good bye, tear down

Kendra Skalski, Marcy Chevali

I was very sad to spend my day Friday taking down the connective thread exhibit. The month absolutely flew by.

Kendra Skalski

I slowly took each piece down one by one. Preparing them to be shipped back to their talented maker or picked up and toted home. It was actually quite interesting to see the show dissolve... and hear so many people, in the time that I was in the gallery, come in and say how sad they were to see it go.
Compliments on the beauty of the show and the work were abound.
I was so delighted for the success of the work and hope to see it come alive again in another venue.


You can see the progress of the exhibit coming together as well as links to all the artists features and their websites over at connective threads very own blog here.

Thanks for your interest in the exhibit and my journey through it.

connective thread exhibit images.

Kendra Skalski

Finally, some images of the opening and install of the fabulous connective thread exhibtion, I was so honored to curate this exhibition and blown away by the quality of work that was submitted. The curating process was so difficult - but in the end I felt like it was a very exciting and cohesive show. We had a very diverse group of work and artists but they were all connected by that connective thread...

Look at the awesome turn out we had at the opening. The gallery was packed from 7- well past 10. We went through 3 cases of wine and I think all had a good time.

There is me and my pregnant belly talking to some old friends from Cambridge who are now New Yorkers, the crowd was a mix of friends of artists, blog readers, other artists who submitted, and fiber lovers galore.

I was so happy that so many people came out to see all these amazing artists work!

Summer Zickefoose, Jane Waggoner Deschner, Alisha McGurdy.

Let's take a walk around the gallery.

Sarah Bahr, Stacy Renee Morrison, I loved their work next to each other.

Einet Imber, Lyndsey Baldwin, Rebecca Ringquist, Kimberly Hennessy, Simone Meltesen,

Lyndsey Baldwin

Rebecca Ringquist, Kimberly Hennessy

Simone Meltesen

Kimberly Hennessy, Jen Prather

Joetta Maue, Jennifer Bevill, Michelle Dickson, Rebecca Ringquist

Marcy Chevali performing her work, unraveling, at the opening.

Christalena Hughmanick

So there you go all the gorgeous work of connective thread. You saw Crytsal Gregory's work featured yesterday and can look forward to more features in the next few weeks. Each work will be show individually.
And don't forget that next Sunday, January 24, there will be an artist talk with a handful of the artists so you can learn more about the awesome work on exhibit!

A review of connective thread by Iviva.
A mention of waking with you at Boston.com.
Thanks for the sweet little mention here by Jeana.

connective thread.

detail of family ties by Kendra Skalski.

Congratulations to the selected artists for
connective thread
a contemporary fiber work exhibition

Sarah Bahr
Lyndsey Baldwin
Jennifer Bevill
Marcy Chevali
Jane Waggoner Deschner
Michelle Dickson
Crystal Gregory
Kim Hennessey
Christalena Hughmanick
Einat Imber
Alisha McCurdy
Simone Meltesen
Stacy Renee Morrison
Jennifer Prather
Rebecca Ringquist
Kendra Skalski
Summer Zickefoose

The exhibit will be held from January 7-January 30.
Sweet Lorraine Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Opening reception will be held Saturday, January 9, 7-10 pm.
Artists talk Sunday, January 24 at 5:30pm.