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Are you ready for the runway? March 1 is submissions deadline for SDA FABRICATE members' fashion show happening (June in San Antonio).

SDA Members' Shows | surfacedesign.org
www.surfacedesign.org

Explore digital printing on the unexpected surface at San Antonio conference in June:

Kathyanne White / Digital Alternative Surfaces--From Flat to Dimensional
www.surfacedesign.org

Surface_Design: Elin Noble: Color Alchemy with cloth and color at @NBArtMuseum now to April 28th. t.co/kBHApCRhEJ

Fashion gets wired:

kristine mays breathes life into wire | Daily Art Muse
www.dailyartmuse.com

7-Stitch: Call-for-entries for SDA-sponsored exhibition at Claypool-Young Gallery will feature work from Kentucky + surrounding states. Details here:

Morehead State University :: Art and Design :: Art Gallery
www.moreheadstate.edu

Learn more about Janet Echelman, keynote speaker at upcoming SDA conference in June, via SDA/VP Jeanne Beck's blog story here:

Janet Echelman: Imaginings
artbyjeannebeck.blogspot.com

Now on in Doylestown, PA:

James A. Michener Art Museum: Suspended Harmonies: Fiber Art by Ted Hallman
www.michenermuseum.org
Ted Hallman has been an important figure in modern design since the late 1950s, using textiles as an artistic medium. Born in 1933 in Bucks County, his work is in the permanent collections at Smithsonian Institution, Metropolitan Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Art Institute of C…

Surface_Design: "Our Expanding Oceans" Museum of the Earth Ithaca, NY open now – May 13, 2013 by Mary Edna Fraser with Dr. Orrin Pilkey....

For Fashion Friday: These dresses made from balloons are a must-see. (Sorry - no image available for fb)

DaisyBalloon
www.daisyballoon.com

Sarah Walton's flickr photostream showcases her skillful use of machine embroidery to capture moments and moods....

redheartgirl
www.flickr.com

Surface_Design: Liz Collins "Touching the Void" opens at @TextileArtsCent in Manhattan Feb. 15- with "lots of surprises" t.co/KDEilQSU

Surface_Design: Spring fabric printing workshops with Gunnel Hag in Ontario are open for registration. t.co/uBScd4bz

Surface_Design: New work by Milisa Galazzi will be on view at the Newport Art Museum until May 19, 2013. t.co/vcz7oFfQ

After so much snow - let's have some tulip land art:

Flying over the Tulips Fields
www.flickr.com

El Anatsui gets big space in NYTimes & Brooklyn Museum:

A Million Pieces of Home: El Anatsui at Brooklyn Museum
www.nytimes.com
...retrospective exhibition “Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui,” by Ghanaian who invented a new art form.

Surface_Design: You still have time to see Social Fabric & Scratching the Surface at @CraftAndFolk It will be on view until May 5th. Don't miss this one!

Surface_Design: RT @CraftAndFolk: Holly Jerger brings printmaking classes back on Tuesday for another 8 week pay-as-you-go run. t.co/wXpn6DdO

Surface_Design: "Creek by Creek" Fundraiser on Valentine's Day at Mary Edna Fraser's Studio for Charleston Waterkeeper. t.co/vRzF8IXQ

Meghan Urback, presenter at our upcoming conference, on textiles that are still making it...

American Wool: tradition meets contemporary design
www.handfulofsalt.com
There are several thriving businesses in the United States which champion craft traditions, local labor & wool.

Ab/fab music video by Black Books uses embroidery + textile paraphernalia to animate lyrics & sell the song:

Black Books - Favorite Place

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