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The boogie-woogiers, group 3.

5/23/2015

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This is the final group of boogie-woogiers. If you missed group 1 and group 2, I think it's worth following the links back to see how other artists are getting out "what's in them." 

Many thanks to all who participated in this inspiring journey of stories and images -- both to those who shared and to the rest of who followed in a long, snaking boogie-woogie line. The call out is officially over, the curtain has closed on this series. There may be an encore in the future of this blog, however, so check back if you think you hear some heels clicking on the stage.

One night I was layin' down, 
I heard Papa talkin' to Mama, 
I heard Papa say to let that boy boogie-woogie. 

'Cause it's in him and it's got to come out. 

          ~ John Lee Hooker 

And yes, here's the last of what came out:

The flight of fancy.

"... the use of Sheers here make it a fragile and one time thing. I am not sure I could ever sell in in fear it will start to deconstruct. It is also a bit of a journey of a typical quilter starting with the "maze" of straight line quilting, from which we need to free ourselves. Then learn some prideful fancy free motion quilting. Then decide to cover all that with some stretched out renditions of flying geese. There is a second color on the underneath that does not even show unless there is a bit of a breeze. Somehow all of these stages just HAD to be done."

Alice Henley
Alice Henley, from the post The boogie-woogiers, group 3. www.amymeissner.com/blog/the-boogie-woogiers-group-3
Alice Henley, "Icarus"
Alice Henley, from the post The boogie-woogiers, group 3. www.amymeissner.com/blog/the-boogie-woogiers-group-3
Alice Henley, "Icarus," detail.

The heavy journey.

" ... I have always in the past been able to use sewing as a distraction, but it had not been going that way lately.  I know by getting this chaos out of the way, that I can move forward, but this will certainly be a progressive piece until the end is reached [...] my boogie-woogie is a journey that will be long, but will also be a time for healing."

Lynn Langley
Lynn Langley, from the post The boogie-woogiers, group 3. www.amymeissner.com/blog/the-boogie-woogiers-group-3
Lynn Langley, work in progress.
Lynn Langley, from the post The boogie-woogiers, group 3. www.amymeissner.com/blog/the-boogie-woogiers-group-3
Lynn Langley, work in progress.
Lynn Langley, from the post The boogie-woogiers, group 3. www.amymeissner.com/blog/the-boogie-woogiers-group-3
Lynn Langley, work in progress.
Lynn Langley, from the post The boogie-woogiers, group 3. www.amymeissner.com/blog/the-boogie-woogiers-group-3
Lynn Langley, work in progress.

The nourishing.

"... When I finished my first naturally dyed square, a door opened through which I glimpsed tablesetting as ceremonial placemaking. The tablecloth itself was the first one that took on its own life as I made it, moving from a simple design based on my backyard clematis to a textile echoing with barely ascertainable associations ... like sinking Venetian palazzos or Sleeping Beauty's castle. Unseen elements like those that made our dinner parties so varied and engaging became apparent in the cloth and I realized that those elements, like roots, permeate everything. The weather, the season, the occasion, the ancestors, the taboos, the craft traditions, the aesthetic judgements, the interpersonal connections, the life and the love ... all weaving together to underscore and enhance ordinary daily existence, including dinner. My boogie woogie is making table settings that elicit life when we gather to share food, seeking nurturance on many levels..."

Dana Webb
Dana Webb, from the post The boogie-woogiers, group 3. www.amymeissner.com/blog/the-boogie-woogiers-group-3
Dana Webb, "Clematis." Table linen.
Dana Webb, from the post The boogie-woogiers, group 3. www.amymeissner.com/blog/the-boogie-woogiers-group-3
Dana Webb, table setting.

The love affair.

" ... The first (collage landscape was) inspired by my missing my granchildren who lived in California and I lived in Tennessee at the time.  Looking out the window on my plane ride back home, I thought of distance, miles, and a cloth slowly formed in my mind, a landcape of  the heart.  It took me a long time to  stitch and an ever longer time to get over my angst at the back side of my cloth that looks like a thread road map that is falling off the cliff but this first big, dyed and stitched cloth of note has  sparked a continuing love affair with dye, cloth, needle and thread."

