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If you like Molas, mark your calendar for Wednesday December 8 at noon.

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Follow the Cleveland Museum of Art and its Desktop Dialogue.
Fashion Identity: Mola Textiles of Panama.   
https://www.clevelandart.org/close-looking-at-a-distance

Stitching Complexity

Wednesday, December 9, 12:00 p.m. EST

Join program host Key Jo Lee and CMA research fellow Andrea Vazquez de Arthur for a deep and guided exploration of a single mola, made using appliqué and reverse appliqué techniques. Learn about these processes and their complex associations with the Guna understanding of the universe.

Watch the most recent Desktop Dialogue to learn more about the meaning of molas, the subject of the current exhibition Fashioning Identity: Mola Textiles of Panamá, in Guna culture.

It’s a Wonderful Life……..wouldn’t it be so?

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It’s a Wonderful Life, the film that we will no doubt have opportunities to see this month and next, prompted this request.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Cuyahoga Weavers Guild members all contributed a bit for the upcoming newsletter?  “Yes!”, says its editor.

So as you tidy-up left-overs from Thanksgiving, and begin preparations for the coming holidays, please squeeze out some time to send a photo, send an article, send a weaving inquiry, share about your favorite weaving book, even share a recipe. Shall I go on…share a poem, share a memoir, share a weaving tip, share a remembrance of a mentor or teacher.  Share about upcoming workshops or classes.

OK, I will stop now, except for two things 1.) “Please” and  2.)Tuesday, December 1st is a great target.

 

Send to Nancy directly or to:

newsletter@cuyahogaweaversguild.com

Chagrin Wenk Gallery show on currently canceled

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Hello Weavers,
This would have been the week to collect items for a show at the Chagrin Arts Wenk Gallery. The Executive Director has told me that they are going to cancel that show. They are taking into account the virus spread and have decided it is not worth the exposure during the show. I am grateful to you all for responding to my inquiry for this show, both for your conservative comments and for your enthusiasms to participate. The Director would like to participate with the Weavers at a future date and has been delighted with our cooperation . She sends Holiday greetings to all.
Thank you,
Patty

Check out the program about Molas at Cleveland Museum of Art

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Look for it on Wednesday, November 18 at noon.   A Desktop Dialogue from CMA

https://www.clevelandart.org/desktop-dialogues

Their description follows:

How do materials and fabrication processes convey meaning in a work of art or design?

Join CMA research fellow Andrea Vazquez de Arthur and museum guide Leonardo Pérez Carreño from the Museo de la Mola in Panamá City, Panamá, for a conversation about making and meaning in molas, a key component of traditional dress among indigenous Guna women and the subject of the upcoming exhibition Fashioning Identity: Mola Textiles of Panamá.

 

A Holiday show and sale opportunity. Submit to Patty on Nov 16 -20.

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Hi Weavers,
Our Guild has been asked to participate in a Holiday Show at the Wenk Gallery in Chagrin Falls from Nov. 23-Dec.23, 2020. There will be other artisans there including a ceramicist, painter, glass maker and a jeweler. We have at least three people who have agreed they are willing to show their items. This will not be a Weavers show but an opportunity to sell our items at the Holidays. Some weavers have declined the opportunity which says this is not a true Weavers Show where we usually try to display a lot.
I will be able to gather the items the week of Nov 16-20 and I will help with the display. Please contact me.
Each weaver will have to put a hang tag on each item with your name, piece information and a retail price. You  do not have to show a lot of items. We will not be expected to sit in the gallery during the times (10 am-3:00 pm week days) it is open to the public. Frankly, I discouraged this for distancing reasons.
The Gallery will be closed the week between Christmas and New Years so items will be able to be picked up Jan 4th.
Chagrin Arts, the sponsor of this show, has said they would love to have us back at the gallery at a later date. They loved our show last year and hope we will keep it in mind for—WHENEVER.
Thank you and weave 0n….
Patty

October Program invitation for October 14 and 15. Both are virtual.

