Join us for a conversation with some of the Artists featured @701cca current exhibition, By Hand & Machine, on display until May 17th.
By Hand & Machine: A Virtual Conversation
When: Monday, May 11, 2026, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm EST
Where: Virtual – Via Zoom (link in profile)
This conversation will be moderated by Heather Powers, a textile designer & collections advisor.
Participating Artists Include
Kristy Bishop @kristy_bishop_studios
Amalia Galdona Broche @galdonaba
Catharine Ellis
Amy Putansu @putansutextiles
Christine Tedesco
Please RSVP using the link in our profile & a zoom link will be sent to you. FREE to attend, this event will be recorded.
Works in this reel also include tapestry weavings on exhibit by @jonericriis (faces & jacket with heart🫀).
Wrapped up an excellent #dye class @haywoodcommunitycollege today! Students learned and created and DYED so many #fabrics and #yarns this semester. Great job to all!
#professionalcrafts
#textiles
#weavingschool
Everything is in Flames
St. Erasmus of Formia is the patron saint of sailors and the namesake of the phenomenon called St. Elmo's Fire. In 1832 Charles Darwin witnessed this phenomenon while at sea, writing that "Everything is in flames – the sky with lightning, the water with luminous particles, and even the very masts are pointed with a blue flame." Darwin's words capture my perception of our current sociopolitical condition.
Erasmus of Formia: #handwoven ondulé, mixed fibers, 21"x 36" @bluespiral1
Photo credits: Loam Marketing
Stretching the Creative Repertoire in Weaving
This floor loom weaving workshop will be of value to all skill levels. The focus will be creativity within simplicity: Creativity in the form of experimentation and play/Simplicity in the form of the most basic weave structures. Students will work with a broad variety of materials including unusual, alternative yarns. Daily class exercises will aim to generate inspiration and new ideas to enrich our visual and textural language systems. Some of the activities will be off-loom and in the form of writing, list-making, and multi-media projects meant to stretch the mind. The rest of the time will be spent on the loom, weaving a variety of samples and potentially a small project piece. Daily technical demonstrations will include skills and techniques to incorporate into one’s weaving, such as clasped weft, leno, and much more.#handweaving #weaving #contemporaryfiberart #workshop #craftschoolexperience #onduléweaving #creativity #inspiration
I'm thrilled to be included in this upcoming juried exhibition @silvermine_arts_center in New Canaan, Connecticut. Opening reception is May 17, 5-7pm.
This international exhibition seeks to showcase the best of contemporary fiber art that reflect the breadth of functional or non-functional works that use fiber and/or fiber art techniques in traditional or innovative ways. Artwork in this exhibition may be made from natural or high tech materials that reference fiber and that blur the lines between art, architecture and craft.
Stretching the Creative Repertoire in Weaving
This floor loom weaving workshop will be of value to all skill levels. The focus will be creativity within simplicity: Creativity in the form of experimentation and play/Simplicity in the form of the most basic weave structures. Students will work with a broad variety of materials including unusual, alternative yarns. Daily class exercises will aim to generate inspiration and new ideas to enrich our visual and textural language systems. Some of the activities will be off-loom and in the form of writing, list-making, and multi-media projects meant to stretch the mind. The rest of the time will be spent on the loom, weaving a variety of samples and potentially a small project piece. Daily technical demonstrations will include skills and techniques to incorporate into one’s weaving, such as clasped weft, leno, and much more.
