2020 China and USA Technology and Innovation in Fiber Art

I am honored to have work in this incredible online exhibition!

virtual exhibition, November 23-December 24, 2020

symposium, Friday, December 4th 8-10pm (USA EST)/

Saturday, December 5th 9-11am (China time)

VooV Meeting (International)

https://meeting.tencent.com/s/edPnilleZmpc

Meeting ID 243 699 390

Mi-Kyoung Lee, Professor of Fibers/ Textile, School of Art from University of the Arts and

Yue Song, Associate Professor of Fiber Art Department, Academy of Arts and Design from

Tsinghua University are co-curators and organizers for the 2020 China and USA Technology and

Innovation in Fiber Art virtual exhibition which opens Monday November 23rd through December

24th, and the Symposium event which will held on Friday, December 4th at 8pm (USA EST)

hosted by Tsinghua University in Beijing.

2020 China and USA Technology and Innovation in Fiber Art virtual exhibition presents

contemporary Fiber Artists who have demonstrated their research and investigation in innovative

approaches in textile methodology, materiality, and technology. Twenty leading artists from China

and twenty artists from the United States manifest a variety of approaches in their art making

from the traditional textile hands-on process of weaving, sewing, and dyeing and more to film,

installation, and performance.

This exhibition is included with Lin Lecheng, Hong Xingyu, Yue Song, Jin AnSha, Gao Jing and

Lu Gi, Wu Fan, Ren Guanghui, Li Hui, Xie Yong, Yang Jing, Li Wei, Wang Jian, Zeng Qiaoling,

Shi Jindian, Gu Yue, Jia Zijian, Jiang Yunge, Huang Yan, Guo Yaoxian, Wang Lei from China,

and Andrea Alonge, Danielle Andress, Jennifer Angus, Liz Collins, Lia Cook, Annet Couwenberg,

Jessica Dolence, Marianne Fairbanks, Marcie Miller Gross, Jane Lackey, Mi-Kyoung Lee,

Abbie Miller, Mark Newport, Rowland Rickett, Warren Seelig, Piper Shepard, Heather Ujiie,

Tali Weinberg, Anne Wilson, Jayoung Yoon from the United Sates.

Lia Cook, Anne Wilson, Mark Newport, Lin Lecheng, Ren Guanghui, and Li Hui as well as

Mi-Kyoung Lee and Yue Song will be presenters for the symposium event.

This project is sponsored by the Beijing Culture and Art Fund, and hosted by Tsinghua

University in Beijing and The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. The curators would like

to thank Surface Design Association, American Crafts Council, CraftNOW Philadelphia, and

European Textile Network, Zhuang Shi as well as many other media and broadcasting resources

in China and Europe to support this event. fibertechart.ad.tsinghua.edu.cn

Please contact Mi-Kyoung Lee at mlee@uarts.edu for any further questions.

Nov 25, 2023

Seed by Seed, Ho-Chuck Banner on Bascom Hall

I was part of a team which created special banners to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the University of Wisconsin. I worked with doctoral student @mollipauliot (Ho-Chunk) and Art Dept Professor @stephen_hilyard to create images
based on Ho-Chunk beading.

Molli and I first came together around a shared interest in the language and structures of textiles, basketry, and natural fibers. Using these shared interests, we created a design for the banners that celebrate the technical skill of the handmade. This abstract visual language is at the heart of textile forms and innovation, which is possible when we apply this knowledge to create solution-based designs and beautiful objects. Hilyard created a software workflow involving polygonal modeling and instancing to create a 3D digital model of the 160,000 beads in the banner. The final image was digitally rendered from this model. Developing ideas for honoring the Ho-Chunk Nation and the university’s commitment to Our Shared Future, this design team recognizes the past while focusing on future community building between these two forces.

The banner design project incorporates Our Shared Future concepts as a learning opportunity while including Ho-Chunk design, the sacredness of this land, and community building between the university and Ho-Chunk Nation.

Our Shared Future is a process, not a land acknowledgement or something to recite. It is a collective act of moving forward together from ignorance to awareness; an educational framework for posing questions; and an opportunity to celebrate Ho-Chunk people,
as well as learn about the hard truths of our histories with them.
It is a challenge to educate ourselves and each other, and create a better future together.
 #textiles  #hochunk #nativeamerican #beadwork @uwmadison

Hello Loom Wins Wisconsin Innovation Award

Hello Loom is a small business that designs tools and tutorials to engage people in the process and pleasures of weaving. The portable and efficient design of the laser cut looms makes getting started fast and fun with endless potentials of learning traditional skills and prototyping new weavings. The design is efficient, focusing on refined features such as the wooden needles, comb and integrated display stand.

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2020 China and USA Technology and Innovation in Fiber Art