Author Archive: MPlummer
Metamorphosis: Clothing & Identity
Metamorphosis: Clothing & Identity January 29, 2014 – April 27, 2014 San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles Metamorphosis: Clothing & Identity is a retrospective of the San Francisco Bay Area Art-to-Wear movement and traces the evolution of the rich history and legacy of this genre from its inception in the 1960s to the current group […]
Continue readingContemporary Basketry at Marin Headlands Visitor Center
Marin Headlands Visitor Center Exhibit Presents Bay Area Basket Makers Now through end of March 2014 Contemporary Basketry: Traditions Transformed Traditional techniques get contemporary interpretations as Bay Area Basket Makers (BABM) artisans transform a variety of natural materials, handmade papers, found objects & uncommon fibers into sculptural forms. www.bayareabasketmakers.wordpress.com The Marin Headlands Visitor Center is located in the historic Fort Barry Chapel, at the intersection […]
Continue readingBunny Bonanza with Erica Fire
Saturday, January 25, 2014 Join us for a Bunny Bonanza with Erica Fire at the Berkeley Rep Scenic Studios At the corner of 8th and Harrison Streets $25 per student. Create beautiful luxury yarn with angora rabbit fur. Erica Fire presents an intensive hands-on class on all things bunny. Erica will discuss sourcing rabbit […]
Continue readingHaitian Drapo Vodou: Tradition and Innovation
Haitian Drapo Vodou: Tradition and Innovation A lecture by Susan Tselos Saturday, January 19, 2014 – 10AM, Koret Auditorium, deYoung Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA. The Textile Arts Council of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is proud to present Haitian Drapo Vodou: Tradition and Innovation, a lecture by Susan Tselos, independent […]
Continue readingCNCH 2014 Registration Now Open
Registration for the CNCH 2014 Conference is now open. * Register Here View full conference site here. View class schedule here. *If you processed your registration online early (prior to 9am November 1), please be aware that your information was submitted to a test database and must be re-entered.
Continue readingScholarship Raffle 2014
You have all heard of getting something from nothing and making a silk purse from a sow’s ear. Basically, it’s making something wonderful–or at least nice– out of scraps that might normally be thrown away. Since we are all fiber artists, we all have scraps. The pieces left after cutting out a garment, the thrums lefts after you’ve […]
Continue readingWeaver’s Estate Sale
WEAVER’S ESTATE SALE SEPT 28, 2013 8AM-4PM SEVERAL LOOMS AND WHEELS 48” GILMORE 4 HARNESS FLOOR LOOM with/without bench 16” FLOOR LOOM 60” Glimarka Regina TAPESTRY LOOM with books and videos, 6 and 10 epi reeds 1981 Nagy Wood Spin Spinning Wheel – from New Zealand – treadle broken, with 3 bobbins Ashford Traditional Spinning Wheel with Lazy […]
Continue readingBay Area Basketmakers Show
Bay Area Basketmakers (BABM) is holding a show at the Albany Arts Gallery 8/31 – 9/15. We are participating in the Solano Art Stroll, Sunday September 8, 9am – 8pm. Come see basketry demos, music and enjoy the ambiance throughout the length of Solano Avenue.
Continue readingSheila O’Hara workshop – September 21 – 23
Turning over a New Leaf – or Petal! Enjoy three days of learning with Sheila O’Hara September 21 – 23, 2013 Get hands-on weaving experience in the unique multiple warp weave structure that Sheila O’Hara has developed. Students will create an 8 shaft reversible scarf on table looms they will bring pre-warped to class. 8 […]
Continue readingSpin to a Standard Workshop – August 17
Spin to a Standard Workshop with Stephenie Gaustad “Good Stuff and More Of It!” August 17, 2013, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Glencoe, California There are 3 spots still available for this fabulous class! We will be addressing tools and techniques to make the yarn you want, and be more productive at the […]
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