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Plan on watching the Cleveland Museum of Art virtual program on Wednesday October 14 at 12:00 noon. You can find the program on the museum’s web site.  It is a Close Looking at a Distance (CLAD) program featuring the Korean Embroidery exhibit.  This ‘field trip” will be virtual.
Follow this with our Zoom meeting to discuss and expand on our virtual visit with the museum’s staff and share our personal experiences with embroidery and/or Korean textiles. The Zoom meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 15 at 11:30 am (our regular meeting day and time).  Once again, be on the look-out for an invitation from Lynne.
About CLAD–
Cleveland Museum of Art has  a program called Close Looking at a Distance-CLAD- and on Wed Oct 14 at 12 Noon, they are having a Virtual Event About the Korean Embroidery exhibit that will be closing at the end of this month. It is easy to access on a computer.
    Go to cma.org/events/virtual-events
    Look for the pop up for Close Looking at a Distance
    There is data about times and an introduction.
    Scroll down to Join the Conversation and follow the prompts.
From CMA’s website:

Close Looking at a Distance: Scrutinizing the Stitches

Wednesday, October 14, 12:00 p.m.

What can a wedding gown, liberally decorated and lovingly patched and repaired, tell us about the culture, values, and artisans from which it emerged? In this CLAD session, join host Key Jo Lee and curator of Korean art Sooa McCormick for a guided look at an intricately embroidered garment from the CMA’s permanent collection, currently on view in the exhibition Gold Needles: Embroidery Arts from Korea.

Upcoming exhibit of interest to the guild is:
A new exhibit in the Textile Gallery will be coming November 22 featuring the textiles of the Guna, an indigenous territory in Panama. Think Mola!

A note about visiting in person:

The museum is open with the normal distancing and masking restrictions if anyone does want to try to see the Korean exhibit before it closes. Check their web site for details.

Election results and upcoming Zoom meeting

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Here are the election results for officers for the 2020-2021 season. Thanks for voting.

OFFICERS

President- Roberta Jones-Shafer

Secretary- Joan Horwich

Treasurer- Jean Jackson

SERVICE POSITIONS
Newsletter- Nancy Allman

Membership- Victoria Johnson-Parratt

Librarian- Victoria Johnson-Parratt

Card Correspondent- Ele Richardson

Webmistress- Victoria ??or TBA

Hospitality- Sarah Berg / Elfriede Heaney

Programs- Patty Hridell and Victoria Johnson-Parratt

DUES DECISION

Suspension of dues until the COVID situation change was approved.

UPCOMING ZOOM MEETING

A Zoom meeting is tentatively scheduled for Thursday October 25 at 11:30 am.  Keep an eye out for an emailed invitation to join us.

CWG and September and beyond…………and a thank you to Elfriede.

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Dear Weavers

The summer is nearly over , and the new weaving year is supposed to start in September. This has been a strange summer for us all. There has been a lot of anxiety, worry and stress, but I hope you and your family are well. The inability to make plans has driven most of us crazy. We like plans – even if they have to be changed!

There are no fixed dates or plans for the weavers guild. We will resume our meetings when the libraries allow us to gather again in groups.

We do have a little business we must attend to now. As your current president I have taken it upon myself to get this done.

WE NEED YOUR VOTE

The nominating committee met and did their thing. To make it official, all you need to do is contact me. Call text or e-mail with your vote. I pledge to keep an accurate talley.

Here is our current slate of officers for the 2020-2021 season.

President- Roberta Jones-Shafer

Secretary- Joan Horwich
Treasurer- Jean Jackson
Newsletter- Nancy Allman

Membership- Victoria Johnson-Parratt

Librarian- Victoria Johnson-Parratt Card Correspondent- Ele Richardson

Webmistress- Victoria ??

Hospitality- Sarah Berg / Elfriede Heaney

Programs- Patty Hridel and Victoria Johnson-Parratt

Since we have no scheduled events at this time, I propose a suspension of dues until we meet again.Victoria seconded the motion, so you can vote on that too.

I want all of you to know that being guild president was a fun learning experience for me. Thanks to all who helped in the last three years. You will see me at meetings for sure, Elfriede