Watch the Video from the National Quilt Museum About CQA's "Light Show"

Watch the National Quilt Museum's video about the Contemporary QuiltArt Association's exhibition "Light Show". One of my quilts is highlighted.

A Murder of Crows

Bonnie M. Bucknam

Photo by Mark Frey

Brazil Patchwork Design Contemporaneo To Speak at High Fiber Diet Meeting October 17

Zeca Medeiros will be the guest speaker at the High Fiber Diet meeting on Tuesday, October 17 at 1:30pm.  Zeca has chosen 26 works from Columbia FiberArts Guild and High Fiber Diet submissions to be part of the 2018 Patchwork Design Contemporaneo exhibition to be held in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Curitiba, Brazil. He will be here to discuss the exhibit and to see the current work of our members. All CFG members are invited and encouraged to join us at the High Fiber Diet meeting. 

Zeca Medeiros is the curator of the CONTEMPORANEO, the first artistic quilts exhibition in Latin America. His visionary view and work has provided understanding of contemporary quilt as part of the visual arts, gaining recognition from the media and the public. Over the years the exhibition has featured arts from various countries and it is currently visited by thousands of people.

In addition to presenting the history of CONTEPORÂNEO exhibition, Zeca will address in his talk topics such as:  What is necessary to organize the show, the criteria for selecting arts, textile art in Latin America and especially the NEW CURATING PROPOSAL for the coming years. During the lecture, images and videos will be presented for a better understanding of the covered topics.

Also, Zeca is interested in seeing current work from our members.  Please bring one of your current or representative works to show.

The meeting will be held at Crossroads Church, 2505 NE 102^nd Avenue in the Gateway area of Portland, south of I-84 and east of I-205. Meeting will be held in the separate building located at the south end of the south parking lot. Please do not park in the row directly in front of the building. Portland police use the building as a rest area, and first row parking is reserved for police vehicles. There is no admission charge for the lecture, but a $1 room fee contribution is encouraged.

Hope to see you there!

Washington Water and Honoring Our Ancestors

State of WA(ter)
A SAQA Washington Exhibit
August 2 - October 29, 2017
Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiberart Museum
703 South Second Street
La Conner, WA 98257
(360) 466-4288

SAQA WA Region is pleased to be mounting its first regional exhibition, the State of WA(ter). Although nearly 5,000 square miles of our state are covered in water, the landscapes of the western and eastern regions could hardly be more different. Washington is a state shaped by extremes of water: the cool, rainy West contrasts vividly with the dry, more climatically severe East. Dividing the East from the West is the dramatic Cascade mountain range, itself a setting for a plethora of lakes, rivers, and glaciers.

We invited quilt artists in the Washington region to interpret these extremes of water, either by representing the character of water in the east or the west, or in the mountainous region between. Works that illustrate or celebrate the contrast between both regions are included.

Ripple Effect

Bonnie M. Bucknam

Photo by Mark Frey

Kindred: Celebrating Our Ancestors
August 11, 2017 - January 28, 2018
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
13480 Dowell Road
Dowell, Maryland

This exhibit invites artists to celebrate the stories, people, and places that define them. Do you find meaning and a sense of connection in your family tree, or in those people you consider your kindred spirits? How do the tangible and intangible remnants of past lives speak to you today? For some, delving into one’s ancestry is the key to unlocking the mysteries of who and what you are. For others, creating a “family of choice” provides a sense of connection. However you imagine your family, we invite artists to celebrate how they are defined by the past, and the lives of those who have come before them.

Heritage Text Book

Bonnie M. Bucknam

Light Show Opens at National Quilt Museum

Light Show
Work by the Contemporary QuiltArt Association
September 22 - December 12
National Quilt Museum
215 Jefferson, Paducah, KY 42001

Light Show is an extraordinary exhibit of vibrant quilts. The artists from Washington’s Contemporary QuiltArt Association create a unique sensory experience that takes the viewer through an electrifying adventure of light.

A Murder of Crows

c 2015 Bonnie M. Bucknam

Photo by Mark Frey

Shipment to Mayan Families En Route

More quilts and school supplies started their journey to Mayan Families yesterday.  Included in the shipment:

The top three are from Marta in Palm Desert.

This quilt is from Sondra in Utah:

These two by anonymous makers were donated by friends:

This one is from Pat in Idaho:

Pat in Anchorage:

The Vancouver group:

And me:

Thanks again to all the contributors! Your efforts make a difference.

Realism vs Impressionism Exhibit at Boomerang, Vancouver

Realism vs Impressionism features work by 30 painters in the Portland/Southwest Washington region.  The exhibit is on view at Boomerang Fine Arts, 808 Main Street in Vancouver, Washington.  The show runs now through September 29. Please stop by.  Here are my five works that are part of the exhibit.

