LECTURES
Each monthly meeting includes a learning opportunity, usually in the form of a lecture on a specialty topic given by a nationally known expert. Visiting lecturers usually offer a workshop in which they share their knowledge and techniques.
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February 7
Virginia Parks, Rosengång Rosengång, or rosepath, is a traditional favorite among Swedish weavers. With only four shafts and its eponymous threading order, rosengång can be woven in multiple ways to yield a dizzying array of designs and patterns. In this talk, I introduce the two main categories of rosengång woven in Sweden—loose and bound—and explain their structural differences and weaving techniques. Drawing upon visits to textile archives in Sweden and interviews with Swedish weavers, I share photographs and descriptions of a broad range of rosengång textiles, placing rosengång in both a historical and contemporary cultural context. Photo: Rosengång runner woven by Gunvor Johansson; V. Parks (photographer) |
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March 7
Polly Jacobs Giacchina, A Look at Basketry--Materials, Techniques and Inspiration Polly Giacchina will show images of traditional and contemporary basketry and introduce process and materials used. |
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April 4
Christine Lee, Interwoven- Weaving at the intersection of art, science, and design As an artist, designer, and craftsman, I draw from a variety of investigation methods where intuitive direct-hand manipulation, traditional craft processes, and computer-aided technology are the central part of my research tools. Working with the Thread Controller 2 Digital Jacquard loom (TC2), manufactured by Tronrud Engineering Moss in Norway, has expanded and continues to shape my work. My presentation will introduce the TC2 weaving loom, as a tool for exploration. I will share aspects of its technology and its capabilities. I will conclude with some of my past projects that have been hand woven on the TC2. Christine Lee was a Senior Sustainability Scholar of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University where she also taught in the School of Art of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. She has participated in numerous residencies, such as the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Artist-at-Sea. Her work has been exhibited at venues such as the Center for Art in Wood, San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, the Museum of Arts and Design, the Society of Arts and Crafts, the Society of Contemporary Craft, the Aspen Art Museum, and the ASU Art Museum. She is the 2022 recipient of the Maxwell/Hanrahan Awards in Craft. |
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