Virginia Spiegel dropped me a line to remind me that Collage Mania is Monday and Tuesday, in other words May 5 and 6. I think it is going to be 2 days of total crazyness for Virginia as all you have to do is choose an artwork, e-mail Virginia and …
Textile artist Jennifer Marsh has recently completed an unusual and big installation. Jennifer called it the World Reclamation Art Project (W.R.A.P.) and covered an abandoned petrol station in textile panels. “Participants have crocheted, knitted, stitched, patched, or collaged 3 foot square fiber panels that expresses each participants concern about this …
I am still poking about the V&A and discovered a fascinating series of articles on of all things …the history of wallpaper. The section on Design Reform speaks about the influence of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Some have suggested that at this exhibition women where exposed to the asymmetrical …
I have spent a good part of the weekend poking about the Artist’s books sites. If you are not sure of what an artist book is check out how wikipedia defines an artist’s book. Reading it you might think that this type of work is an American genre but it …
I love curling up with a magazine and I have pointed to the On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics hosted by the university of Arizona as a wonderful resource for anyone interested in textiles. Many of these copyright free online books are not only of historical …
RSA runs some interesting lectures which are podcast from their site. The Craftsman, with Professor Richard Sennett is particularly interestingThe lecture series are listed here. Scroll down to the lecture downloads and select The Craftsman, with Professor Richard Sennett It is described as “Richard Sennett will discuss the idea that …
Recently I had to dig out some resources about tessellations and I discovered this interactive online tessellation toolTry it out it’s a lot of fun. Quilters particularly will enjoy it. If this toy is too complex for you this is a simpler online tool that works with a square grid, …
