What's New?

SAQA University: Lisa spearheaded six women to build to the first interactive online University dedicated to the Quilting Artist. The University is built on a wiki platform.

Whirlwind will be featured at the Small Art Quilts exhibit at the Main Street Gallery opening in Groton, NY, on Saturday, July 26th 5-8:00 pm.

Spinal Tap: A Diagnostic State will be featured in the SAQA Exhibit: A Sense of Time, which will travel throughout the international quilt festivals.

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned will be up for auction to support the Studio Art Quilt Associates. Auction starting November 10th 2008!

Lisa’s quilt “A Stairway to Heaven,” a depiction of 9/11, is to be one of the first quilts included in the permanent collection of a new museum called TwentseWelle Museum in Enschede, The Netherlands. The museum has been built in the heart of a quarter that was totally destroyed by a fireworks explosion in May 2000. A special exhibit of 9/11 quilts curated by Jet Bakels and Lisa Chipetine shall open the museum in April, 2008.

Lisa has been made Vice President of Studio Art Quilt Associates.

Lisa's piece, "A League of Nations", was juried into SAQA Transformations 2008, which will be on display at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England in August, 2008. Lisa describes her piece, "Current world conflicts revolving around religion, capitalism and moral issues provided the inspiration for “A League of Nations”. The circles hold dual symbolism; one as a full moon and the shifting of tides and the other as a symbol of implied unity. A single black rose in the middle of the quilt denotes the slavish devotion many show their leaders – warriors, without an individual conscience. We are at a “crossroads”; may freedom reign."

The theme of the exhibit is "Icons and Imagery", with this definition of icon from their prospectus: "An icon is a graphic, image, picture, or representation of some object or actions which elicits symbolic meaning beyond the object represented. It stands for an object by signifying or representing it as having some well-known significance or embodying certain qualities. An icon represents something of greater significance than the literal or figurative image."

Lisa has been accepted into the Pen & Brush organization, both as a Fine Arts Member (Mixed Media) and Craft Member (Fiber). Founded over 110 years ago, The Pen and Brush, Inc. is an international membership organization for women who are professionally active in the literary, visual and performing arts. Based in a historic townhouse in New York's Greenwich Village, Pen and Brush is a vibrant resource for its members and a flourishing cultural center for the surrounding community.

Lisa will be exhibiting in the 2007 “Upstairs / Downstairs” Holiday Craft Show.

The Meet the Artist Opening is:

Saturday, October 27th 4:00 -7:00 PM
The Pen and Brush, Inc.
16 East 10th Street
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212)-475-3669

Look forward to seeing you all there!

In addition, Lisa has received her second Manhattan Arts Showcase Award in the Mixed Media Category for her piece “Time Heals All Wounds”. It will be exhibited in the “The Healing Power of Art” exhibition online. You can view this exhibition here.

New gallery...
Beginning October 1, 2007, my work can be viewed at the Textures Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona.

New lecture...
"Creative Constipation: How do you spell relief?"
See my Workshops page for details on this new lecture.

My quilt “Trapped” was published with an article on Thelma Smith's “Changing the World One Step at a Time” exhibit in the European "Arte Patchwork" magazine.