2010 Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival
Clackamas County Fairgrounds ~ Canby, Oregon
September 25th & 26th (workshops on the 24th)
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Invitational Artists' Gallery
- Thanks to the artistic skill and work of curator, Fran Mazzara, the Invitational Artists' Gallery and Sally McCarrick Fiber Creations Gallery, ar both educational and inspiring. A hightlight of the Festival and shouldn't be missed.
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Judging & Rules
- The emphasis of judging will be on craftsmanship, originality, composition and suitability of fiber to product. Entries will be judged according to, but not restricted to, the listed skill levels, divisions and categories. Categories may be combined as needed.
General Entry Rules for the Fiber Division apply in addition to the Fiber Creations General Rules.
- The emphasis of judging will be on craftsmanship, originality, composition and suitability of fiber to product. Entries will be judged according to, but not restricted to, the listed skill levels, divisions and categories. Categories may be combined as needed.
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Be Inspired
Cynthia Heeren
Cynthia Heeren of Bend, Oregon, learned to knit and crochet from her mother when she was five and has never stopped. She and her husband, Karl, raised Angora and Cashmere goats, whose fiber inspired her to develop knitting and crochet patterns that emphasize the quality and uniqueness of the fiber. Her designs have appeared in magazines such as Knit N Style, and in the book: Handspun Treasures for Rare Wools: The Save the Sheep Project. Cynthia's fiber skills have won numerous awards including The Black Sheep Cup and The OFFF Diamond Award. Cynthia has judged fiber arts and animal and fleece competitions across the U.S., and taught classes on lace spinning and spinning cashmere. She participates at OFFF as a judge, instructor, and vendor, marketing her fiber and patterns under Hokulani Farms; hokulanifarms@msn.com
Alice Howell
Alice Howell, McMinnville, Oregon, enjoyed knitting, crochet-ing, quilting and free motion sewing, then she was introduced to lace making and "fell in love with it". She has attended lace-making conferences as far away as England and toured lace making sites in Europe. She is especially fascinated with antique lace, and has studied identifying and repairing antique lace with expert Elizabeth Kurella, Chicago Museum of Art Curator.
Alice makes a variety of laces: Torchon, Russian, Idrijian, Cluny, Binche, and Flanders. Her lace has been exhibited around the world. Alice also collects antique lace pieces and antique bobbins which she uses in her work. Alice plans to be available to look at antique pieces and possibly identify their origin. Check her schedule at the Festival.
Sylvia Murariu
Sylvia Murariu, Oregon City, Oregon, was ten when she learned Romanian Point Lace in school in her native Romania; then more techniques from a neighbor who "was the most lace addicted person I knew". She now creates her own stitches and designs inspired by her students, nature, special events, and symbols. Even a student's mistake has led to creating a new stitch. She has more than 400 stitches in her collection of Romanian Point lace.
Sylvia has taught Romanian Point Lace throughout the U.S. and Canada. Her work has been shown in Piecework and Fiber Arts, and she has self published three books, a DVD, and created countless designs. Visit her website: www.sylviaslace.com
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Updated July 1, 2010
Our Mission is to exhibit and demonstrate the full spectrum of natural fibers (plant and animal), from beginning to end.
That is, from the animal or raw fiber to the finished product.
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