Tactile Fluency

Welcome to the first issue of the SAQA Midwest Regional blog covering activities in the MO, OK and KS region. As our first group exhibition has just been hung at the World Trade Center in St. Louis, I thought I'd share the excitement with our members.



As you enter the World Trade Center lobby you see ahead of you Emmie Seaman's The Gardeners and Ellen Deschatres' Ragftime and Dragon's Dream.

As you turn the corner to your left you'll see Annie Helmerick-Louder's Big Fish and Ruth Power's Watermelon Wine.

Taking a right at the end of the wall you'll see Rosemary Claus-Gray's Facade XXVIII.

Turn to your right and see Susan Leslie Lumsden's Slipstream Adventure.

Further along that same wall and moving toward the front are Arleta Johnson's
Enlightenment, then Annie Helmerick-Louder's Dinner Guest and finally, Susan Leslie Lumsden's Ridgeline: Afterglow.

This is just the first floor lobby. In my next post I'll share with you what can be discovered on the 10th and 11th floors. This exhibition has 33 pieces by 14 artists.

Special thanks to Rosemary Claus-Gray for the photos!

The World Trade Center is on the corner of Bonhomme and S. Meramec in Clayton,MO. The building is open from 9-5 daily. I don't think it is normally open on the weekends. Not showing in the images are the labels plus bios with each piece. The prices are listed on the signage with directions to contact Art St. Louis about purchases.

Our intent with this blog is to keep our members connected, not only via email, but visually as well. I'll be posting guidelines as time goes by.

If you have work accepted into Fiber Focus or are a part of the Innovations in Textiles Festivities, please let me know so I can post it for everyone. The main openings associated with Innovations are on Sept 25th. We have chosen not to hold a reception for Tactile Fluency as most of the entries were from out of town and those who planned on attending wanted to see the wide range of exhibitions, not babysit.