Fiber Arts Show?March 1?March 31, 2016 Featuring ?Elements? The Periodic Tabl

Fiber art refers to fine art whose material consists of natural or synthetic fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn. It focuses on the materials and on the manual labor on the part of the artist as part of the works' significance, and prioritizes aesthetic value over utility. Join us in viewing these remarkable works of art. Reception: Saturday, March 12 10 am? Noon Demonstrations on Needle Felting and Spinning ?Elements? Project curator Kim Baird talks about how this project came to be. Most people are at least a bit familiar with the periodic table. It was hanging on the wall in high school chemistry class. For me, that was in 1970, and I remember it as a sort of telephone directory of the chemical elements. When my art quilt group decided to portray some of the elements in fabric, and arrange them in our own version of the PT, we were attracted by the shape of it. Like patchwork quilts, it?s made up of squares joined together. We didn?t realize what an adventure this project would become. We started reading about the table and the elements to get inspiration for our designs. What we found was wonderful stories about people, cultures, history, art and politics. Oh, and science. With each new element we made, we became more creative in our interpretations. Fairly early in the project, we realized we wanted to make all 118 elements and exhibit a complete Periodic Table. The combination of science, art, learning and working together has become so fascinating and absorbing that we are already wondering what to do next, to keep this momentum going.