WORKSHOP
January 26-27 – Monday 1-4 PM and Tuesday 10 am – 4 pm
Materiality: The Tactile Experience
DESCRIPTION: The legendary weaver Anni Albers said “our tactile experiences are elemental” and that playful exploration of materials is essential to “regain a faculty that was once so naturally ours.” On Monday afternoon we will play with a wide variety of materials – paper, cardboard, foil, sticks, buttons, pebbles, seeds, wire, fibers, yarns and more - we will, in Albers words, “group them, cut them, curl them, mix them, finally perhaps paste them, to fix in a certain order.” The resulting exploratory collages will revitalize our sense of touch and lead to a deeper appreciation for the elemental importance of materials. On Tuesday we will explore materiality as it specifically applies to weaving - interlacing a broad range of diverse materials in a playful and experimental way, and discuss the tactile sensibilities we have gained as a result of our woven explorations.
Warping instructions (simple frame looms okay), handouts, weft yarns, various tactile materials. Students will be asked to bring additional materials they wish to share. Materials fee $10 per person payable to instructor.
Guild Members $150 Nonmembers $175 Students $75
Maximum number of students – 12
Deadline to register – December 20.
Registration is complete when payment is received. You may bring a check to the December Meeting or pay through Square links below.
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Student price of $75 https://square.link/u/HEWgqZPE