Rug Tapestry Study
Group
September 6, 2014, 1:00 p.m.
Minutes
September 6, 2014, 1:00 p.m.
Minutes
Present: Lori
Beck, Cheryl Rennick, Catherine Easton, Jan Tooker, Sharon Vandenack, Tricia
Byrne
Venue: Jan has
sent submission proposals to the Hillestad Gallery (at UNL) and also the Lux
Center for the Arts. The Hillestad Gallery committee is interested in showing
our work, but would like to see images of most, if not all, of our new pieces
for this show, before making a commitment. They are already booked through next
fall, so the show would likely be during the 2015-16 school year. We discussed
the timing, and felt that if they need photos within the next 6 months, this
will likely not be possible. Jan will let them know this, and that we would
like do some more advance planning for a different show in the future.
Other Venue possibilities: New galleries: one on O Street
near the Antelope Valley project, one on N Street at about 19th or
20th. Cheryl will ask about having a show at “Out of the Box” where the
Lincoln Artist’s Guild does shows; Westminster Church is always a possibility;
Aging Partners has hosted shows at the Downtown Center on 10th and
O; Shelda said she thought there was a place in Nebraska City that might be
willing to have us.
Still waiting to hear from the Lux Center.
Study on Tapestry:
Introductory meeting was held August 16. Cost will be $100 for non-members, $70
for Guild members and $50 for Studio members. The class will be on October 4,
11 (or 18), and 25, from 9:00 – 2:30 each day. Topics covered in the workshop
will include: basic tapestry joins, make straight and curved figures, make a
sampler, and plan and start a new piece. If you will be using a Studio loom for
the workshop, you will have to be off that loom by December 31. Registrations
are due now.
On October 4 there will be no ending time, the class starts
at 9:00 a.m.
No class on the 11th due to Southwest High School
Sale
Oct 18th & 25th it will be 9:00 –
2:30
There’s plenty of wool here to use for weft, it is out on
the counter now but has to be put away for the open house. Choose what you
want.
Catherine has designs today, or she will help us design our
own. We will do a sampler to learn techniques, then will apply them to our own
design.
Regarding design, Catherine encouraged us to set aside
things that we see that we like, which could be used as a tapestry design at
some point in the future. Starting a file in this way will help to inspire us
when we want to do a tapestry for a show or other purpose.
Show up to first class with our looms warped. Use 8/2 linen
for the warp, set at 8 or 6 ends per inch, 2 yards long, 11” weaving width.
Theme: We
reconsidered “Recycle” and decided on “Renew, Revive, Rekindle” because it
lends itself to a wider variety, and more inspirational pieces, while still
allowing for the use of a recycling theme as well.
Next meeting date: November
1, 1:00 p.m.
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