Mia Bloom Post Card

 Mia Bloom made four post card art pieces for the Beyond the Edge Holiday Exchange. One of her post cards is shown below. It is raw edge collaged with a variety of fabrics and paper. It is also machine stitched in a grid pattern. The backing is card stock and has a printed message. The "artist friend sister" texting is also on card stock. The card measures approximately 4" x 6". 

Lunchtime Doodles

Mia Bloom's Creative Outlet Over the Lunch Hour:

A New "Shaped by Fiber" Exhibit is Coming!

"Mini Matchbooks" by Mia Bloom

Beyond the Edge has another upcoming exhibit! It will begin in May and it will feature three dimensional fiber art pieces. More details to come!

Mia Bloom at Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center

"MRB" by Mia Bloom

Mia Bloom has two pieces of her art in the Surface Art Association's "Fiber Stories" exhibit at the Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center.

The Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center

1100 West Clark Avenue

Burbank, CA 91506

Show Dates:

August 3 -23, 2018

 

Hours:  

Monday - Thursday 9am - 9pm

Friday 9am - 7pm

Saturday 9am - 1pm

Sunday closed

Mia Bloom - Book Arts

Mia Bloom's sketchbook journal practice has evolved into teaching herself how to book bind. She enjoys the process of creating her own books. Some of the books are made from  collaged card stock covers with watercolor paper or magazine papers, collaged cracker box cover with watercolor papers and foliage resist dyed paper. Check out her blog for more information: http://miabloomdesigns.blogspot.com/
 

4.5" x 5.5" sketchbook journals

6.5" x 5.5" sketchbook journals

7.5" x 6" sketchbook journal

4" square "little red book"

Happy Holidays!

Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists wish you the very best this Holiday Season. Here is a "found" piece of  holiday art created by Mia Bloom.

"Bird Removal"

This is Mia Bloom's piece created for the "Put A Bird On It!" exhibit:

"Bird Removal" by Mia Bloom

Here is what Mia says about this piece:

"Pages from 'To Kill A Mockingbird' and 'Bye, Bye Birdie' were laminated onto tea stained silk organza. The final step was to cut out the shape of one bird flying away to emphasize the title, 'Bird Removal'."

Mia Bloom Collage Series

Our next exhibit will debut at Road to California 2017.  We are looking forward to the presentation of that exhibit. In the meantime, we are featuring some creative works by our members. Today we show three of  Mia Bloom's black and white collages from her series.

Collage #16, Mia  Bloom

Collage #9, Mia Bloom

Collage #12, Mia Bloom

Mia Bloom's "Underneath"

Mia Bloom's "Underneath" will be included in Surface Art Association exhibit called "Branching Out" at The Branch Gallery. 

"Underneath" by Mia Bloom (photo credit: Luke Bisagna)

The Branch Gallery

1031 W. Manchester Blvd. #3

Inglewood, CA 90301

310-395-3880

Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday Noon-5 p.m.
Monday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

The opening reception is Saturday, November 12th 3pm - 7pm.

http://www.theknittingtreela.com/the-branch-gallery.htm

Mia Bloom's "Renewal" juried into La Galeria Gitana exhibit

Mia Bloom's "Renewal" has been juried into La Galeria Gitana's "Heritage & Community" exhibit.
 

"Renewal" by Mia Bloom

La Galeria Gitana

120 N. Maclay Ave., Ste E

San Fernando 91340 

818-898-7708

Hours: Tuesday 12pm - 6pm 

Wednesday - Saturday 12pm - 4pm 

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 15th 6pm - 8pm

galeriagitana.com

Rolodex Project on Display

Mia Bloom's Rolodex Project is on display in our "Shaped by Fiber III" exhibit at the Cerritos Library. The library is located at 18025 Bloomfield Avenue in Cerritos, CA (562-916-1350).

Mia Bloom Rolodex Project

Mia Bloom is exhibiting in "Uncommon Threads" at SFVACC

Mia Bloom has artwork in the "Uncommon Threads" exhibit at San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center. The opening reception is Saturday, April 30, 2016 5pm - 7pm. Please see the exhibit postcard for more information.

Mia Bloom's Rolodex Project

Mia Bloom's 3D art piece called Rolodex Project was featured on the April 1st Crafting A Life facebook page. Please click here.

This project was made by creating a 3" x 5" piece of fiber art each day in March from leftover scraps and attached to her dad's old Rolodex.

SAQA's "Stitch Dialectic" exhibit

Congratulations to the following Beyond the Edge members who have artwork juried into SAQA's "Stitch Dialectic" exhibit. This exhibit was curated by our very own, Laura Bisagna. 

