Spotlight: Clare Murray Adams

 

Are you a Fabric Person or a Paper Person? Do you like to work with both? Are you intrigued by the idea of perhaps combining them but are not sure how to start? We have the perfect teacher for you: Clare Murray Adams. Clare was a university professor who is now a true mixed-media artist.

The components of her work can include anything that can be sewn or glued into a pleasing design.

Clare will guide you through an exploration of what happens when you layer fabric on paper and paper on fabric

Her students will experiment with painting, mark making and hand stitching. Clare is an expert in many techniques and types of media, but you will also, very painlessly, learn a lot about design.

Clare is teaching during the first week of QSDS. There will be a five-day session of “Collage With Stitch” starts on May 29, followed by the two-day version. What could be better than a week immersing yourself in mixed media? Check out all the details here:  https://www.qsds.com/aboutclasses.html 

 

There‘s So Much More To QSDS!

 People like to come to QSDS for the terrific teachers and the opportunity to spend an extended period focusing on their work. That’s true every year. But there are so many reasons why you (and your friends) should come THIS year. This is a Quilt National Year!         

The Wednesday bus trip will go to Athens, Ohio where you will see the entire exhibit. (When the travels, it goes out in smaller groups) seeing Quilt National at the Dairy Barn is a treat. The lighting and sight lines set off every quilt to its best advantage. The bus will also stop at the Riffe Gallery in Downtown Columbus for a look at “Interwoven: The Many Voices of Fiber” which will include a wide, thought-provoking mix of fiber art. We will also stop at Quilt Beginnings, a very nice shop in the Columbus area.

There are shopping opportunities just steps from the classrooms. The Vendor Mall will include St Theresa’s Textile Trove. Along with her usual fabulous fabrics, embellishment, adornments and more, Becky will also be carrying a selection of hand dyed fabrics and embroidery fibers from Fiber on a Whim. Come in for a little break from class or a bit of retail therapy. 

There will be other exhibits, right on the CCAD campus. “Small Works” will give you an idea of what the faculty and staff create when they are not teaching. 

Another gallery on the CCAD campus is devoted to the Challenged Ones. Each year, QSDS “alumni” keep working and stay in touch by creating a series of four quilts on a year-long theme. 2023 will be “Test Your Metal”

Tuesday nights are always fun. It’s the Mini Bazaar! Students and teachers rent tables and sell hand dyed fabrics, jewelry and more. Then we have an ice cream social. It’s a great time to visit and to discover what you SHOULD have bought.

But let’s not forget about the teachers and their classes. On Monday and Saturday evenings, each member of the faculty for that Session gives a short presentation about their work, so we all learn more about them. QSDS has an open classroom policy. So long as a group discussion is not going on, students are welcome to wander around and see what’s going on in the other classes.

Malin may tell you about how she was subliminally influenced by those oranges on the shelf. It’s all part of the fun and learning at QSDS!

Each week at QSDS ends with a fun Friday night mini-quilt auction to support the Scholarship Fund. Plans are in the works to combine this with a Thrift Shop Prom and dance party! Wear your favorite creative thrift shop finds, (prom dress, vintage styles, hippie tie dye or punk Doc Martins) and cut loose a bit. There might even be prizes for more than one prom queen

 

Learn more about QSDS at: https://www.qsds.com/aboutqsds.html