Deidre Adams - Entheos
Entheos, mixed media textile, 12 x 12 inches, ©2012

Tomorrow morning, Sept. 10,  is the beginning of the SAQA benefit auction, SAQA’s biggest fundraiser and most important income source after membership dues. Purchasing a 12×12-inch piece from the auction helps this non-profit organization to fulfill its mission of “promot

[ing] the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development, documentation, and publications,” a mission near and dear to the heart of anyone who makes art using the quilt medium. Above is my piece for the auction.

This is a reverse auction, meaning that at the opening (tomorrow at 2 pm eastern, 11 am pacific), each piece starts out at the highest price, $750. If it remains unsold for 24 hours, the price drops then and each subsequent day until it can be had for the incredible bargain price of $75. There are 3 groups to be sold, with bidding commencing tomorrow for group 1, then group 2 on Sept. 17, and finally, group 3 on Sept. 24.

Here are just a few more from the first group:

Carol Larson - Currents #18Currents #18 by Carol Larson
Linda Jean Strand - SunflowerSunflower by Linda Jean Strand
Loris Bogue - The CityThe City by Loris Bogue
Helena Scheffer - Syringa SpontaneaSyringa Spontanea by Helena Scheffer

 

See the other works in group 1 here and here. I hope you will consider bidding on one of these fine works and supporting SAQA and textile art.