Arianne's talk focused on indigenous weaving practices as well as innovations and revivals in textile production in Oaxaca. She drew from her own personal experience working and collaborating with weavers in rural communities in Southern Mexico since 2008; to highlight some of the most important issues regarding the value of handwoven textiles in the region. She was primarily focusing her talk on textiles woven from native, homegrown cotton varieties which are naturally colored and those woven from yarn or thread dyed with locally sourced plants and insects. Arianne Rand, raised in rural Mendocino County, has been living and working in Oaxaca,

5-8pm in the PTArts Gallery. The Calligraphy Study Group has been meeting once a week at the Pacific Textile Arts classroom for five years. Meetings are Thursdays 1:30-4:30 in the PTArts classroom. We have benefited greatly from our our time together, both as artists and friends. This exhibit represents a diverse range of skills and expressions of our interest in calligraphy. We are pleased to show the recent work of Judy Detrick, Erik Henrikson, Jacob Hewko, Roger Jordan, Robert Ross, Larry Thomas, Linda Turner, and Harry