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Blast from the Past: Teaching Macrame in a UAW chapter, 1977

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:June 12, 2018
  • Post category:artist residencies/education/textile classes/Uncategorized/weaving/workshops

Recently I came across a folder of images that I didn't even know was in my possession. At age 24, I was one of nearly 30 artists in the Bloomington…

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Teaching: Anilinas Montblanc, Santiago

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:March 14, 2018
  • Post category:dyeing/education/handpainting/handprinting/screenprinting/surface design/Surface Design Association/textile classes/textile conferences/Uncategorized/workshops

Recently, I was honored to be invited to teach a two day workshop at Anilinas Montblanc, the almost 70 year old Chilean Dye Company that supplies not only industry but…

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35 years of textile samples, part 1: early screen prints

  • Post author:Astrid Bennett
  • Post published:July 4, 2012
  • Post category:dyeing/printmaking/screenprinting/surface design/textile classes

The day began with a search for a larger container to store fabric teaching samples. It ended with a journey through 35 years of creating fabrics.  I had already edited…

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Chicago road trip: Lillstreet Art Center + SOFA

  • Post author:Astrid Bennett
  • Post published:November 11, 2010
  • Post category:community art events/dyeing/embroidery/lillstreet/screenprinting/surface design/textile classes

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…

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