Travel
Traveling with Twofold: Mexico City & Oaxaca
Mexico is emerging as an exciting destination for design. A new generation of textile designers is tapping into the country’s rich history of craft-based skills to create textiles with a modern Mexican aesthetic. Twofold Travel, which organizes small-group tours exploring contemporary
Traveling with Twofold: Mexico City & Oaxaca
Mexico is emerging as an exciting destination for design. A new generation of textile designers is tapping into the country’s rich history of craft-based skills to create textiles with a modern Mexican aesthetic. Twofold Travel, which organizes small-group tours exploring contemporary
History in Threads: Exploring Wayúu Mochilas
Between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn, in the land of magical realism, where the sun hides in mountains and two oceans, a culture survived the arrival of the Spanish and continued to preserve their traditions throughout
History in Threads: Exploring Wayúu Mochilas
Between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn, in the land of magical realism, where the sun hides in mountains and two oceans, a culture survived the arrival of the Spanish and continued to preserve their traditions throughout
Textile Travel: Vietnam’s ‘Silk Village’
This past winter, I was lucky enough to visit Vietnam on vacation. While there were many places I wanted to explore, one that particularly enticed me was the ambient former port city of Hoi An, located on the eastern coast
Textile Travel: Vietnam’s ‘Silk Village’
This past winter, I was lucky enough to visit Vietnam on vacation. While there were many places I wanted to explore, one that particularly enticed me was the ambient former port city of Hoi An, located on the eastern coast
Residencia de la Tela: A Holistic Examination of ‘Making’
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it a million times over: my time at TAC was crucial to understanding and exploring the vast importance of community and creativity to our wellbeing. It isn’t only the ongoing programs that provide
Residencia de la Tela: A Holistic Examination of ‘Making’
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it a million times over: my time at TAC was crucial to understanding and exploring the vast importance of community and creativity to our wellbeing. It isn’t only the ongoing programs that provide
Twofold Tokyo Tour & Indigo Dyeing Retreat!
Twofold, a company founded by Jessica Warner to explore textiles around the globe, has just announced a new small-group trip to Japan in spring of 2017. This is the company’s second Tokyo Tour & Indigo Retreat, which promises a rich,
Twofold Tokyo Tour & Indigo Dyeing Retreat!
Twofold, a company founded by Jessica Warner to explore textiles around the globe, has just announced a new small-group trip to Japan in spring of 2017. This is the company’s second Tokyo Tour & Indigo Retreat, which promises a rich,
Get Out of Town! A Weekend of Wool + Color
I met Sarah Ryhanen of SAIPUA back in February, when she visited Oaxaca to further explore plant intelligence, sensitivity and the paranormal. As a well-known soap and flora aficionado, with a 100-acre farm upstate and gorgeous studio in Red Hook,
Get Out of Town! A Weekend of Wool + Color
I met Sarah Ryhanen of SAIPUA back in February, when she visited Oaxaca to further explore plant intelligence, sensitivity and the paranormal. As a well-known soap and flora aficionado, with a 100-acre farm upstate and gorgeous studio in Red Hook,
A New Workshop for La Flor de Xochistlahuaca
”When an Amuzgo woman ties her loom to her waist she not only creates a fascinating textile of quality and beauty, but symbolically she recreates the world; writes the history of her ancestors and expresses the cosmology of her culture.”
A New Workshop for La Flor de Xochistlahuaca
”When an Amuzgo woman ties her loom to her waist she not only creates a fascinating textile of quality and beauty, but symbolically she recreates the world; writes the history of her ancestors and expresses the cosmology of her culture.”
Interview with Janina Anderson, ECCO Museum Artist in Residence
Meaning Structures (installation photo), 2014. Digital prints on vinyl and paper, sand, wire armature. ECCO Museum of Contemporary Art. Cadiz, Spain. Janina Anderson is an artist and designer working in Washington, D.C. From 2012-2013, Janina worked as an intern for the
Interview with Janina Anderson, ECCO Museum Artist in Residence
Meaning Structures (installation photo), 2014. Digital prints on vinyl and paper, sand, wire armature. ECCO Museum of Contemporary Art. Cadiz, Spain. Janina Anderson is an artist and designer working in Washington, D.C. From 2012-2013, Janina worked as an intern for the
Navajo Tapestry in Antelope Canyon
Last week I got the chance to fly out to Arizona and join my sister for the remainder of her cross country road trip home to Los Angeles. Upon arriving in Phoenix, we headed north towards Page to visit the
Navajo Tapestry in Antelope Canyon
Last week I got the chance to fly out to Arizona and join my sister for the remainder of her cross country road trip home to Los Angeles. Upon arriving in Phoenix, we headed north towards Page to visit the
Dia de los Muertos in Guatemala: A Kite Festival
Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) is an important religious and cultural celebration throughout Central America. On this day, November 1st, it is believed the souls of those deceased return to the earth. It is important to
Dia de los Muertos in Guatemala: A Kite Festival
Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) is an important religious and cultural celebration throughout Central America. On this day, November 1st, it is believed the souls of those deceased return to the earth. It is important to