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Some photos from my latest projects EcoJam 2015 Posted by Judy Bales Design on Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Dark Beauty Magazine (photographed by Candice Ghai)
Posted by Dark Beauty: August 18, 2015
Dark Beauty Magazine (Photographed by Candice Ghai)
Posted by Dark Beauty, July 9, 2015.
Dark Beauty Magazine (Photographed by Jim Lamb)
Posted by Dark Beauty: April 20, 2015
EcoJam 2015
EcoJam is an annual Fairfield, Iowa community collaboration that showcases local and international clothing designers. However, it’s more than just your typical fashion show… EcoJam only features only sustainable fashion! According to their website, …EcoJam has kept the emphasis on showcasing … Continued
Omaha Fashion Week, March 2015
Video courtesy of Dan Richters.
Graphic Designer Stuart Friedman
Stuart Friedman is one of the first people I met when I moved to Fairfield, Iowa in 1984. Over the years I have watched and admired his work evolve as a graphic designer. Stuart Friedman’s 40 years as a professional graphic designer embraces … Continued
Omaha Fashion Week
I am very happy to have been selected to participate in Omaha Fashion Week for their March show. I will show in the avant garde category and I proposed a theme of “The Night Sky”. I will create 12 garments … Continued
Halston & Warhol
Yesterday I saw Silver & Suede/Halston & Warhol at the Des Moines Art Museum. Fascinating exploration of the “interconnected lives and creative practices” of Halston and Andy Warhol. I am thrilled with the trend in recent years for art museums … Continued
Stuart McCall Libby monoprints
These are works by an old friend, Stuart Libby who I knew in Athens, Georgia during the 1970’s and 80’s. These are oils on paper/monoprints and have beautiful transparency and atmospheric effects. The one shown above brings to mind the compositions and … Continued
Finding Beauty, Interview with Tony Ellis
This is a terrific artist interview I came across made by Marc Baraka Strauch. In Finding Beauty, Tony Ellis speaks eloquently about his work and about beauty as a language of connection. I especially love the way he describes the work coming out … Continued
Photos of EcoJam by Marc Baraka Strauch
Recently I ran into Marc Strauch, an old friend I hadn’t seen since perhaps the early 1990’s. I think we both enjoyed seeing how each other’s work has evolved. He forwarded some really great documentation he took of the entire … Continued
Splatter to Sparkle, University of Iowa Museum of Art Benefit
http://now.uiowa.edu/2014/03/splatter-sparkle-%E2%80%94-join-journey
Iowa Crafts: The Winners
MASON CITY | Gratia Brown of Cedar Rapids received Best in Show in Iowa Crafts: 41 for her hand-built assembled ceramic artwork, “Triumph of Foam Over Mertar.” Award winners were announced at the opening reception of at the Charles H. … Continued
Interface: Fabricate
The artist was invited to be the featured artist at the the runway show Fabricate, part of the 2013 International Surface Design Association Conference in San Antonio, Texas. She also served as one of three initial on-line jurors for the runway show … Continued
Thinking Inside the Box: Infinity Within the Finite
Thinking Inside the Box To obtain a copy of the issue which contains this article see surfacedesign.org To read related articles on fractals see howstuffworks.com To read related articles on African American quilting traditions see connection.ebscohost.com
Surface Design Journal, Article by Mo Ellis, 2009
01_Surface Design Journal Fall 2009_Article by Mo Ellis
Global Quilt Symposium Lincoln Nebraska April 2009 Presentation of Research
02_Global Quilt Symposium_Lincoln Nebraska April 2009_Presentation of Research
Surface Design Journal Fall 2007
04_Surface Design Journal Fall 2007_Photo
The Big Fish by Anna Bonshek
03 _The Big Fish by Anna Bonshek
Surface Design Journal Spring 2005 Artist Statement and Photos
05_Surface Design Journal Spring 2005_Artist Statement and Photos
Fiberarts Design Book Seven Lark Books 2004
06_Fiberarts Design Book Seven_Lark Books 2004_Photo
Ornament Winter 2003-2004 Article by Robin Updike
07_Ornament Winter 2003_2004_Article by Robin Updike
FiberArts Magazine March April 2003
09_FiberArts Magazine March_April 2003_Photo and Commentary
Surface Design Journal Spring 2003
08_Surface Design Journal Spring 2003_Photo
Fiberarts Design Book Six Lark Books 1999
10_Fiberarts Design Book Six_Lark Books 1999_Photo
Fiberarts Magazine September October 1997
11_Fiberarts Magazine September_October 1997_Photo and Statement
The Flying Needle February 1995
12_The Flying Needle February 1995_Article by Artist
American Craft Magazine December 1992
13_American Craft Magazine December 1992_January 1993_Photo and Statement_0