PORT TOWNSEND — Textile art crafted by members of the North Peninsula Chapter of the Surface Design Association will be on display throughout the summer at Pippa’s Real Tea beginning Wednesday.
The Surface Design Association, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Minnesota, works to inspire creativity, encourage innovation and advocate for artistic excellence in textile-inspired art and design, according to its website.
The exhibit, Women by Women, will open Wednesday and remain on display through Aug. 27 at the shop at 636 Water St.
Pippa’s Real Tea is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The artists who contributed to the display will be on hand to greet the public from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 2 and again Aug. 6.
“Fifteen of our artists have interpreted the theme ‘Women by Women’ in our respective fiber media to bring you a broad range of images and techniques,” said Caryl Bryer Fallert, an event organizer.
Surface design art
Surface design art uses techniques that manipulate or alter the surface of a textile — a natural or artificial fiber, or non-textile element that takes on the properties of fiber, Fallert said.
Such art can be functional or not and can be for the wall, the body or as decoration, she said.
The North Peninsula Chapter includes about 36 artists from Port Townsend, Port Angeles, Sequim and Bainbridge Island, Fallert said, with many members having received national and international awards.
The artists are experts in several media stemming from surface design art such as weaving, spinning, dyeing, quilting, beading, printing, encaustic, wood turning, doll making, felting, collage and paper.
For more information, call 360-385-6060.
