ADVANCED TAPESTRY WORKSHOP
NEW IN LATE FALL


For those interested in participating in the next Advanced Tapestry Workshop at the Oakville Tapestry Studio there is another opening in the Fall:

Space still available!
Dates: November 7 - 18, 2011

Advanced Tapestry Workshop

Welcome to the Oakville Tapestry Studio.

Founded in 2007 by Ixchel Suarez, the Studio has been educating Art Groups and General public about the traditional techniques of Tapestry weaving and its role in the Contemporary presence in the arts.
For those who are staying at the Studio, arrival arrivals for the Summer course may be Sunday July 10th and leaving Saturday July 23rd.

I strongly suggest bringing any sample of previous work (or images) and if you want to bring ideas of ongoing projects in order to review interests.
Tapestry
** Please note that all materials are provided. However I highly recommend to bring different kinds of "bits and Pieces" of yarns (i.e. fabrics, textured acrylics, raffia, paper, etc.) to make more interesting the class. The techniques are developed to demonstrate diverse textures in contemporary weaving.

Workshop week 1:

Morning session from 9:00 am. until 12:00...lunch break... 1:00 pm. until 3:00 pm. (full program) Tutor/student
Evening session 6:00 pm. until 7:30 pm. (required to advance on exercises and/or to watch support videos) individual work.
Total hours: 30 Hours

Tapestry:
Introduction and principles of Design and composition.
Cartooning and project design.
Selecting materials.
Project description and analysis.
Work on woven notebook through samples of textures.


Analyze different materials with similar techniques. An overall view of
tapestry's historical background, as well as contemporary tapestry, will be presented to you. Upon successful completion of this course, you will have learned the basic design and technical skills necessary to design, weave, and finish a tapestry
Select videos, slides and images to support project.
Handouts will be provided with supported bibliography
* Suggest bringing sketch notebook and scissors.

Workshop week 2:

Morning session from 9:00 am. until 12:00...lunch break... 1:00 pm. until 3:00 pm. (full program) Tutor/student
Evening session 6:00 pm. until 7:30 pm. (required to advance on exercises and/or to watch support videos) individual work
Total hours: 30 Hours
Applied diverse techniques on defined project.
Presentation of related exhibits on Contemporary textile Art.
Register sampler of materials.
Prepare samplers for cutting.
Certificate of participation.
Meals: (please advice in advance on dietary restrictions and/or preferences)

Breakfast: from 8:00 am. until 9:00 am. (Please advise any food instruction or restriction)

Coffee or Tea
Yogurt
Cereals (granola bars or advice on preferences)
Mixed Fruits
Toasted bread
Lunch: from 12:00 until 1:00 pm
Dinner: between 5:00 pm. and 6:00 pm.
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Weekend lodging is provided if necessary. (Included in the cost of the workshop)
Saturday & Sunday (free).
Suggested Tours for visitors from outside Toronto Area not included in the fee: (ROM, BATA Shoe Museum, Niagara Falls, etc.)

For more information regarding the Workshop, fees, lodging and programme details please do not hesitate to contact the


Oakville Tapestry Studio
Instructor Ixchel Suarez

ixchelsuarez@gmail.com
ixchelsuarez.com

1121 kestell Blvd,
Oakville ON. L6H 1A1
905 845 3357
289 242 8685

-Tapestry weaving courses- start anytime, 2009.
when:
Tuesdays from 9:00- 12:00 (then a pot-luck lunch) 13:00-15:00

where: 1121 Kestell Boulevard,
Oakville, ON. L6H 1A1
fee: $ 80.00/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.
Questions regarding classes, please contact 905 845 33 57 or 289 242 8685

2 week tapestry Intermediate-Advanced Course:

Dates available 2011

June 13-24 (full)

July 4-15 (still available)

July 11-22 (Still available)

Fall: Ask for dates in September.



Week one- review of diverse techniques exploring versatility through various materials. Woven notebooks are prepared to be ready for formal ideas to be developed in week 2.

Week two- development of a creative and unique idea and translate it into a woven piece of tapestry. The use of at least 3 different techniques is a challenging tool to create the work.



Cost includes:



- 2 week tapestry course Monday through Friday 9:30 am to 2:00 pm. (Lunch from 12-1:00)

-Evening workshop (reviews on morning sessions from 4-6) Individual assessments, related videos, review of diverse related bibliography.

- All materials required will be provided( yarns, frame loom)

- Certificate of Participation in Course.

- 1 visit to the Textile Museum of Canada.

Current Exhibitions:

Silk Oasis on the Silk Road: Bukhara

Magic Squares: The Patterned Imagination of Muslim Africa in Contemporary Culture

Loop: Peter Wilkins CONTACT Photography Festival 2011 Feature Exhibition

- 1 Visit to the Burlington Art Centre to see textile exhibition: Laurentian Souls, solo exhibit by Ixchel Suarez if between June 5 and June 20 2011.

- Breakfast (please advise any food restrictions or special diet)

- Dinners during stay.

- Lodging (Independent room w/full washroom)

- Wireless Internet and cable TV in room.

- Suggested tours for Sunday: Niagara Falls, Royal Ontario Museum, Bata Shoe Museum (day trip + Lunch/dinner not included)



-Total: $900.00 CAN Tax included-



Conditions:



Deposit: $ 350.00 CAN no later than May 15, 2011

Due payment upon arrival $ 550.00 CAN



Cancellation Policy:



Course may be cancelled with 30 % charge from deposit if done 3 weeks prior to the course.