Mia Bloom - "Infinite Possibilities" and "Underneath"
Cynthia Catlin - "Frame of Mind" and "Peace In My Heart"
Linda Friedman - "Dancing Iris" and "Midday Repast"
jo p. griffith - "Now You See Me", "Now You Don't" and "Cabrillo Bridge at Night"
Teresa Shippy - "1926 Model T", "1950 Airstream" and "Nomad"
Eileen Wintemute - "Free Range Rooster", "Furui Bonsai No Ki" and "Mellow Yellow"
Laura Bisagna - "Two Snails and a Weed"

Here is the exhibit postcard with the exhibit information:

"Boundless" exhibit at the Cerritos Library

“Boundless” exhibit will premiere at the Cerritos Library in August and September 2015. Each member was given an 18” x 36” stretched canvas to use as the base of their artwork. They were allowed to have their artwork go outside the boundary of the canvas. In the following weeks, detailed images from each member’s artwork will be featured on this blog. 

Today’s feature artist is Mia Bloom. She hasn't decided on a title yet. Materials used are rusted fabric, denim and thread. 

detail of Mia Bloom's piece.

detail of Mia Bloom's piece.

detail of Mia Bloom's piece.

"Becoming Me"

This is Mia Bloom's fiber art piece entitled "Becoming Me". It is part of Beyond the Edge's traveling exhibit entitled "My Inner Self Portrait". 

"Becoming Me"

Here is her Artist Statement:

This piece is a part of the “Peel Away The Layers” series that I started when I was approaching my 50th birthday.  I realized that I was peeling away the layers to become the woman that I am today. Underneath the layers is a slightly wonky, colorful woman.

Mia Bloom's "Summer in Wildomar" series

Recently, I finished a new series titled "Summer in Wildomar". I made the sunprint fabric in the summer while living in Wildomar, CA so I thought it would be a good name for this series. The sunprint fabric was made using Jacquard SolarFast dyes and Setacolor Transparent Fabric paint. The majority of the pieces are hand stitched using Valdani thread. Each piece is 8” x 10” and stretched on a wood frame. 

"Summer in Wildomar #1"

"Summer in Wildomar #2"

"Summer in Wildomar #3"

"Summer in Wildomar #4"

Becoming Me

"MY INNER SELF PORTRAIT"

Detail from "Becoming Me" by Mia Bloom

A fine arts fiber exhibit exploring aspects of self-portraiture. In this exhibit the artist was asked to look beyond the mere physical and instead present an inner view. The art work may reflect how the artist sees themselves at this time, or at a formative moment in their life. Each piece reveals something unique to the individual and at the same time, that which is universal to all.

Today we feature Mia Bloom's "Becoming Me" fiber art piece that is part of our brand new exhibit entitled "My Inner Self Portrait".


Mia's Artist Statement - This piece is a part of the “Peel Away The Layers” series that I started when I was approaching my 50th birthday.  I realized that I was peeling away the layers to become the woman that I am today.  Underneath the layers is a slightly wonky, colorful woman.

This exhibit will debut at the 2015 Road to California quilt show, which will run from January 22 through 25 at the Ontario Convention Center.

This is the 25th anniversary for Road to California and we are proud to have this venue to showcase our new exhibit. 

We are featuring details of each of the pieces leading up to the show. We hope you enjoy them and have a chance to see the full "My Inner Self Portrait" exhibit at Road.  For more information about the show, click on this link: Road to California

Congratulations!

Bali Boys by Linda Anderson

Work by three of our artists has been given special recognition at the Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery's newest show, Fiber & Art Quilts. 

Linda Anderson's "Bali Boys",  shown above, won first place.

Mia Bloom's "Underneath" and Laura Bisagna's "Pointless" were also called out for a special mention by the art gallery.

Information about the show can be found below:

The Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery's newest show, Fiber & Art Quilts with juror Deborah Jarchow, features a mix of ephemeral fiber and traditional art quilts by California artists.  Pieces in the exhibition such as Stephanie Bedwell's Unforeseen Buoyancy convey the duality of the ephemeral nature of fiber and the strength of the human spirit through fiber vessels. Other pieces like Laura Bisagna's Pointless and Mia Bloom's Underneath explore traditional forms of quilting within modern subject matter and with ironic wit. 

The exhibition runs from August 8 through September 27, 2014 at the Escondido Municipal Gallery.  The gallery is open Tues. 11:00AM - 6:00PM and Thurs. through Sat. 11:00AM - 4:00PM.  Meet the artists during our opening reception on Saturday, September 13 from 5:30 - 8:00PM.  We are located at 262 E. Grand Ave. in Escondido.