Handweavers Guild of America
Did you know that the Handweavers Guild of America is meeting here in Grand Rapids? I saw a brief tidbit about this last week and today while driving by DeVos Place I noticed signs out for the guilds convention called Convergence 2006. I started looking into it and found that there were exhibitions around the city including one at Frederick Meijer Gardens There are also exhibitions at UICA, Public Museum of Grand Rapids, and Kendall College of Art and Design. Wondering what handweaving might be? Well here are some items at the Grand Rapids Public Library that might help answer your quesiton.
- Twill thrills edited by Madelyn van der Hoogt
- The tapestry handbook : an illustrated manual of traditional techniques by Carol Russell
- Learning to weave by Deborah Chandler
Comments
The textiles show at the UICA is definately worth checking out. It has a good range of how divers fiber arts can be and a lot of imaginative pieces- espeically for those not familiar with the contemporary use of fiber in fine arts.
Posted by: ruby | July 13, 2006 01:41 PM