NEW! UPCOMING TANGRAM EVENTS!
UPCOMING EVENTS: none currently
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PAST EVENTS:
Open Studios: Vallejo Artists' Guild - October
9 - October 10 2005
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| Art Exhibit:
October 20, - December 17, 2003
Reception & Book Signing: Wednesday, November
12, 2003
Barbara E.
Ford, artist and author, introduces her art on
the tangram, an ancient Chinese puzzle. The
author will sign copies of her two books: Tangrams—The
Magnificent Seven Piece Puzzle (2003) and The Master Revealed—A
Journey with Tangrams (1990).
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| Sunday May 25,
2003 10:00am to 5:00pm
9th Annual Asian American Heritage Festival:
booksigning; includes hands-on tangram activities and tangram
computer demonstration by Barbara E. Ford. |
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| Thursday May 15,
2003 7:30pm
BOOKSIGNING: Barbara E. Ford, local artist
and author, introduces her elegant new book on the tangram, an
ancient Chinese art form. |
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| Saturday April
19, 2003 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Creative? Got Game? Let's Play! Barbara E.
Ford, local artist and author, introduces her elegant new book
on the Tangram, as an art form. Learn new ways to design with
this ancient Chinese puzzle. All Minds Welcome! |
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| Sunday April 27,
2003 2:00pm
Barbara E. Ford, local artist and author, introduces
her elegant new book on the tangram, an ancient Chinese art form. |
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TANGRAM SPEAKING AND EXHIBITION ENGAGEMENTS
given by
Barbara E. Ford
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QUILT LECTURES
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| Northern California Quilt Council (NCQC) |
"Meet the Teachers" program. Speaker: "Quilting
with Tangrams." |
1993, 1995 - El Cerrito, CA |
| Delta Quilters |
Speaker: "Tangrams." |
1995 - Antioch, CA |
| San Francisco Quilters Guild
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Speaker: "Designing with Tangrams, the Ancient Chinese Puzzle."
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1992 - San Francisco, CA |
| Vallejo Quilters
Guild |
Speaker: "Tangrams." |
1992 - Vallejo, CA |
| Pine Valley Quilters Guild |
Speaker: "Designing with Tangrams." Included quilt
challenge. |
1996 - Auburn, CA |
| River City Quilters Guild |
Speaker: "Quilts and Chinese Puzzles." |
1996 - Sacramento, CA |
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MATH, THE ARTS, AND EDUCATION
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| The Exploratorium |
Demonstration: "Tangrams: China's 1000-Year-Old Puzzle."
Demonstration of the mathematical and artistic elements of tangrams. |
1991 - Palace of Fine Arts - San Francisco, CA |
| Asilomar Conference
Center |
Speaker: "Problem-Solving and Math Skills via Tangram Art." |
1993 - Monterey, CA |
| National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (NCTM) |
Speaker: "Tangrams Transformed into Art." |
1994 - Western Regional Conference, San Francisco, CA |
| Bay Area Math Project (BAMP) |
Speaker: "Tangrams Transformed into Art - A multi-media
approach to learning math through tangram art." |
1993 - Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum (BADM) |
Chinese New Year's Celebration, February 17, 2003: Booksigning
and tangram demonstration. |
2003 - Fort Baker, Sausalito, CA |
| Chinese Culture Center |
Chinese Puzzles: Games for the Hands and Mind
by Wei Zhang and Peter Rasmussen |
2008 - San Francisco, CA |
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ART EXHIBITS
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| Atlanta
International Museum of Art and Design |
International Exhibition: "Puzzles - Beyond the Borders
of the Mind". Exhibitor: Framed tangram artwork. |
1993 - Atlanta, GA |
| San Francisco State University Club |
Exhibitor: Tangram art work in multi-media: framed origami prints
and stained glass mobiles. |
1992 - San Francisco, CA |
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CHILDRENS' LIBRARY READING PROGRAMS
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| Fairfield-Suisun Community Library, JFK Library, Solano County
Library Programs |
"Tell Stories with Tangram Paper", "Tangrams",
"Tangram Art - Create Shapes and Stories". |
various times and places |
| INTERNATIONAL
PUZZLE PARTICIPANT
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| 11th Annual International Puzzle Collector's Party |
Invited member and participant: sold books and artwork at gathering
of international puzzle collectors and creators from all over the
world |
1991 - Los Angeles, CA |
| 14th Annual International
Puzzle Collector's Party |
Invited member and participant: sold books and artwork at gathering
of international puzzle collectors and creators from all over the
world |
1996 - Seattle, WA |
| 23th Annual International Puzzle Collector's Party |
Invited member and participant: sold books and artwork at gathering
of international puzzle collectors and creators from all over the
world |
2003 - Chicago, IL |
| 29th Annual International Puzzle Collector's Party |
Invited member and participant: sold books and artwork at gathering
of international puzzle collectors and creators from all over the
world |
2009 - San Francisco, CA |
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