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Detailed stitching in one of
Brian Dykhuizen’s quilts.
GREG LINDSTROM FLATHEAD BEACON
THE MARQUEE
WHAT TO READ, SEE AND APPRECIATE
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR FLATHEAD WRITERS CONFERENCE
The 26th Annual Flathead River Writers Conference is a popular event within the local, state, and regional literary community.
This year, the conference fea- tures a cross-section of Montana literary talent: mystery novelist Leslie Budewitz, Bigfork, win- ner of multiple Agatha awards; acclaimed children’s author/ game designer Kent Davis, Boze- man; and lm makers Adam Pit- man and David Blair, White sh.
Additional speakers include top literary agents Susanne Einstein of New York and Elizabeth Wales of Seattle, as well as Hollywood script reader/story consultant Barbara Schi man, and sci- /fantasy novelist Monica Poole.
The conference takes place Oct. 1-2 at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell. Fee is $160 for both days including lunch, $90 for asingle day. Register online at: www.authorsofthe athead.org/confer- ence or call 406-881-4066.
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Montana — there’s one group in Boze- man — but Dykhuizen has embraced it with more enthusiasm than others in the Northwest.
“I’m trying to work my way to [mini- malism],” he said. “In my work, there’s a lot of pieces and it’s tight and controlled, and I want to be able to loosen up ... Someday, I want to be able to do a min- imalist piece — and have a reason for it. People will see minimalist art and think, ‘Oh, I can do that,’ but they don’t know whattheartistwasthinking.Yeah,you could do it, but why are you doing it?”
Dykhuizen says he is reluctant to subscribe to any one style of quilt- ing, because he wants to explore the ever-evolving art form and learn some- thing new with every quilt he makes. His work tends to be structured, neat, and geometrical in form, and he nds free-form artistic expression
through Batik style-fabric, an expres- sive, dynamic Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing.
“Brian has a very interesting style that’s a little di erent than some of the traditional folks — it’s more of an art style,” Donna Ca ee, the show chair- person, said. “He’s very good in his quality, beautiful in his color choices. I thought it would be nice to feature him as an example of what’s possible.”
At the Flathead Quilters Guild Show, Dykhuizen will display in a special booth ve quilts that express the bal- ance of modern traditionalism, and plans to enter the Monk quilt for peer judging. The guild’s 100 members have submitted over 165 entries to some 20 di erent categories, and popular vote will determine the winner of each. Admission is $5.
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