Comments for fibertext: education, practice & theory http://fibertext.wordpress.com a forum for exchange Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:29:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on about by Christine A. Holtz http://fibertext.wordpress.com/about/#comment-9 Christine A. Holtz Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:29:08 +0000 #comment-9 Hello, It is exciting to see that there is a fiberarts blog already up and running. We (the current graduate students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) made our own list-serve last year after expressing the need for contemporary discussion. please feel free to check out my website, it is my first attempt at web design, so I appologize ahead of time for any problems you find with it. I am in the process of changing it soon. I am interested in hearing back from anyone else who is working multi-media with a base in textiles. Christine A. Holtz Hello,

It is exciting to see that there is a fiberarts blog already up and running. We (the current graduate students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) made our own list-serve last year after expressing the need for contemporary discussion. please feel free to check out my website, it is my first attempt at web design, so I appologize ahead of time for any problems you find with it. I am in the process of changing it soon.

I am interested in hearing back from anyone else who is working multi-media with a base in textiles.

Christine A. Holtz

]]> Comment on Fiber Class by susie http://fibertext.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/fiber-class/#comment-8 susie Thu, 07 Dec 2006 03:05:00 +0000 http://fibertext.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/fiber-class/#comment-8 When I think back to my first fibers course, the thing that really got me interested was the combination of historic renaissance textiles and contemporary work involving textiles. I studied under Tom Lundberg, and I later discovered just how much he loved French and Italian textiles (especially ecclesastical garments). There were some "World Textiles" intermingled, but it took me a few years to really appreciate them. I think that the downfall of many fibers professors is that they focus too much on what they think textiles "should be", and what students "should" appreciate. My advise is to focus on your own passion for a while, 'cause chances are, if you're excited about what you're teaching, students will be excited about learning it. If they've never heard of fibers before, they'll probably be bored. Make it exciting! Make it diverse! But don'tt limit it to the contemporary... a lot of that stuff is BS, and your students will see right through it. When I think back to my first fibers course, the thing that really got me interested was the combination of historic renaissance textiles and contemporary work involving textiles. I studied under Tom Lundberg, and I later discovered just how much he loved French and Italian textiles (especially ecclesastical garments). There were some “World Textiles” intermingled, but it took me a few years to really appreciate them. I think that the downfall of many fibers professors is that they focus too much on what they think textiles “should be”, and what students “should” appreciate. My advise is to focus on your own passion for a while, ’cause chances are, if you’re excited about what you’re teaching, students will be excited about learning it. If they’ve never heard of fibers before, they’ll probably be bored. Make it exciting! Make it diverse! But don’tt limit it to the contemporary… a lot of that stuff is BS, and your students will see right through it.

]]> Comment on Precious Metal by joemy http://fibertext.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/precious-metal/#comment-6 joemy Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:30:03 +0000 http://fibertext.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/precious-metal/#comment-6 what an interesting process! I've been thinking a lot about the intersection of fibers and sound and this is a direction that never even occurred to me. very cool. what an interesting process! I’ve been thinking a lot about the intersection of fibers and sound and this is a direction that never even occurred to me. very cool.

]]> Comment on Next Generation? by akeck http://fibertext.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/next-generation/#comment-5 akeck Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:29:38 +0000 http://fibertext.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/next-generation/#comment-5 I am most drawn to Aaron McIntosh's installation and Jenine Haard's book on the Fiberarts website. I believe it is the simplicity of color pallete and form that attracts me the most, and they seem to express an ease of process manipulation without going overboard with complex form and color. I get so tired of looking at complex color and overdoing of mark making, so that your eyes get tired of looking at the piece. If complexity is not a part of the concept, I feel like a work can feel over done, and I loose interest quickly. I would love to know how others think about the fine line between simplicity and complexity. Any comments? I am most drawn to Aaron McIntosh’s installation and Jenine Haard’s book on the Fiberarts website. I believe it is the simplicity of color pallete and form that attracts me the most, and they seem to express an ease of process manipulation without going overboard with complex form and color. I get so tired of looking at complex color and overdoing of mark making, so that your eyes get tired of looking at the piece. If complexity is not a part of the concept, I feel like a work can feel over done, and I loose interest quickly. I would love to know how others think about the fine line between simplicity and complexity. Any comments?

]]> Comment on In a Folding Pattern | Metropolis Magazine by akeck http://fibertext.wordpress.com/2006/10/10/in-a-folding-pattern-metropolis-magazine/#comment-4 akeck Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:21:38 +0000 http://fibertext.wordpress.com/2006/10/10/in-a-folding-pattern-metropolis-magazine/#comment-4 Even though I support the idea of internships and giving students just out of school the chance to gain experience in the work force, I feel like this article is encouraging free labor and shows how easy it is to get "desperate" students just out of school to work for free. I believe students should be paid something, even if it is nominal. They do have 4 years of education, after all....and most of them have student loans to pay off. Even though I support the idea of internships and giving students just out of school the chance to gain experience in the work force, I feel like this article is encouraging free labor and shows how easy it is to get “desperate” students just out of school to work for free. I believe students should be paid something, even if it is nominal. They do have 4 years of education, after all….and most of them have student loans to pay off.

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