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Call for Entries at Petaluma Arts Show
Warm and Cozy Fabulous Functional Fiber Fest is a fabric, fiber, weaving, spinning, textile arts show. Opens November 18, runs through New Year’s Eve at Clear Heart Gallery, 368-B Petaluma N. Blvd, Petaluma, CA 94952. Open to fiber artists living in California, from the Redwood Empire and Bay Area, to the hills of Big Sur […]
Continue readingWell known AVL teacher to be at CNCH 2012!
Jannie Taylor will be one of the featured teachers at CNCH 2012. She teaches advanced weaving classes at the AVL Weaving School and wonderful workshops at conferences based on color, technique and structure. In her own words: “My fascination with textiles and handweaving began in the heady 1970’s and has only increased in the intervening […]
Continue readingBaskets for Everything, Literally Everything
I am always amazed when I think about the Native Americans living here before westward expansion and Europeanization. Locally collected native plants were used for making water tight baskets for cooking, food gathering and storage, and techniques were extended to boat building. The time and craftsmanship exhibited in just one basket is inspiring, and considering wear and […]
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