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SUMMARY:Meeting+Lecture (Zoom)- Susan Avishai
DESCRIPTION:This is a Zoom event.\nThe zoom link will be emailed to registered participants a few days before.\n\nBusiness meeting generally starts at 6pm\, arrive earlier for sign-in\, refreshments and socializing\, with any lecture generally at 7pm.\nGuests are always welcome\, there is a guest fee\, $10\, which can be credited toward membership – click HERE for more information. \n\n \n18 February 2026 \nZOOM \nSusan Avishai \nAmong the Garbage and the Flowers     \nHow Susan came to fibre art\, specifically using cast-off clothing\, reuse and creativity.  Techniques for creating sculpture from deconstructed\, discarded clothing to evoke awareness of the exploitative nature of garment manufacture and the paradoxically enormous problem of textile waste. \n  \nBIO Susan Avishai creates sculpture from deconstructed\, discarded clothing. Her work evokes awareness of the exploitative nature of garment manufacture and the paradoxically enormous problem of textile waste. Susan has mounted 18 solo shows\, won many prizes in national and international juried exhibitions\, and is represented in several large corporate and museum collections. She was elected to the Ontario Society of Artists in 2015.Originally from Montreal\, Susan has a BFA (1971) from Concordia University\, studied as well at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto\,and the Académie Julien in Paris. She received an MA (2002\, Hollins  University\, VA) in writing and literature. Toronto is now home\, after years in Jerusalem\, New York\, Boston\, and Ottawa. Her new work has been included in the book Dimensional Cloth\, Sculpture by Contemporary Textile Artists by Andra Stanton; profiled in Fiber Art Now; and the SAQA Journal\, and she was a featured artist in Australia’s Textile Fibre Forum. She was a presenting artist at the 3rd International Textile Symposium at the Mark Rothko Centre in Daugavpils\, Latvia\, was chosen for the 2016 Gardiner Museum’s Twelve Trees Christmas program\, and has guest curated a show of 11 artists who also work with up-cycled  textiles\, exhibited in 2023 at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in Almonte\, Ontario. Recent work was shown at the Mary E. Black Gallery in Halifax\, NS and she participated in Fiberart International 2019. She was chosen twice for Excellence in Fibers and once for Excellence in Quilts organized by Fiber Art Now. Most recently she was invited to be a featured speaker at the 2023 SAQA Conference in Toronto. \nClick here to learn more about Susan Avishai
URL:https://www.northernstarquilters.com/event/lecture-5/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Guild Meeting,Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="President":MAILTO:President@northernstarquilters.com
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SUMMARY:*FULL* Workshop - Special Effects with Color (Zoom-multi-day)
DESCRIPTION:*** WORKSHOP CLOSED ***\nThis is a Zoom event.\nThe zoom link will be emailed to registered participants a few days before.\n\n\nREGISTER AND PAY: Click HERE\nWorkshop name/teacher\, date\,and price needed for signup. \nFor availability and questions\, contact  programs@northernstarquilters.com \n\n\nBe sure your NSQG membership is up-to-date (click here to renew or join) before registering as a member.\nNon-members are welcome (based on availability) for an increased fee\, as listed in the event description.\nAll sign-ups are subject to availability; NO refunds unless the event is cancelled.\nSupply lists\, if not already on the website\, will be emailed to participants shortly before the workshop\nZoom link\, if applicable\, will be emailed to participants a few days before the workshop.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nNOTE: Our January workshop has been revised. Christine Barnes’ Special Effects with Color! will now consist of two engaging sessions instead of three\, and the fee has been reduced to $50 for members and $75 for non-members. Each session lasts three hours and will be recorded\, so you can revisit the content for at least one week. \nCHRISTINE BARNES – Special Effects with Color \nVIRTUAL via Zoom  – This is a multi-day Zoom workshop of two 3 hour color study sessions\n$50 members \nZoom 1 — TRANSPARENCY—the illusion that one color is lying on top of another and where they cross\, there is a third color.\nThursday\, 22 January 2026 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET \nZoom 2 — LUMINOSITY—the illusion of a light coming from beneath the surface.\nThursday\, 29 January 2026 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET \nJoin us for an in-depth exploration of the vibrant world of color using just paper\, glue\, and fabric from your very own stash. Learn how to use the color wheel to create fresh\, unexpected color combinations. See how color affects texture and pattern. Learn about “magic fabrics” that give a quilt light and vitality. Some effects suggest light coming from below the surface (luminosity) or bouncing across the surface (luster). Others imply that see-through colors overlap to create new color mixtures (transparency). They typically display variations in value—light areas among darker areas\, or light-to-dark gradations—and they often contain warm colors. \nClick here to learn more about Christine Barnes\nClick here to check out her book The Quilter’s Color Club Print-on-Demand Edition – C&T Publishing\nClick here to watch Christine on Alex Anderson & Ricky Tims The Quilt Show Episode 1407\nChristine also taught Special Effects with Color for The Quilt Show.
