Tears of Duk’Wibahl International Gathering of Indigenous Visual Artists of the Pacific Rim

An exhibition featuring the work of Indigenous artists from North America, Hawaii, New Zealand and Australia.

August 26,  For more information and times see Upcoming Events: http://www.evergreen.edu/longhouse

At the weaver conference I met Pirkko Karvonen and learned of her work and life.  The message she had rang true to me.  See the videos and her work  at http://openstudios.athabascau.ca/?q=pkarvonen

Treadle Lightly all over the campus of the University of Victoria I did on my first NW Weavers Conference.   http://www.anwgconference2017.com  (see their blog for pictures)
I was so impressed with all the volunteer work that went in to hosting the conference and the delightful events that were planned. I have a lot of opportunities to expand on this year integrating the information I learned.

The guild booths had great imagination and creativity.  Each represented the theme and their community with humor and a variety of techniques to tell their story. The Olympia Weavers Guild won 1st place in Best of Construction ( construction of each of the pieces shown).  Thank you to all who contributed to the booth from design, construction and assembly and distribution.  I have rocks rolling around in the back of the car waiting from their return to their creator.

All the shows (Fashion, Juried and Individual) inspired me with their design to the application of techniques. They really showed the diversity of the fiber arts and their utility in our lives.   The keynote speaker from Maiwa, https://maiwa.com, express the need to believe in a Slow Textile Movement to support community and preservation of the art and craft of textiles.

The Prince George Fibre Arts Guild  http://fiberarts.org/directories/guilds/Prince_George_Fibre_Arts_Guild has invited us to come to Confluences the 2019 Association of Northwest Weavers’ Guilds Conference June 11 to 16th 2019.  I hope you will plan on going.  2021 Salem has taken the challenge of hosting the conference.

Here is a list:

8 sk, 100 gm each, 120/2 Natural silk (Treenway)
9 sk, 100 gm each, 60/2 Natural silk (Treenway)
3 sk, 50 gm each, dyed (Dk Green, Magenta, Dk lavendar)
60/2 silk (Treenway)

I also have 5 1/2 sk white silk cord, Size about 16/2 (not marked) and weight is a guess, maybe 1/2 pound. (Purchased in China)

Price is on most of these to total of $375. I am asking $200 for all or make me an offer. Will sell separate if I must.

Call Diane at 253-267-5760, or email: sigdi02@gmail.com

We received clarification from Canvas Works in Olympia:

“It has been brought to our attention that an announcement was made at today’s guild meeting that Canvas Works was closing. I can assure you that this is not correct as Canvas Works is not closing and will continue business as usual. It would be appreciated if this information could be passed on to your membership. Thank you,

— Nancy Graybeal”

One of  our members may have confused the Seattle Weaving Works closing announcement with the long-established downtown yarn shop in Olympia.

In February Teresa Sullivan did a presentation on art and her bead work. Some of the items she showed us she is teaching at Shipwreck one of the guilds advertisers. A couple of weeks ago a few of us took her class on making pods. She has good instructions and was very helpful in keeping us on track in learning the techniques of 3 dimensional beading. The variations on increasing and decreasing promises many different looks. June 13th she is teaching the Zig Zag bead which makes an interesting component and could complement braid work. For more information on the class see: http://www.shipwreckbeads.com/catalog/Classes/Beading-Classes//orderBy/sku/itemsPerPage/20/page/1/item/6CS0617-ZZ