California Fibers Opening at Soka University

Thursday, January 30, California Fibers' members gathered at Soka University for the official opening of their show, which will be open through May 8.

California Fibers' members installed the show themselves in early January...with Charlotte Bird's Small Wonders featured here...

Lynne Hodgman's Altarpiece is being hung here...

The opening included piano music and singing...

 

The first song was sung by Erica Charlton, SUA Class of 2016, with piano Selections by Chihiro Tsumori and Yurika Nakagawa from the SUA Extended University Bridge Program.

 California Fibers' president Peggy Wiedemann spoke about the exhibit...

And Arie Galles, Professor of Painting/Drawing and Director of Creative Arts at Soka welcomed the group and introduced the students...

These are pictures of the exhibit, which is in a very large space in Founders Hall on the campus. 

It's nice to have an exhibit with so much open, airy space around the pieces...

 giving you the opportunity to experience each piece on its own.

 Here is California Fibers' artist VALYA with her piece Waiting List...

And a detail of that piece, which includes felting.

 VALYA's piece Porcelain BABA...

 and a detail, also in felt.

 VALYA with her piece Cell Memories...

 also here.

 Susan Hart Henegar's Triptych with Brecia Kralovic-Logan's Hush Hush and Vision Quest...

 Cameron Taylor Brown's Indigo Dreams 1 on the left, with Gail Fraser's Impulse hanging in the corner.

Kathy Nida's Earth Mother on the left, with Polly Jacobs Giacchina's Specimens and Ashley Blalock's Keeping Up Appearances in the corner.

 Continuing around the corner, you can clearly see Michael F. Rohde's Sisyphus on the right.

These are Ellen Phillips' Tribal Women India 1-6.

 This interesting piece is Lydia Tjioe Hall's Pins and Needles Second Incarnation.

 Susan Henry's Vortex is next to Carrie Burkle's Bruised and Empty Purple and Pink.

 This is Polly Jacobs Giacchina's piece Textures: Strung Out.

 Kathy Nida's quilt Earth Mother...

 Ashley Blalock's Keeping Up Appearances next to Susan Henry's Vortex...

On the left, three of Cameron Taylor Brown's smaller pieces, with Julie Kornblum's Plastic in the Trees in the middle and Michael F. Rohde's Pastorale on the right.

A closer shot of Gail Fraser's Impulse...

 A closeup of one of Ellen Phillips' Tribal Women India.

Carrie Burckle's Bruised and Empty Purple, with Bruised and Empty Pink behind it.

Lori Zimmerman with her Mending 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3.

Members whose work will be included in the exhibition are: Ashley Blalock, Charlotte Bird, Carrie Burckle, Marilyn McKenzie Chaffee, Doshi, Gail Fraser, Polly Jacobs Giacchina, Susan Hart Henegar, Susan Henry, Lynne Hodgman, Julie Kornblum, Brecia Kralovic-Logan, Carol E. Lang, Chari Myers, Kathy Nida, Ellen Phillips, Michael Rohde, Cameron Taylor-Brown, Lydia Tjioe Hall, VALYA, Peggy Wiedemann, and Lori Zimmerman.

The exhibit is open Monday through Friday from 9-5 and admission is free. Click here for a map and directions.