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Kayla Kennington has been creating one-of-a-kind silk clothing and Showpieces for galleries, individual clients and shows for over 30 years.
She won the "Crème de la Crème" Award in the Bernina Fashion Show in 2001 with the "Butterfly Coat," and again in 2002 with the "Fire Blossom Phoenix," and received the Bernina Hall of Fame Award in 2003. Kayla won another International award at the Fashion Fantasia competition in Australia, November, 2004. Kayla then created two more Bernina showpieces (but not for judging) in 2003 and 2004, and was then a judge at the 2005 Bernina Fashion Show. Kayla created “Fantasia Fleur du Soleil,” a fanciful Cirque du Soleil-like showpiece for the 2006 Bernina Fashion Show (again, not for competition) and will again participate in the 2007 show.
A National Speaker and Educator, Kayla travels widely, giving workshops, retreats, trunk shows, fashion shows, and inspirational slide presentations.
She also writes for national sewing magazines; she is a contributing author for Threads Magazine, Designs in Machine Embroidery, Belle Armoire, and Fiberarts Magazine. Kayla has also has been featured on DIY and Oregon Art Beat, and in various books. She has a Master Class article in Threads’ May 2007 issue describing her process of creating an Art-to-Wear Showpiece.
Modular Design for Couture Artwear is Kayla's small pattern company, translating her more subtle couture garment designs into a pattern collection; she includes detailed directions for her unique signature seaming styles and many illustrations, addressing the abilities of both beginner and advanced sewers. Kayla’s patterns have no facings, no zippers, and no buttonholes, and lots of creative potential.
Her previous career as an integrated circuit layout design specialist in the high tech industry (Kayla’s “day-job” until 1985) has contributed much to her ability to engineer complex works of art-to-wear as well as to translate her designs into patterns and clear instructions.
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kayla returned to college and studied fashion Design in 1985 and achieved three scholarships, divisional honors and 1st place state-wide in a design competition. She has been doing what she loves, full-time, ever since.
Kayla now lives in beautiful Portland, Oregon, where she has a work-at-home studio/office, and gives Modular Magic Design & Sewing Retreats at the Oregon Coast.
AWARDS
First Place, All Silks, Fashion Fantasia International, Australia, Nov. 2004
Bernina Fashion Show Hall of Fame, 2003
First Place, art-to-wear "Crème de la Crème" Award, Bernina Fashion Show International 2002
First Place, art-to-wear "Crème de la Crème" Award, Bernina Fashion Show International 2001
Second Place, San Jose Museum of Art, "Headdress Ball" 1989
First Place (statewide), "Creative use of Textiles," Fashion Symposium, San Francisco 1986
"Design Student of the Year", West Valley College 1986 "Divisional Honors"
West Valley College, 1986 "Associated Student Body Scholarship," West Valley College 1986
SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS
Judged Hobbs Fashion Show, Paducah, KY- April, 2007
Endorsements for Bernina Ads 2007
Judged Bernina Fashion Show Nov. 2005
Promotional materials for Bernina BSR ad campaign, stitched “free lady,” July 2005
Sample garments for M Series serger ads for the Bernina Sewing Machine Internationally.
