Textile Society of America Symposium 2016 The opening reception was held at the SCAD Museum of Art scad.edu/museum On a balmy evening, 400 delegates from 23 different countries gathered on the podium between the oldest surviving antebellum railroad depot in the US and the modern building of the art museum. After a time of nibbling delicious […]
Read More...Cryosphere II – Hydrosphere, 80″h x 50″w, machine sewing, dry felting, stuffing; nylon, polyester, net, cotton, beads, glitter, Timtex, cotton and rayon thread. An exploration of the way water changes its molecular structure each time it shifts from a frozen state to a solid-state and back again. It is a process known as a phase […]
Read More...Working with slippery synthetic sheers I can’t keep the large pieces of fabric under control. Solution – hang them on the wall and take down as needed. My current problem is to find a method for making a soft material appear hard. I have made tapered tubes. They need weights in the bottom to keep […]
Read More...The Mark Makers are exhibiting again! Here is a peek at what they have produced over the past couple of years. This is the view as one walks into the gallery – wearable art and 2D and 3D wet felt. To the right are the results of a challenge to produce interpretations of the Melford […]
Read More...Kris Hold, a 4th year sculpture student, crocheted “authentic smelling twine & translucent fishing line to build structural pieces that cover human bodies.” In this image I love the way the backs of the heads of those in the audience mimic the textures in the structural pieces. She is exploring “human form & sculpture”, a […]
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