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New Age Looping Trunk Show. Our ancient ancestors created sophisticated bags, baskets, nets, garments and more with a technique called looping. Learn about this tradition, which dates back 40,000 years and continues to evolve. This lecture and slide program introduce you to archaeological artifacts, the living traditions of indigenous people, and the art and craft of contemporary looping. A guided tour through my New Age Looping Trunk Show reveals the range of possibilities you can create with variations on this timeless technique.
Story Vessels. Throughout time, people have used objects to help convey stories that connect the accumulated wisdom of the past with the present and future. From nursery school to the nursing home and at all points in between, making story vessels encourages the use of observation, problems-solving and communication skills. This slide-lecture will inspire you to share your stories, and show you how to help others share theirs.
Cordage: The Ties That Bind. No matter where our ancestors came from, at some point in the past they shared a common need to make cordage from plant and animal fibers. Learn about cordage fibers you can grow or gather yourself in this slide lecture. Then make a simple homegrown cordage friendship bracelet and learn how to teach cordage making to people of all ages.
Creativity Warm-Ups & Readiness Rituals. Life is complicated, and sometimes it's hard to shift mental gears. But a short warm-up period before you start weaving can help make even small chunks of time more enjoyable and more productive. Whether you suffer from Chronic Creativity Constipation or just an occasional minor blockage, here are quick, painless and effective ways to get good ideas moving smoothly.
Design Concepts For Everybody. Why do brides wear white? How can a man be sincere when he says you look nice but he doesn't know what you're wearing? Would I let my friends talk me into buying a coat with wide multicolor horizontal stripes? This lecture takes a look at what we all already know about line, shape, form, texture, color and value, and about how we use pattern, scale, balance, contrast, emphasis and unity to provide clues to relationships.
Fiber 400: A Creativity Cram Session. This lecture distills material from the class of the same name. While the class is a fast-paced hands-on workshop, in the lecture you'll learn more about how the instructor and other artists shift mental gears between projects or after interruptions, set realistic goals, develop themes to explore, and keep their creative juices flowing.
Fiber From Your Homegrown Harvest. It's fun to learn about materials that come from the far side of the world, but let's not forget about the stuff that grows in our own yards. This slide presentation shows many examples of homegrown and wild materials common in the Midwest that you can use for weaving, basketry and dyeing. In addition to information about growing, harvesting and using a wide variety of plants, you'll see finished fiber art made with materials ranging from staghorn sumac to Siberian iris.
Fishing Nets & The Story of Civilization. Learn about fishing nets and the history of their use in cultures around the globe (well, on six continents) and throughout time (actually, just the past 25,000 years). You'll be inspired by the ingenuity and resourcefulness of net makers long ago, and intrigued by the way this story represents a common thread that weaves together people from many different backgrounds. You'll also see a demonstration of the basic skills used to knot fishing nets.
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