World Shibori Network

Shibori classes by Shabd (TAC NYC, June & July)

WSN — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:52:07 +0000

NYC CLASSES with Shabd
Shabd is a New York fashion label initiated by artist Shabd Simon-Alexander in 2009. She has been featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine, Time Out, Daily Candy, Nylon, Blackbook, Dossier, Bust Magazine, and on innumerable blogs. Having earned a reputation as one of this generation’s leading dye-artists, she recently had the honor teaching Martha Stewart how to tie-dye. Shabd has worked with a variety of artists including Anne Chu, Andrea Crews, Antoine Catala, The Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Jasmine Shokrian, Joshua Safdie, Lion Brand Yarn, Mary Adams, Thakoon, and the art collective Saviour Scraps.
www.shabdismyname.com

WEEKEND INTENSIVE

Saturday & Sunday, June 23-24

11am-5pm

In this weekend intensive class, you will learn the same things as in the Spring dye class in one fun-filled weekend. This class is perfect for you out-of-towners who have hinted at coming in for a class! We will explore the basic procedures for dyeing with Procion dyes, by immersion and direct dye methods, with both cellulose and protein fibers. You will learn various tying, dying and shibori techniques, as well as basic color theory and design concepts for dying. It will be fun, and colorful and bright! Discover the dyer in you and design your own dye patterns! Students will focus on swatches to perfect technique and in the second class work on individual projects.

Details here

SHIBORI NAPKIN WORKSHOP

Saturday, July 28

11am-5pm

In this one-day workshop, we will focus on making a set of shibori dyed napkins, in the process learning the basics of the chemistry behind dyeing, learning various tie-dye/shibori techniques, as well as some basic color theory and design concepts for dying.

Details here

???CLASSES IN YOUR TOWN???

I’ll be traveling a bit this summer, let me know if you want to try to arrange a class in your city!

ABOUT THE TEXTILE ARTS CENTER: The Textile Arts Center is a beautiful 3200sf space in Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens dedicated to providing support to fiber artists and everyday people interested in working with fibers. TAC holds classes, workshops and special events as well as running open studio hours, hosting gallery exhibits and running an artist in residency program.

SHIBORI (Masuda Gallery, Sudney – thru May 12)

WSN — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:37:26 +0000

Greetings, dear readers.

We have been greatly remiss in posting as of late (summer travel will do that). Getting in under the wire, I wanted to announce the last days of the “Shibori” exhibition at the Masuda Gallery in Darlinghurst, Sydney. Masuda Gallery specializes in Japanese vintage and contemporary textiles, works on paper,
and decorative arts. Catch it if you can!

Masuda Gallery
Suite 2, 28-30 Surrey St.
Darlinghurst, 2010
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Open: Tuesday – Saturday
Hours: 11:00am – 5:00pm
www.masudagallery.com

WSN Australia & NZ

WSN — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:32:15 +0000

A bit late on posting this but a good read nonetheless. Our friends in Australia & New Zealand have been busy with local exhibitions, travel, and more good things. Inside the April newsletter, a profile of artist Barbara Schey (see previous blog post about her show and workshop); news of Hong Kong Design Institute’s acquisition of Barbara Roger‘s piece, “Black Magic”; and an announcement of a show in Kuching to be curated by Susan Fell McLean. Click to download the APRIL 2012 NEWSLETTER

And as always, thanks to Joan James (Secretary General) and Beth Windley (Treasurer).

Cheers!

“The Eternal Now” exhibition & workshop feat. Barbara Schey (5 May, Fairfield City Museum & Gallery)

WSN — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:51:37 +0000

Our friends in Australia and New Zealand have been busy (stay tuned for the newsletter items in an upcoming post)! Here’s one great thing to mark on your calendars:

BARBARA SCHEY‘s solo show, “The Eternal Now,” opens May 5 at th FAIRFIELD CITY MUSEUM & GALLERY and will be up for just over one month. Be sure to catch it while you can. Opening reception on May 5 will feature the wonderful Joan James (Secretary General, WSN-Aus/NZ) as guest speaker.

