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Marlene P. Gruetter Timbre Ridge Farm 1116 Township Road 217 Scottown, OH 45678
JURIED ART SHOWS
Summer Exhibit, French Art Colony, Gallipolis, OH July 2006 "Genome" - Hand-Felted Scarf Honorable Mention Cream of the Crop, Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, OH June 2006 "Incessant Thoughts" - Hand-Felted Hat
Chillicothe Art League Spring Open Exhibit, Pump House, Chillicothe, OH March 2006 "Incessant Thoughts" - Hand-Felted Hat Honorable Mention
JURIED EXHIBITS
Bob Evans Farm Festival, Rio Grande, OH October 2007 Set up exotic fiber animal display. Provide spinning and carding demonstrations; animal to yarn educational display; children’s weaving class.
Bob Evans Farm Festival, Rio Grande, OH October 2006 Set up exotic fiber animal display. Provide spinning and carding demonstrations; animal to yarn educational display; children’s weaving class. Pump House, Chillicothe, OH November 2005 Holiday Bazaar; felted hats and hand woven shawls
Bob Evans Farm Festival, Rio Grande, OH October 2005 Set up exotic fiber animal display. Provide spinning and carding demonstrations; animal to yarn educational display; children’s weaving class. Bob Evans Farm Festival, Rio Grande, OH October 2004 Set up exotic fiber animal display. Provide spinning and carding demonstrations; animal to yarn educational display; children’s weaving class.
JURIED RETAIL Bob Evans Craft Barn, Rio Grande, OH August 2005 to December 2007 (Craft Barn closed) Items include: felted hats, handbags, and felted animals; hand woven shawls. Pump House, Chillicothe, OH November 2005 to present. Items include: felted hats and hand woven shawls. Earth Gathering, Chillicothe, OH April 2006 Items include: felted hats, hand bags and hand woven shawls.
FIBER FESTIVALS Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, October 2007. Fletcher, NC First Place in Wet Felting Category Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, October 2006. Fletcher, NC Second Place ribbon for novelty yarn (100% mohair) Honorable Mention - Felting Category (Sculptured flowers) Great Lakes Sheep & Wool Festival, May 2006. Wooster, OH First place ribbon for novelty yarn (100% mohair) Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival, June 2005. Osgood, IN First place ribbon for wet-felted children’s handbag Great Lakes Sheep & Wool Festival, May 2005 Wooster, OH First place ribbon for novelty skein (spinner’s choice of fiber) First place ribbon for two-ply skein made with at least 50% protein Ohio State Fair, August 2004. Columbus, Ohio. Fifth place ribbon for two-ply skein (my first entry as a spinner)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Feltable Wall Hangings. Instructor:Lori Flood Tri-State Fiber Clan, March 2007 South Point, Oh. Hats, Pouches & Jewelry. Instructor: Judit Poc Midwest Fiber Symposium, July 2007 Madison, WI. Color Design For Interiors. Instructor: Nicole Chazaud Telaar Felters' Fling, September 2007 Williamsburg, MA Madeline Hat. Instructor: Chas Hagen Southeastrn Animal Fiber Fair, October 2007 Fletcher, NC. Felted Vessels. Instructor: Sharon Costello Felted Vessels Workshop, November 2007 Kettering, OH Fleecy Felted Neck Warmer. Instructor: Chad Hagen Southeastrn Animal Fiber Fair, October 2006 Fletcher, NC. Nuno Felting: Advanced. Instructor: Geri Forkner Southeastrn Animal Fiber Fair, October 2006 Fletcher, NC. .Tunics and Vests. Instructor: Ayala Talpai Southeastrn Animal Fiber Fair, October 2006 Fletcher, NC. Felting Workshop. Instructor: Jean Hicks Mountain Made, July, 2006 Thomas, WV Acid Dyeing Workshop. Tri-State Fiber Clan, February, 2006 South Point, OH Nature’s Colorful Bounty Workshop. Instructor: Nancy Hamilton Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, October, 2005 Fletcher, NC. Card a Little, Blend a Lot. Instructor: Susan McFarland Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, October 2005 Fletcher, NC. How to Needle Felt a Canadian Goose. Virginia Angora Goat Mohair Association, June 2005 Lewisburg, WV. Make a Felted Hat Using a Ball. Instructor: Sandy Melton Virginia Angora Goat Association, June 2005 Lewisburg, WV. How to Evaluate a Full Fleece. Instructor/Judge: Joe David Ross Virginia Angora Goat Association, June 2005. Lewisburg, WV. Colored Angora Goat Inspector Course. Instructor: Greta Dise Virginia Angora Goat Association, June 2005. Lewisburg, WV Ohio Sheep Field Day 2005 July 2005. Zanesville, OH. How to Skirt a Fleece Workshop. Instructor: Lee Ann King International Llama Research, June 2004. Columbus, OH. Kool-Aid Dying Using Wool. Tri-State Fiber Clan, 2003. Chesapeake, OH. New Llama Owner Workshop. Instructor: Donna Moore. Timberlane Llamas, April 2002 & 2003. Lancaster, OH.
