Shelley's Studio

CURRENT and UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

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November 1-3, 2024

Fine Art of Fiber

Chicago Botanic Garden

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November 5, 2024 - January 12, 2025

Ten by Ten

Jackson Junge Gallery, 1389 N. Milwaukee, Chicago

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

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ANNUAL SHOWS:               Fine Art of Fiber,  Chicago Botanic Gardens, Glencoe, IL

                                               Womens’ Journeys in Fiber,     Chicago Botanic Gardens, Glencoe, IL

                                                                                                 Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, WI

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INVITATIONALS:                 Fiber Art Invitational:  Material World, Wilmette, IL

                                                River Quilts, National Quilt Museum, Paucah, KY

                                                Nature of the West, National Historic Oregon Interpretive Center

                                                International Quilt Festival Special Exhibit, Houston, TX

                                                Viewpoints: Works in Fiber, Lincolnwood, IL

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TRAVELING EXHIBITS:       Salvage Selvedge

                                                Pretty Planet

                                                Eye and the Needle

                                                13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

                                                Blue World/Green World

                                                Milagros

                                                Some Like it Hot

                                                Conversations in Stitch

                                                Midwest Meditations

                                                SAQA Transformations

                                                SAQA Musings

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SAQA ONLINE EXHIBITS:   This Land is Your Land

                                                Shimmering Sky

                                                Beauty and Joy

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OTHER GROUP SHOWS:

No Color, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL

ART PRIZE, Grand Rapids, MI

Stitched Together - Art and Science, Fermilab, Batavia, IL

Ties That Bind, Sheldon Galleries, St. Louis, MO

Women Hold Up Half the Sky, Park Forest, IL

Winds of Change, Traverse City, MI

Evanston Lake Shore Art Festival, Evanston, IL

Illinois Artisans Gallery, Whittington, IL

Milwaukee Street Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

International Quilt Festival, Rosemont, IL

Northwest Cultural Council, Mt. Prospect, IL

Haus Gallery, Chicago, IL

Winter Juried Exhibition, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI

Quilts for Change, Cincinnati, OH

Denver National Quilt Fest, Denver, CO

Quilt Expo, Madison, WI

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Impressionist Landscapes in Fabric, Simply Chicago Art, Evanston, IL

Garlands of Barrington, Barrington, IL

Elmwood Park LIbrary, Elmwood Park, IL

Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL

Old Town Art Center, Chicago, IL

Indian Trails Public Library, Wheeling, IL

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Shelley's work can also be seen in:
Art Quilt Quarterly, 2019

SAQA Portfolio, from Portfolio 13 through 22

Lark Books, 500 Art Quilts, published 2010

1000 Artisan Textiles, 2010

Quilters Newsletter, Feb/Mar 2010
Quarry Books, 1000 Artisan Textiles, published 2010

Lark Books, Art Quilt Portfolio, The Natural World, published 2012

Quilt Inspirations, published 2015

 

 

LECTURES and WORKSHOPS

 

LECTURE 1
AN ARTFUL JOURNEY
My path from junior high school clothing class to textile art - with some detours along the way.

LECTURE 2

RULES of WEAVING and How to Break Them

General how-to on loom weaving and how to move from the accepted way of weaving to free-form, creative weaving.

WORKSHOP 1
EXPLORATIONS WITH FABRIC PAINT
2-3 day workshop                                All levels
Experiment with different textile paints and application techniques.  See the wide range of effects that can be achieved.  In this class you will learn about the possibilities of textile paint; you will experiment with new ideas, have fun sharing, and create new fabrics to use in your textile art.
This workshop is intended for students who are interested in learning new tools and techniques.  We will cover mixing color, value gradations, immersion painting, drip-painting, pole-wrapped shibori and more.

WORKSHOP 2
PAINTING WITH FABRIC 
1-2 day workshop                                Beginning to Intermediate
This is a design workshop which will cover basic design principles including color, value, pattern, etc.  You will use a background fabric (or batting) as a blank canvas and raw edge or fusible appliqué to “paint” with fabric.  You will learn to create your own pattern, work without a pattern, free-form cut, and design your art quilt.  Day 2 will be a continuation of design along with finishing instruction including free-motion stitching and various bindings.

WORKSHOP 3
STITCHING FOR DESIGN and TEXTURE
1 day workshop                                    Beginning to Intermediate
For a follow-up to “Painting with Fabric” class or for those unfinished tops in the closet, bring your art quilt ready to be stitched.  Different stitching designs for each quilt top will be discussed and demonstrated.  Students will practice free-motion machine quilting and start stitching their art quilts.

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WORKSHOP 4

FREE-FORM WEAVING

2 1/2  day workshop                              Beginning  level

There are no mistakes and no expectations.  It's very low-tech - nothing to plug in!  No wasting time wondering why it's not working like it did yesterday!

It's about process.  It's about letting your creativity flow.

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The first thing you will do in class is learn how to and make your own loom.  After that, it's all unrestricted fun!  Use your hand-made loom, fabric scraps, different yarns, ribbons and embellishments to create a beautiful scene or abstract art.

 If you already have a loom, feel free to use that.