2009-2010 TAA Programs

Play Day
Proper Care and Storage of Textiles
Robin Hanson

Robin Hanson, CMA’s Associate Conservator of Textiles, discusses proper care and storage of textiles, both the textile art objects that TAA members may themselves create, and those heirloom textiles that we all have in our collections at home. Topics covered are proper vacuuming techniques, rolling and storage of two-dimensional textiles, and boxing of three-dimensional textiles. Limited space available. Fee: $30; Members $25. For registration information contact Deirdre Vodanoff at 216-707-2256 and leave a message with your name/phone number or email dvodanoff@clevelandart.org.

Lecture
Fiber/Encaustic Connection
Lorraine Glessner

Lorraine Glessner is an Assistant Professor at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA. Her work involves the complex interrelation of materials collaged in encaustic (wax). Glessner’s works are visually uplifting, fanciful, rich in color and textiles, and details that challenge the imagination.
Lecture free to TAA members and full-time students; $5 at the door for general public.
For information contact: kerrin.art@gmail.com or 216-752-9654

Workshop
Exploring the Fiber/Encaustic Connection
Lorraine Glessner

This workshop introduces the participant to the basics of encaustic painting as well as a variety of advanced techniques. Covers use of equipment, safety issues, tools, and techniques to create texture, surface manipulation, and collage.
All skill levels. $240, TAA members $180 ($150 by Aug. 25th), supplies $35.
For information contact: kerrin.art@gmail.com or 216-752-9654
Click here for reservation form and supply list. The workshop is full as of 8/5/2009. If you would like to be placed on the waitlist, contact Kerrin.

TAA Anniversary Tea

6th Annual Wearable Art Fashion Show and Boutique
Sunday, October 18, 2009 10:30-5:00

Preview one-of-a-kind wearable art, clothing and accessories. Then enjoy lunch and a runway fashion show.
Tickets $45, includes morning boutique shopping, fashion show, lunch, and runway sales.
Advance reservations: CMA at 216-707-6819
Questions: Chris at 440 816-0967, Katherine at 440 543-8138, taafashionshow@windstream.net

Lecture
Nagada, the Place Where Human History Meets the Search for Art
Nina Setrakian

Nina’s presentation takes one on a magical journey starting in Nagada, one of the oldest inhabited settlements in the world where peasants had for generations produced a simple zigzag on local cottons. The journey continues to other weaving centers of Egypt to present day Nagada Clothing and Accessories where Michel Pastore and Sylvia Nasrallah design a very unique line of clothing.

Collection Visit
Ohio Knitting Mills
Mr. Tatar

Ohio Knitting Mills, founded in Cleveland in 1928, became one of the largest knitwear manufacturers in the USA. During its peak production years of 1947 to 1974, it produced knitwear for such labels as Pendleton and Van Heusen and maintained a 'library' of fashion. Join TAA and learn the story of American sportwear, see the specialty knitting machines, and browse the archives. Shopping will be available in advance of the scheduled public sale. For further information about the kntting mill, see http://www.ohioknittingmills.com
Attendance is limited to 12 people; $30 for TAA members; $40 non-members. To attend contact Charla at 216 381-2383 or ccoatoam@yahoo.com.

Lecture
Inspired! A Career in Textiles and Weaving
Jodi Kanter

Weaver Jodi Kanter discusses what has inspired her career of commissioned art works. Kanter’s works run the gamut from corporate to public to residential commissions and includes libraries, hospitals, a basketball arena, and a community swimming pool.

Lecture
Between the Warp and Weft: A Close-Up on Fair Trade Moroccan Textiles and the Artisans that Make Them
Alia Kate

Alia Kate became a fair trade Moroccan textile importer after working and traveling extensively in the region where she had the opportunity to meet and learn from women artisans. Her presentation on the lives of the Amazigh, the art of weaving in Morocco, and the challenges of artisans cooperatives in entering foreign markets is rich with personal anecdotes and set against the backdrop of Morocco's political and economic history.

Workshop
Textile Mounting, Materials, and Methods
Robin Hanson

Robin Hanson, CMA’s Associate Conservator of Textiles, leads a workshop for artists and collectors that focuses on the materials that artisans use in their creations. This workshop is designed for the benefit of both artist and collector; providing detailed information on displaying created, collected, and favorite family heirloom textiles in an archival-appropriate manner. Various display options used at the museum and adapted for TAA will be discussed.

Robin's presentation includes samples of members' work which have been mounted. Take home material including a description of mounting techniques and sample materials provided. Participants are invited to bring to the workshop one textile object about which they may have a question regarding mounting/display.
Click here for reservation form.
$60, TAA members $50; space limited

Annual Luncheon
Featured speaker: C. Griffith Mann, Chief Curator, CMA

We near the end of the 75th Anniversary year, 2009-2010, program with our Annual Luncheon and Silent Auction.
Silent Auction Fund-Raiser features ethnic, antique, collectible, and exotic textiles and artistic opportunities for fun and learning donated by TAA members. Proceeds from the sale of textiles formerly in CMA’s Education Art collection benefit the museum’s textile collection and Education Department programs.
Reservations required; fee. For reservation information contact Karen Hinkle at 330-527-0968 or clothcare@aol.com

Lecture
Inspiration and Installation
Nami Yamamoto

As an artist with a history of teaching textile design, Nami Yamamoto’s work reflects her love of repetitive design and collecting of interesting objects. Her lecture introduces the audience to her methods of arranging and displaying myriad objects into a cohesive whole as well as the organic process of creating installation works within a gallery setting.

Workshop
From Design to Gallery Installation
Nami Yamamoto

Installation artist, Nami Yamamoto, leads participants in learning the skills needed to help facilitate the design and creation of a simple repeat pattern. The resulting designs will be used to create a wall piece or sculpture, constructed organically within the 2-day time frame, which will remain in the CH/UH Library as a gallery exhibition. All skill levels welcome. $240, TAA members $180 ($150 by April 19)

Collection Visit
Ethnic and Rural Textiles

As a child in Iraq, our hostess learned to stitch from the nuns at school and was always surrounded by relatives who knitted, sewed and embroidered. Visit her home with its lovely garden, and see hand woven and embroidered rugs from Iraq including an antique prayer rug, a mud cloth batik by an African artist, wall hangings from Thailand and Myanmar, traditional loomed fabric clothing from Malaysia and an interesting patchwork bedspread from Luxor, Egypt. Enjoy luncheon and beverages. $40, TAA members $30; reservation required. Donation receipt provided.