Cathedral Gorge

c 2017

Bonnie M. Bucknam

Oil and cold wax over acrylic underpainging on board

Potter's Marsh, Anchorage

c 2013

Bonnie M. Bucknam

Acrylic on board

Rooted to the Earth

c 2017

Bonnie M. Bucknam

Oil and cold wax, oil sticks over acrylic underpainting on board

Shoreline

c 2014

Bonnie M. Bucknam

Oil and cold wax on board

Foggy Harbor

c 2016

Bonnie M. Bucknam

Oil and cold wax on board

Mayan Families Video

To see a short video on the history of Mayan Families click here.

Thanks so much for all your contributions to my Guatemala Bound project.  About 175 quilts have gone to Mayan Families (after 100 quilts to the orphanage at Santa Apolonia).  The kids really appreciate your contributions.  

Take a couple of minutes to view the video that shows the history of Mayan Families. Then think about maybe sponsoring one child for school.  The cost to sponsor a child for school is less than the cost of one meal out a month. And it makes such a difference.

Thanks again for your quilt contributions! Keep quilting.  You have made a difference.

Bonnie

Quilts Meet Their New Owners In Guatemala

Here are a lot of happy faces at the distribution of some of the quilts sent this year to Mayan Families in Panajachel, Guatemala!

Quilt by Marta of Palm Desert:

Quilts by Pat B in Idaho:

Quilt by Pat S in Anchorage:

Quilts by the Vancouver WA Loose Threads group:

Quilt by Lunch Bunch in Palm Desert:

Quilt by Linda B in Palm Desert:

Quilt donated in Anchorage, Alaska:

"Zebra" in Quilt National 2017

Zebra at the Feeding Station, South Africa

c 2009 Bonnie M. Bucknam

Quilt National 2017 opened the weekend of May 26 to a slew of receptions and activities. It's a thrill to find myself in the middle of so much creativity.  Thanks to Nancy Crow also for allowing the artists to tour her teaching facility and studio.

Here's a photo of my quilt Zebra which is part of Quilt National 2017.  I've also included the photo, taken on my 2009 Nancy Crow tour to South Africa, which was the inspiration for the quilt and the recent painting.

 Zebra

c2016 Bonnie M. Bucknam

 Photo by Mark Frey

Zebra

Acrylic on paper

c2017 Bonnie M. Bucknam

"Bridge Controversy" Receives Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts Founder's Award

Bonnie Bucknam received the Denton Family in Honor of Dee Denton Founder's Award in the Open Show category at this weekend's Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts for her quilt, Bridge Controversy.  The show closes at 5pm today, so you still have a couple of hours to make it to the show.  The show features a craft fair at George Rogers Park, three special exhibits in the Lakewood Center, and the Open Show in the Pavilion Tent.

"Spectacular Skies" at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center

Spectacular Skies
Februrary 17 - July 23, 2017
Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center 
13480 Dowell Road
Dowell, MD 20629

Shoreline

c 2014 Bonnie M. Bucknam

12 " x 12"

Oil and cold wax on board

Seismic Activity on Display at Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton

Tenth Annual Collective Visions Gallery Show 2017
January 21, 2017 - February 25, 2017
Collective Visions Gallery
331 Pacific Avenue
Bremerton, WA 98337
Gallery Hours 11am - 6pm Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat; Noon - 4pm Sunday
Peoples Choice Award and Guest Lecture, Friday, February 24, 2017, 7pm

Seismic Activity

c 2014 Bonnie M. Bucknam

Photo by Mark Frey

Fiber Fusion Opening Reception February 4, Northwind Gallery, Port Townsend

The Washington Surface Design Association exhibit, Fiber Fusion, opens in the Northwind Gallery, Port Townsend, Washington, today.  The opening reception is Saturday evening, February 4, as part of the Port Townsend Art Walk. The Art Walk is a well-attended event in Port Townsend and worth the effort.  Hope you can stop by.

Sea Cave

c 2010 Bonnie M. Bucknam

Photo by Mark Frey

Guatemala Bound

Another shipment is on its way to Guatemala today.  These quilts are bound for Mayan Families' Kids at Risk program.

These first two are from the Loose Threads and Friends group in Vancouver.

This is from the Lunch Bunch group in Palm Desert.

This Halloween quilt is from Marta in Palm Desert.

Down the Garden Path is from Pat in Anchorage.

These are from Pat in Idaho.

And these are mine.

This shipment will make 146 quilts sent to Mayan Families, keeping lots of children warm.