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Toledo Area Weavers Guild Invitational Exhibit
Category: Arts - Visual
Event Date:
Friday, March 1 - April 1, 2024
Location:
Main Library
325 Michigan
Toledo, OH 43604
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Event Details:
NInety fiber art pieces, including the ten pieces of the Threadware: Pottery-Fiber Challenge are on display in the beautiful gallery at the Main Library.
Fourteen artists show a variety of functional and fiber art pieces which reflect many techniques including handweaving, felting, eco dyeing, resist dyeing, knitting, crochet, papermaking, surface design and textile construction. Some are traditional techniques and others are non-traditional pieces.
Functional objects include scarves, shawls, wearables, purses, table runners, placemats, hand towels, rugs, bookmarks, and basket coiling.
Fiber art pieces include eco printing, felting, weaving with unusual materials, such as painted reed, handmade paper and found objects.
Fiber materials used include cotton, silk, linen, wool, bamboo, tensel, and handspun.
Artists on display are Wayne Anthony, Susan Jeanne Baker, Susan Cayton, Lynn Buri, Susan Dignam, Chris East, Lou Ann Glover, Holly Monsos, Sheila Roberts, Barbara Schneider, Angelia Slifer, Pat Smyth, Jeanette Sullivan, Art Westrick, and Laurie Zollinger.
Toledo Area Weavers Guild “Threadware – Fiber meets Pottery”
Members of the Toledo Area Weavers were challenged to combine fibers and clay into one art piece. Many questions went into each design decision. How does one combine soft and hard materials together in the same art piece? What colors will contrast and enhance one another? What role does texture and pattern play?
We were provided with a hand-thrown bisque fired clay vessel made by ceramic artist David Cayton.
People were free to paint, print, collage, or draw onto the vessel. The finished containers show a variety of fiber techniques including handwoven, knitting, looping, basketry, pin weaving, braiding, wrapping and felting.
We hope you enjoy the results of our creative explorations.
These pieces were exhibited at the Michigan League of Handweavers Conference at Hope College in June 2023.
Participants: Susan Jeanne Baker, Susan Cayton, Susan Dignam, Chris East, Lou Ann Glover, Holly Monsos, Nasus Rekab, Angelia Slifer and Laurie Zollinger.
