Artists: Josh Faught, Christina Forrer, Em Ketter, Hiroko Takeda, and Susie Taylor
Organized by: Samantha Bittman
This 5-session series presents weekly lectures by artists and designers that work with weaving as a primary medium in their practice. Collectively, their work spans computer-assisted and industrial jacquard weaving, tapestry weaving, off-loom weaving, hand-weaving on a harness floor loom, sculpture, and installation. Each week a different speaker has been invited to discuss the concepts, process, techniques, and materiality, that are specific to what they do. This is intended to be an opportunity to connect with fellow weavers (and weaving admirers) in a virtual setting. Each presentation will be followed by a brief Q&A. Supplemental reading materials and online links will be provided in advance of each week to provide background and context for each artist. Recordings will be available for a limited time following each weekly lecture for those who are not able to attend live.
Links and bios:
Christina Forrer was born in 1978 in Zurich. She creates tapestries, paintings, and works on paper depicting wildly dense scenes of conflict and debate. Crude figures argue, revolt, and assault one another; the compositions depict scenes of violence, torture, and aggressive embrace.
Josh Faught’s work uses pop cultural detritus, archival materials, and the vernacular of textiles to address the relationships between language, community, and the constructions of identity.
Em Kettner (b. 1988, Philadelphia, PA) is an artist and writer based in Richmond, CA. Her sculptures, tapestries, and drawings are about inter-abled and interdependent relationships. The miniature scale is a twist on votive objects, which traditionally served as offerings to ward off illness. In contrast, Kettner’s votives are impish and funny, and detail the ingenuity of people with disabilities.
Hiroko Takeda is a New York-based artist from Japan, where she trained in the tradition of the Mingei Undou (Japanese Arts and Crafts Movement) and began her practice in Kyoto and Tokyo. Takeda received an MA in Constructed Textiles from the Royal College of Art in London. She has exhibited in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Susie Taylor received her B.F.A. from Kansas City Art Institute and M.F.A. from UCLA and then later earned a Certificate of Excellence (Level 1 Handweaving) from The Handweavers Guild of America. She worked as a jacquard upholstery designer for 12 years before pursuing a studio art practice. She occasionally collaborates with industry on special projects and is the founder of Modern Loom - a small batch, American-made, wool blanket company. She currently lives and works in Rochester NY and is represented by Johansson Projects (Oakland, CA)
Images: (1) Lecture Series Poster (2-4) Em Kettner, (5-7) Susie Taylor, (8-10) Hiroko Takeda, (11-13) Josh Faught (photo credit: John Wilson White), (14-16) Christina Forrer (photo credit: Scott Rodd)
Cancellation policy:
There are no refunds available for this series.
Artists: Josh Faught, Christina Forrer, Em Ketter, Hiroko Takeda, and Susie Taylor
Organized by: Samantha Bittman
This 5-session series presents weekly lectures by artists and designers that work with weaving as a primary medium in their practice. Collectively, their work spans computer-assisted and industrial jacquard weaving, tapestry weaving, off-loom weaving, hand-weaving on a harness floor loom, sculpture, and installation. Each week a different speaker has been invited to discuss the concepts, process, techniques, and materiality, that are specific to what they do. This is intended to be an opportunity to connect with fellow weavers (and weaving admirers) in a virtual setting. Each presentation will be followed by a brief Q&A. Supplemental reading materials and online links will be provided in advance of each week to provide background and context for each artist. Recordings will be available for a limited time following each weekly lecture for those who are not able to attend live.
Links and bios:
Christina Forrer was born in 1978 in Zurich. She creates tapestries, paintings, and works on paper depicting wildly dense scenes of conflict and debate. Crude figures argue, revolt, and assault one another; the compositions depict scenes of violence, torture, and aggressive embrace.
Josh Faught’s work uses pop cultural detritus, archival materials, and the vernacular of textiles to address the relationships between language, community, and the constructions of identity.
Em Kettner (b. 1988, Philadelphia, PA) is an artist and writer based in Richmond, CA. Her sculptures, tapestries, and drawings are about inter-abled and interdependent relationships. The miniature scale is a twist on votive objects, which traditionally served as offerings to ward off illness. In contrast, Kettner’s votives are impish and funny, and detail the ingenuity of people with disabilities.
Hiroko Takeda is a New York-based artist from Japan, where she trained in the tradition of the Mingei Undou (Japanese Arts and Crafts Movement) and began her practice in Kyoto and Tokyo. Takeda received an MA in Constructed Textiles from the Royal College of Art in London. She has exhibited in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Susie Taylor received her B.F.A. from Kansas City Art Institute and M.F.A. from UCLA and then later earned a Certificate of Excellence (Level 1 Handweaving) from The Handweavers Guild of America. She worked as a jacquard upholstery designer for 12 years before pursuing a studio art practice. She occasionally collaborates with industry on special projects and is the founder of Modern Loom - a small batch, American-made, wool blanket company. She currently lives and works in Rochester NY and is represented by Johansson Projects (Oakland, CA)
Images: (1) Lecture Series Poster (2-4) Em Kettner, (5-7) Susie Taylor, (8-10) Hiroko Takeda, (11-13) Josh Faught (photo credit: John Wilson White), (14-16) Christina Forrer (photo credit: Scott Rodd)
Cancellation policy:
There are no refunds available for this series.
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