TEACHING HIGHLIGHTS
Betsy Mills Fiber Arts The Ancient Art of Feltmaking: Making a Pouch March, 2007, Felting Instructor Great Lakes Fiber Festival The Ancient Art of Feltmaking: Making a Pouch May, 2007 Wooster, OH Felting Instructor Southeast Animal Fiber Festival (SAFF) Shibori Dyeing October 2006 Fletcher, NC Dyeing Instructor Threaded Bliss July, 2006 Workshop Instructor Marshall University Continuing Education 2006 Huntington, WV Felting Instructor Bob Evan’s Kids Day December 2005 - Present Rio Grande, OH Wet felting Bob Evans Traditional Days August 2006 Rio Grande, OH Felting Demonstrator Bob Evans Craft Barn August 2005 - Present Rio Grande, OH Spinning and Triangular Loom Demonstrator
COSI (Center of Science and Industry), Columbus, OH October 2004 - 2006 Schools within Lawrence & Gallia Counties, OH Teach 4th grade students about exotic fibers and give spinning demonstrations.
ART/CRAFT ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS Appalachian Ohio Fibr Guild, Gallipolis, OH (Founder) International Felters Association Tri-State Fiber Clan, South Point, OH Central Atlantic Felters Group, Morgantown, WV Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival, Asheville, NC North America Felter’s Network, Albany, OR Handweavers Guild of America, Inc., Suwanee, GA Chillicothe Art League, Chillicothe, OH
COMMITTEES Chillicothe Art League, High School Scholarship Committee (2005-2006) Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival, Advertising Committee, 2006-2007 Colored Angora Goat Breeders Association (Northeast Director, 2006-2008;Certified Inspector, 2005-present) Virginia Angora Goat Mohair Association (Educational Events Coordinator, 2005)
MEMBERSHIPS Virginia Angora Goat Mohair Association (VAGMA)
PUBLISHED ARTICLES Llama, Angora Goat an English Angora Rabbit as Small Farm Exotic Fiber Animals. Fiber Femmes, Volume 2, Issue 2, March/April 2007. The Importance of Proper Identification of Your Angora Goat. The Goat Magazine, January,2006. How to Become an Exotic Fiber Farmer. American Small Farm Magazine, January,2006. So you want to be a livestock breeder? Countryside Small Stock and Journal, May 2005.
PRESENTATIONS Timbre Ridge Farm: A Fiber Animal Farm, Rotary Club, Gallipols, OH, February 2007. The Ancient Art of Feltmaking, Lawrence County Library, Proctorville, OH, September 2007. The Ancient Art of Feltmaking, Annual Quilters Meeting, Nelsonville, OH, September 2006. Being an Exotic Fiber Farmer, Gallipolis Professional & Business Women Association, Gallipolis, OH, March 2006. Basic Care of the Angora Goat, Lawrence County 4H, Proctorville, OH, May 2005. What do you do with a Llama?, Gallipolis Rotary Club, Gallipolis, OH, December 2003.
Timbre Ridge Farm Marlene & Carl Gruetter 1116 Township Road 217 Scottown, Ohio 45678 740-256-1866
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