50 % of charge from deposit if done one week prior to workshop.

-Textures From The Forest-
Fibre Art Exhibition by Ixchel Suarez

June 1st - June 28th 2011
PERRY GALLERY
Burlington Art Centre

Opening Reception Sunday June 5th, 2-4 pm
Curated by David Popplow and Chung-Ja Jackson

Join us in this exhibit where Ixchel will be sharing fibre art through the theme for the UN International Year of Forests.

Celebrate the resilience of Nature, and it's importance to the well being of humankind

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 am - 2.00 pm (adults only)

Thursdays: 4-5.00 pm
5:15- 6:45 pm

Cost: $55.00 CAN / month. (materials included). 2nd child discount 5.00

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

CUTTING DAY AT JOSHUA CREEK HERITAGE ART CENTRE
Join us in this important day for the Arts this Monday May 16 at 9:30 am
Sybil Rampen and Ixchel Suarez invite you to witness the “Birth” of the large-scale tapestry woven in this magnificent place:
Memories of a Birch Tree
Tapestry is an ancient technique yet full of vast possibilities.
Our goal is to improve the visibility of woven tapestry as an art form. We would like to share with the interested General Public, the museum and gallery world, as well as the art critics that tapestry exists as a current, contemporary fine art discipline.
Through this project, we encourage new generations of artists to choose tapestry as their language of expression, and stimulate critical writing and thought about the medium.
We thank the support of the OAC through their Grant for Visual Artist Mid-Career Programme

"When Thirteen Moons Entwine"

a textile arts event in the Outaouais

late summer/early fall 2010

integrating textile arts with the natural environment

and the mythology of the thirteen moons

"When Thirteen Moons Entwine" is a professional textile arts event, inspired by the legends of the thirteen moons of the natural lunar calendar. It is an outdoor laboratory that brings together established professional textile artists with young emerging artists in the creation of textile arts installations along a scenic walking path. This festive event includes exhibitions, workshops and conferences at Moon Rain Centre in the Gatineau Hills in the Outaouais region of West Quebec, and collaborates with major exhibition centres in the region to present textile arts exhibitions during the late summer and early fall of 2010.


For details in English
When Thirteen Moons Entwine <http://www.moonrain.ca/Thirteen_Moons.html>
Pour les détails en français
Quand les treize lunes s'entrelacent <http://www.moonrain.ca/Treize_Lunes.html>



Moon Rain Centre for Tapestry Arts is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to integrating creativity and harmony in the community through the creation, exhibition and teaching of tapestry arts. The name Moon Rain refers to the mystical connection between the moon, weaving and the cosmos. Thoma Ewen is artistic director of Moon Rain - her vision is to share the beauty and mystery of WEAVE. Once again this year, Tapestry Workshops will be held at Moon Rain. Moon Rain Centre for Tapestry Arts
105 Savane, Poltimore,
Val-des-Monts, Québec
J8N 3B6
819 457-9711
DIRECTIONS (If not using Map Quest or Google Maps Canada)
From downtown Ottawa:

* Cross MacDonald Cartier bridge to Québec, and take 2nd exit onto Highway 50 Est (direction Gatineau, Montreal)
* Take 1st exit and at end of off-ramp turn RIGHT onto Rue St Louis/Route 307 Nord.
* Follow 307 Nord to the stop sign in the village of Poltimore (approx 30mins)
* At the stop sign continue straight ahead on Ch. du Pont for 4kms
* Turn LEFT onto ch. de la Savane and continue for 1.3km.
* Moon Rain is the first driveway on the RIGHT.

Watch for Moon Rain Open Studio signs
Thank you!
Thoma Ewen,
Artistic Director, Moon Rain Centre


home page <http://www.moonrain.ca/index.html> When Thirteen Moons Entwine <http://www.moonrain.ca/ThirteenMoonsHome.html> Quand les treize lunes s'entrelacent <http://www.moonrain.ca/ThirteenMoonsHome.html>

Join our conact list for the full information for our next World of Threads festival. International fibre fest in Oakville, ON

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

November 5-6-7 of November there will be an excellent opportunity to see some tapestries from Ixchel suarez and Stella Tang. Along with them there will be also oil paintings fron renowned Artist Ning Zhao. Visit his website at www.ningzhaoart.com.

Opening Reception: Friday November 5th, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
Saturday from 10:00 am. to 4:00 pm
Sunday from 10:00 am. to 4:00 pm.
Location:
VISUAL ARTS MISSISSAUGA
4170 RIVERWOOD PARK LANE,
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO.
L5C 2S7

tel. 905-277-4313
www.visualartsmississauga.com

August Sunday 15 I will give a free Sunday Tour at the Textile Museum of Canada. A great exhibition is open

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Drawing with Scissors: Molas from Kuna Yala
July 21, 2010 – February 13, 2011 | Curated by Max Allen
Drawing with Scissors: Molas from Kuna Yala showcases an array of mola blouses and their striking panels constructed from multiple layers of brilliantly-coloured cloth. Mola designs are drawn, cut and appliquéd by Kuna women in a complex technique that actually uses the simplest technology: just needles and thread—and scissors.
Visit the exhibition Web page.
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Orenburg Shawl

There Is No Bad Weather, Only Bad Clothing
Curated by Natalia Nekrassova.
See an example of these amazing shawls from the TMC's collection.