Friday June 1st — LOTS GOIN’ ON
MORE DATA in older post - scroll down 5pm-8pm First Friday Gallery Opening with works from Mendocino College Fiber Arts students 7pm Hear from Jody Alexander (who is teaching at the Mendocino Art Center) on The Boro Aesthetic Boro is a word used to describe Japanese textiles that have been pieced, patched, repaired and passed down from generation to generation. Boro textiles are utilitarian objects that are rich and sumptuous and that, although old in age, possess a contemporary aesthetic, and are rooted in sustainability. She will be sharing images from her personal collection of Japanese boro textiles and may even have a
Saturday May 26th PROGRAM
We will be hearing from the always interesting Bob Rhoades at 11am. Come at 10 for social and sharing.
Friday June 1st 2018
5 PM First Friday in Gallery - Mendocino College Student Work 5 PM in the Tapestry Studio - THE RHINO PROJECT with Anne Beck and Michelle Wilson 7 PM in the classroom - The Boro Aesthetic Jody Alexander will discuss how Japanese Boro textiles have influenced her artwork. She will show images of Japanese Boro textiles, artwork by other artists that create in the spirit of the art of mending, and her own artwork. Jody will also bring some real Japanese Boro textiles from her own collection for visitors to view. Jody Alexander is an artist, bookbinder, librarian and teacher who lives and works