http://www.cameronannemason.com Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:26:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just got back from a week-long workshop with Jane Dunnewold at the Pacific Northwest Art School in Coupeville, Washington. Jane, whether she knows it or not, has been my mentor since I discovered her first book in 2001, Complex Cloth. She is an innovator in the field of surface ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/08/08/workshop-with-jane-dunnewold/ I was in Michigan this Summer and saw the most amazing sunset. The color and intensity was like nothing we get here in the Northwest. Talk about complementary colors. I kept waiting for the pods to arrive and the aliens to take us away! http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/08/08/michigan-sunset/ [caption id="attachment_1116" align="alignright" width="640" caption="Pulling from the "stash"."][/caption] The sculptural forms for the Grass Series are coming along. I am currently working on three, trying to get them done for a call for entries at the end of Summer. I'm working with both open and closed forms, fine-tuning the shapes and ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/07/24/grass-forms/ I'm very happy with the way the fabrics I've been printing for the Grass Series have been turning out. I've been printing on cottons, but also on a linen/silk double-weave that I love for it's wonderful texture, a cotton velveteen, rayon challis, and a bamboo/silk twill. [caption id="attachment_1101" align="alignleft" width="493" caption="Linen/Silk ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/07/24/grass-fabrics/ I've been working on a new series based on grasses. On my early Summer walks I would see the long, graceful grass blades topped with heavy seed heads. So many different species escaping the mower in parking strips and at the edge of vacant lots, so much variety in individuals ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/07/23/new-work-grasses/ I feel fortunate to be able to combine my love of festivals, like the Oregon Country Fair and Burning Man, with my more formal studio work. For the last three years my family has been a part of Ambience crew at OCF, creating a "living room" call Yew Are Here ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/07/23/oregon-country-fair/ Here are some photos from the Foster/White show. The gallery did a great job hanging  and lighting it. I find in making and showing art there are many steps to letting go of your work, much like in raising children. I find I hold the pieces so close during the ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/07/23/fosterwhite-show/ [caption id="attachment_1038" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Seedpod Seven detail"][/caption] My work is inspired by nature and the touch of human hands upon it. The fabrics are maps implying ancient messages. The forms are documents of the passage of time. Seedpods hold the germ of life, receptacles of potential, able to burst forth with new ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/06/28/artist-statement-for-new-work/ I attended the opening of the Bellwether Art Walk,  a group sculpture show in Bellevue that includes one of my pieces. The indoor sculpture is at Bellevue City Hall, a beautiful building with an amazing terrazo floor. The outdoor installations are at the  Downtown Park. I hadn't realized that the show ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/06/28/bellwether-art-walk/ I was invited to show two pieces, Leaf Vessel and Can I Help You?,  in the Rio Patchwork Design Show in Brazil this year. The organizers of the show have a strong desire to introduce their local quilters to art quilts. Through their research they found CQA and invited a ... http://www.cameronannemason.com/2010/06/28/going-to-rio/