Announcing a Rare Fabric Sale in San Francisco April 27

I received this via email from Marcy Tilton

April 6, 2007

Announcing a special fabric sale in San Francisco (with apologies to those who live to far away to come) Friday April 27 9:30 - 1 pm at the Shop/Studio of Diana Slavin Diana Slavin Womenswear
3 Claude Ln.
San Francisco, CA 94108

This is a rare opportunity to find beautiful designer fabrics at prices that will make you smile. San Francisco designer Diana Slavin uses exquisite european fabrics for her chic small boutique tucked away in Claude Alley in downtown San Francisco. Beautiful fabrics and great fit define her clothing line, only available at her small jewel of a shop. Every few years they clear out excess fabric and hold a sale. One of my 'secret' sources, I always find treasures here and I co-ordinate my San Francisco Design Tours with these fabric sales. If you love fabric and live in the Bay Area this is not to be missed.

Short hours. They clear off their design table for the sale, held in the back room behind the shop. Directions at the link below.

Claude Lane runs between (and parallel to) Grant and Kearney, the cross streets are Sutter and Bush. This is a hidden little one block alley with other lovely shops and Cafe Claude, a wonderful French cafe is right next door (great place for lunch, dinner or a cafe au lait0

Please do not call the store.

RSVP
Diana and her assistant Kristen would like an idea of how many people might like to come, so if you are coming, please send me a return e-mail: marcy@marcytilton.com I won't reply to your e-mail, and it is NOT cast in stone, rather to give them the courtesy of knowing how many avid fabric lovers to expect.

Diana's website gives a feel for her finely honed design sense.
http://www.dianaslavin.com/

John Marshall lecture in Sacramento

The Jan Ken Po Gakko Cultural Association presents John Marshall's Fabulous Textile Collection : Costumes of the Meiji Era. The presentation will be on Mat 12th at Parkview Presbytarian Church at 727 T Street. Click on the flyer to view.

Special Event: Ray Materson May17th @ 11:00 a.m.

Ray Materson has a story to tell

Ray Materson is a nationally renowned, self-taught artist who found inspiration in a pair of socks while in prison. During the first year of a 15 year prison term for drug-related offenses, Ray prayed to God for "all the wrong things"; the answer came when he traded some cigarettes for a pair of socks, secured a needle from a prison guard and started stitching his way to redemption. His creations are miniature masterpieces, 2/5" x 3", 1,200 stitches per square inch. He has had numerous exhibitions throughout the US. He has published his autobiography, Sins and Needles, A Story of Spiritual Redemption.

One of the basic purposes of Sacramento Center for the Textile Arts is to present speakers from afar who plan to be in the Sacramento area at anytime. This is the reason for 2 lecture programs in the month of May. Ray Materson comes to us as a referral from UC Davis. He will be exhibiting and lecturing at UC Davis in May; we are very fortunate that he has time for our group. has agreed to present a special program for SCTA. The program will be presented on May 17th at 11:00 am. Ray is currently a featured artist in the show Stories Through Needle and Thread whixh will run at the UC Davis Design Museum May 10th through July 13th. Don’t miss this opportunity.

Introduction to Surface Design:A Workshop from Liz Berg

An all day workshop at the Garden and Art Center on May 2nd will feature Liz Berg. Liz will bring the paints, coloring agents, and other supplies and will introduce students to various ways of adding color to white fabric. Students will leave with several yards of fabric ready to use in new works. Call Vera Latimer at 682-5504 or email her at v.latimer@comcast.net with questions or to register.

May 7th Liz Berg:How a Traditional Quilter Became an Art Quilter

In 1971 Liz started making quilts. However, she began diverging from traditional quilts to explore color and composition in more abstract works. She now considers herself a fiber artist rather than a quiltmaker, although many pieces still fit the original definition of "quilt", i.e., a top, a middle and a backing all held together with stitching. Using a sewing machine as her pen, Liz has completed "watercolor wash" landscapes. She paints and dyes fabrics, both to sell and to use in her own work, and is exploring all the variations of working on and with fiber. Working out of a studio in her home, she is producing a large body of work which is varied in its color and design ideas. Her work celebrates line, movement and color. Liz works intuitively in the format of abstract expressionism with nature as her inspiration. She has taken numerous awards at local and national venues. Her work is in private collections throughout the United States and Japan, and in the permanent collections at the Honolulu Academy of Art and Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Liz maintains both a website (http://www.lizbergartquilts.com) and a Blog (http://lizcreates.blogspot.com) where you can see examples of her quilts and her wonderful fabric postcards.