Just Add Color
I’m excited to announce that my piece, Just Add Color, has been selected to be in the On the Edge exhibition at Oregon’s Historical Society Museum.
The On the Edge exhibition opens on May 3, 2019 at the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) located in Portland, Oregon and runs through August 15, 2019.
I’m excited to announce that my piece, Just Add Color, has been selected to be in the On the Edge exhibition at Oregon’s Historical Society Museum.
The On the Edge exhibition opens on May 3, 2019 at the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) located in Portland, Oregon and runs through August 15, 2019.
Just Add Color ©2019 Amanda Snavely
SAQA and OHS will host a reception for On the Edge in conjunction with the OHS community event speaker series on May 23rd from 6- 8 pm with Ann Johnston as the featured speaker.
Oregon Historical Society
Hayes Gallery and North Wing
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97205
Just Add Color ©2019 Amanda Snavely
93” x 33 ½”
Acrylic paint, Cotton Commercial Fabric, Canvas, Metallic thread, Cotton thread, Silk thread
Just Add Color ©2019 Amanda Snavely
Artist Statement:
Urban landscapes repeatedly transition through a cycle of viability, decay, and regeneration. They reflect the city’s quality of life and its community values. The beautification of collective spaces blooms during times of vitality through murals, protected green spaces, public art, and other creative placemaking. Just Add Color represents the perspective of a city in transition-- a city on the edge of change. The addition of color represents the effect of creative revitalization efforts on a city. Turned on its axis, however, Just Add Color also mimics rain washing the color away, revealing the grittiness, darkness, and desperation of a space on the edge of urban decay.
Just Add Color ©2019 Amanda Snavely
Just Add Color ©2019 Amanda Snavely
Just Add Color ©2019 Amanda Snavely
Life in Abstraction
I am extremely happy to announce that my piece, Life In Abstraction, has been selected as one of the 45 art quilts to tour as the Shifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth - SAQA Show from 2019 - 2021. The show debuts in California to coincide with the SAQA National Conference. The show then tours via museums and galleries in Alaska, California, Canada, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
©2018, Amanda Snavely, All Rights Reserved.
Photo by Sam Garnett
Detail of Life in Abstraction
©2018, Amanda Snavely, All Rights Reserved.
Photo by Sam Garnett
Tour Schedule from SAQA’s website as of January 2019:
First Venue:
Venue Name: Works/San Jose
Address: 365 South Market Street, San Jose, California 95113
Exhibition Run Dates: April 19 – May 5, 2019
Venue Name: Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum
Address: 703 South 2nd Street, La Conner, Washington 98257
Exhibition Run Dates: June 1 – August 24, 2019
Venue Name: Chehalem Cultural Center
Address: 415 East Sheridan Street, Newberg, Oregon 97132
Exhibition Run Dates: March 1 – April 24, 2020
Venue Name: Wailoa Center, State Parks, DLNR
Address: 200 Piopio Street, Hilo, Hawai’i
Exhibition Run Dates: July 1 – July 30, 2020
Venue Name: International Gallery of Contemporary Art
Address: 427 “D” Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Exhibition Run Dates: August 26 – September 30, 2020
Venue Name: Pratt Museum
Address: 3779 Bartlett Street, Homer, Alaska 99603
Exhibition Run Dates: October 1 – 31, 2020
Venue Name: Visions Art Museum
Address: 2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100, San Diego, California 92106
Exhibition Run Dates: January 1 – April 4. 2021
Venue Name: Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Address: 165 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove 93950
Exhibition Run Dates: July 1 – September 30, 2021 (working dates)
Metamorphosis - SAQA Global Show
I am extremely happy to announce that my piece, Unveiled Existence, has been selected as one of the 25 art quilts to tour as the Metamorphosis - SAQA Global Show from 2018 - 2021. The show opens at the International Quilt Festival - Houston, Texas in November 2018. The Metamorphosis show then continues on to other venues including the International Quilt Festival - Chicago, Illinois in April 2019.
Unveiled Existence
38.5" x 33"
Silk Organza, Loosely Woven Fabric, Cotton Thread, Metallic Thread, Polyester Thread
Photo By: Sam Garnett
Detail of Unveiled Existence
Photo By: Sam Garnett
Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) is an international organization that promotes art quilts.
