Fiber Art: Thread from Body to Soul Show

April 5, 2008 was the opening
night for the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh member's show Fiber Art: Thread from Body to Soul.





The exhibit was juried by gallery owner Joy Borelli-Edwards. Joy Borelli-Edwards has been in the business of art for over 20 years and recently moved from the North Hills into the Lawrenceville section of the city. The gallery space is lovely. In addition to the gallery the building also has studio space for rent. Additional information about the gallery and the award winners can be found at be galleries.

The photos I have posted are compliments of Brent Ruka who had the foresight to bring a camera. I ran out of the house without one. Brent's piece "Husband Cloned" is fabulous! I don't have a shot here but she received an honorable mention and it can be seen on Joy's website honorable mention page 1.

The evening was an overwhelming success. Word has it that over 400 people attended the gallery was mobbed!

In addition to the variety of fiber art the Education and Outreach Committee of the Guild headed by Amber Coppings partnered with the MGR Foundation in Lawrenceville to create fiber art with young people from Lawrenceville. Their work is hung in the lobby space of the building. I will blog on that when I return to show I was busy helping with the reception and didn't get a good look at the exhibit.
The lobby was packed with people as well, that's where the food and wine was. What's very cool is WYEP radio collaborated with MGR Foundation to record the children's stories.

The Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh is well known for Fiberarts International this amazing group of which I am so pleased to be a member, does a phenomenal job, not just with the International but with every exhibit and the promotion of fiber arts.
Click here to see all of the work piece by piece in the show.

Photos: Top photo Tina Brewer can be seen in the yellow hat talking with Adrienne Heinrich in front of Atticus Adam's "Night Meadow", a prize winner. In the next photo the woman looking at Francine Morison's quilt "California Zinnias". In the next photo a couple is standing in front of Shawn Quinlan's "TheThree G's" which received an honorable mention. The next photo a woman is standing in front of Millie Barnes "Starry Splendor." Finally our guild President, Desha Jaramaz, is talking to someone in front of Peggy Relich's quilt "Nine Stars."