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CWG Korean Couture follow up resources

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This comes from Laura Martin:
A follow up with resources mention during her talk or in conversation at lunch afterwards.
Hi!
It was so great to spend time with everyone yesterday. Thanks for inviting me and for giving me lunch! Here are a few follow-up items from some of the things we talked about. I hope you will be able to share this info with the group that was there.
Books
Silk: A World History by Aarathi Prasad (William Morrow, 2024). “Worms’ Work” a review by Jenny Uglow is in The New York Review of Books, 19 September 2024 issue, pp 54-55.
Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years — Women, Cloth and Society in Early Times by Elizabeth Wayland Barber (Norton 1994) and Prehistoric Textiles: The Development of Cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with Special Reference to the Aegean, also by Barber (Princeton U Press, 1992)
Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World by Virginia Postrel (Basic Books, 2021)
Sheila Hicks
The Ford Foundation textile installation IS made of linen! Read about it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/arts/sheila-hickss-tapestries-to-again-hang-at-ford-foundation.html
Aimee Lee
Several of us were talking about this recent publication about a Wari textile: The Royal Inca Tunic: A Biography of an Andean Masterpiece by Andrew James Hamilton (Princeton U Press, 2024)
And continuing with one more:
And I now remember that someone asked me for the name of the detective series set in Paris and featuring a detective who is always wearing thrift store vintage couture! It’s the Aimee Leduc series by novelist Cara Black. There are now 21 books in the series and they are best read in order. The list is available at one of my favorite websites: Stop, You’re Killing Me!: http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/
Happy Equinox and I look forward to seeing you again soon.
Laura

CWG May meeting/program is at Praxis

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Thursday, May 16th at 11:30am
For our May meeting, we will assemble at Praxis, 15301 Waterloo  before heading to the Digital Weaving Lab for a tour.  They would like to headcount.  Current members, please email Sheri if you plan to attend (beemerquilter@yahoo.com)

Please RSVP for CWG’s May 16 program

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Sheri asks for an RSVP for
Thursday, May 16th at 11:30am
For our May meeting, we will assemble at Praxis, 15301 Waterloo  before heading to the Digital Weaving Lab for a tour.  They would like to headcount, so please email Sheri if you plan to attend (beemerquilter@yahoo.com)
There are a couple options nearby for those interested in lunch afterwards, so also note if you are interested in lunch.  Beachwood Ballroom is right down the street, as is Citizen Pie or a little further on Lakeshore is Beach Club Bistro (which opens at 1) but it would be helpful to give them a heads-up to know how many to expect.

CWG’s Cleveland Museum of Art and Egytomania field trip–a follow up

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Guild members enjoyed a tour of Egyptomania by Laura Martin, and even had the opportunity to meet curator Darnell Jamal-Lisby.  Laura also showed us textiles that are currently on view in other galleries of CMA.  Below is a listing up upcoming attractions that Laura has shared.
And Laura writes:
“Thank yo so much for the chance to do that tour yesterday — I had a great time. And thanks also for the opportunity to hang out with you guys over lunch.
Here is some info for you about upcoming textile-related events at CMA. (You can get additional info and tickets at the links.) First, the free lecture I mentioned:”
Framing Recently Conserved Textiles: Two Case Studies 21 February at noon (free ticket required)
Next, upcoming free special exhibitions/installations:
 
Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India 22 March – 1 September 2024 Gallery 242B

Korean Couture: Generations of Revolution 28 April – 12 October 2024

 

Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry 10 November 2024– 12 October 2025    Textile Gallery 234
Upcoming ticketed exhibitions:
Africa & Byzantium April 14–July 21, 2024 Exhibition Hall (on lower level)

Picasso and Paper December 8, 2024–March 23, 2025 Exhibition Hall and Gallery (on lower level)

Also, for anyone who would like to follow up on the curatorial inspirations around Egyptomania, this essay by curator Darnell Jamal-Lisby is an excellent read: https://www.clevelandart.org/articles/egyptomania-0.

CWG December meeting is a field trip–Thursday, December 18 10:00am

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We will be meeting at the Cleveland Museum of Art on January 18th to view Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession.  Docent and Guild member Laura Martin will shed light on “how ancient Egyptian funerary objects and processes have led to dynamic fashion designs..celebrating a culture that is the bedrock of many societies across history and today.”
Meet in the CMA main lobby at 10:15.  NOTE: the CMA opens at 10:00
If you have any Egyptian influenced clothing or jewelry please feel free to wear or bring along.

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.

Have you remembered to RSVP for April 18?

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Sheri will so appreciate a timely RSVP.

Lunch will be at 11:00; Meeting at the restaurant before our 1:00 tour.

Details here:

We have a field trip planned for April 18th to the Finnish Heritage Museum in Fairport Harbor. We will have a private tour of the textiles, led by Rebecca Steinbeck. I hope you will join us and connect with others to carpool.

Please e-mail me (beemerquilter@yahoo.com) if you plan to join us for lunch, which will be at 11:00 at Fairport Family Restaurant, 212 High St. (walking distance to the museum). Hopefully we can have a quick meeting, eat and socialize before heading over to the museum. I just need to get a head count so I can call the restaurant to reserve space for us, so don’t forget to let me know you are attending. See menu here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/FairportRestaurant/menu/?ref=page_internal

Thanks and looking forward to seeing you. Hoping for warm weather!   Sheri