Diane Clapp and Penny Berens (both SOFAAR members) along with Lucky Rabbit Pottery have an exhibit at the Sissiboo Coffee Bar and Gallery in Bear River from November 15th to December 31st 2016.
The opening reception will take place on Saturday, November 19th from 2-4 pm.
All SOFAAR members are invited to attend a “social” on Wednesday, December 7th from 6 to 8 pm in Annapolis Royal.
This social gathering is a simple invitation to meet and great and nibble and drink a bit! And to show and tell…
To put us all in the Christmas mood we invite members, who wish to, to bring along for show and tell a Christmassy (or not!) fibre piece they have made or are making! It can be an ornament, a wearable piece of fibre art (mittens, anyone?) or any kind of fibre work you would like to show off! It doesn’t even have to be Christmassy! Now is your chance.
Our hospitality committee will look after food and drink, so just bring yourself and your show and tell.
If you are not presently a member of SOFAAR, come along and join!
Where :
chez Christine Igot
87 Fortier Mills Lane (behind the Fire Hall)
Annapolis Royal
When:
Wednesday, December 7th from 6 to 8 pm
In order to give us an idea of how many members would be attending, please RSVP to: info@sofaar.ca
Twelve of us attended Heather Horsfall’s talk and workshop on creating our own work this past Sunday, October 2nd, 2016.
It was a very interesting and informative afternoon!
If you have any ideas for other workshops, please let us know.
Here are some pictures of the event.
If you’ve ever wanted to design your own work but hesitated because you “can’t draw” or “aren’t artistic,” or if you want to take your designs to another level, this workshop is for you.
Workshop details and a registration form are attached.
You must preregister for this workshop, and space is limited.
Registration will be open for SOFAAR members only through September 15, after which it will be opened to the public if space is still available.
Please like us on Facebook and keep informed !
This is SOFAAR’s first annual exhibition.
The opening reception is this Sunday, August 28th, 2016 from 1 – 3 p m in the Chapel Gallery at ArtsPlace, 396 St. George Street in Annapolis Royal.
The exhibit runs through September 25th so if you can’t make it to the reception, you will have time to visit the exhibit.
This is a a curated exhibit. Pieces were chosen by Bonnie Baker from submissions.
Please join SOFAAR members in Annapolis Royal on Tuesday, August 23rd from 1-4 pm for a stitch-in.
This event will take place at Mrs. Nicholson Home at 212 St-George St.
It is part of Annapolis Royal’s Arts Unleashed 9-day celebration of arts and culture.
Bring a portable project and a chair. There will be room for stitchers outside and in!
Let’s show everyone how versatile “fibre” can be.
Hope to see you all there.
And on August 28th from 1-3 pm there will be the Opening Reception of SOFAAR’s first annual exhibition at the Chapel Gallery at ArtsPlace, 396 St. George Street in Annapolis Royal. That exhibit will run through September 25th.
More events planned in September and October so stay tuned.
Asha Croggan is member of SOFAAR who does volunteer work with Suicide Prevention. Every year, for their annual gathering, Asha organises what she calls a Community HeART project.
This year the theme of the gathering is The Power of Community and the symbol is a TREE.
Asha is looking for fibre artists to create a leaf – or several – for the tree. The leaves will be distributed to all the participants at the Suicide Prevention gathering and they will attach them to the community tree in honour of someone they care for and/or in honour of the commitment they are making to strengthen our collective community.
As Asha says ” The power of community is like the power of a tree. Each leaf a member of the community rising up to do their part in creating a kinder, more compassionate, more resilient community”
Details of how you can participate by making a leaf (before the September 5th deadline), can be found in the attached document.
You can also contact Asha at: <ashavcroggon@gmail.com>
Susan Caley-Purdy and Christine Igot stitched for an hour down at Mrs. Nicholson Home in Annapolis Royal in honour of World Embroidery Day on July 30th.
Many people were interested to learn there was a World Embroidery Day!
Also snapped a photo of a visitor’s tattoo!
She calls herself a “hard-core Canadian knitter” and this tattoo is the proof.
We all celebrate our love of fibre in many ways.
