The Textile Study Group of New York will host a Juried Exhibition of Miniature Works in Fiber by Members, January 7 – January 31, 2009, at the Phoenix Gallery, 210 Eleventh Avenue at 25th Street, Suite 902, New York, NY 10001
Lewis Knauss- Juror
Opening Reception January 8, 2009, 6-8pm
I will have two pieces in the show
I love this technique. How big are these overall? I’m trying to understand the overall theme of the show and how they represent economies of scale?
The show is about small format. No entry could be larger than 6″ in any dimension. So by using an economical format, more pieces could fit into the small gallery space. Here is a quote from the catalog available from the show, “Economists define “economies of scale” as a reduction in cost per unit resulting from increased prouduction, realized through operational efficiencies. This definition might have provided inspiration for some. But for most of TSGNY’s artists, Economies of Scale presented a true challenge – the need to economize on the scale at which they normally work. To downscale without diminishing.… Read more »
Wow-thanks for including the catalog-couldn’t get the small feel from the pictures out of context. I have to see these in person. Would have loved to get to the whole exhibit-very neat idea-how many pieces in overall exhibit? You must have woven these specifically for this exhibit, given the very unusual size.
Well come on up to Manhattan! I’ll take you into the city… There were 48 works, according to the catalog. Yes, indeed, I took two of my strongest images, and scaled them down for the show. I wasn’t sure they would scale that small, but I was pleasantly surprised. The cool thing was I could weave two of them side by side on the 25″ warp. That left me enough border to wrap around a piece of Flexi-Firm Interfacing. So my pieces are approx the size of a post card. Hence the overall title for these pieces, Personal Posts.