Better than New Years Resolutions is weaving with textiles and intentions that stay with you. We’ll type, write, and paint our intentions on textiles for the coming year and include them in our weavings.
Weaving, one of humans’ oldest crafts, is still “transversing a set of parallel threads at right angles.” Learning the concepts of the warp and the weft are a particular craft elevated to an art. As with any media, weaving demands an understanding of the interaction between medium and process which then develops into form.
Learning to cultivate a color sense and design discipline, as well as exploring different shapes and patterns will be covered in this workshop. Participants will learn the basic concepts while using paper and then will build their own mini-loom to continue weaving with yarn, fabric and intentions they create for themselves.
A wonderful goal in getting the most out of weaving is accessing a ‘weavers mind’- this is easily accessible in the gorgeous setting of The Word Barn, light coming through the surrounding windows, and sitting with like-minded crafters seeking beauty, rather than perfection, in the slow simplicity of learning about and using the warp and the weft.
No previous experience necessary. All materials provided. (tho I highly suggest bringing your glasses!)
There will be plenty of materials to chose from, but if you have textiles (clothing/scraps of memories) or yarn or anything else that you'd like to weave with to make your piece particularly unique, please feel free to bring them. In this particular workshop, while combining your materials with your intentions, it’s nice to have something personal included in your work.
ABOUT MOLLY C. MENG
WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM
Molly C. Meng studied literature with a personal minor in collecting other people's lives. An obsession with old ledgers, vintage photos. and every single discarded book that exists, her work reimagines the untold stories behind the otherwise forgotten items of every day.
A self-taught artist, the medium of collage in both paper and textiles is Molly's dominant form of communicating. She successfully weaves the elements of ephemera and storytelling into each piece she creates.
The spectacular beauty of the ordinary is elevated with detail in her work. Molly's work has shown nationally in both museums and galleries located in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Wisconsin and Montana. She has produced large scale commissions for interior designers, personal homes and a number of Prometheus apartment complexes in Northern California.
Other than creating her own artwork, Molly helps adults and young people lean into their unique talent by teaching creative workshops around the U.S. as well as on an annual retreat in the South of France. Molly C. Meng is currently living and working in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.