New Article Published! -A Dialogue about Social Weaving: The Weaving Kiosk and Weaving Lab

Please check out this new article written with Jessica Hemmings and Rosa Telnov Clausen about the Weaving Lab and Weaving Kiosk!

https://www.academia.edu/45048231/_A_Dialogue_about_Social_Weaving_The_Weaving_Kiosk_and_Weaving_Lab_

published in TEXTILE, DOI: 10.1080/14759756.2020.1856549 (2021) “A Dialogue about Social Weaving: The Weaving Kiosk and Weaving Lab” © Jessica Hemmings, Rosa Tolnov Clausen & Marianne Fairbanks

Abstract : Adopting the format of an edited and annotated conversation, Danish researcher and designer Rosa Tolnov Clausen, American artist and professor Marianne Fairbanks and British writer and professor Jessica Hemmings discuss some of the circumstances in which community hand weaving projects may flourish. Decisions around the types of space Clausen’s Weaving Kiosk (2017–ongoing) and Fairbanks’s Weaving Lab (2016–ongoing) have occupied, how hand weaving may be made portable, the impact of duration and responsibility toward the material, as well as social, outcomes are discussed. While our conversation tries to understand what is shared by the Kiosk and Lab, we also acknowledge where different cultural and historical contexts cause the potential and challenges of these two initiatives to differ. The Weaving Kiosk and Weaving Lab are not intended as performances, but instead place emphasis on how hand weaving may build social connections. The format of this article foregrounds the conversational nature of social hand weaving and hopefully offers inspiration to others interested in expanding the purpose of contemporary hand weaving and textile scholarship.

Weaving Lab, 2017 (exterior)Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Madison WIFlagging tape, adhesive, vinyl signageWeaving Lab, 2019 (interior)Copenhagen ContemporaryPhoto by Lara Kastner — Weaving Lab, 2017 (exterior)
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Madison WI
Flagging tape, adhesive, vinyl signage
Weaving Lab, 2019 (interior)
Copenhagen Contemporary
Photo by Lara Kastner

Weaving Kiosk, 2018 (exterior)Kalleria, HelsinkiPhoto by Johannes Romppanen Weaving Kiosk, 2018 (interior)The Nordic Culture Point, HelsinkiPhoto by Johannes RomppanenWeaving Kiosk textileThe Nordic Culture Point, Helsinki, 2018Photo by Johannes Romppanen — Weaving Kiosk, 2018 (exterior)
Kalleria, Helsinki
Photo by Johannes Romppanen

Weaving Kiosk, 2018 (interior)
The Nordic Culture Point, Helsinki
Photo by Johannes Romppanen
Weaving Kiosk textile
The Nordic Culture Point, Helsinki, 2018
Photo by Johannes Romppanen

Weaving Lab materials packed up, 2019Oslo, NorwayRAM GalleriWeaving Lab materials unpacked, 2019Copenhagen ContemporaryPhoto by Lara Kastner — *Weaving Lab* materials packed up, 2019
Oslo, Norway
RAM Galleri
Weaving Lab materials unpacked, 2019
Copenhagen Contemporary
Photo by Lara Kastner

Weaving Kiosk packed and unpacked in Stockholm, February 2017.Photo by Martin Born — Weaving Kiosk packed and unpacked in Stockholm, February 2017.
Photo by Martin Born

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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New Article Published! -A Dialogue about Social Weaving: The Weaving Kiosk and Weaving Lab