This week’s Friday Fibers Roundup features a lovely mix of embroidered internet jokes, an animated short on knitting, a visual gallery of William Morris’ work, and some stitched bread! 1) Japanese artist Shoichi Tsurukawa uses a unique technique called tsutsugaki to explore the “colors of emotions” in his bizarre worlds inhabited by monstrous figures (via …
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Another shout out to an accomplished SDA member, an Arrowmont call-for-entry, textile podcast, and so much more this week for your Friday Fibers Roundup! 1) SDA member Yoshiko Wada was just granted the 2016 George Hewitt Myers Award! This award recognizes an individual’s lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to the field of textile arts. 2) …
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This week’s Friday Fibers Roundup looks at a sassy book by an SDA member, the origin of the Pantone color system, a 6,000 year old piece of indigo-dyed fabric, and so much more! 1) Crochet Coral Reef: TOXIC SEAS celebrates the 10th anniversary of the ongoing project by Margaret and Christine Wertheim from their organization …
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From surreal fashion worlds and collaborative weaving shows to a long lost tradition of clam silk harvesting, this week’s Friday Fibers Roundup features a variety of exhibitions, historical textiles, curator appointments, and a goofy GIF! 1) This Solar System Quilt by Ellen Harding Baker was created as used a teaching aid in astronomy classes back …
Read More »From the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to a gendered look at what pockets represent, this week’s Friday Fibers Roundup looks at fashion, past lectures, upcoming calls, and an exciting research trip by SDA’s Editor and Assistant Editor! 1) President Obama helped inaugurate the National Museum of African American History and Culture …
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This week’s roundup features a review of Cosima von Bonin’s first show in New York, an upcoming textile conference in London, Ukrainian women’s floral crowns, and some stunning embroidered street art. 1) The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has digitized their entire exhibition archives dating back to its founding in 1929. With over 3,500 exhibitions …
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This week’s Roundup features political art created from beach trash, a brief history of pivotal women in labor, many awards being given out, and so much more! Kara Walker (whose show was previewed in our latest journal, “The Body Embellished“) even makes an appearance in a music video. 1) SDA Member Celina Grigore just received the …
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From the marrying of technology and fiber, to simply adorable embroidered necklaces, this Friday Fibers Roundup features an array of historical, contemporary, and technical fiber work. We are also celebrating the release of our latest Surface Design Journal, “The Body Embellished“, so we’ve included a video related to the article “Recreating The Hunt of the …
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Sarah Carr Glacial Strata Felted wool 11″ x 12.5″ (2016) 1) Margarita Cabrera is bringing her community-based art project, Space in Between, to Arizona. Cabrera will be hosting a series of art-making workshops at ASU’s Combine Studios every Tuesday and Thursday throughout September. The work created during the month will be featured in an exhibition beginning in …
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Liza Klakulak Capped Accumulation Wool fiber, silk & cotton thread, stainless steel; wet felted, naturally dyed indigo gradation, hand stitched, free-motion machine stitched 11 x 8.5 x 3″ (2016) (photo: Steve Mann) 1) Uncommon Threads opens at Fowler Museum at UCLA on September 11th. It features the work of SDA members- Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Helena Hernmarck, Pat Hodson, Gerhardt …
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