This story was updated on Jan. 12 to include a new date.
PORT TOWNSEND — Got a question for a textile artist? Get it answered Saturday, Jan. 20, when Peninsula Fiber Artists presents “A Chat with the Artists” from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery.
Speaking at the gallery at 701 Water St. in Port Townsend will be four of the artists represented in “Burst of Color,” the PFA exhibit that opened Jan. 5 and will continue through Feb. 11, from noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays.
Linda Carlson will discuss “Found Objects and Commonplace Materials;” Kathie Cook will address “Hand Piecing and Hand Quilting;” and Liisa Fagerlund will describe embellishments. All three are from Sequim. Pamela Raine of Port Ludlow will speak on “Mixed Media.”
Audience questions will be welcome after each artist speaks briefly about one of her media.
“Burst of Color” includes more than 70 pieces from three dozen Kitsap and Olympic Peninsula artists: art quilts, textile sculptures, wearable art, collages and mixed media.
Established as a chapter of the international textile art group Surface Design Association, Peninsula Fiber Artists now offers a 24/7 walk-by exhibit at 675 Tyler St. in Uptown Port Townsend that changes every two months.
“The Big Chill,” curated by Sequim’s Lora Armstrong, is scheduled for January-February. “Funky Ladies,” curated by Port Angeles artist Evette Allerdings, is scheduled for March.
The group’s meetings, which alternate between the Northwind Art space at Fort Worden and the Gardiner Community Center, are open to area artists and craftspeople at no charge at 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. See https://sda-np.com for meeting schedules and exhibit information.
