Join us on First Friday to celebrate the opening of the Missouri Fiber Artists group exhibition: “Contemplations”.

The individual members of MOFA were presented a challenge to each create a book for this exhibition. The books range from traditional to the unconventional. Some are suspended from the ceiling, while others are on pedestals or on the wall. This exhibition contains a spectrum of techniques and approaches.

Missouri Fiber Artists (MoFA) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to promote statewide communication among individuals and groups participating in all aspects of the fiber arts. Since 1978, we have been celebrating all of the fiber arts through our quarterly newsletter and bi-annual conference, retreat and regular membership exhibitions.

https://missourifiberartists.org/

Join us at the Belger Glass Annex (1219. East 19th St.) this first Friday, July 1 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm for a free glassblowing demonstration featuring the Belger Glass Annex glassblowers.

Watch the team heat and shape hot glass into a work of art. This demonstration is an open-house-style event, so stay for as long as you’d like. Enjoy live music, food, and fun, too! Also, don’t forget to pop over to Belger Crane Yard Studios for the raku firing demo.

Raku firing is back on first Friday, July 1 at Belger Crane Yard Studios (2011 Tracy Avenue, KCMO)! Join us for an evening of food, drink, and a raku demonstration, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

There’s no cost to watch the demo, but if you’re interested in having your work fired on July 1, limited spots will be available for a fee.

Imprint is a two-person exhibition featuring ceramic works by Sarah Gross and fiber works by Mary Anne Jordan.

Sarah Gross uses pattern and repetition to engage the viewer’s eye, using multiples and repetition to build pattern and complexity. Her imprint is evident in the labor-intensive surface decoration of her vessels and in her installation titled Consumption, a 36-foot-long carpet of red-glazed ceramic tiles. The texture of each tile was created by a cast of the artist’s finger.

Mary Anne Jordan uses nontraditional quilting processes to create hand-dyed, quilted, and stitched works. Creating pattern using bold colors and intensive hand-stitching, she allows her dyes to run and smear to reveal the artist’s imprint and a humanness to the work. These visual statements allude to domesticity and daily life, while referencing current events and contemporary culture.

Imprint is a two-person exhibition featuring ceramic works by Sarah Gross and fiber works by Mary Anne Jordan.

Sarah Gross uses pattern and repetition to engage the viewer’s eye, using multiples and repetition to build pattern and complexity. Her imprint is evident in the labor-intensive surface decoration of her vessels and in her installation titled Consumption, a 36-foot-long carpet of red-glazed ceramic tiles. The texture of each tile was created by a cast of the artist’s finger.

Mary Anne Jordan uses nontraditional quilting processes to create hand-dyed, quilted, and stitched works. Creating pattern using bold colors and intensive hand-stitching, she allows her dyes to run and smear to reveal the artist’s imprint and a humanness to the work. These visual statements allude to domesticity and daily life, while referencing current events and contemporary culture.