Join Surface Design Association to explore the intersections of art, disability, and care with four textile artists: Raisa Kabir, Ange Altenhofen, Francisco echo Eraso, and moderator, Elizabeth Kozlowski [SDA Journal Editor], in Shaping Space: A Conversation of Art, Disability, and Care.
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Free 10.11 @ 2PM ET Textiles In Entertainment Talk
Textiles in Entertainment: The Woman King and Wakanda Forever
presented by Surface Design Association and Fiber With A Cause
Black History Month Panel
Join me as part of The Fearless Artist talk with 4 Black women creative entrepreneurs This Sunday! Sunday, February 27, 20222-3pm ESTRSVP: tinyurl.com/BlackWomenCreatives Our special guests have many years of experience across a variety of creative disciplines, and a wealth of knowledge to share on how to grow your business, push against any obstacles inContinue reading “Black History Month Panel”
Mastermind Group for Craft Entrepreneurs
Craft Industry Alliance is offering a Mastermind Group. Deadline January 13th – you must be a member. It’s a good alliance to be a member of, either way, as it’s full of resources, workshops, and even a job board. ‘In our Mastermind Group program, you’ll gather twice a month online with a small group ofContinue reading “Mastermind Group for Craft Entrepreneurs”
Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories
Join curator Jennifer Swope for a digital exploration of the exhibition Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories, on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from October 10, 2021, through January 17, 2022.
Holding Space Returns 11.5.21
WE RETURN! Holding Space: Breaking Barriers through Curation, This Friday, November 5, 7 PM ET/6 PM CT, 4 PM PT FREE. REGISTER NOW @surface_design Holding Space: Breaking Barriers through Curation is a virtual panel featuring three curators whose works explore themes of identity, culture, representation, and decolonization. Often utilizing fiber and textiles, their projects pushContinue reading “Holding Space Returns 11.5.21”
The Yarn Industry and the Environment
“On some level the (large-scale) craft industry and the textile industry share the same supply streams until the final stages,” Dale Washburn, founder of yarn company Bellatrista, says in an email. “That is, the production of the raw fiber, the large-scale dyeing, etc. are indistinguishable. They only really diverge when the finished fiber/thread is spun into yarn or sent to be woven into cloth and sewn into garments. So,Continue reading “The Yarn Industry and the Environment”
Craft Your Commerce
Craft Your Commerce is a Mountain BizWorks entrepreneurial program designed to connect, elevate and advance creative and craft-centered companies through a series of business training workshops and classes designed by makers for makers. Kicks off March 17th!
Kibibi Ajanku’s Indigo Journey
Indigo dye has a history that spans many continents. When I learned about Baltimore Dye Initiative, I learned about artist and Master Dyer, Kibibi Ajanku. Her work is amazing! Yet, my interest in her work comes with uncovering the indigo dye production in America from West Africa. So if you are into the history andContinue reading “Kibibi Ajanku’s Indigo Journey”
1/20 @ 2pmET: Textile Talk: Surface Design Association
Natural Dyes & the Natural Dye Garden January 20 from 2:00-3:00 PM ET for the next Textile Talk! Register. Why use natural dyes? The winter months are a perfect time to plan next year’s natural dye garden. Please join our guests Catharine Ellis, Kim Eichler-Messmer, and Kenya Miles and Rosa Chang of the Baltimore NaturalContinue reading “1/20 @ 2pmET: Textile Talk: Surface Design Association”
Fiber With A Cause 