We welcome acclaimed silk weaver Polly Barton to our April 19th guild meeting. Her website is http://www.pollybarton.com/
Her talk will be about the evolution of her work, the artists who have inspired her, and techniques she uses in her work.
Her work is in the Sourcing the Museum show which opens this coming March 23rd at the Textile Museum.
She is also featured on the virtual tour of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. at the Textile Museum in Washington, DC. http://www.textilemuseum.
We welcome renowned fiber artist Mary Zicafoose to our May 17th meeting.
For over two decades, international textile artist Mary Zicafoose has been creating tapestries and rugs that are as rich in color as they are in symbolic content. Her work is included in private and public collections that span the globe, including U.S. Embassies on three continents. The artist’ practice and processes reflect superb craftsmanship as well as her ability to articulate a brilliant contemporary vernacular based on color. Her woven pieces blend cultural icons, images and symbols with an unabashed hand, creating powerful visual statements in fiber. Zicafoose maintains a one-woman fiber studio in Omaha, NE where she lives with her family.
Our June meeting, Thursday, June 21st, will be the annual raffle and sale. Now is the time to start looking in your stashes for wonderful items that someone else is coveting. This year we also welcome hand-woven, knitted and spun items.
“How String Changed the World”
We welcome acclaimed fiber artist, Cameron Taylor-Brown to our guild meeting Thursday, February 16th, 7-9:30.
Our talk will start at 7:15, in order to be finished on time.
http://www.camerontaylor-brown.com/
Cameron is based in Los Angeles, and studied fiber arts with Ed Rossbach at UC Berkeley.
Her artwork is widely exhibited and has been published in American Craft, Fiberarts, Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot and the Fiberarts Design Books Four, Five, Six and Seven . She travels Southern California and Arizona as the regional representative for several top yarn companies, including Rowan, Filatura de Crosa and Manos del Uruguay. An experienced teacher and facilitator, she conducts workshops throughout the country exploring design, color, creativity and the collaborative process.
Cameron Taylor-Brown was a founder of ACCESS Community Arts & Education, a consulting partnership that worked with classroom teachers and artists to make direct connections between the arts, curriculum, educational content standards and community arts experiences. Two accessARTS models, Start with Art and Arts in the City , were developed with the support of California State Charter School Grants. These classroom-tested models were disseminated throughout the state of California in 2004-5. accessARTS strategies remain central in Cameron’s approach to teaching and learning.
Supplies each guild member should bring:
2-4 small sticks - each 10-12 ” long, no more than 1/2 inch or so in diameter
about 2-3 oz of plied yarn, 800-3,000 yards per pound
a handful of un-spun fiber, any type
a handful of small rocks (each about the size of a quarter or so)
scissors
masking or duct tape
digital camera suggested
Tien Chiu’s wedding dress, completed in April 2010. For more information, see Tien’s wedding dress page on her website, www.tienchiu.com.
