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Monthly Archives: October 2010

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drawing…

  • Post author:Astrid Bennett
  • Post published:October 19, 2010
  • Post category:community art events/drawing/sketching

For years, when my kids were around, I thought that the way to really make summers creatively productive would be to aim for a drawing a day. It was always…

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Iowa SDA-SAQA-IA Artquilters Meeting

  • Post author:Astrid Bennett
  • Post published:October 17, 2010
  • Post category:Art cloth/art quilt/dyeing/quilt guilds/screenprinting/studio/surface design

Iowa is a big state with a small population, smaller than the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Our Surface Design Association (SDA) and Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) are small enough…

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Out and about: meetings & presentations

  • Post author:Astrid Bennett
  • Post published:October 17, 2010
  • Post category:art quilt/dyeing/quilt guilds

Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of speaking to the Jewel Box Quilt Guild in Grinnell, Iowa, so named because of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Jewel Box…

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Necessities Vests!

  • Post author:Astrid Bennett
  • Post published:October 7, 2010
  • Post category:dyeing/fashion/wearables/mixed media art/screenprinting/surface design

My friend Connie Roberts is a professional artist who makes carved wooden whistle sculptures. She and I have collaborated for some time on thematic vests containing appropriate whistles. Our most…

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