Tag: art
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Britta Marakatt-Labba
The Swedish mixed-media artist, Britta Marakatt-Labba, uses textiles to comment on pressing issues such as climate change, land use and her native Sámi heritage. In these works embroidery takes its place alongside other techniques and media to create pieces that tell stories. In the 1970 and ’80s a proposal for the construction of a dam…
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Bamboo sculpture
The versatility of bamboo extends to sculpture. Bamboo is strong yet pliable and it lends itself to all sorts of activities including sculpture. Thanks to a friend of the blog who sent this link in to share.
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Carrefour European Quilt Show
The European Quilt Show is a four day event that brings together exhibitions, workshops, seminars and shopping in the villages of the Val d’Argent in France. Since 1995 the Quilt Show has been bringing together textiles artists, enthusiasts, and professionals and this year the focus was on New Zealand and Australian makers. If any readers…
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beyond craft: the art fabric
“The Art Fabric is one of the robust, vital arts of our time.” So begins a book that was published in 1986 that traces the beginning of the rise of textiles as art in the 1960s. This evolution took textiles away from purely decorative stitch and pictorial tapestry into the realm of sculpture and structure.…
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Roz Mexted
In the 1980s, knitwear designer Roz Mexted produced high fashion knitting patterns that could be made at home. Designer Knits, Roz Mexted’s publication from 1989 has just been added to the studio library. This book features 22 original handknit designs and has instructions on reading a pattern, making a tension check, adjusting patterns for size,…
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Fiddler on the Roof
It has been many decades since “Fiddler on the Roof”, a musical and movie was made but it still has a message to tell. Fiddler on the Roof is the story of a Jewish community in Russia at the start of the last century. The times were turbulent with persecution and unrest, and the family…
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Grilled cheese art
Who doesn’t like grilled cheese?! Thanks to a reader of the blog even those who are lactose-intolerant can partake!
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Napier – the Art Deco city
Please be aware that this story contains links to websites with images of earthquake damage and descriptions of the earthquake and its aftermath. It may be distressing for some. In 1931 Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand’s North Island experienced a devastating earthquake that measured 7.8 on the Richter scale. The earthquake started at 10:47 in…
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The art and craft of Bornean ikat
Yesterday a friend shared an amazing experience: a visit to Sarawak to experience the creation of ikat. Ikat is a patterning technique that begins with threads in a warp, or weft, or both, are tied in patterns before dyeing. The tied areas resist dye and so a pattern emerges as these threads are then woven…
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The Dowse Art Gallery
The Dowse is in Lower Hutt outside Pōneke Wellington and it is always worth a visit. At present the exhibitions are Softy: Textiles from the Dowse Collection, Wing and a Prayer, Uana/ Carried By The Waves by Claudia Jowitt, and Whakahokihoki: Jewellery from the Dowse Collection. There is also an interactive installation, Wheel of Avalon,…