by Web Weaver | Jul 22, 2013 | Blog, Call for Entries, Exhibits, Weavehouston Updates
From the fine folks over at FASA: FIBER ARTISTS OF SAN ANTONIO ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR 2013 ANNUAL EXHIBITON Gallery Nord October 12-30, 2013 The Fiber Artists of San Antonio are pleased to announce a call for entries for the 2013 Annual Exhibition. Part of our...
by Web Weaver | Jul 16, 2013 | Blog, Call for Entries, CHH, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston, Exhibits, Tapestry, Weavehouston Updates, Weaving
Thanks to Pat Powell for this lead: American Tapestry Biennial 10: ATA invites all tapestry artists to submit works to American Tapestry Biennial 10. Entry to ATB 10 is open to all tapestry artists who design and weave their own tapestries (defined as “hand-woven,...
by Web Weaver | Jul 10, 2013 | Blog, CHH, Exhibits, Guest Post, Tapestry, Weavehouston Updates, Weaving
Guest post by Mary Welch: The July-August issue of Smithsonian magazine has an article entitled “Talking Code” about an upcoming exhibit called, “Encoded Textiles.” The project is the work of Chilean artist Guillermo Bert. Looking at some Native American blankets he...
by Web Weaver | Jul 2, 2013 | Blog, Exhibits
A video of the Rice Gallery installation (on view until August 30) by Soo Sunny Park. Description from the Vimeo site: “Soo Sunny Park’s installation Unwoven Light animates Rice Gallery’s expansive space, transforming it into a shimmering world of light, shadow,...
by Web Weaver | Jun 6, 2013 | Blog, CHH, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston, Exhibits, Juried Show, Members, Tapestry, Weavehouston Updates, Weaving
Small Expressions HGA Award Gerry Woodhouse Katy, Texas Big Bend Post Office, 2011 Sixteen-shaft summer and winter figural pattern woven in tapestry. Linen warp/ground weft; naturally grown Foxfibre® cotton, hand-dyed indigo cotton, hemp. 15 x 15 x .25 inches Photo by... by Web Weaver | Jun 6, 2013 | Blog, CHH, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston, Events, Exhibits, Juried Show, Members, Weavehouston Updates
The HGA Board of Directors, HGA Exhibits Committee, and HGA Staff announced the Small Expressions 2013 award recipients today. First Place: Tori Kleinert, Turners Station, Kentucky, Ceremonial Semblance: It’s in the Cloth Second Place: Noriko Tomita, Tokyo,...