2003-2004 Guild Meetings and Events:
Meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at St. Andrew's Lutheran church, 910 West Blvd. South, Columbia, unless otherwise noted. You are urged to bring your weaving, spinning, or other projects to each meeting for Show and Tell. Besides recently made fiber projects, bring topic-specific examples of items to augment each program. In July and August no formal meetings are scheduled.
A Day with Sharon Kilfoyle • Thursday, September 4, 2003
Workshop • 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Dyeing and Discharge in the Microwave
Sharon will present a brief workshop using shibori techniques, acid dyes and setting the dyes in the microwave. Material fee: $15.00. Class held at Marx Building off Carey Franke Dr on UMC campus. To register for the class contact Jo Stealey (882-4439).
Public Lecture • 7:00 p.m.
"Tokushima-Toyko-Totoro!"
Sharon is a long standing guild member who has been living in Japan for the past year. She will share her experiences through this lecture. Each word in the title represents one idea or ideal of Japan: Tokushima was the indigo capital and represents all the natural dye traditions. Sharon has collected and documented many works done in indigo, persimmon and other natural dye processes. She will also feature artists working in natural dyes she has met during the past year. Toyko represents contemporary, synthetic, far-out fabric in Japan and there are many examples in her collection she will share. Totoro is a popular Japanese icon, a big, furry animal that represents all that is trendy on the market in Japan. Sharon will show many examples of clothing and fabric that fits this category. Please join Sharon and share the fun and experiences she has had in the last year.
The lecture will be held at Pickard Hall lecture room 106 on the University of Missouri campus. Since it is after 5:00 pm, parking should not be a problem. Anyone can park in the parking garages on Hitt Street or University Avenue as well as along the street.
16 September 2003
September Guild Program: “Felt Fabrics,” 7:00 p.m.
We will open the year with some sharing about what we all did over the summer, so bring items for show 'n tell. We will also have a program from two of our members who attended special workshops over the summer: Jamie Dack and Bonnie Ahrens.
Jamie Dack studied with Polly Stirling and Bonnie Ahrens studied with Polly Stirling and May Hvistandahl, two world reknown feltmakers this past summer. Various techniques will be discussed along with wonderful samples to see and touch.
May Hvistandahl is a self taught felt artist who has worked in this profession full time since 1985. She comes from Norway which has a long tradition of feltmaking. May is known for her uniquely colored and sculpted wearables. She has taught feltmaking throughout Europe, Australia and, most recently, Japan. She started the association "Norske Filtmakere" in 1995 and still acts as Chair. In 2000 May published her book Hadlaget Filt, a wonderful introduction to feltmakers working on wearables or with children.
Polly Stirling is a felt textile designer known for her contemporary approach to feltmaking and her wearable felt art. Her past experiences as an interior designer in Boston, Designer Mannequin in London and a leather worker and weaver in Australia have all contributed to her creative development. In 1994 she developed a technique for making lightweight felt appropriate for the subtropics of Australia. The term "Nuno" felt was coined by Polly and her assistant to describe the technique of joining wool fiber into a base weave to make a light and drapable felted fabric. She has shared her innovative approach through workshops in Europe, New Zealand, Japan and the USA, where she now resides.
Chiapas Women Weave Change • Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Women's Fair Trade Tour brings the women of the Jolom Mayaetik weaving cooperative in Chiapas, Mexico to Columbia. See story from Adelante for more details.
7th Annual Fiber Retreat
Bias Plaited Baskets - Paper Weavings with Jackie Abrams and
Sculptural Aspects of Cedar Bark with Polly Adams Sutton
MU Department of Art, Columbia
Two Day Workshop, all interest levels, September 26-28, 2003
Public Lecture, 26 September 2003
Public Lecture •
Friday, September 26, 5:30 pm
106 Pickard Hall, Museum of Art and Archaeology, UMC campus.
Free and open to the public.
“Jackie and Polly: Baskets, Baskets and More Baskets.”
Nationally known basket artists, Polly Adams Sutton and Jackie Abrams will each present lectures about the evolution of their own work.
Workshops
Important Deadline: You must register for workshops by September 8, 2003.
Paper Weavings with Jackie Abrams
Paint and create your own basket materials, exploring color and surface design possibilities with acrylic paint on watercolor paper. Weave one or many baskets using the bias plaiting (diagonal weave) technique. Choose your own sizes, colors, shapes, and patterns from a wide variety of samples. Investigate the possibilities of contemporary basketry. Turn corners, create shoulders, weave double walls, experiment, and have fun!!
Sculptural Aspects of Cedar Bark with Polly Adams Sutton
Using western red cedar bark as the structure, northwest sweetgrass (sedge gathered in the tidal flats of the Pacific Northwest), will be twined to shape a unique sculptural piece. Emphasis will be placed on experimenting with tension to manipulate the cedar.
For biographies of the artists, full schedule information, and a registration form, download Basket Workshop Registration Form. (in Adobe PDF format) Registration deadline: September 8, 2003.
October 21, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
October Guild Program: “Study Group Fair”
Our Columbia Weavers and Spinners' Guild is rich in study groups! At present we have nine groups that meet regularly, including the newly formed Dyers group. Groups include Designing Weavers, Dyers, Feltmakers, Fiber Arts, Knitters, Holiday Exhibition & Sales, More than Four, Roving Artists and Woolgatherers. The “study” in study group isn't meant to be intimidating; some groups simply enjoy getting together for relaxing sessions plying their craft. Others set challenges for themselves and actually do study to further knowledge of their chosen fiber art. Some have sessions to explore new equipment and techniques. Our study groups cover a wide range of interest areas, and hopefully offer something for every guild member!
