1. Surface Design Association 2013 Student Member Exhibition June 6 – July 31, 2013 interface: Linked Up

2. June 6 – July 21, 2013 UTSA Downtown Gallery San Antonio, TX. interface: Linked Up As part of Surface Design Association’s 17 th International Conference SDA student members were invited to submit work for competition and exhibition to showcase cutting-edge uses of fiber.

3. Judged by fiber artist Ruth Tabancay, this exhibition presents innovative work created by SDA student members who link together ideas with any fiber technique. Work can explore a variety of processes including, but not limited to, surface design, weaving, quilting, knitting, stitching, papermaking, three-dimensional forms and the use ofRuth Tabancay non-conventional materials.

4. Online Jurors Nancy Crasco Mary Ruth Smith Jean Dahlgren Carolyn Halliday

5. Photography provided by Ansen Seale & Marci McDadeMarci McDade All images in this presentation are subject to copyright. Please note SDA’s Terms and Conditions at: www.surfacedesign.org/terms-conditions Published in 2014 by Surface Design Association P.O. Box 20430 Albuquerque, NM 87154 707-829-3110 info@surfacedesign.org www.surfacedesign.org SDA would like to thank everyone who contributed to this event and presentation including: Mary Ruth Smith, Student Member Show Coordinator Jean Dahlgren, Student Member Show Assistant Molly Boyce, Presentation Design SDA Executive Director, Diane Sandlin SDA Website Manager, LM Wood

6. Navigation: Index of artists, additional photos Special Thanks goes to: The universities represented in this exhibition include: Arizona State University Baylor University East Carolina University Georgia State University Iowa State University North Carolina State University San Diego State University Tennessee Tech University – Appalachian Center of Crafts Tinghua University, Beijing, China University of Hawaii, Manoa University of Missouri – Columbia University of North Texas Find out about judge’s criteria for choosing winners + comments from winners themselves on SDA NewsBlog at: http://www.surfacedesign.org/newsblog/sda- 2013-student-members-show-who-won-why

7. Juried Artists

8. Viviana Belmares Weaver Street 30” x 50” Cotton and hand-dyed threads / Woven using a Theo Moorman technique

9. Julie Bilbro Self-Portrait 12” x 12” Found backing fabric, hand-dyed raw silk / French knots and applique

10. Shirley Boudreaux Holding on by a Thread 64” x 24” x 12” Thread, Solvy, Water Stabilizer / Sewn and dissolved in the stabilizer

11. J.P. Burton Ph (Potential Hazard) 6” x 9.5” x 10“ Wire, handmade paper, pig intestine, paints and dyes / Technique created by artist DETAIL

12. J.P. Burton Teal Egg Nest 9” x 5” x 5“ Wire, handmade paper, pig intestine, paints and dyes / Technique created by artist DETAIL

13. Elizabeth Christensen Inner Context 36” x 72” Fabric, dye and embroidery floss / Thermofax stencil printing, embroidery

14. Julia Feldman The Wall 14” x 14” Vintage cotton fabric, thread, cotton and silk fabrics, sequins and a screen / Applique and embroidery

15. Julia Feldman Who Goes There 17” x 25” Linen fabric, thread, papyrus, paint and dyes / Hand and machine embroidery 3 rd PLACE

16. Sophia Frisell Map 12” x 20” Paper and thread / Scoring and stitching

17. William Billy George Secret 11” x 11” x 4” Paper, raffia, and thread / Pressed, folded and stitched

18. Kelsey Gill A Wild Floral Paradise 34” x 38” x.75” Digitally printed image, paint and beads / Hand painted, embroidered and beaded, machine freeform embroidery and transfers

19. Katherine Hobbs The Phenomenology of Impairment 23” x 29” x.75” Watercolor paint, paper and silk organza / Hand painted and laminated

20. Betty Jarvis Family Value 36” x 5” x 3” Yarn, cotton core, doll arms and legs, and paint / Coiling, netting edges, and painting

21. Morgan Kuster Reflections 48“ x 48” (in 2 panels) Linen and cotton / Marbled and watercolor paint

22. Ying Ma The Rhyme Between Landscapes 54” x 72” Plant dyes, fish tape and silk fabric / Gradient dye and sewing

23. Kelcie McCurry Crystal Disco: the other Mother of Pearl 30” x 48” x 1.5” Sabra silk resist, dye, India ink and silk paint / Resistance and paint

24. Tamryn McDermott Punctuated Equilibrium 96” x 8” x 24” Mixed materials / Deconstructed, re-made, machine and hand stitched

25. Tamryn McDermott In Anticipation of Tomorrows 24” x 24” x 3” Ballistics vest, fabrics, paper, cardboard, plastic, thread and paint / Cut, manipulated, painted, stitched, printed and folded 2 nd PLACE

26. Nora McGinnis Slide I 36” x 60” Sheer silk habotai and dye / Screen printed

27. Melanie Merlo Metamorphosis 40” x 7” x 6” Handmade kozo paper, embroidery thread and konnyaku / Printed, hand embroidered, casted in flex wax SDA AWARD of EXCELLENCE

28. Melanie Merlo Nostalgia 11 ” x 28 ” Handmade kozo paper, coffee grounds, black ink and embroidery thread / Screen printed and embroidered

29. Analise Minjarez Natural Dye Study 2, Iron Mordant 14” x 11” x 2” Natural dyes and threads / Dyed and woven

30. Sam Panter Bent Balance 4” x 20” x 20“ Bent wood, fabric tape and yarn / Laminated, woven and knotted

31. Brittany Roetman The Heart of the Black Hills 22”x 14” Charcoal, dye pastel, map and thread / Stitched

32. Karen Schmidt Fall 40” by 22” Cotton canvas, reactive dye, discharge paste, thickened dye and pigment / Machine stitched with metallic thread.

33. Julie Shipman Dissection 32” x 72” x 1.5” Old door, cellulose fabric and Payerpol / Cut, covered with Payerpol, and layered 1 st PLACE

34. Delaney Smith Knebix 72” x 74” x 3” Repurposed paper / Manipulated

35. Eva Zuzuarregui Luminosidad, Densidad Obscura 8” xy 11” x 2” Wood fiber, thread, bamboo thread and leather / Wet felted, hand sewn, and embroidered

36. Gallery Views

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