New to shibori and want to dive in? Barbara will also be offering a 1-day workshop on May 21 (Monday).

May 5 - June 9 2012
Fairfield City Museum & Gallery
Smithfield NSW
livingmuseum.com.au
*Opening Reception 5 May @ 2:00p
with Guest Speaker, Joan James (Sec. General, WSN-Aus/NZ)

WORKSHOP
Use several shibori techniques to produce a unique piece of textile suitable for 2 wraps or 1 top.
May 21 (Monday)
9:30-4p
Fee $40, Concession $35, includes cost of tuition and dyes (fabric not included)

Shibori & Indigo (TAC Brooklyn, May1-22)

WSN — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:33:43 +0000

Only 6 seats left in the upcoming MAY series on Shibori & Indigo at the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn.

This popular class is led by Katrin Reifeiss-Helmick. www.katrinreifeiss.com

May 1-22 (TUESDAY EVENINGS)

6:30-9:3p

Brooklyn TAC

Details here

In this 4 week class, Katrin will teach various binding, stitching, wrapping and folding techniques as well as design concepts for dying. It will be fun, and very blue! Students will focus on swatches to perfect techniques and are more than welcome to work on individual projects.

EUNIQUE arts&crafts (May 4-6, Germany)

WSN — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:16:12 +0000

EUNIQUE arts&crafts - International Fair for Applied Arts and Design will take place May 4-6 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Seek inspiration in the handpicked objets d’art and unconventional designs on display. Our friend and fellow artist of shibori, ANNE SELBY, will be showing her beautiful hand dyed arashi pieces. www.anneselby.com

For more details, check out the event website www.eunique.eu

Michel Garcia hits the Netherlands! 3-day workshop intensive (Aug 27-29,Tilburg)

WSN — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:17:50 +0000

You really want to take a class with Michel. Trust us. Really. GO. And if you’re in/near the Netherlands, here’s your chance.

Natural Dyeing Workshop : an intriguing mix of secrets and chemistry
3-Day class with Master Dyer Michel Garcia (Fr)
Zijdelings studio, Tilburg NL www.zijdelings.com

Day 1: learn to make quick organic (natural) indigo vats and resists for white patterns on a blue background. Students will be taught how to start and how to keep and maintain their vat for a long time. Different and simple recipes will be offered and explained. Next up: a very creative method to realize white patterns on a blue background. A special resist paste will be made by mixing together clay, gum, and magnesium salt. This paste will be applied on white fabric, dyed, then rinsed with ordinary water from the tap. The resist is easily cleaned and the white designs appear on a blue background

Day 2: students learn to use mordants for printing and make a sampler with various mordants within one piece of fabric in order to test any kind of dyestuff.

Day 3: the following techniques and possibilities will be dealt with:

Printing with blocks/ printing with silkscreen
Polychromatic effects on cotton using Indigo together with mordant processes

Class is for advanced level – not for beginners.
All kinds of natural fibers will be dyed in these vats, so students can play and experiment.

27,28, 29 AUGUST 2012
10:00-16:00
Fee € 300,– excl. material
Coffee / tea & lunches included
Pre registration and Pre payment required. Check availability first

Organizer: Karina van Vught kvvught@zijdelings.com (English spoken)
Location: Zijdelings www.zijdelings.com
Kapelstraat 93a – 5046CL Tilburg – Netherlands

3-Day workshop w/ Joan Morris (July 27-29, NH)

WSN — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:51:48 +0000

“3 Vats – 3Days – 10 Ways”

LongRidge Farm, Westmoreland, NH

10 pole-wrapped resist techniques, taught over the course of 3 days, using indigo and woad. A 3-day workshop focusing on the use of indigo with pole-binding (think arashi shibori) producing a set of results to feed a lifetime of creative pursuit. This class will focus on 3 preparations of indigo vats (including woad), that will give the student an array of pole binding techniques to use as compositional tools in their studio work. Among the 10 demonstrations of pole wrapping, we’ll look into compound shaped-resist processes that put together sewing and pole wrapping for a unique and beautiful outcome. Students will be led through the construction of all 3 indigo vats—from the large (30 gallon) reduction vat used at room temperature, to the small individual indigo and fructose vats that each pair of students will share.