An art quilt is defined by SAQA as “a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure”.
The word "references" allows for a broader understanding of the art quilt that welcomes growth and development of individual style. This may include:
more 3D work and work in media other than fiber/textile/fabric/cloth
techniques and materials not found in traditional quilting
framed, unframed, bound, and unbound work
- Definition from SAQA website
Detail of Unveiled Existence
Photo By: Sam Garnett
Detail of Unveiled Existence
Photo By: Sam Garnett
Detail of Unveiled Existence
Photo By: Sam Garnett
Unveiled Existence consists of numerous layers of hand dyed silk organza. A loosely woven fabric is used as the middle layer to add another level of texture. I also used both silk screen and discharge processes to alter the hand dyed silk organza. The top layer is embellished with hand stitching using a variety of threads.
Love letters
36 Questions You Can Ask Anyone to Fall in Love
I have just completed a piece for the upcoming 36 Questions Show that will be shown April-June in the Esther Building Art Space in Vancouver, WA. The show revolves around the idea of 36 questions you can ask anyone to fall in love. The premise is that you can ask someone these 36 questions and with sustained eye contact fall in love. For more info on the study check out http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/how-to-fall-in-love-36-questions-and-deep-eye-contact
Silk Organza, hand stitched
While the theory is interesting, my husband hates questions and would have run in the opposite direction if I had asked him more than two questions in a row much less 36. However, maybe this show will lead to new loves in Vancouver. For the show my question to respond to is: What Is Your Most Treasured Memory?".
Silk organza, hand stitched
I dug way back in time to high school when my husband and I dated the first time. After rereading all his old love letters, I selected my favorite lines to scan and print on silk organza. Having the lines in his handwriting is important to the realness of the piece. These snippets of organza are a little frayed and lightly faded to represent how our memories evolve over time. Over many years, a long separation, and the roller coaster of life these letters have remained. The letters contain the memories I treasure most as they remind me of young love and the question of where our lives would lead.
Silk Organza, hand stitched
Silk Organza, hand stitched
Ice Dyeing
Saturday was a fabulous day of experimenting with ice dyeing with Sheryl LeBlanc and Judith Quinn Garnett.
The process steps we referred to for this experiment were from Linda Johansen.
Prewash fabric with Synthrapol if it is not PFD fabric.
Make a Soda Ash Solution:
- 1 Cup of Soda Ash
- 1/2 Cup of Salt
- 1 Gallon (16 cups) warm water
Stir until dissolved.
Soak the fabric in the Soda Ash Solution for 10 minutes. Wring out fabric. Scrunch, pleat, or fold the fabric as desired and shove it in a small (32 oz. ideal) clear container. Clear containers allow you to see the dye penetration. The tighter the fabric is gathered the more crackling and resist. Break up a bag of ice in to small pieces (as small as possible). Cover the fabric in the containers with a layer of ice. Immediately sprinkle dry MX dye powders on the ice (roughly 1/4tsp or more per color). Wait for the ice to melt. Rinse. Final wash in machine with Synthrapol.
I use Dharma's MX dyes primarily and have referenced my samples with their dye color numbers (unless otherwise noted as a ProChem Dye).
Silk Organza - Truffle Brown (135), Azure (56), Golden Brown (113)
Silk Organza - Truffle Brown (135), Azure (56), Golden Brown (113)
Silk Organza - Truffle Brown (135), Azure (56), Golden Brown (113)
Silk Organza - Musk Melon (ProChem 200), Deep Orange (6), Rust Orange (8)
Silk Organza - Musk Melon (ProChem 200), Deep Orange (6), Rust Orange (8)
PFD Cotton Sheeting - Brazil Nut (116), Buttescotch (ProChem 115), Truffle Brown (135)
PFD Cotton Sheeting - Avoacdo (33), Moss Green (134), Bronze (37)
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PFD Cotton Sheeting - Maroon (16), Black Cherry (111), Fog (L-14)
PFD Cotton Sheeting - Bronze (37), Eggplant (115), Black Cherry (111)
PFD Cotton Sheeting - Gun Metal Grey (150), Charcoal (41), Storm Grey (Pro Chem 6160)
PFD Cotton Sheeting - Black Cherry (111), Plum (19)