To Set a Place- with Catherine Reinhart
When I contemplated how to engage the “foreigner” and “orphan” placemats by Catherine Reinhart, I imagined a table for a shared meal with loved ones and new friends, a concept…
Honoring legacies: becoming a maker, learning to sew
In childhood, long before I called myself an artist, I would tell people that I liked to make things. And when I was a little girl, Tante…
Chicago road trip: Lillstreet Art Center + SOFA
Here's an introduction to the textiles studios at Lillstreet Art Center, which is now located on Ravenswood Avenue in a former 3-story "gear shop." It's a lot like a re-purposed…
Diem Chau: Sojourn
Two days ago, I received an email from the Friends of Fiber Art pointing out the exhibit of Diem Chau's embroidered objects in the Packer Schopf Gallery in Chicago. I…
HEN: Needle Magazine & more
I could just be inspired to try my hand at contemporary embroidery (read: hand stitching) after finding this interesting website. HEN is the Hand Embroidery Network, founded in the UK…
Exhibit Day at the Surface Design Conference
Exhibitions at the BelgerA wonderful warehouse space in itself, complete with old fashioned freight elevator and loading dock for trucks. Here's a list of all the shows I attended.Stitches in…