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

SCHEDULED: ------------------- January 19th - Beginning Kumihimo with Jackie Wollenberg  NOW FULL - If you want to be put on a Wait List – call the PTArts office and leave a message  707-409-6811   OF SPECIAL INTEREST -- AT MAC  (Mendocino Art Center) APRIL 11-15  Natural Dyes of Old - the primary palette   PLANNED:   Contact PTArts to indicate interest ! ----------------------------------------------------------------- DOUBLE WEAVE with Adriane Nicolaisen

PTArts MEMBER HOLIDAY SALE Wednesdays, 10:30-12, Thursdays 1:30-3:30, or Saturdays, 11-1:00 Through December 15th 11:30  Saturday December 15, 2018   PTArts MEMBERSHIP HOLIDAY POTLUCK SOCIAL 707-409-6811

Maren and Josh (the people who had all the things from Laos and Vietnam for sale at PTArts a couple of years ago) are finally offering a tour.  Max. 8 people.  20 days in February and again in October, 2019. Culturally immersive, includes home stays and hands on workshops.    www.hilltribeart.com/tours

October 27th  Adriane Nicolaisen will both speak and then host a group at her home a couple blocks away.  Social and sharing starts at 10am

The first weekend in October brings again the best of Fiber Faire during 1st Friday and all day Saturday

Fiber Fair and Textile Bazaar!!! Gallery preview, Friday, October 5, 5 - 8:00 PM Saturday, October 6, 10:00AM - 4:00PM Gallery sales through October 27   Pacific Textile Arts' Annual Fundraiser and Textile Celebration! Artists' booths selling new and used textile treasures, yarns, books, equipment and textile rummage, along with "Jackie's Mini-Rummage Sale." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 450 Alger St., Ft. Bragg 707-409-6811

La tejedora Summer 2018 October 22nd – November 2nd, 2018     12 days and 12 nights Whether you are a textile enthusiast or an adventure traveler that wants to experience traditional Andean life far off the beaten path, accompany us on a remarkable journey. Visit remote weaving communities accompanied by Quechua master weaver Nilda Callañaupa, and try your hand on a backstrap loom and drop spindle. Along with in-depth expereinces with the descendents of the Incas, encounter many of the greatest archaeological sites of the Incan Empire along the way.  If you’re interested in joining us for the Fall 2018 textile tour, please

Presented by the Richmond Art Center in partnership with the Northern California Surface Design Association What Knot? will feature contemporary art by Californian artists working with fiber and textile construction techniques, and offering new twists on traditional processes, materials and concepts. The exhibition will be juried by Camille Ann Brewer, Curator of Contemporary Art at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, D.C. CALL FOR ENTRY: California artists whose work addresses fiber are invited to enter. This includes artists who work with fiber as a medium, as well as artists exploring its conceptual elements. All entries will be juried

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

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     New Travel Experiences with Traditions Mexico!

Hi All, I have started a Facebook page to match up equipment with people that have lost looms, spinning wheels, etc. in the recent California Fires.  Please help me spread the word so that people and organization that have equipment to donate can post what they have and fiber artist can post what equipment they need. This platform allows for the “wants” and “have” to communicate directly with each other through Facebook without the need for extensive monitoring/coordination. It would be great if you could post photos or just list equipment that is available to get the ball rolling.  I will contact guilds,

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Mari Yamaguchi's  Japanese Textiles  Saturday Program Series  3-24-18  FIELD TRIP We will meet Saturday, March 24 at 10:00 AM in the classroom at Pacific Textile Arts for social and sharing.  By 10:45 we will be carpooling to the studio of Mari Yamaguchi, who will share her extensive collection of Japanese textiles and the cellulose fibers traditionally used in Japan.  Mari is a local member of PTArts, and has an exhibit in Gallery this month with a sampling of her fascinating collection. All are welcome !!!    (donations greatly appreciated from non-members). Just a Note: Still time to sign up for Jason Collingwood's class April 21-23.

