NOTRAD GALLERY Quilts from a Virtual Quilting Bee
SPECIAL EXHIBIT In this exhibit we introduce works by a group of women who have redefined the term "quilting bee." In the frontiers and rural communities quilting bees were often the only time women were able to socialize with other women while sharing the making of quilts. In this day of instant communication, women who may never have seen each other can form a community to share knowledge, to support each other, and to make quilts. NOTRAD is a new kind of quilting bee -- a virtual quilting bee. In addition to a statement about the work, I asked each person to tell us a little about herself -- what they do, where they work. I think you will be surprised by the diversity and by their many talents. Enjoy! Penny For more information about the group and its activities, please send e-mail to roggel@pacbell.net. OTHER PAGES Ethnic and Folk Arts Resident Artists Book Store Collector's Corner	TNARQ? or That's Not A Real Quilt (TNARQ?) Premiered in Quilt Expo V, Lyon, France, May 16, 1996 Sponsored by Art/Quilt Magazine
	Statement by the Group Thirty-two contemporary quilters from four continents who are members of the internet group NOTRAD (non-traditional quilters) have answered the challenge to make a work that satisfies the strict definition of ''quilt'' despite first appearances. TNARQ? includes work made from material such as window screen, transparent fabrics, plastic, bubbled air and paper as well as the more commonly used cotton and silk. Works are quilted with paper fastners, electric resistors and other unusual materials besides the more traditional thread. Some quilts in this exhibit are 3-dimensional and there is one quilt which never ends.
	Photos were taken by Michael Falk TNARQ? Traveling Exhibit Schedule International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX., November 4-11, 1996 National Quilt Association Headquarters, Ellicott City, MD., Feb. 1-29, 1997 10th Annual Quilter's Heritage Celebration, Lancaster, PA, April 3-6, 1997 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ., June 12-Aug. 17, 1997 New Pieces, Berkeley, CA, October 1-30, 1997 Maybe you'd like to go and see if you think they are quilts.
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