For the love of Arts Festival 2010
As you see, the For the Love of Arts Festival is coming soon and this year will be great. Look for our booths with the
Oakville Handweavers and Spinners Guild,
The Tapestry Studio and the Oakville Painting Studio. Enjoy not only great performances but also there will be food from around the world to taste.
3 stages are preparing their presentations from classical, folk, dances and rock!.
Free entrance.
Our promotional poster with sponsors is attached and we ask that you post it on your website to promote your appearance at our festival among your contacts.
Event Details;
* Sunday, May 16
* Event time 11am-4pm
* Admission is Free!
* Located at Oakville Town Hall (1225 Trafalgar Road)
* South Atrium Stage
o large risers will be set up in front of the existing stage (to be used by two choirs)
o other groups will perform in front of these risers
o stage crew will be able to help you set up and dismantle any equipment
* North Atrium Stage
o a small area will be set up for acoustic performances
* Outdoor Tri-Unity Productions Stage
o this may be canceled in the event of rain
o visit our website for event details
o open our attached file to see all the events schedules and performances.
If you are interested in Mexican and Colombian folk dances don't miss our Group Jomab at 11:45...
!Hoping to see you all there, have a great WEEK!
Feel free to pass this information to your friends!
Oakville Handweavers and Spinners Guild,
The Tapestry Studio and the Oakville Painting Studio. Enjoy not only great performances but also there will be food from around the world to taste.
3 stages are preparing their presentations from classical, folk, dances and rock!.
Free entrance.
Our promotional poster with sponsors is attached and we ask that you post it on your website to promote your appearance at our festival among your contacts.
Event Details;
* Sunday, May 16
* Event time 11am-4pm
* Admission is Free!
* Located at Oakville Town Hall (1225 Trafalgar Road)
* South Atrium Stage
o large risers will be set up in front of the existing stage (to be used by two choirs)
o other groups will perform in front of these risers
o stage crew will be able to help you set up and dismantle any equipment
* North Atrium Stage
o a small area will be set up for acoustic performances
* Outdoor Tri-Unity Productions Stage
o this may be canceled in the event of rain
o visit our website for event details
o open our attached file to see all the events schedules and performances.
If you are interested in Mexican and Colombian folk dances don't miss our Group Jomab at 11:45...
!Hoping to see you all there, have a great WEEK!
Feel free to pass this information to your friends!
*Tapestry Classes*
-Tapestry weaving courses- start anytime, 2009.
when:
Tuesdays from 9:00- 12:00 (then a pot-luck lunch) 13:00-15:00
Wednesdays fom 4:00 to 7:00 pm.
where: 1065 Grandeur Crescent, Oakville, ON
L6H 4B6
fee: $ 60.00/month
material: frame looms are lent for weaving and can be taken home and given back after projects. You can also bring your own stand or frame loom.
Materials should be brought by each student after finishing their first set of woven notebooks (main techniques and exercises)
No previous knowledge necessary.
No minimum age
Any level welcome, start at anytime during the year. Except July- August
Questions regarding classes, please contact 905 845 33 57 or 289 242 8685
when:
Tuesdays from 9:00- 12:00 (then a pot-luck lunch) 13:00-15:00
Wednesdays fom 4:00 to 7:00 pm.
where: 1065 Grandeur Crescent, Oakville, ON
L6H 4B6
fee: $ 60.00/month
material: frame looms are lent for weaving and can be taken home and given back after projects. You can also bring your own stand or frame loom.
Materials should be brought by each student after finishing their first set of woven notebooks (main techniques and exercises)
No previous knowledge necessary.
No minimum age
Any level welcome, start at anytime during the year. Except July- August
Questions regarding classes, please contact 905 845 33 57 or 289 242 8685
*Painting classes *
This course is intended for children, teens and adults willing to learn composition, color, quick sketching and acrylics.
No experience necessary.
No charcoal or oil painting will be provided in this course.
Classes offered
Mondays: 4-5 pm
5:15 -6:30 pm
Tuesdays: 10-12 am (adults only)
Wednesdays: 4-5 pm
5-6 pm
6-7 pm
Thursdays: 4-5.30 pm
5:30- 6:30 pm
Cost: $50.00 CAN / month. (materials included)
No experience necessary.
No charcoal or oil painting will be provided in this course.
Classes offered
Mondays: 4-5 pm
5:15 -6:30 pm
Tuesdays: 10-12 am (adults only)
Wednesdays: 4-5 pm
5-6 pm
6-7 pm
Thursdays: 4-5.30 pm
5:30- 6:30 pm
Cost: $50.00 CAN / month. (materials included)
Free Sunday Tour @ Textile Museum
Sunday November 29 I will be giving a free Sunday Tour at 2:00 p m at the textile Museum of Canada. There are 2 main exhibits besides the Permanent Gallery. One is on the collections of beautiful quilts from the Tanenbaum Collection, and the other soon to open about 18 and 19 Century Shawls from kashmere and Paisley. Visit the website of the Textile Museum of Canada for location, parking, costs and times.
Oakville Cultural Grant
I am very happy to announce the Oakville Handweavers and Spinners Guild has been recipient of the Town of Oakville Cultural Grant for the 2010. This will allow the Guild to promote the workshops and courses, along with allocating us in a semi permanent space for our meetings, preparing our efforts to QEP, recently renovated centre for the Arts and Recreation in Oakville soon to be open.
Lectures
DESIGN: A STEP BY STEP INTO THE CREATIVE PROCESS.
Design is a process of ideas put together for a certain purpose. Discover a fun and creative way to approach an idea using basic principles of composition, texture, color and the surrounding world we live in. Fascinating approach to nature as an inspiration in the creative process.
Lecture and/or workshop.
