ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS The Surface Design Association a professional organization dedicated to the promotion of, the practice of, and to education and critical thinking about, surface design. Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) is a national nonprofit organization that was founded in 1989 to serve artists working in the art quilt medium. Contemporary Quilt and Fiber Artists is a group of over 100 artists in the San Francisco Bay area who are interested in surface design, dyeing, embellishment, fabric painting, soft sculpture, quilting and tapestry. Textile Arts Council of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - dedicated to promoting and broadening appreciation of the textile arts. Black Rock Arts Foundation Non-profit dedicated to supporting and promoting community-based interactive art. Silk Painters International is a group dedicated to promoting silk painting to the general public through education and publications and to inspiring new and established artists through public events and professional recognition. Northern California Silk Artists is an organization of silk painters based in the San Francisco Bay Area. MUSEUMS, GALLERIES & SHOWS The Bellevue Arts Museum Exhibits of art, craft & design, featuring regional artists from the Pacific Northwest. The Museum of Craft and Folk Art Contemporary craft, American folk art and traditional cultural art. The Quilt National An International Exhibition of Innovative Quilts The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles America's first Quilt Museum. greenmuseum.org Online museum dedicated to Environmental Art MAGAZINES & JOURNALS Fiberarts US based publication covering basketry, fiber, knitting, needlework, papermaking, quilting, sculpture, surface design, wearable art, weaving & more! Selvedge UK based publication that covers fine textiles in every context: fine art, interiors, fashion, travel and shopping Surface Design Quarterly journal of the Surface Design Association with features on innovative artists and emerging issues in surface design OTHER ARTISTS SITES Betsy Sterling Benjamin Artist, researcher, author and teacher of Rozome, the ancient Japanese silk dyeing technique Fiber Scene Promotes Fiber Art in the San Francisco Bay Area Studio Fiber Artists A collective of artists who exhibit together consisting of Katherine Allen, Melani Brewer, Valerie Goodwin, Vita Marie Lovitt, Janet McIntyre, Maya Schonenberger, Fran Skiles and Barbara Watler. Maya Schonenberger Textile artist addressing environmental issues David Walker Beautiful vibrant art quilts and interesting essays RANDOM LINKS Land Art: From Mono Lake to Death Valley Website documenting the work of a class I took on Land Art Stock Puppets A humorous and fun project I was peripherally involved in Burning Man There's more fiber art at this event than you might think!

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