Endorsement Marketing for Bernina USA 2005, 2007
SHOWS
Bernina Fashion Show, Quilts Inc. Houston TX 2007
IPCA, International Textile Expo, Las Vegas-Fashion Show & booth March 2007
Sew Expo, Puyallup, WA booth and IPCA fashion show 2007
Bernina Fashion Show, Houston, “Fantasia Fleur du Soleil,” 2006 (non-competing invitation)
IPCA, International Textile Expo, Las Vegas-Fashion Show & booth March 2006
Sew Expo, Puyallup, WA booth and IPCA fashion show 2006
IPCA, International Textile Expo, Fashion Show & booth March 2005
American Sewing Expo, Novi MI, keynote 2005
Marin Needle Arts Festival, Display 5 award winning garments, September 2005
IPCA, International Textile Expo, Fashion Show & booth September 2005
Threads Garment Challenge, Minneapolis, MN 2005
Fashion Fantasia, Australia, “Modern Japanese Bride,” 2004 (1st place all silks)
American Sewing Expo, Novi MI, keynote 2004
PIQF, Santa Clara, CA, Designing Women Oct. 2004
Quilt Expo, Husquvarna Fashion Show, The Hague, Netherlands, “Modern Japanese Bride,” 2004
Quilt Expo, Bernina Fashion Show, The Hague, Netherlands, “Madame Dragonfly,” 2004
Bernina Fashion Show, Houston, “Happy Flowers Regalia Girl,” 2005 (non-competing invitation)
Creative Sewing and Needle Arts Festival, Toronto, Canada “Butterfly” and “Fire Blossom Phoenix”
Bernina Fashion Show, Houston TX "Madame Dragonfly," Nov, 2003 (non-competing invitation)
Widney Moore Gallery, Portland Oregon, February-March 2003
Bernina Fashion Show, Sew Expo, WA "Fire Blossom Phoenix," Feb. 2002
Bernina Fashion Show, Houston TX "Fire Blossom Phoenix" Nov, 2002 (1st place Winner)
Bernina Fashion Show, Barcelona, Spain "Bernina Butterfly Coat," February 2003
Bernina Fashion Show, Houston TX "Bernina Butterfly Coat," Nov, 2001 (1st place Winner)
Skylight Gallery, Art Alliance, December-January 2003
Santa Fe Weaving Gallery, "Secret Messages," Oct. 2001
Oregon College of Art and Craft “Art on the Vine” benefit auction May 2001
Santa Fe Weaving Gallery, “art dolls”, December, 2000
Santa Fe Weaving Gallery, “Cirque 2000,” October, 2000
San Jose Quilt Museum, “tic-tac-toe,” June 2001
San Diego Quilt Museum, “tic-tac-toe,” April 2001
Fine Focus, On-line, "tic-tac-toe," Jan, 2000
San Jose Museum of Art, “Art for Wearing,” March 22, 1999
“Open Studios” Santa Cruz County, October, 1999
American Quilters Society, quilt show in Paducah, KY , April 1999
“Art in Fashion” Oakland Museum of Art, November 1998
Folk Art Museum, San Francisco, Fort Mason Center, Yearly 1992-1998
Obiko, San Francisco , biannual benefit fashion shows 1986-1997
Artful Eye, Healdsburg, Trunk Show 1996
Obiko San Francisco, Figurative Sculpture (dolls) 1993
Jacquline Lippetz Gallery, Glenco, biannual Trunk Shows 1994-1996
Artful Eye, Calistoga, Trunk Show, October, 1996
Art Trails, Sonoma County 1992, 1993, 1994
Mindscape Gallery, Figurative Sculpture Show, Evanston, IL, 1994
Open Studios, San Jose CA 1987,1988
“Best” of the Contemporary Arts and Crafts, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA, 1993
“Art in Fashion” Marin Civic Center 1992
“Figurative Sculpture” Sun Gallery, Hayward 1992
“Art to Wear” Convergence’90, Handweavers Guild of America, San Jose 1989
San Jose Contemporary Arts Gallery, ”Fiber Arts Show”, San Jose, CA,1990
“International Fashion Week”, Taipei Taiwan, Far Eastern Fashions, World Trade Center, 1989
“Images” Fashion Show , Hong Kong, 1989
“Interior Design Center Fashion Show”, Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA, 1989
“Designed to Wear”, Portland School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR, 1988
“Art for Wearing”, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA, 1988
