Posts Tagged 'handmade'
Work in Progress: Claire Le Pape
The Work in Progress studio space at the TAC Manhattan location is filled with color. Despite the rainy weather, the front window space is bathed in natural light, highlighting the brilliantly colored materials that inhabit Claire Le Pape’s workspace. A
Work in Progress: Claire Le Pape
The Work in Progress studio space at the TAC Manhattan location is filled with color. Despite the rainy weather, the front window space is bathed in natural light, highlighting the brilliantly colored materials that inhabit Claire Le Pape’s workspace. A
Work in Progress: Kendall Schauder
It is hard to describe the enjoyment and immediate kinship you find when a Texan meets another Texan, especially when it is unexpected. Kendall Schauder is a Houston, Texas native, now living and working in Chicago. She moved to attend
Work in Progress: Kendall Schauder
It is hard to describe the enjoyment and immediate kinship you find when a Texan meets another Texan, especially when it is unexpected. Kendall Schauder is a Houston, Texas native, now living and working in Chicago. She moved to attend
Work in Progress: Barbara Miñarro
Barbara Miñarro is originally from Monterrey, Mexico, but the January Work in Progress (WIP) resident artist came to the United States at age 11. The first place she lived as a new American was McAllen, Texas, a border town that
Work in Progress: Barbara Miñarro
Barbara Miñarro is originally from Monterrey, Mexico, but the January Work in Progress (WIP) resident artist came to the United States at age 11. The first place she lived as a new American was McAllen, Texas, a border town that
Give Back Holiday Market Dec. 15 + 16
Saturday + Sunday, December 15 + 16 12pm – 6pm TAC Brooklyn, 505 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Mark your calendars for December 15 +16, when our newly expanded Brooklyn studio will be transformed into the third annual Give
Give Back Holiday Market Dec. 15 + 16
Saturday + Sunday, December 15 + 16 12pm – 6pm TAC Brooklyn, 505 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Mark your calendars for December 15 +16, when our newly expanded Brooklyn studio will be transformed into the third annual Give
Work In Progress: James Hsieh
James Hsieh’s colorful soft sculptures are deceptively childlike. There’s a playful tension between their cute forms and creepy details. At first glance, you might see a cuddly ant or flower but take a closer look: that ant has gnashing teeth
Work In Progress: James Hsieh
James Hsieh’s colorful soft sculptures are deceptively childlike. There’s a playful tension between their cute forms and creepy details. At first glance, you might see a cuddly ant or flower but take a closer look: that ant has gnashing teeth
Hands-on Textile Immersion in Guatemala with Thread Caravan + Luna Zorro
Textile tour company Thread Caravan is teaming up with Guatemala-based textile designer Luna Zorro to offer a unique week-long experience diving into the world of handmade Guatemalan textiles. The experience starts and ends in Antigua, Guatemala, where participants will be
Hands-on Textile Immersion in Guatemala with Thread Caravan + Luna Zorro
Textile tour company Thread Caravan is teaming up with Guatemala-based textile designer Luna Zorro to offer a unique week-long experience diving into the world of handmade Guatemalan textiles. The experience starts and ends in Antigua, Guatemala, where participants will be
Work In Progress: Erik Bergrin
Children’s laughter fills the studio when I enter the Textile Arts Center’s Manhattan location on a Wednesday afternoon. After-school programming is in full force. Yet October WIP artist, Erik Bergrin, remains focused. He has just returned from a supply run
Work In Progress: Erik Bergrin
Children’s laughter fills the studio when I enter the Textile Arts Center’s Manhattan location on a Wednesday afternoon. After-school programming is in full force. Yet October WIP artist, Erik Bergrin, remains focused. He has just returned from a supply run
The Local Fiber Movement
In 2011, Rebecca Burgess took on the challenge to only wear garments grown and designed within a 150-mile radius of her home in the Bay Area, California. As Burgess explains in an interview, she wore one outfit for the first
The Local Fiber Movement
In 2011, Rebecca Burgess took on the challenge to only wear garments grown and designed within a 150-mile radius of her home in the Bay Area, California. As Burgess explains in an interview, she wore one outfit for the first
October Fiber Art Picks!
Top: Teeth, 2018, by Martha Tuttle; Bottom: No Such Luck, 2017, by Erin M. Riley Dorsky Gallery Complicated Territory feat. Alex McQuilkin, Erin M. Riley, and Martha Tuttle Curated by Bridget Donlon Dorsky Gallery presents Complicated Territory, a group exhibition
October Fiber Art Picks!
Top: Teeth, 2018, by Martha Tuttle; Bottom: No Such Luck, 2017, by Erin M. Riley Dorsky Gallery Complicated Territory feat. Alex McQuilkin, Erin M. Riley, and Martha Tuttle Curated by Bridget Donlon Dorsky Gallery presents Complicated Territory, a group exhibition
Knitting as Therapy
Growing up has its challenges. Each one of us finds obstacles in our path. For some of us, including myself, those obstacles came in the form of physical disabilities. I sometimes like to refer to them as “differences”, and not
Knitting as Therapy
Growing up has its challenges. Each one of us finds obstacles in our path. For some of us, including myself, those obstacles came in the form of physical disabilities. I sometimes like to refer to them as “differences”, and not