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Allison McElroy

July 26, 2007 at 11:19 am | In art, education, recent grads | Leave a Comment

Allison completed her MFA in the painting department at SCAD in 2005. She took several fibers classes during her studies.

Hothouse: Expanding the field of Fiber at Cranbrook 1970-2007

June 29, 2007 at 8:21 am | In art, education, lecture/exhibition | Leave a Comment

Cranbrook Academy of Art has been a hothouse environment for graduate studies in the visual arts for more than seventy-five years. In particular, the program in fiber under the successive leadership of Gerhardt Knodel and Jane Lackey has contributed to the rethinking of the field, redefining and shifting it in new directions. Hot House: Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook, 1970-2007 presents work by Knodel and Lackey as well as over 150 of their 275 graduates, all of whom have contributed to the ever-expanding field of fiber. From the introductory essay by Gregory Wittkopp

Jennifer Jenkins

December 2, 2006 at 12:47 am | In art, education, recent grads | Leave a Comment

Jennifer Jenkins completed her MFA in Fibers at the Savannah College of Art & Design in 2005. This is her new website.

By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art

December 2, 2006 at 12:37 am | In art, craft, design, reading | Leave a Comment

More of a coffe-table book than any sort of academic/critical/ground-breaking book, By Hand was just published by Princeton Architectural Press.

In a response to the sleek forms and perfect angles of late-1990s objects, many of today’s artists are returning to handmade work such as hand lettering, hand drawing, and hand sewing. By Hand features an international collection of the most noteworthy artists and shows their work in detailed photography and insightful texts.

Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery-Portland

November 4, 2006 at 10:46 am | In art, craft, lecture/exhibition | Leave a Comment

New Embroidery: Not Your Grandma’s Doily….runs thru Nov.12,2006… so if you are in Portland, check it out…
http://www.contemporarycrafts.org/exhibitions/index.php?f=2006_09_embroidery

Xylor Jane

October 30, 2006 at 10:05 am | In art | Leave a Comment

Xylor Jane is a painter that I thought would be of interest to us fiber folks who spend so much time talking about process and materials…
Jane’s work is steeped in process….
for example.. this paragraph coincides with the painting posted, So Long…

So Long
structured on a 16-sided polygon that squares itself at the edge
8×16x32 it has a stutter that allows the seven hues to be in order (on the vertical and horizontal-) in both directions
it has 4096 strokes facing out
Strokes radiate from skewed center, growing larger.
Black rainbow waves an Infinite good bye

General info for all paintings
Brush is reloaded for each stroke
Each stroke represents one day
All begin at a center – clockwise moving
Each painting should be turned a quarter turn clockwise at each solstice or equinox marked on the side of the canvas so that the right side will indicate the season for that hanging direction

Monday = yellow
Tuesday = Green
Wednesday = blue
Thursday = indigo
Friday = violet
Saturday = red
Sunday = orange

via jameswagner.com