“Tribal Themes” Nordstrom , Valley Fair, San Jose, CA, 1987
“Design Symposium”, Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA, 1986
MEDIA
Promotional DVD testimonial for Bernina BSR “I’m free” campaign
Oregon Public Broadcasting, "Art Beat" featured artist-“update,” November 2005
Oregon Public Broadcasting, "Art Beat" featured artist, February 2003
Oregon Public Broadcasting, "Art Beat" guest of featured artist, June 2003
Scripps Howard News Service "DIY" TV, Sew Much More, featured guest January 2003 (reruns internationally)
WORKSHOPS & LECTURES
AQS Paducah, KY - lectures & workshops, April 2007
Modular Magic Sewing & Design Retreat, Oregon Coast Oct. 2006
3 Bernina Sewing Shops in Northern CA, Nov. 2006
Sievers School of Fiber Arts, Washington Island, WI June 21-29, 2006
7 Bernina Sewing Shops in Las Angeles area, Sept 2006
Haberman Fabrics, Royal Oak, MI April 7,8,9 2006
Hawaii Stitchery & Fiber Arts Guild, Honolulu, HI, Feb 4-9 2006
Seams Wild Guild, Eastern Washington, Jan 21 &22, 2006
Bernina Fashion Show, Houston, TX Judge, Oct 27, 2005
IPCA Fashion Show, Las Vegas, NV, Sept 26, 2005
Marin needle Arts Fair, keynote, San Rafael, CA Sept, 2005
Bernina Creativity retreat, Chicago IL, “keynote”4 classes, August 2005
A Common Thread, “Fashion 101 for girls” Lake Oswego, OR, June 2005
Hawaii Stitchery & Fiber Arts Guild, Honolulu, HI, June 1-7 2005
Sievers School of Fiber Arts, Washington Island, WI, June 20-5, 2005
Bernina National Teachers Retreat, Chicago, Dec. 2004
American Sewing Expo, Novi, MI Sept. 2004
Sievers School Of Fiber Arts, Washington Island WI, June 2004
D’Leas, Denver, March 2004
A Common Thread, Lake Oswego, OR, Jan 2004
Osborne’s, Santa Cruz, CA , October 2003
A Common Thread, Lake Oswego, OR, October 2003
Olympia Sew and Vac, Olympia , WA, October 2003
Waechters Silk Shop, Asheville, NC, September 2003
American Sewing Expo, Novi, MI, September 2003
Los Angeles Wearable Art Guild, LA, CA August 2003
Seattle art-to-wear, Kirkland, WA, July 2003
Columbia Stitchery Guild, Portland, OR, June 2003
Sievers Retreat, Washington Island, WI, June 2003
Bernina University, Monterey, CA June 2003
Design and Sew, Canby OR, May 2003
Marin Needle Arts Guild, Corte Madera, CA, April 2003
PACC, Portland, OR, March, 2003
27th Street Fabrics, Eugene, OR, March 2003
Fresno Fiber Arts Guild, January 2003
Linda's Sewing Center, Corvallis, Oregon December, 2002
Olympia WA, October, 2002
Professional Association of Custom Clothiers, Portland, Oregon, September 2002
Lake Oswego, Oregon, A Common Thread, Sept 2002
Handweavers Guild, "Convergence 2002", August, Vancouver B.C.
Hillsborough, Corvallis Guild special Class, July 2002
Design and Sew, Canby, Oregon, May 2002
Concord Valley Stitchers Guild, February 2002
Peninsula Wearable Art Guild, February 2002
Canada College, San Mateo, CA 1987
Various art& sewing classes for kids 1970-1994
LICENSING CONTRACTS
Amazing Designs, Designer Series, Kayla Kennington Collection 1, June 2003
OESD, Designer “take out” series Regalia & Happy Flowers, Nov. 2003
PUBLISHED SEWING PATTERNS
Modular Design for Couture Artwear, Kayla ink.
918 Panel Top and Panel Vest, Dec. 2002
425 Cross Over Top. April 2003
1226 Angel Top, March 2003
729C Kangaroo Bag, July 2004-revised 2005
303 Paris Evening Coat, Feb 2005
721 Perennial Pant Collection, June 2005
518 Fantasia Top & Jacket, June 2006
MISCELLANEOUS
Kayla’s “Amazing Designs” Embroidery Designs were used in the winning garments for the top three prizes (blue, gold and white ribbons) in the Sulky Challenge 2005
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