Those commercials are right: Cotton is the fabric of our lives -- or, more broadly, textiles are. We often reflect upon items like upholstery and slipcovers, bed linens (clean, dirty, matching or not), and clothing especially, from too-revealing to unbearably outdated and the whole spectrum of concerns in between. But typically we're far less concerned with textiles as art, and often we don't even think of fabrics in that way. The Craft Alliance-begun, community-wide -- sixteen gallery spaces, in fact -- biennial event, Innovations in Textiles 6, aims to change that by offering up two full months of exhibits, lectures, demonstrations and workshops regarding "contemporary fiber art," all beginning on September 16. But why not celebrate textiles now? This month, the Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission (6128 Delmar... More >>>