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What is LAFTA?
Founded in 1995, Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists (LAFTA) is an anization of visual artists whose work encompasses a variety of surface design and construction techniques, focusing on fibers, textiles and beads.
Our mission is to provide support to our members and to increase community awareness of fiber and textile art.
REMINDER:
Dues for 2020 will be $35. For current members, details are in the January newsletter and the Digest. New members may find information under Become a Member at the top of the page.?
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Thursday, February 20
Program: Art as Mindfulness Practice: Looking Deep
Karen Newton from the Speed Museum will guide us through a practice of "deep looking" at art and provide written guidelines for how to do this with our own art.
https://www.speedmuseum.org/slow-down/
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, January 16:
Program: Meet the Artists
Featured artists and LAFTA members Nancy Currier and Debby Stratford shared some of their work and techniques, as well as their journeys as artists.
- Nancy Currier - painter, book maker, box maker, collage artist
- Debby Stratford - printmaker?
New member Kristyn Morrison, a quiltmaker and engineer, shared her completed circle quilt finished off in her specially designed frame.?
Look for links to their websites under the tab SEE OUR WORK above.?
