Event, Gallery, PTA

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

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Come join in the sewing circle for the Rhinoceros Project as our last program gathering before summer break.  You can visit their website at rhinocerosproject.tumblr.com which has a bunch of photos & some information about the project. Coffee and Show&Tell  at 10am A presentation by Anne and Michelle from 11 to noon followed by a lunch break, and sewing circle to begin at 1:30. No charge to participants.   "Basically, we're embroidering a 7 x 9' version of Durer's Rhinoceros - the 1515 woodcut - in order to eventually create a watermark in handmade paper.  Michelle, my collaborator, and I are hosting public sewing

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SATURDAY  APRIL 22, 2017 Join other PTArts program folks to enjoy a lecture from Barbara Dunsmoor from 11am to noon.   Sharing and Social begin at 10am.  Free to Pacific Textile Arts members and STUDENTS  in the class.  All welcome.  Donations appreciated.   Exploring this month's theme:  Art Quilts. JOURNEY TO ABSTRACTION WORSHOP to be held in the afternoon from 1:30pm - 4:30pm $50, pay at class. Barabara Dunsmoor is a member of the Pacific Piecemakers Quilt Guild in Gualala.  She has progressed from a traditional quilter to becoming an art quilter over her many years of quilting.  She will show quilts made using many different techniques. STUDENTS

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Robin Lynde is the owner of Meridian Jacobs. There is more to running a fiber business than admiring shelves of yarn and knitting all day just as there is more to raising sheep than cuddling lambs. How do you combine farming, shop-keeping, teaching, and weaving into a successful business? Robin will discuss her experience developing and managing Meridian Jacobs and her favored breed, Jacob sheep, with plenty of time to ask questions. Spinning Jacob Sheep Wool (Fleece to Textile) with Robin Lynde of Meridian Jacobs Check out classes with Linda Hartshorn in August  (Indigo 5th-6th) (Weaving in a Parallel Universe  26th-28th)

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In keeping with "This Month is Mushroom Month in Mendocino" The Mushroom Dye workshop is full but you might be able to talk yourself into Nancy Denison's Monday Extension - come to PTArts Saturday for the program and check with her. PTArts Program starts with a social circle at 10am and a presentation at 11am.   Public is always invited to attend and invited to donate as well.  Dorothy Beebee will have a powerpoint presentation and will speak on mushroom dyeing and comment on the life and work of Miriam Rice.  Dorothy was the illustrator for Miriam's book Mushroom For Color.   Hope to

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Lisa Grey, of NH, will speak on the topic: PAINT, PRINT, STAMP!: Old Dogs, New Tricks. She has been a full time studio artist for 37 years.  She has led workshops in multiple dyeing, printmaking, and creative sewing techniques in the US and abroad and is known for her innovative discoveries in the use of disperse dyes.  Her teaching approach focuses on combining technical proficiency with creative spontaneity and includes a hefty dose of play. She will be giving a workshop following the program and all day Saturday !   ---  Still time to register! Also check out another item on the video page.

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Elk studio tour around 2:30 PM Carolyn has shown her handwoven and felt pieced rug work locally and nationally.  She has worked from her production studio, Carleton Designs, for the past 36 years. She is currently exploring floor-covering ideas in merino wool felt.For Carolyn, "Rugs are a canvas inviting exploration of design within the parameters of function. Whether woven, pieced or stitched, the interplay of color, graphic, texture and structure challenges and inspires me in the making of rugs that will last generations."30000 Greenwood Road  Elk, Ca 95432  (7078773540)

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THEME: CROSSING THE LINE Pacific  Textile  Arts  in  conjunction  with Partners  Gallery,  North  Coast  Artists Gallery  and  Edgewater  Gallery  will participate in this themed show in March. Dates: March 4, 2016 – March 26,2016PTA will hang the show Wednesday March 2, 2016 at 10:30 A.M.You may deliver work at the Guild meeting Saturday Feb. 27, 2016 or Wednesday March 2 at 10:30 a.m.  Please have all work labeled and ready for hanging. You may pick up your work at the guild meeting Saturday March 26, or Wednesday March 30 when the next show will be hung. All textile work related to the concept

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14 Saturdays   January 9  –  April 9, 2016 1:30 – 4:30 pm Tuition: $300   —   Individual Session:  $40 each January 9th  INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILE HISTORY / OVERVIEW FREE, OPEN TO ANYONE To enroll send $50 non-refundable deposit with contact information and class request to: Pacific Textile Arts 450 Alger St. Fort Bragg, CA 95437 OR … use our online registration form and optionally pay deposit with paypal.  

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Art in the Redwoods Sponsored each August at the Gualala Arts Center The heart of the festival is the Exhibit of Fine Art. Award-winning artwork is selected by the Fine Art Exhibit judges.  For those unable to attend the festival, the works remain on display through the end of August. This lovely collapse weave in silk, cotton and wool shawl woven by our own Janice Sullivan won third prize in the weaving category and sold to some lucky patron.

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Karen has held several 6 week classes for the younger crowd.  This is an ongoing outreach.  This summer it was held in the morning, but when school is in session, it is held after school one day a week.   The last session ended July 22nd.  Here is the group with their weavings.  "They were a delightful crew, aged 7-10, and they all enjoyed weaving.  3 were repeat students, and 3 were new." Email Karen for more information if you are interested in this for your child or children.

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Guest House Weavers and friends, Just wanted to share with you that the museum loom has been moved to a larger room across the hall from the former loom room. Folks coming up the stairs see the loom right away, the room has an ocean and train view, and 3 windows so lots of light. A new warp will be installed in the next few days, so more lovely rugs can be made and more visitors can enjoy seeing a real loom in action. This photo shows Jared Huffman's (our district House rep) family last Sat. while he was BBQing salmon.

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Along with the gallery show which opens tonight at 5:oo pm, there is an IKAT class July 10-12th with Janice Sullivan. Image is her work. Ikat, or Ikkat, is a dyeing technique used to pattern textiles that employs a resist dyeing process on the warp fibers, the weft fibers, or in the rare and costly 'double ikat' both warp and weft, prior to dyeing and weaving. In ikat, the resist is formed by binding bundles of threads with a tight wrapping applied in the desired pattern. The threads are then dyed. The bindings may then be altered and the thread

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Larochette Book, The Tree of Lives Presentation was a huge success. Jackie traveled on the road with Jean Pierre and Yael in their two small motor homes from Fort Bragg to Moscow, Idaho. The book about their lives together was received with huge enthusiasm at all the venues. Many of us have just finished reading this remarkable book and are amazed and thrilled with all that it reveals. Congratulations from all of us at PTArts. Click to see book cover:

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