$250.00 CAN 2 hours approx. for lecture
HISTORY OF THE UNICORN TAPESTRIES: 1680 TO PRESENT
Learn about the fascinating story of these 7 Tapestries. How they traveled along Europe and America, from being a precious possession of François VI de la Rochefoucauld in 1680 decorating castles to becoming potato sacks!. Study their techniques, materials, but most of all, their symbolism. Find out where can they be admired!
$ 200.00 CAN 1.5 hrs. Lecture
5 CENTURIES OF TAPESTRY: FROM THE ATELIER OF LES GOBELINS TO THE AUBUSSON
Travel in time to admire how this "simple craft" was once an economical and social KEY in the structures of the European society.We will look at tapestries from the early fourteenth Century to the early 20th Century from the Aubusson workshop.
$ 150.00 CAN 1 hr. lecture
TEXTILE ART IN ARCHITECTURAL SPACES
Explore the creative ideas to exhibit Textile Art. See some interesting projects for public buildings and learn something about the factors that affect the textiles: conservation, lightning, temperature exposure, humidity and maintenance.Explore the possibilities of this wonderful art.
$150.00 CAN 1.5 hr. lecture
TEXTILES OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT
Explore the context of the World exhibition in Paris and how it´s influence revolutionized the history of textiles. Admire the work of artist and designer William Morris and his key positions in the movement. Learn about how the improvements in the mechanical loom changed the route of technology by giving the basis for the first computer!
$150.00 1 Hr. Lecture
HISTORY AND TECHNIQUES OF THE PRE-COLOMBIAN NATURAL DYES
Anthropological approach to the traditional techniques in ancient central and south-American cultures. Learn about the cochineal and the wonders of the blood red. The snail and the mystic purple. And the amazing indigo dye for creating the Maya Blue.
$200.00 1.5 hr. Lecture
TAPESTRY. NOW AND THEN.TRADITION VS. INNOVATION
Tapestry weaving has been for centuries a craft and art. It reflects art parameters and periods in time. Learn about the traditional techniques and materials used in traditional tapestry weaving, and what contemporary artist are offering innovating techniques and materials. Learn about the avant-garde Japanese fibre arts, the Polish contemporary textiles and the International Forums for the Fibre Arts. Learn the process of creating a tapestry.Try a hands-on-experience to feel the wonders of the fibres!
$150.00 1 hr. lecture / option for workshop
Design is a process of ideas put together for a certain purpose. Discover a fun and creative way to approach an idea using basic principles of composition, texture, color and the surrounding world we live in. Fascinating approach to nature as an inspiration in the creative process.
Lecture and/or workshop.
$250.00 CAN 2 hours approx. for lecture
HISTORY OF THE UNICORN TAPESTRIES: 1680 TO PRESENT
Learn about the fascinating story of these 7 Tapestries. How they traveled along Europe and America, from being a precious possession of François VI de la Rochefoucauld in 1680 decorating castles to becoming potato sacks!. Study their techniques, materials, but most of all, their symbolism. Find out where can they be admired!
$ 200.00 CAN 1.5 hrs. Lecture
5 CENTURIES OF TAPESTRY: FROM THE ATELIER OF LES GOBELINS TO THE AUBUSSON
Travel in time to admire how this "simple craft" was once an economical and social KEY in the structures of the European society.We will look at tapestries from the early fourteenth Century to the early 20th Century from the Aubusson workshop.
$ 150.00 CAN 1 hr. lecture
TEXTILE ART IN ARCHITECTURAL SPACES
Explore the creative ideas to exhibit Textile Art. See some interesting projects for public buildings and learn something about the factors that affect the textiles: conservation, lightning, temperature exposure, humidity and maintenance.Explore the possibilities of this wonderful art.
$150.00 CAN 1.5 hr. lecture
TEXTILES OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT
Explore the context of the World exhibition in Paris and how it´s influence revolutionized the history of textiles. Admire the work of artist and designer William Morris and his key positions in the movement. Learn about how the improvements in the mechanical loom changed the route of technology by giving the basis for the first computer!
$150.00 1 Hr. Lecture
HISTORY AND TECHNIQUES OF THE PRE-COLOMBIAN NATURAL DYES
Anthropological approach to the traditional techniques in ancient central and south-American cultures. Learn about the cochineal and the wonders of the blood red. The snail and the mystic purple. And the amazing indigo dye for creating the Maya Blue.
$200.00 1.5 hr. Lecture
TAPESTRY. NOW AND THEN.TRADITION VS. INNOVATION
Tapestry weaving has been for centuries a craft and art. It reflects art parameters and periods in time. Learn about the traditional techniques and materials used in traditional tapestry weaving, and what contemporary artist are offering innovating techniques and materials. Learn about the avant-garde Japanese fibre arts, the Polish contemporary textiles and the International Forums for the Fibre Arts. Learn the process of creating a tapestry.Try a hands-on-experience to feel the wonders of the fibres!
$150.00 1 hr. lecture / option for workshop
Arts About Town Magazine
Liz Benneian made a beautiful article for the magazine Arts AboutTown for the Oakville Arts Council.
Peter C. McCusker did a wonderful set of photographs in my studio.
Peter C. McCusker did a wonderful set of photographs in my studio.
World of Threads Festival 2011
Join our conact list for the full information for our next World of Threads festival. International fibre fest in Oakville, ON
Tapestry Exhibit with Harmony Group
Tapestry exhibit will be in Ottawa in the Gloucester Gallery. Harmony Group. (Krystyna Sadej, Ewa Bartosz Mazus, Denis Coker, Nicu Zeleznicov. Monique Lehman, Thoma Ewen)
July 31 until August 26 2008.
July 31 until August 26 2008.
