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Getty's African American Art History Initiative
The Getty Research Institute recently launched an initiative committed to collecting materials from African Americans (including Betye Saar!) photo of LeRonn Brooks by Kay Hickman
2,500 Museums You Can Now Visit Virtually
Have a computer and an internet connection? Explore collections from museums all over the world.
6 tools that are more powerful than to-do lists for productivity
The insights here invite you to orient yourself to your aspirations and well being, to think not what do I have to do, but why and how. It’s time to re-orient ourselves in closer alignment with our purpose.
Now Is When We All Learn to Darn Our Socks Again
The NYT discusses mending, including quotes from Kate Sekules of #marchmend, Katrina Rodabaugh, and more.
How the world’s largest textile fair is making sustainability its top priority
Sustainability is a growing interest, even before the radical changes wrought by the pandemic.
Yoshiko Jinzenji: 76-Year-Old Japanese Quilt Artist
My friend KB shared this article with me, from The Apollo Box. Yoshiko is well known as a bamboo dyer - her kitchen home is swoon-worthy.
Betty Saar: The Groundbreaking Artist Who’s Not Slowing Down at 93
This 8 minute film on Betty Saar is beautiful! She is interviewed and narrates the film, while we see image after image of her work, clips from reviews, photos of exhibits
Fiber Is A Medium Both In And Out Of Crisis
How can a medium that appears so frequently in contemporary artists’ practices, whatever their material background, be in such decline? Perhaps fiber isn’t a medium in crisis at all but a taxonomy in crisis.
National Craft Innovation Hub
Serving as a creative destination and resource for artists, researchers, curators, and the community, this innovative hub includes expanded galleries, event and meeting spaces, and coworking space serving the creative sector.
Part 3: Weaving Herstory: Messages from the Heart of Sarah Haskell
The newest blog series by Jamia Weir, featuring an exclusive interview with Sarah Haskell! This is the final of three parts.
Part 2: Weaving Herstory: Messages From the Heart of Sarah Haskell
The newest blog series by Jamia Weir, featuring an exclusive interview with Sarah Haskell! This is the second of three parts.
These colorful, metallic garments are made of recycled VHS tapes
Benmoyal was inspired by the colors and architectural trends that dominated the 1960s and 1970s—namely, vibrant shimmering tones like those seen in the works of contemporary artists James Turrell and Olafur Eliasson.
Part 1: Weaving Herstory: Messages From the Heart of Sarah Haskell
The newest blog series by Jamia Weir, featuring an exclusive interview with Sarah Haskell! This is the first of three parts.
Empowering Artists with Power Tools: Tim Eads by Jamia Weir
Guest blogger and Textile Arts L.A. member, Jamia Weir, writes about her experience taking Tim Eads’ rug tufting workshop last month!
The Goddesses Who Wove the World
“I am the things that are, that will be, and that have been. No one has ever laid open the garment by which I am hidden. The fruit I brought forth was the sun.”
Dezeen article on Hella Jongerius' Giant Loom
The Dutch designer, Hella Jongerius, has installed a giant loom that is 16 meters (approximately 53 ft) between the floors of Lafayatte Anticipations foundation in Paris.
Diedrick Brackens NY Times Magazine Article
Los Angeles-based artist Diedrick Brackens was featured by The New York Times Style Magazine earlier in August.
Field to Fashion in Acadiana
The story of the resurrection of Acadian Brown Fiber, featuring Elaine Bourque, seed steward, Acadian spinner and weaver and the concerted efforts of the entire ABC team, including Los Angeles based Sharon Donnan.
VoyageLA Interview with Kristine Upesleja
Our good friend Kristine Upesleja of Madisons-Innovative Materials was interviewed by VoyageLA last week!