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Online Lecture from Textile Museum of S. California–Jan 9 at 2:00pm EST

January 6, 2021 By Nancy Leave a Comment

Abaca cloth is woven from the outer sheath of the trunk of a banana species indigenous to the Philippines.

ONLINE LECTURES

Textile Museum Associates of Southern California

Woven Dreams from Sacred Mountains: Textile Traditions of the Tboli & Blaan of Mindanao

January 9, 2021. 11 a.m. PST.
This is an online presentation via Zoom
Webinar Registration here

http://www.tmasc.org/default.htm The Tboli and Blaan people of the southernmost island of Mindanao in the Philippines offers some of the most beautiful, skillful and sacred examples of material culture to be found throughout Southeast Asia. The weaving of the abaca ikat fabric (tnalak) has become synonymous with the Tboli, as has their intricate beadwork, embroidery and brasswork which richly decorates their garments. The Blaan, sister tribe to the Tboli, weave their own treasured and rare abaca ikat cloth (tabih). Their spectacular heirloom garments are adorned with impressive patterns of hand-hewn, mother-of-pearl beads.  Independent researcher and collector Craig Diamond presents the ikat weaving traditions of both tribes as well as identifying and discussing the impressive garments worn by both the men and women.

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A Weaver of Note—Jack Lenor Larsen

January 6, 2021 By Nancy Leave a Comment

This comes from Patty,

“It is interesting to read about and see the interview with a really big name in American Textile Design in the 20th & 21st Centuries.”

Cranbrook Mourns the Passing of Jack Lenor Larsen

Jack Lenor Larsen at loom, 1954. Courtesy of Cranbrook Archives, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.

Last week, we were saddened to learn of the passing of Jack Lenor Larsen (Fiber ’51). Considered one of the most influential and prolific textile designers of the 20th century, Larsen explored both modern style and historical methods in his practice.

In a 1998 interview with The New York Times, he said, “I like ancient techniques and the cutting edge. The extremes are always more interesting than the middle.”

At the University of Washington, Larsen was a teaching assistant to Cranbrook Academy of Art alumnus Ed Rossbach, who suggested Larsen continue his studies at the Academy. He received a scholarship at Rossbach’s recommendation and completed his graduate course work in only nine months, graduating from Cranbrook with his MFA in 1951.

In 1952, he opened a studio in New York City and went on to shape the textile design of postwar American homes and workplaces, including Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, Eero Saarinen’s Miller House, and Pan American Airlines. Read the obituary in The New York Times here for a full record of his illustrious career.

“First and foremost, Jack Lenor Larsen was a maker. His use of traditional hand techniques and materials that he adapted into innovative technologies and applications was transformative,” said Susan R. Ewing, the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Director of Cranbrook Academy of Art. “His profound leadership and critical vision for contemporary crafts especially impacted the educational and outreach missions of the American Craft Council and the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. His legacy will continue to resonate and inspire a contemporary generation of 21st-century makers, educators, and companies. We at Cranbrook celebrate his global influence, inspiration, and contributions to our shared ideals.”

His textiles are in the permanent collections of Cranbrook Art Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs at the Louvre, which gave him a one-man retrospective in 1981.

He is profiled in the upcoming publication, With Eyes Opened: Cranbrook Academy of Art Since 1932 and will have work featured in the exhibition of the same name opening at Cranbrook Art Museum in June 2021.

Watch an interview with Larsen here, filmed just last year by furniture manufacturer OFS.

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Announcing CWG workshop with Susan Conover in March 2021

January 1, 2021 By Nancy 2 Comments

New Year’s wishes for a better 2021, for a weaving year to beat all!

And mark you calendars for this workshop March 17 and 18.

It is to be Shadow Weave on 4 or 8 shafts.  It is  presented with a good plan of internet instruction, Zoom and at home weaving. Take a look at Susan’s examples.  Materials required and warping instructions will come before the workshop.

More details are forthcoming.  Please contact Patty for more details and registration.  The workshop registration is currently open to CWG members. Other guilds will be invited later.

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Saori YouTube link

December 17, 2020 By Nancy Leave a Comment

You can view the program from our recent meeting. Members were interested in viewing it again.  Viewing together on Zoom had some issues.

[Read more…] about Saori YouTube link

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The Fall – Winter newsletter is available

December 11, 2020 By Nancy Leave a Comment

Find the current newsletter on our webpage, under the Members tab.  Look for Newsletter Archives.

Or click here.

CWG FALL-WINTER Newsletter Dec 2020 copy 2

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

December 3, 2020 By Nancy Leave a Comment

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.

Two Birds Mola Panel (detail), c. 1950–70. Republic of Panamá, Gunayala Comarca, Wissubwala, Guna people. Cotton: reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery; 39.5 x 47.5 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. F. Louis Hoover, 1971.213

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

November 27, 2020 By Nancy Leave a Comment

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

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Chagrin Wenk Gallery show on currently canceled

November 16, 2020 By Nancy Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: shows/exhibits

November Meeting details are forthcoming

November 15, 2020 By Nancy Leave a Comment

Details of the November program scheduled for Thursday, November 19 are forthcoming.

Program and Zoom information will come shortly.

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Check out the program about Molas at Cleveland Museum of Art

November 15, 2020 By Nancy Leave a Comment

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.

 

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