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S123 IKAT AND BEYOND
S222 PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK-TIPS FOR BETTER JURY SLIDES
Ginny is a professional who
wears many hats, each is pretty zany! She is a teacher, designer, weaver,
bookbinder, papermaker and TV producer. She has won national award recognition
for her wearable art, her one-of-a-kind books and her television show.
Ginny’s approach to all of her artistic endeavors is one that stresses
risk taking and meticulous attention to detail. Ginny markets her clothing
as Classique Handwovens in galleries and retail fine art and craft shows.
Her award winning hand-bound books from her handmade papers have been exhibited
in museums and galleries and are in many private collections. Her award
winning dye discharge fashions have been seen at Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association,
Midwest Weavers Conference and Convergence Fashion Shows and in Shuttle
Spindle & Dyepot and Handwoven magazines. Her designer clothing has
a look of distinction and classic elegance, influenced by many cultures.
Ginny has been the featured keynote speaker at regional conferences and
has judged both regional and national juried art and fashion shows.
S123 IKAT AND BEYOND
Saturday Morning Mini-Session, 9:00 – 11:30
The wonders of beautiful woven ikat are shown in slides and actual samples. Ikat, the process of binding yarn to resist dye, is a very tedious and time-consuming craft that is expertly done in many countries, including Japan and the islands of Indonesia and Malaysia. A slide lecture will entrance you with the beautiful art and give you an appreciation of the time involved and the tremendous craftsmanship in weaving weft ikat, picture ikat and double ikat cloth. Take a trip to see the King of Menolo, West Sumba, proudly wearing his special woven hinggi cloth, and see cloth from the Sumba Island of no horses, but many weavers. After a thorough appreciation of the work involved in producing ikat, you'll want to discover Dye Discharge, the fast and easy way to fool even the most knowledgeable weavers with woven cloth that mimics that ancient ikat art.
Supplies: None.
Fee: None.
Level: All.
S222 PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK-TIPS FOR BETTER JURY SLIDES
Saturday Afternoon Mini-Session, 2:00 – 4:30
This seminar will be a show and tell opportunity to share tips for getting juried into shows with artwork. For illustration, the instructor will show examples of early work and bad slides, as well as later work and great slides. You will be able to look at slides the way a juror does. An understanding of the six major field forces in the slide format will empower you to bring the juror’s attention to your work. Learn to creatively formulate your own personal style of composing slides of your work. The technical decisions on film types, backgrounds, use of models and accessories are discussed. Bring slides to share. Don’t be shy! Only constructive comments will be made. This will be a great opportunity to see how to get the most out of the two dimensional photographic medium. This is one slide presentation that won’t put you to sleep…guaranteed!
Supplies: notebook and pen; up to
three 35mm slides to share with the group (put name on all slides).
Fee: None.
Level: Beginning-Intermediate weavers.
S419 DESIGNING WITH DYE DISCHARGE
(FAUX FAUX DOUBLE IKAT)
Sunday Afternoon Mini-Session, 2:00
– 4:30
This seminar will explore the design possibilities created by removing dye color from yarns and finished cloth. Inspired by African Mud jackets and double ikat designs, this class explores alternative methods to mimic these ancient, labor intensive techniques. The seminar will explore the magic of dye discharge including hand printing, stenciling, shiborri and warp and weft ikat discharge. Discussions on design considerations, analysis of appropriate chemicals and slide presentations of various methods are also included. Demonstration and actual samples are shared. This is a hands-on seminar where students will enjoy making a small sampler with their own custom made stamp. Participants may also bring their own handwoven scraps on which to experiment, time permitting.
Supplies: None.
Fee: None.
Level: All.