Marti Weisbrich 
Martin Weisbrich, from the post The boogie-woogiers, group 3. www.amymeissner.com/blog/the-boogie-woogiers-group-3
Marti Weisbrich, collage landscape.

The final powerful beat.

"... when I first heard Roderick singing 'A Life of Crime' with his band Sourpuss back in 1976 I wanted to illustrate it.  35 years later I got 'round to it [...] we will launch the limited edition of 100 hand coloured copies in September of 2016 at Artsite Gallery here in Sydney with an exhibition of the original drawings, accoutrements & a gathering of musicians from the past 40 years, it will be a party!"

Mo Crow
Mo Crow, from the post The boogie-woogiers, group 3. www.amymeissner.com/blog/the-boogie-woogiers-group-3
Mo Crow, "Life of Crime."
Mo Crow, from the post The boogie-woogiers, group 3. www.amymeissner.com/blog/the-boogie-woogiers-group-3
Mo Crow, "Requiem."

Oh all you Boogie-woogiers, you rock. Thank you for taking the time to contact me and share your work. I'm inspired and blessed by your creativity and words. Someday we'll go shake up that rickety stage again.

The original post is here: Boogie-woogie. Get down.

Amy Meissner, from the post Boogie-woogie. www.amymeissner.com/blog/boogie-woogie
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Liz link
5/23/2015 10:21:42 am

My heart swelled with love for three of these wonderful artists ... Marti, Dana, Mo ... already known to me from the generous reading and comments they share so willingly in the blog world. It is hard to explain how vital these connections are ... how sustaining.
Thank you for this in-gathering ... I have no doubt it will merit many return visits.

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Amy Meissner link
5/23/2015 10:31:04 am

Dear Liz,
AMAZING! What a small niche we're scratching about in here! (And Marti barely slid in on a banana peel at the last minute, too).

Generous. Willing. Vital. Sustaining.
Yes, yes, yes and yes.
XO
Amy

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Tracie Savo link
5/23/2015 10:34:21 am

BIG, BIG like! So inspired by the bravery of all who shared, who dared to let the boogie out. I'm mustering up the courage to sing along the next time the call goes out. Meanwhile my Bic is flaming in the night for y'all! Keep shakin' it!

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Amy Meissner link
5/23/2015 12:36:10 pm

Tracie,
Currently welcoming flaming Bics, Zippo lighter phone apps and hyperactive children on yoga balls.
The Boogi-Woogie call just may have to go out again...in the meantime, promise me (everyone) you'll all keep shakin' it, even if the last thing you want to do is yank on that leotard....
XO Amy

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Mo Crow link
5/24/2015 02:12:23 am

a good gathering Amy

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Amy Meissner link
5/26/2015 11:47:33 am

Mo Crow -- Yes! Thank you for offering up that final beat.
XO
Amy

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grace Forrest Maestas link
5/24/2015 04:12:25 am

this was Great! and Really Great for those without blogs, etc.
So happy to see Marti sliding in on that banana peel...i think
she has probably bundled some cloth with them in the past.
THANK YOU for This!

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Amy Meissner link
5/26/2015 11:49:55 am

Grace,
I'm glad you and everyone else participated! Great to see your work--
XO
Amy

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Marti Weisbrich
5/26/2015 10:05:01 am

Thanks Amy for letting me just slide right in on that banana peel and land in such fine, fine company of boogie woogiers. Don't blog and am a little shy about showing my cloth work but since I love to dance and do so at the drop of a hat, well this was the right place to sashay on in...and yes, I have used banana peel to dye cloth.

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Amy Meissner link
5/26/2015 11:51:18 am

Marti,
Let's hear it for banana peels! I'm so glad you contacted me and made it into that last group (barely...!)
XO
Amy

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