Fiber Arts | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

Spring

PERSPECTIVES IN PRACTICE

Trevor Grabill & Yve Holtzclaw / Boardroom
Wed 4/10-5/15
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
$185 / Members: $165

Take your practice to the next level to better understand your work and how to talk about it. Perspectives in practice will enrich your art making by developing the skills of observation, critique, and reflection about artwork. Through structured discussion and exercises, students will engage with artwork from museum examples, books, and their own work. This class will help students better understand and express their artistic voice.

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BEGINNING RIGID HEDDLE WEAVING

Amanda Casanova / Weaving Studio
Wed 4/10-5/15
6-8:30 pm / 6 weeks
$195 / Members: $175

Discover the art of rigid heddle loom weaving in a creative and supportive atmosphere. Learn the basics of weaving including winding a warp, dressing the loom, weaving and finishing cloth. Basic weave structures will be explored including hand manipulating threads and utilizing pick up sticks to achieve a desired pattern. Loom and yarn will be provided. Students are welcome to bring handspun yarns for use in a project.

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SPINNING

Emily Wohlscheid / Weaving Studio
(A) Wed ( 4/10-5/15
10am-12:30pm / 6 weeks
$220 / Members: $200

Gain an understanding of the basics or further your yarn spinning practice! Beginners will learn the fundamentals of spinning, plying, and setting their finished yarns while intermediate/advanced students will follow exercises and techniques to aid in consistency, ply structure, custom blending, and more. Wheels may be reserved at the time of registration.

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SPINNING

Emily Wohlscheid / Weaving Studio
(B) Tue 4/9-5/14
6-8:30pm / 6 weeks
$220 / Members: $200

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES FOR ARTISTS: FINDING ARTISTS; OPPORTUNITIES

Danielle Wyckoff / Multi-Purpose Classroom
Sat 5/11
1 - 4 pm / One Day
$70 / Members: $50

In this Saturday workshop, we will dive into some tactics for finding opportunities as well as reviewing some of the common documents/items needed for applying to them. Come to this class prepared to meet fellow artists, brainstorm, and get solid information on some of the first steps in developing your career in the arts. Students may bring any professional documents they’ve created for peer review or one-on-one feedback from Danielle. – Danielle Wyckoff is an Associate Professor of Drawing and Printmaking at Kendall College of Art and Design. Her work, which includes works on paper, installations, and performances, is exhibited nationally and internationally. Workshop participants will be able to view her collaborative work, The Reproductive Media Mobile Zine Library.

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FLOOR LOOM WEAVING

Gretchen Huggett / Weaving Studio
(A) Thu 4/11-5/16
1 - 3:30 pm / 6 weeks
$195 / Members: $175

Come and join the community centered around one of the few weaving studios in Southwest Michigan. All levels of weavers, from complete beginner to advanced weavers are welcome. Beginners will weave a sampler to learn the basics. For those familiar with weaving, an individualized plan of study will be created.

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FLOOR LOOM WEAVING

Gretchen Huggett / Weaving Studio
(B) Thu 4/11-5/16
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
$195 / Members: $175

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DYEING WARPS FOR WEAVING

Rita Petteys / Studio 2
Sat & Sun 5/4-5/5
Sat 1-5pm, Sun 12-4 / Two Days
$130 / Members: $110

Learn the basics of dyeing cellulose warps for weaving in this two-day class. We will be using cellulose fibers and Procion mx fiber reactive dyes to dye warps and skeins for weaving to achieve at least three different effects. Topics to be covered include weighing and measuring, dye application, color theory and rinsing. A list of materials the student will need to bring will be provided upon enrollment.

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