Weaving and other fiber-based fun for 45 years and counting
Thursday March 21, 2019
11:30 Brown bag lunch
12:00 Meeting
12:30 Program
Warrensville Branch of Cuyahoga Public Library,
4115 Northfield Rd. Warrensville Hts 44128
216-363-4180 (North Room)
Jennifer Gunn will present The Great Sheep Expedition: A Sheep in the Pasture is So Much More than a Sheep in the Pasture. Jennifer will share her travels around the world in search of the place/region of origin for all the worlds domestic sheep breeds.
Study Group is Thursday, March 7 at 10:00 am.
We meet at the home of Miriam L.
Nora E. will present.
See you there.
Hello Study Group,
We find that we are without a host for Thursday, March 7.
Please consider volunteering. Let Nancy know.
February 21, 2019
Warrensville Branch of Cuyahoga Public Library,
4115 Northfield Rd. Warrensville Hts 44128 216-363-4180 (North Room)
Remembering Rose—A Tribute to Rose Rubin- Her students and family will join us to show some of her work.
Study Group is Thursday, February 7 at 10:00 am.
We meet at the home of Judy Riga. Victoria Johnson-Parratt will present.
See you there.
Join is this Thursday December 20th for our holiday potluck. Gathering begins at Elfrieda’s house at 11:00 am. Call her for directions and updates.
Bring something tasty!!
Couldn’t make the meeting? Check out the minutes here: CWG Minutes 11.15.18
From Nancy Allman:
CWG Monthly Meeting
November 15, 2018
Warrensville Branch of Cuyahoga Public Library,
4115 Northfield Rd. Warrensville Hts 44128 216-363-4180 (North Room)
Gifts from Bertie’s Boys – Victoria Johnson-Parratt will show textile treasures from around the world and the personal collection of Alberta Parkinson. You won’t want to miss this!
STUDY GROUP is taking a field trip and all members are invited to join us.
Thursday, December 6 at 10:00 am. Meet us in the Atrium to view the Valois Tapestry exhibit. Described below.
On view for the first time in North America, the recently restored Valois Tapestries, a unique set of 16th-century hangings, are unveiled in this exhibition. These fascinating and enigmatic tapestries were commissioned by Catherine de’ Medici, the indomitable queen mother of France, to celebrate the royal Valois dynasty against a backdrop of great political strife and social upheaval. Soon after their creation in Brussels, the eight room-sized hangings accompanied Catherine’s granddaughter, Christina of Lorraine, when the young princess traveled to the Medici court in Florence as the bride of Ferdinand I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Woven with wool, silk, and precious metal-wrapped threads, the tapestries are rich in both their materials and intricate subject matter. Life-sized, full-length portraits of the French king, princes, and princesses, situated prominently in the foreground, lock eyes with the viewer and present detailed scenes of court pageants and festivities. Juxtaposing the tapestries with paintings, drawings, and exquisite art objects of the period, Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries introduces the colorful and sometimes infamous characters associated with the hangings, and it explores the tapestries’ role as an artistic and political statement involving two of the most powerful European dynasties of the Renaissance—the Valois and the Medici—and their respective power bases in Paris and Florence. Among the most admired, ambitious, and costly artistic endeavors of their time, the Valois Tapestries embody the pageantry, splendor, and political intrigue of Renaissance Europe.
