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Moon Rain Centre
Information:
Moon Rain Centre
www.moonrain.ca
info@moonrain.ca
819-457-9711
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PUCHKA Peru Textile Tours
22 days in enchanting Peru with 9 days of workshops in Arequipa: tapestry weaving, knitting, drop spinning, embroidery and gourd engraving. Lima, Arequipa, the Colca Canyon, Cusco and Machu Picchu will be visited and much more......during the October 2010 tour we will be participating in the Encuentro de Tejedores de las Americas/Gathering of Weavers of the Americas, sponsored by the extraordinary Centre for Traditional Textiles of Cusco and private backstrap-weaving and knitting workshops for PUCHKA participants will be included.
!!Register soon as space is limited!!
"If you have a real curiosity about the subject (of textiles) PUCHKA's 22-day Textiles/Folk Art/Market Tours are the best option....."
PERU: MOON Handbooks
puchka@puchkaperu.com
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• Fiberarts Magazineis always seeking submissions for the “Sampling”section. Send slides, transparencies or high-resolution digital images of your latest work. Include full caption information (including year completed), a resume, artist statement, and SASE to: Fiberarts, 201 East Fourth Street, LovelandCO80537-5655 . For more info contact lizg@fiberarts.com. Educational Opportunities
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Educational Opportunities
· Individual Studio Classes available by appointment at James Koehler’s Studio, 7 Estambre Road, Santa Fe, NM 87508; (505) 466-3924. For more information, visit: www.jameskoehler.com or e-mail: jkoehler@nets.com
· A six year part-time correspondence course for tapestry, sponsored by the Southwest Institute of TAFE, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. Course material covers drawing, design, painting, printing, photography, textile technology and weaving. For more information, visit: www.swtafe.vic.edu.au
· Manos Weaving School offers weaving classes in beautiful downtown Taos, New Mexico. We work in close connection with Weaving Southwest. We focus on Southwestern style tapestry weaving using walking looms, Navajo looms and conventional sit-down treadle looms. We also go far beyond this into many other kinds of weaving, such as back-strap weaving, card weaving, pattern weaving and others. We offer individual instruction as well for those who have specific weaving interests outside of our regular class offerings. Our weaving classes are taught by Kimberly Hamill. She is a passionate weaver with eight years of production and exploratory weaving experience. We emphasize creativity in weaving alongside technical excellence. We offer weaving classes for beginners and advanced weavers, simple and technical weavers alike. The ManosWeavingSchool classroom is located at YuccaPlaza, 216 Paseo del Pueblo Norte in downtown Taos. For more information, contact Kim at: Tel: (575) 776-3911 or kwhitneyh@gmail.com
· Traditional and Aubusson tapestry weaving courses are being offered by Nancy Jackson in her studio, as well as Russian and Ethiopian sacred iconography. For more information about her classes, e-mail Nancy at “Timshel Studio” – nancy.jackson@prodigy.net or visit her website: www.timshelstudio.com
· Elaine Duncan offers a variety of tapestry and loom weaving courses as well as day sessions in dyeing techniques at her studio in beautiful Errington, (on Vancouver Island), BC. For more information, visit: www.ElaineDuncan.com or to contact her by e-mail: Elaine@elaineduncan.com
· From ATA: New Distance Learning Program - Helping Hands: The Helping Hands distance learning program is designed for beginning tapestry weavers who want to begin exploring tapestry with guidance and mentoring from a more experienced tapestry weaver. The student must be an ATA member. A beginning weaver is defined as someone who has little experience or one who has completed an introductory level workshop. This program will introduce students to warping a loom, shape building, warp and weft balance, and beginning cartoon development. To enroll in the Helping Hands program, interested students submit an application form and $30 administrative fee to the Helping Hands Chair listed below. This fee is waived if you are a Circle Member. www.americantapestryalliance.org/Members/HH.html