I would be remiss if I didn’t post this:
We are less than a week away and I’ve been mentioning this, but a post devoted to it was needed. The above image is linked to the site for more information. You can also find the same on my “Events” page. We (Threads group) are thrilled to pieces about this, also honored and deeply touched as it also celebrates Cheryl Harrison who was a part of our group. Hope you can join us!
In my last entry, I mentioned an upcoming group exhibition. More information is included on my “Events” page. The opening reception is on September the 18th and of course, the public is welcome (and I am looking forward to this).
As a result, most of my time over the last week has been spent completing a few last pieces and preparing all of them for set up in the gallery. I’m continuing stitch work on two pieces, one is the ensō which I mentioned earlier, and another is a much smaller quilted piece.
It contains the kanji 寿(Kotobuki) with shibori wrapped around the character strokes and its form is slowly emerging. I’m enjoying the work – one stitch at a time.
But, yesterday I changed the week’s work routine to dye a few scarves. The weather was almost autumnal (except for the mosquitoes), low humidity and a breeze, good for drying things. There are always questions about fibers, how they respond to the dye, the techniques, how they read, and then again the dye and its response. The results are always unexpected and give me new things to consider. It’s never backtracking, simply practice.
And they are back!
“Rhyme in Time” at the Frankie G. Weems Gallery (Meredith College) was a delightfully “wicked” approach to old, familiar and favorite nursery rhymes. It examines and explores historical references as well as possibilities…thought provoking and pure fun. It’s an installation by Emily Cash Wilmoth, Catherine Thornton, Emily Howard and Kelly Smith-Campbell – you can see it through October 30th.
It’s exciting to see this kind of student work in this particular field (textiles) and it’s on display at the Frankie G. Weems Gallery at Meredith College (Raleigh). I’m also pleased to have played a small part in this, as the students I taught in an aizome shibori workshop this past fall were participants.
This exhibit runs concurrently with “Traces: Mapping a Journey in Textiles” which is showing at NCSU’s Gregg Museum of Art & Design. This show 51 students from 9 southeastern colleges used ikat, shibori, batik and other approaches to explore various themes such as personal & family relationships, spiritual & personal issues, individual rights and aspects of artistic design involved in creating a piece.
I know this is a brief description and barely covers the depth of exploration in these pieces. It’s well worth seeing if you are in the area.
糸で/ Ito de/ By Thread 