Shark Car, Exhibits and an Old Flag - July 2012

July was textiles month in  Southern California.  HGA Convergence 2012 touched down in Long Beach and our fiber community was in overdrive,  providing many exhibits and events. Plus I was almost on television, but it was not to be...

My studio and ARTSgarage were included in an HGA tour, and a shark car plus our cat Tuxedo greeted everyone as they entered. It was both goofy and magical  - for more photos visit my Facebook album.

In addition to teaching at HGA Convergence, I showed work in six Southern California exhibits and delivered pieces for a seventh exhibit, Tracing the Steps, opening on August 3 at the Visions Art Museum in San Diego.  Pictured  at left  is Indigo Dreams #2, featured in California Fibers: Here and Now, at the Werby Gallery at California State University, Long Beach.

America's Lost Treasures debuted on the National Geographic channel this month and I was interviewed at length about the construction of the flag featured in the Los Angeles episode.

Alas, my entire segment ended up on the cutting room floor. They used a textile conservator to establish the flag's authenticity and must have decided my contributions weren't central to the story. It was a fun afternoon but a humbling lesson on the perils of the editing process.

Below are photos of the flag in question, and of Curt ,  one of the hosts,  with me in my studio.