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Introduction to Weaving: The Woven Image
May 21, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
$155.00A 2-Day Online Workshop!
Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22, 10am-1pm ET via Zoom
About this Workshop:
Build your own frame loom and get weaving! In this workshop, you’ll learn the basic shapes and strategies to create beautiful woven images and keep a loom that you can reuse again and again.
Level: Beginner
Registration closes May 14, 2022 to allow time for students to gather/purchase their materials. With your registration confirmation you’ll receive the full materials list (with helpful links) to purchase your items, any initial handouts about the process, as well as a quick 1-page “how-to” guide to using the Zoom video app.
Sample image of loom work in progress by Sasha Baskin. Other examples by workshop students.
Please Note: The online session will be recorded for Pyramid Atlantic’s private use to better optimize our programming and share as examples for funders. You may mute your microphone or turn off your camera if you do not wish to be recorded. Access to the recording(s) will be made available to all participants for a limited time.
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
At registration, students will receive the full materials list (with any helpful links) to purchase supplies. The list includes:
- 4 stretcher bars (16″)
- Cotton warp
- Tapestry needle
- 3+ balls of yarn, student’s choice. Recommended: Sugar and Cream worsted-weight
- A ruler
- A sharpie marker
- Pen and paper
- Masking tape
- Scrap cardboard
- (optional) Rubber mallet
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Sasha Baskin’s weaving and drawing work explores the intersection of craft and classical rendering. She uses traditional weaving and lacemaking processes in combination with source imagery from reality television to address the intersections between analog and digital technologies. Trained in classical drawing, Baskin received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2014. Transitioning to craft and studying weaving, natural dyes, and ikat dye resist processes, she received her Master of Fine Arts from VCU in 2018. Her exhibition record includes solo, two-person, and group shows at Blue Spiral Gallery in Asheville NC, IS Projects in Ft Lauderdale FL, and the Visual Arts Center in Austin TX. She was a 2018-2019 Artist-in-Residence at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and a 2020 and 2022 Winter Resident at Penland School of Craft. Baskin lives and works in Baltimore, MD. Learn more about her work at www.sashabaskin.com.