Lecture by Judy Coates Perez at at the St. Louis Artists’ Guild on Thursday, September 17th at 7 pm.

Lecture by Judy Coates Perez The Missouri Fiber Artists – in celebration of Innovations In Textiles 8 – are hosting a fantastic lecture at the St. Louis Artists’ Guild on Thursday, September 17th at 7 pm. This lecture is bound to be stimulating. Please join the Missouri Fiber Artists, Judy Coates Perez and the St. Louis Artists’ Guild this Thursday at 7 pm, we would love to see you here. Judy Coates Perez, an international award winning textile artist well known for her highly detailed, colorfully painted whole cloth quilts, left her native New England in her teens to travel with her parents. Together, they toured the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Guatemala. Shortly thereafter, she studied in Northern California, Japan and Los Angeles where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design. She has claimed no less than fourteen cities as her home. Judy believes that all the places she has lived have in many ways taken up residence in her and manifest in the diversity of her work. Exploring themes drawn from folklore, history and nature, she enjoys working in a variety of media. Often blending quilting skills with techniques drawn from her graphic arts background, she uses textile paints, dyes, inks, acrylic powders, and artist’s pencils on her fabric as well as sewing metal into her mixed media pieces. This creative restlessness perfectly mirrors her life experience. Judy has written numerous articles for Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors magazines and has been a guest multiple times on the new Quilting Arts PBS television program. You can see more of her work and read about her creative process at: http://judyperez.blogspot.com http://paintedthreadsprojects.blogspot.com The following are some of the upcoming events at the St. Louis Artists’ Guild: On the Bias Exhibition Series Opening Reception Sunday, September 20th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Lindsay Obermeyer’s Residency at the St. Louis Artists’ Guild September 14th – September 27th Come help Lindsay sew hats on The Red Thread in preparation for the Dance of Hats Performance Please Call Ahead to Confirm Participation The Red Thread Project’s Dance of Hats Performance Sunday, September 27th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm The Nimble Fingers Series Felting Workshop Thursday, September 24th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Call Hannah Montford to Register The Nimble Fingers Series Weaving Workshop with Janita Loder Thursday, October 8th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Call Hannah Montford to Register The Nimble Fingers Series Crocheting Workshop with Ron Foreman Thursday, October 22nd from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Call Hannah Montford to Register The Nimble Finger Series Organic Dyeing Workshop with Erin Cork Thursday, November 5th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Call Hannah Montford to Register Silk Screening on Fabric Workshop with John Vogl of Bungaloo! Press Saturday, October 17th Call Hannah Montford to Register Surface Design: Hand Printed Quilts Workshop with Roxanne Phillips Saturday and Sunday, November 7th and 8th Call Hannah Montford to Register Please visit stlouisartistsguild.org to view all of the upcoming Exhibitions and more!

Sincerely, St. Louis Artists’ Guild Gallery hours: Noon-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday