In case you didn’t make the January meeting, see link to minutes.
Leslie looks for a roomie for MLH for May 30-June 4
She writes:
Is anyone planning to attend MLH in Holland, MI this year? The conference is May 30-June 4th. I just booked a room at Haworth Inn to avoid all the dorm craziness. Plus it has AC, continental breakfast, parking, etc. The cost per person (two queen beds) is approx the same as the dorms and much nicer! I’m looking for a roommate! Please contact me at (216)299-0676. Registration for MLH begins January 7th.
I will be out of the country Jan 17- 24 so leave a message on my home phone (440)473-2244 and I’ll return it when I get back.
Leslie
January Study Group date is changed
A reminder to the Study Group weavers that we meet January 10.
NOT our usual first Thursday (January 3). We meet at the home of Elfriede and Patty is our presenter.
All good wishes for your New Year. See you Thursday, January 10.
Holiday Potluck
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!!
WINTER Newsletter is here.
Here is the newsletter. Click on either the Photo or non-Photo version.
December Study Group Field Trip
Reminder:
STUDY GROUP is taking a field trip and all members are invited to join us. The Cleveland Museum of Art is providing a docent led visit especially for the Guild.
Thursday, December 6 at 10:00 am.
Meet us in the Atrium to view the Valois Tapestry exhibit. The ticket price is $25.00 (this price includes the Georgia O’Keefe exhibit). Sign up with Patty H. Cleveland Museum of Art members may contact Patty H to see if their membership advantage can be applied.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Sunday, November 18 edition has an article outlining why this exhibit is so very special.
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.
5,4,3,2,1……….CWG newsletter deadline is December 1
Saturday, December 1 is the approaching deadline for the winter issue of our newsletter.
It will be great to collect articles from membership, library, programs, schedule, study group, and member news. Please take a moment from your Thanksgiving festivities and prepare an article, photos, reveries, samples of your projects. We know the membership appreciates a lively newsletter.
Best wishes for this holiday, with all its trimmings.
Submit via newsletter@cuyahogaweaversguild.com
November 2018 meeting minutes
Couldn’t make the meeting? Check out the minutes here: CWG Minutes 11.15.18
November Meeting Information and Study Group Field Trip
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.
October 2018 meeting minutes