Representatives of each of these groups will be on hand at our October meeting to present information on their groups' activities and goals for the year. They will also report on past projects and bring examples of their work so that you can get a flavor of each group.
Join us to see what study group participation offers, and make your plans to join a group or two. Study groups are open to all guild members. Our “Study Group Fair” is especially designed to let new and recent guild members know about the possibilities offered by the study groups, but hopefully all of us will enjoy learning more about what other groups are doing.
November 14-16, 2003
Holiday Sale and Exhibition
Planned by the Marketing Study Group and held at the Boone County Historical Society Museum, 3802 Ponderosa Drive.
CWSG Photos from the Holiday Exhibition and Sale, 2002
For more information, see documents listed below of contact coordinator Ann McGinity , 573/445-3744
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18 November 2003, 7:00 p.m.
November Guild Program: Norwegian Textiles with Barbara Overby
Guild member Barbara Overby took a study tour to Norway this past summer, and is back to share more about Norwegian textiles. Her tour included a week of weaving at a folk arts school, visits to weavers' studios, to folk museums that particularly feature Norwegian traditional textile arts: weaving, knitting, felting, etc., and to other museums and galleries. One especially interesting trip was to an island where there is a national park and farm involved in reviving the native wild sheep in Norway which are nearly extinct.
Barbara also visited centers where she had a chance to talk with people trying to keep arts and crafts alive in an country that is very progressive both socially and artistically, very rich, and yet has social problems not unlike some in the US. The tour saw very old, restored knitting mills; very new contemporary weaving and knitting mills; talked with designers who are wrestling with an attempt to create new designs but keeping within a very old tradition. Barbara has numerous slides, and will bring examples of the weaving she did at the school plus a little knitting and embroidery to illustrate the styles she'll be talking about.
Join us for an exciting tour of Norwegian Textiles!
16 December 2003, 6:30 p.m.
December Guild Program: Holiday Party
Join us at 6:30pm for our annual guild holiday party. Please bring fruit, cheese and desserts to share, and a wrapped handmade ornament if you wish to participate in the ornament exchange (if you prefer, you're very welcome to come and not participate!) You needn't make the ornament yourself, but it should be handmade.
We'll also be watching a video entitled "On Dragon's Wings" (Dragens Vinge). This program is a Danish made-for-TV production about the discovery of how the sails for the Viking ships were made. This video was produced about 1996 and is in Danish, but Barbara Overby has promised to try to help us follow it. It is only about 25 minutes long, and quite an unusual story and hopeful bit of information. Thanks to Barbara for finding this and bringing it to share with us!
There's a connection here with the Norwegian fiber program Barbara presented last month. One of the central figures in the video, Amy Lightfoot, an American archaeologist, went to Norway as a student 20 or more years ago and during that time finished her dissertation for a degree, but stayed on and did more research, eventually uncovering the answer to the mystery of where the sails came from. She has lived on the island of Hitra, near Trondheim, a city on the west coast of Norway, and has established a center for the revival of the native wild sheep. On their farm, she has a spinning and weaving center where young students can come and spend the summers, working, weaving and learning about this national project to revive the production of native wools.
Join us for a packed evening of holiday delights!
20 January 2004, 7:00 p.m.
January Guild Program: Keeping our New Year's Exercise Resolutions
Got an ache here, a pain there? Does doing the fiber work you love stress your body? Join us in January to learn more about preventative care for fiber artists and craftspeople.
Local physical therapist Gwenna Peters will discuss the importance of stretching and regular exercise to keep us healthy for our fiber activities. With all the repetitive motions involved in weaving, spinning, knitting, etc., we are all at risk for repetitive motion injuries. Gwenna will demonstrate some preventative measures that can keep us in shape for our activities.
Read more about Gwenna's practice at her website, Peters Rehab.
17 February 2004, 7:00 p.m.
February Guild Program: Report from Dye Workshop
Traci Bunkers will be doing a dye workshop February 14-15, 2004. Traci will either speak to our group for this program, or workshop participants will report on their experiences. This workshop is scheduled to kick-off our new Dyeing Study Group. More details as they become available.
16 March 2004, 7:00 p.m.
March Guild Program: “A Potpourri of Weavings”
Our March program will be presented by the Designing Weavers Study Group. The Designing Weavers are primarily dedicated to four-harness weaving, and study all facets of weaving and weave structure.
This year the group is experimenting with unusual fibers and unusual techniques such as small weavings, tapestry, weaving with metal, weaving with recycleables and weaving with beads. Join us as they share their experiments!
20 April 2004, 7:00 p.m.
April Guild Program: “Woven at Home”
Guest lecture: Marjie Thompson. Did every colonial household spin and weave their own cloth? We will explore the real state of weaving two hundred years ago and learn about some of the women whose textiles we have.
This month's program is in conjunction with a weaving workshop with Marjie Thompson on April 17-18th.
The Professional Weaver
This workshop will explore the weaving patterns used by weavers of 18th and 19th century America. Slide lectures, antique textiles and reading 18th and 19th century weavers' drafts will be included. For more details, contact Jenny Sennott.
18 May 2004, 7:00 p.m.
May Guild Program: “Guild Fashion Show”
Join us as guild members "strut their stuff" in hand-made wearable garments. We have a number of participants signed up, but you are welcome to bring items to show even if you've not previously registered with Shelda. This promises to be a gala event!
15 June 2004
Guild Picnic, 6:30pm
Our guild picnic will be held at the home (and garden!) of Sammy Eber, 2706 Cardinal Drive in Columbia. More details to follow.
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