Merging Threads

The Chicken Scratch Blues is one of four of The Blues on display at Merging Threads at Ventana Medical Systems, 1910 Innovation Park Drive, Oro Valley, Arizona. The exhibition reception was April 2. The exhibition is open to the public from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Oro Valley is just north of Tucson, Innovation is just off Ranch Vistoso; take Oracle Road north. The setting has a lovely courtyard, sculpture garden. The main corridors in each of the two buildings display the work spaciously and with professional lighting.

The Artists

Su Egen: fine damask weaving
Carol Huntington: fiber jewelry
Brigitte Willach: batik fine art
Judith Harmony: knotted natural fiber
Kaori Takamura: multimedia fiber art
Karin Malzan: fiber collages
Thelma Smith: hand stitched textiles

I find this a very interesting exhibition. The caliber of the work of the highest order. The corporate venue is a busy place with executives coming and going from all over the world. Ventana Medical Systems provides all sorts of necessary things to the pharmaceutical industry internationally. All this means that a constant stream of visitors will have a chance to enjoy textiles and fibers in a lavish setting.