Visit www.longridgefarm.com/events for details. Pre-registration required.

Natural Dye + Shaped Resist with Joan Morris (2 offerings: WA and NY)

WSN — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:50:34 +0000

If you’ve ever picked up a copy of “Memory on Cloth: shibori now” then you’ve seen the beauty of JOAN MORRIS’ work (featured on the book’s cover). This June, the textile artist and master dyer will be teaching two workshops (Washington state and upstate NY) on natural dye and shaped-resist techniques. Whether you’re on the west coast or the east coast, luck is on your side. Mark your calendars and make your plans; classes will likely sell out.

June 11-15 — “Shaped-Resist Dyeing with Natural Extracts” (Copeland, WA)
June 22-26 — “Shaped-Resist Dyeing with Indigo and Woad” (Canandaigua, NY)

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COPELAND, WA – Pacific Northwest Art School
June 11-15, 2012 (5-day class)
For more details, visit www.pacificnorthwestartschool.org or call toll-free 866.678.3396

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CANANDAIGUA, NY
June 22-26, 2012 (5-day class)
For details, contact Sara Burnett sjburnett@frontiernet.net

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“Shaped-Resist Dyeing with Natural Extracts”
5-day Workshop with Joan Morris

Explore shaped-resist dyeing using natural dyes, including indigo, woad (subject to availability), a variety of natural dye extracts, madder root, cochineal bugs, and walnut galls. *New topic to be covered: woad dyebath, a process at once similar to and different from indigo dyeing. More natural dye extracts may be added to class materials if available (e.g. coreopsis extract). Color shifting (with ammonia, vinegar and iron) presents additional color possibilities for each of the dyestuffs. Appropriate for students of all levels, from beginner to those with prior experience and a desire to expand their vocabulary, experiment, sharpen skills, and gain greater control of materials.

Please note this is a forum for making samples, experimenting; it will not be possible to dye large yardages. Beginners can expect to learn at least 10 forms of shaped-resist (shibori) while they gain knowledge of mordanting with alum and dyeing with natural dyestuffs. Experienced dyers may bring images or actual pieces of their work if interested in a dialogue about possible directions to take.

ABOUT JOAN. A textile artist who has been a practitioner of shibori since 1983, Joan has exhibited all across the world including notable commissions by Broadway’s “The Lion King” and by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Her shaped-resist textile works are in the permanent collections of Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (Smithsonian Institution), New York; Museum of Art, RISD; Takeda Kahei Shoten, Arimatsu, Japan; and Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. www.joanmorrisartist.com

“SLOW. useless” featuring works by Padmaja Krishnan

WSN — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:05:47 +0000

“SLOW. useless” — an exhibition and trunk show at the Vermillion House in Bangalore featuring the always beautiful and thought provoking works by textile/fashion designer Padmaja Krishnan. We’re sorry to have missed this show but undoubtedly it was a success. If you’re not familiar with Padmaja’s designs or her ethos, she is not to be overlooked. Check out her blog, Transit Design

To relook at all that’s useless and discarded, to choose techniques that are slow and not fully controllable, to look for effects in defects, to find the weakness of the machine, to use repeats that are bigger than the field of vision or just to cheat the unsuspecting eye are some of the ways Padmaja uses to break the tedium of mass manufacture and to create subversive, avant garde clothing that can be labeled classic and quirky at the same time.

wild silks: khadi linens: malkha cottons: kosa saris redefined as asymmetric tunics: kaantha scraps: hand sewn techniques: rags: deconstructed skirts, seamless jackets, classic kurtas, hand woven men’s pants