Laura Pierce's topic - her hooked rugs "off the floor" at our monthly program.  Social sharing starts at 10am and program starts at 11am.

PTArts worked the ART IN THE GARDENS event and Linda Hartshorn's Indigo Dyeing class was at the PTArts campus ! Here are a few pictures from Art In The Garden

This tragic fire engulfed Lolli’s studio. . .she and Eleanor drove by after lunch. . . everything gone.  No one in her studio at the time, thank goodness, but all her screens, etc. are gone.  Ron Hock, her petanque partner, has started a GOFUNDME page in support of Lolli and her studio mates, Jacob and Shawnee.

December is a month of celebration

December 2, 2016:  Come in and check out the holiday gift sale from 5-8pm

In Fall 0f 1976, the Mendocino Art Center launched its Textile Apprenticeship Program, an intensive immersion in the art, craft, and business of textiles. The program thrived until 1991. To observe the 40th Anniversary of the Program’s beginning, the work of 20 former apprentices (rugs, tapestries, wearable art, & more) will be shown concurrently in Pacific Textile Arts’ and Mendocino Art Center’s Galleries during the month of November. PTArts’ show opens  THIS FRIDAY  Nov. 4, 5-8:00 (until Nov. 28) MAC’s exhibit opens Nov. 12, 5-8:00 (until Nov. 22) Participating Artists:   Eleanor Adams, Ellen Athens,  Roberta Brockschmidt,  Nancy Denison,  Judy Fisher,  Dora Green,  Leslie Hubbert, 

Pavlos Mayakis, 2016 Arts Champion in the Education category, is an instructor at Mendocino College in Fort Bragg, coordinator of the Fiber Arts programs at the Mendocino Art Center, and a board member of Pacific Textile Arts. Besides selling his own art, Pavlos teaches classes in surface design at the college and in special textile techniques at the Mendocino Art Center. He is continually promoting education in art, textiles, and mixed media, led a committee to select a new logo for Pacific Textile Arts, continues to take classes himself, and brings renowned artists as guest teachers in his classes. Best of all, he thoroughly enjoys his many artistic endeavors and extends his enthusiasm to

Linda Hartshorn will give a free talk on Friday August 26th at 7pm and her indigo dye class ORGANIC INDIGO - EASY AS 1,2,3 is Aug. 27-28.

Come visit the new Gallery show this coming Friday - 5pm STUDENT WORKS from the Mendocino College, Fort Bragg, Textile Classes taught by Adriane Nicolaisen and Pavlos Mayakis.

Free to Pacific Textile Arts Members.  All welcome, donations appreciated INTRODUCING SHANNON WEBER & HER WORK WITH UNCOMMON MATERIALS Shannon Weber from Oregon will be the Guest Artist in Residence at the Mendocino Art Center March 14 - April 30, 2016 and will be holding a 3 day Fiber Mixed Media Sculpture and En-Caustic workshop at the Mendocino Art Center  April 8-10 2016.                                                                    Shannon has been a working full time studio artist and designer for 30 + years and is known for her use of mixing uncommon materials with several layers of weaving, stitching, and cold connections. She has been featured in Fine Arts publications such as  Surface

Jason is giving a workshop March 26-29 on 4-end Blockweave Structures. FREE TALK SAT MARCH 26th at PTArts GUILD MEETING 11am – noon 4-end blockweave (taquete), is an extremely versatile structure for rug weaving. Offering many of the design possibilities that are achievable in 3-end blockweave,  it is none the less visually very different. The threading allows for plain weave and this means we can explore summer and winter in this class, opening up a whole new range of design options.

 "CROSSING THE LINE" The theme of our collaborative show with North Coast Artists, Partners, and Edgewater Galleries. Members of each gallery will explore the concept of "line" in their chosen medium. The fiber arts expression will feature the work of local weavers and tapestry artists. OPENING FIRST FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 5-8:00 

Feb. 20 TEXTILE HISTORY Class 1:30-4:30pm Accessory Structures – Stitch, Quilt, etc. If you have not enrolled for the entire class, you may attend an individual class session for $40.