New Orleans Fiber Artists Inaugural Show Opening Reception on Dirty Linen Night

The New Orleans Fiber Artists (NOFA) is a recently formed organization consisting of artists who work in array of fiber art media. This is NOFA’s very first show. Dutch Alley Artist’s Co-Op and its twenty-two artists provided space for the show and invited NOFA to participate in celebrating the French Quarter art galleries' "Dirty Linen Night." The co-op is located in Dutch Alley where Dumaine Street meets Decatur Street at the Mississippi River in the Historic French Market. So now here are the works of the NOFA artists . . .




Zé daLuz – handspun yarns and Rukiya – dolls and assemblage


Catharine E. Jones – soft sculpture and Ceily Tapplette-Pedescleaux – quilts


Wanda Wiggins – mixed media fabric art


Tracy Thomson – hat and costume design

Kathy Schorr – painted silk


Kathy Schorr – painted silk


Annie Odell – wearable art, Christien Sauer – mixed-media fiber art and Maurice Stockton – collage


Christine Haupert-Wemmer – art quilts


Valerie Wozniak – silk shibori dyeing

So Where is Dutch Alley?

Well to find Dutch Alley, context is needed. OK, Here's a view to the left and right on Decatur. Now go to the next post and proceed past the big "Dirty Linen Night" banner and you're in Dutch Alley. Once you're there you'll see the Dutch Alley Artist's Co-Op.

Signs

This plaque states what the building was originally called.



Two days ago I began subscribing to an emergency e-mail service for my parish. On both Friday and Saturday, I received "heat advisories". The information warned about the high temperatures hitting New Orleans. According to WWL Television website, the highs ranged from 101 to 107 across the city on Saturday. It was a good thing we had fans on Saturday night.

Food & Drink at Dirty Linen Night

The Dutch Alley Artist's Co-Op organized a wonderful reception for "Dirty Linen Night. Food and drink are ready to go . . .













And special thank yous go to our generous sponsors . . .



As part of the "Dirty Linen Night" "dirty" rice and "dirty" martinis were served.

Dutch Alley Art

Dirty Linen Night Begins

"Dirty Linen Night" in the French Quarter takes place the week after "White Linen Night" on Julia Street. Saturday night marked the six anniversary of "Dirty Linen Night" which was initiated by the Royal Street art galleries. In Dutch Alley, Fredy Omar and his band played music as some guests danced. There was a steady stream of people who browsed, ate and drank. Some visitors even bought.

















In addition to these pictures I have posted some on two other blogs. For some detail images shot that night, click on pic folio. For some folks the night might just be a blur. Well, that's exactly what I did to the pictures I posted on pic lab.

Dirty Linen Night Later On . . .