Chiaki O’Brien on Minnesota Original
Minnesota Original is a fantastic Minnesota Public Television show. It’s a weekly arts series “celebrating Minnesota’s creative community, across all disciplines and all cultures.” I believe last weekend was the original airing of episode #805, which features four artists. Two of the segments are right up my alley. One is Sally Power, a paper marbling…
Beads at the 2017 American Craft Council show in Baltimore
The wholesale portion of the American Craft Council show in Baltimore opens tomorrow, February 22. On the 24th, the show is open to retail buyers; some artists do one show, some do both. I did a quick look through the show artists, and look at the bead artists I found: Beth Farber Theodora Fine Valerie…
A Common Thread at the Textile Center, 2017
A Common Thread is an annual exhibition of Textile Center members’ work. I visited today, and here are a few of my favorite things. Click on any of the images to see them full-sized. This is Holocaust Remembrance Day, and author and Holocaust survivor Fred Amran’s yellow star made a strong impact on me.
North House Folk School, the leather tote bag edition
Three years ago, I took a sweet grass basketry class at North House Folk School in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Grand Marais is on the North Shore of Lake Superior, nearly to Ontario, and a draw for its natural beauty and outdoor recreation as well as its arts. Not as much is open in the winter, but…
SAORI One samples and learning
I received my loom about a week ago and began weaving on it the next morning. There is an error in the warp from the factory. Since the idea of SAORI weaving is immersing in the process, with irregularity as “the beauty with lack of intention,” maybe this was on purpose? If that’s the case, why…