and the town.  It is also very near La Grange, where the Texas Quilt Museum resides ... voted Best Museum in Fayette County.

Here are the front and back of the postcard, inviting you to The Art in Fiber 2013 show.  I hope to see you there, sometime between February 2 and March 3.

 

The artists who will have work in the exhibit are:
Marilynn Barber
Pauline Barrett
Anne Berversdorf
Noreen Borys
Andrea Brokenshire
Susan Byrne
Janice Drees
Suzan Engler
Connie M. Fahrion
Barb Forrister
Debbie Geistweidt
Margery Hedges
Susan Fletcher King
Linda Teddlie Minton
Janet Moran
Sona Nast
Heather Pregger
Diane Sandlin
Oscar Silva
Annie Smith
Jo Sweet
Hope Wilmarth
Gay Young

Sold!

One of my favorite art quilts has been marked as SOLD at Gerald & Debbie Tobola's Copper Shade Tree Gallery.  It is "The Dance: After Erte", a 32x60" hand-painted silk piece, quilted with silk batting.  This was a difficult piece for me to let go of, but I try to keep in mind that "there is always more art to be created."  Here's an image, to remember it by:

The Dance:  After Erte
32x60"

Gerald tells me that it has gone to live in New Orleans, and that makes me happy.  "The Art in Fiber" exhibit is at The Copper Shade Tree through March 4, and you don't have to be in Texas ... you can see and purchase artwork on-line.  Here's a direct link to some of my work there, and there are many other wonderful fiber artists' work to be seen as well.

It's Not a Quilt ... Or Is It?

February 6 marks the opening of Gerald and Debbie Tobola's "It's Not A Quilt ... Or Is It?" show at their Copper Shade Tree Gallery in beautiful little Round Top, Texas. (You can see tantalizing bits of one of my pieces in the postcard above.)

Please come to the Opening Reception on Friday night, February 6, 2009 from 6 to 9 p.m., or any time until the end of February. Gallery hours are Wednesday from 12-4, and Thursday through Sunday, from 11-5.

There will be fiber-art works from 18 Texas quilt artists, including 5 of the original Beyond the Borders art-quilt group. All works will be for sale. Hope to see you there!

When Copper Meets Wood

My friend Sharon and I made an impromptu trip up to Round Top on Sunday (her hubby was working and the day was too beautiful to waste indoors) to see Gerald Tobola's new show, "When Copper Meets Wood", at his Copper Shade Tree Gallery. The opening had been the previous night, and many of the pieces had already been sold, but there was still plenty to see. The combination of the warm glow of hand-tooled and -rubbed copper, some sealed and some patina'd, with the woodwork of Gene Fitzwater, was just gorgeous.

Gerald has never had time to mount his own show in his own gallery until now! He's been so busy showcasing other artists that it's taken him this long to get around to showing off his own work. Believe me, it was well worth the wait! Here's the postcard with the show info, in case you get a chance to go by and see it ...





































Here are some images from the show ...






Bamboo Triptich and 2 Gingkos by Gerald, and Rust & Relaxation by Liz Broussard


Gerald and Debbie with some of the lamps.


A fuzzy picture (sorry!) of a deliciously delicate and intricate "Gingko and Dragonfly" piece that sold on the first day.


Two of my all-time favorite people ... Gerald and Debbie Tobola.