February Art Salon
Fiber Arts used to be relegated to Women’s crafts and synonymous with Grandma’s doylies and bedquilts. No more!
Today, Fiber Arts are shown in Fine Art Galleries and are the focus of articles in art journals. They are on the wish list of high-end art collectors and featured in pages of the New York Times.
Nancy McClusky-Moore and Varda Main (Current and past president of the Saddlebrooke Mixed Media Fiber Arts Club) will take you on a journey from historical fiber crafts to the fine art of today. It was initially a craft for producing items to keep people clothed and as a means of recording cultural events. Today, Fiber Arts are in art galleries and museums. Samples will be presented along with an overview of the Saddlebrooke Mixed Media Fiber Arts Club.
Come to learn the evolution of Fiber Arts from craft to Fine Art at the Art Salon on February 18 at 10:30 am in the Topaz Room, HOA#2. Experience a new and exciting art form!
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Artist Spotlight - Jeannette Launer
In 2018, Jeannette Launer was invited by a friend to participate in a week-long art camp. Jeannette had always wanted to paint, but in a family with an artistic mom and a sister who was labeled as the “arty one”, she was known as “the academic one.” She had attended the University of Oregon, gone to law school, and worked as an Assistant City Attorney, then for the Portland Development Commission in real estate development, and eventually opened her own law practice. For the last 18 years of her career, “it was just me and my dog” working on public/private development projects. The opportunity to attend art camp was a chance to finally explore her creative side. Read more about Jeannette’s artistic journey in the news section…
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