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Warped Milwaukee 2010

Many thanks goes out to the artists who participated in our first fiber arts exhibition:  Amelia Hernandez, Tina Grogan, Lynell Kream, Jill Reginato Pitterle, Maikue Vang, Jane Moore, Shannon Molter, Jeanne Smith, Cristian Munoz, Sara von Tresckow, Harmonie Baker, Ximena Soza, and Sarah Holden.  Another thank you goes out to the Jazz Gallery board members for allowing us the use of their space.  It was beyond gracious.  Because of the success of this years show we are already planning another Warped Milwaukee show for next fall.  Keep checking back here for more information. We hope you made it out to view the  show but if not here is a taste of what you missed:

Amelia Hernandez

 

 Amelia Hernandez

Jane Moore 

 Sarah Holden

 Amelia Hernandez

 Jeanne Smith

 Ximena Soza

Cristian Munoz

Tina Grogan

Shannon Molter

Sara von Tresckow

Lynell Kream

Harmonie Baker 

Jill Pitterle

Ximena Soza

Maikue Vang

opening reception on Nov. 13th

Warped Milwaukee Opening Reception

The Warped Milwaukee Fiber Art Exhibition opens this Saturday, the 13th, 6pm at the Jazz Gallery in Riverwest.  The Gallery is  Located at 926 E. Center Street.  We would like to turn this show into an annual event with each year getting bigger and better so come out and show your support.  We got wine and art, two of the finer things in life.  Here are a couple sneak peaks....

 

 

 Jazz Gallery hours are:
Sunday Nov. 14th 1-5
Thursday Nov. 18th 5-8
Saturday Nov. 20th 12-5
Sunday Nov. 21st 1-5
Saturday Nov. 27th 12-5
Sunday Nov. 28th 1-5
Thursday Dec. 2nd 5-8
Saturday Dec. 4th 12-5
Sunday Dec. 5th last day of show 1-5

Because the Jazz Gallery sitters are strictly volunteer I expect more days to be added in the near future.  Keep checking back. 

Thank You from Warped Milwaukee

Thank you so much to all of you who sent in photographs of your work.  We are super excited about this show and hope to see it continue to grow year after year.  If you didn't make it into the show this year, we sincerely hope that you will try again next year.  This year's show opens on Nov. 13th and runs until Dec. 5th.  Please come on out and support the artists who made this show possible. 

Warped Milwaukee Fiber Arts Exhibition Application Form!

It's here!  Finally!  Fill out your application form and pay your $10 fee online!  You have until Oct. 25th.  Need a reminder of the rules and regulations?  Click here!

Sorry for the Delay

A link for the application for the Warped Milwaukee fiberarts exhibition will  be posted over the weekend.  Please keep checking this space. 

The Manly Arts

3 piece wall-hanging by Collingwood Designs

Historically speaking the production of cloth has been the domain of men and in many cultures it still is.  TWEED,  a 2009 BBC documentary,  revealed that all the hand weavers at  Harris Tweed are men and they always have been.  So how come it is so hard to get men into the weaving studio here in America?  The UK boasts some extraordinary male weavers who have become stars in the weaving world.   Tim Parry Williams, Nick Ozanne, and Jason Collingwood for example.  Did their shared "Englishness" make their journey into the world of textile production any easier?  After all, Silas Marner was a weaver. 

Next May, Jason Collingwood will be here in Wisconsin speaking at the Wisconsin Hand Weavers monthly meeting.  This is a great opportunity to talk to a master weaver, learn some of his secrets and perhaps get some clue into how to draw men into the art of weaving.

If it is hard to entice men into the weaving world, how much harder to lure them into the quilting world?  Josh Cacopardo wrote an excellent article in the Curator about his attempts to make quilting manly. "Indeed, every time I use the word “bobbin” I feel like I should take my shirt off and lift something really heavy, making sure that all of the nearby women see it happen"  he writes.  Give it a read!