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Agusta’s talk will focus on how using a fairly small group of shapes or marks for a basic vocabulary lets an artist run through variations on an idea quickly. Agusta uses stencils for print making, and has used the same concept for quilt making.

Education: Mass College of Art, Boston, 1971-1975, BFA, 1987-1989, Teacher Certification, 1994-1997, MSAEd

Agusta began making quilts as a painting major at Massachusetts College of Art. Concurrently, she created silkscreened posters which received local, national and international recognition at the Graphic Workshop. Many of her pastel landscapes are in corporate collections. She worked as an art teacher for 22 years. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston acquired one of her quilts in 2017.

Artist Statement
In the summer of 2017, I reached a turning point in my textile work. For a number of years, I played with the nine-patch block, exploring the poetry of the square. For a while it was enough to evoke sensations through the interplay of color, value and pattern. Most of the creativity took place in the initial design stage. I wanted a way to use textiles more spontaneously, to experience surprise and wonder throughout a project.

I experimented with ways to make the end result less predictable by printing on fabric, collaging the results and later drawing into the work with a sewing machine. It was time to take the risk of making an ugly work.

Working in a more spontaneous manner has allowed me to respond to events outside the studio. Recently climate change and pollution have been dominating my thoughts, whether it is melting sea ice or seas filled with plastic. I don’t think in terms of narrative or illustration, but rather through the emotional impact of shape, color and texture. I hope people react to my quilts on a visceral level.

With my new manner of working there are always surprises as the quilt top comes together.

Visitors are always welcome at our meetings, and there is no admission fee. Meetings run from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month.

Meetings are via Zoom or on the Seattle Pacific University campus. (See directions, maps, and room information, below.) For in person meetings, bring yourself a sack lunch if you wish.

If you are not a member and would like to join a virtual meeting, contact programs for the link.

To become a member click here and go to "Join the CQA".

For in-person meetings:
Directions to Bertona Hall on the Seattle Pacific University campus:

GPS entry: 107 West Bertona, Seattle 98119

From I-5, take the NE 50th Street exit and drive west. Turn left (south) on Fremont Avenue N—about two miles. Get into the right lane as you cross the Fremont bridge and take the first turn-off to the right and then immediately right again onto Nickerson Street. Follow Nickerson for about half a mile, and turn left (south) at the stoplight for 3rd Avenue West. You are now on the SPU campus.Turn left onto 3rd.

Enter the parking lot on your left by turning into the driveway beside the Subway. Our building is on the east side of the parking lot, a one-story red brick building. Parking in the lot is free for us on weekends; ignore the restricted parking and "No Parking" signs.

Click here to see a map of the entire SPU campus.

Month	Speaker
December 13, 2025	Agusta Agustsson, Art Quilter, Printer, Multimedia Artist, Zoom only
January 10, 2026	Harriet Riddell, Textile Artist on Wheels, Hampshire England
February 14, 2026	Lynn Woll, Fiber Art and My Professional Journey, Zoom only
March 14, 2026	Lynn Czaban, Fiber Artist, in person at SPU

Monthly Meetings