Interlacement Evening Lectures
You can register for lectures right up to the last minute. For quickest registration, email interlacementlectures@telus.net. Or use the link on this page to download a mail-in form.
May 17 to 22, 2009
- All lectures begin at 7pm, and will be held in the Cedar 148 lecture hall at Capilano University (see CapU’s map for directions and location on the campus).
- Lecture Tickets $10/ lecture OR $50/6 lectures
Special ticket offer for GVWSG members
Greater Vancouver Guild Members are entitled to one free lecture voucher OR $40/6 lectures. Not a Member? Join today!
Lectures
Monday, May 17
My Life in Fibre – Cameron Taylor Brown
The professional and personal journey of a weaver and educator.
Tuesday, May 18
Beautiful and Brainy: A Sampling of Exquisite Textiles & Exotic Techniques from the Ancient Andes – Mary Frame
Andean weavers from centuries ago created extraordinary textiles using the simplest of tools and their own ingenuity. This talk will showcase shaped textiles, discontinuous warp and weft textiles, and tensioned braids, among others, and reveal some of the cunning methods developed by Andean weavers.
Wednesday, May 19
The Esoteric Cloth – Secrets of the Weaver – Kris Abshire
Presentation will cover the unique “voice” created by methods known only to the weaver – fiber, structure, color, texture and surface design methods, the elements of life, living and the natural world all of which guide process to reveal each one’s personal, expressive message – messages only possible between weaver and loom.
Thursday, May 20
Contemporary Maori Textile Art – Anne Field
New Zealand Maori textile art is an exciting field which has developed from traditional skills. This lecture will look at these developments from the viewpoint of a New Zealand weaver & spinner.
Friday, May 21
Weaving With Pixels: Contemporary Jacquard Textiles- Kaija Rautiainen
This lecture explores the application of jacquard weaving to contemporary art. The relationship of pixels to woven design and how the images get translated into textiles are discussed, illustrated by the work of present day fibre artists.
Saturday, May 22
Bauhaus Influences on Textile Design – James Koehler
The Bauhaus is important to contemporary textile design. A history of the Bauhaus and the design principles of several Bauhaus teachers/artists including Klee, Kandinsky, Itten and Josef Albers will be covered in the lecture.
Lecture Registration Form (135.3 KiB)
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Can a participant take a lecture and a workshop on the same day. Are lectures in the evening and workshops during the day, ie morning and afternoon?
Ingrid
Hi Ingrid,
Yes, you can do both a workshop and a lecture on the same day. Workshops are finished by about 4, and lectures are in the evening.
Jo
Since I am new to Salt Spring, I do not know where the Capilano college is?
Can one stay at the college? Are there some rooms for the participants.
Are members willing to offer housing to out of town participants?
Is there a hotel near by the college?
I have a loom lined up but it is fairly large, a Scacht Baby Wolf
Thanks for any help you can offer
Ingrid
While I can’t attend your conference in person, will there be any way to view/hear the talk by Anne Field about Maori Textile Art after the conference, e.g. a podcast perhaps? I’ve met her when travelling in New Zealand and would love to hear her presentation.
Thanks,
Glenn
Hi Glenn
This is an interesting thought. We have not made any provision for doing podcasts, but if anything does happen it will be posted on the website.
Elizabeth