URL:https://www.northernstarquilters.com/event/workshop4/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Programs VP":MAILTO:Programs@northernstarquilters.com
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SUMMARY:Meeting+Lecture (Zoom)-Christine Barnes
DESCRIPTION:This is a Zoom event.\nThe zoom link will be emailed to registered participants a few days before.\n\n \n21 January 2026  ZOOM \nChristine Barnes \nColor! Color! Color! \nLuster! Luminosity! Transparency! \n1) Being “good with color” is more about practice than talent! This program begins with a look at the three color characteristics common to all quilts and garments: value\, temperature\, and intensity. These terms sound academic\, yet they\, as much as color itself\, are the key to making great quilts. Learn how to use the color wheel to create fresh\, unexpected color combinations. See how color affects texture and pattern. Images of quilts from nationally known quilters are followed by my quilts and a digital mini fashion show of wearables. \n2) Put simply\, “magic fabrics” give a quilt light and vitality. Some suggest light coming from below the surface (luminosity) or bouncing across the surface (luster). Others imply that see-through colors overlap to create new color mixtures (transparency). They typically display variations in value—light areas among darker areas\, or light-to-dark gradations—and they often contain warm colors. A digital trunk show of fabrics\, quilts\, and wearables brings the concepts to life. \nBIO My quilting life began when I was eight or nine\, with a doll quilt made on my crank Singer sewing machine. I asked my grandmother what was inside a quilt\, and she said “cotton.” I stuffed my little quilt with cotton balls—and wondered why it was lumpy. \nFast forward through teenage years happily spent sewing clothes. Degrees in Design and Journalism segued into a full-time job for Sunset Publishing. In 1980 I wrote Quilting\, Patchwork & Appliqué\, a best seller\, thanks to the input from renowned quilter Roberta Horton. I went on to write books on soft furnishings\, decorating\, and remodeling. I loved my job. \nLater\, as a free-lance writer\, I was assigned to write a chapter on color for another Sunset book. Through exercises and observation\, my uncle\, an artist in Mendocino\, taught me how color works—and ignited a lifelong love of color. \nThat chapter laid the foundation for two books on color theory for quilters\, plus articles for quilt magazines and decades of teaching. My main takeaway? There are classic color concepts—and they work. Whether it’s choosing fabrics for a new quilt\, fixing one that’s not working\, or attempting an effect like transparency\, it all boils down to the basics. What may look like magic is grounded in classic color theory. \nRetired from traveling to teach\, I do lectures and classes via Zoom. I feel so fortunate to live a life that connects me to quilts and quilt makers worldwide. And now\, my best creative time is spent in my light-filled sewing room\, where I am always happy. \nClick here to learn more about Christine Barnes \nBusiness meeting generally starts at 6pm\, arrive earlier for sign-in\, refreshments and socializing\, with any lecture generally at 7pm.\nGuests are always welcome\, there is a guest fee\, $10\, which can be credited toward membership – click HERE for more information.
URL:https://www.northernstarquilters.com/event/lecture-4/
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CATEGORIES:Guild Meeting,Lectures
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