fabric pattern & image I & II

amanda pheasant

brianna wesselius

tyler thomas

gina ceribelli

samantha connors

lauren koch

abbie keifer

gianna bertoli

julie hayes

lari bittman

grace pfender

elaine arias

kelsey skaroff

molly denisevicz

martha mccloud

alison giannone

excellent work, everyone!!

alternative materials final projects...

kayla wallitsch

jean swalm

ann marie krulick

amy o'neill

alex schettini

laure-helene emmanuelle 

brianna wesselius

david dranoff

martha mccloud

carolyn perri

stevie schlotzhauer

michelle krystofiak

eliza bolten

thomas lauria

ryan mohl

valerie houck

clarice shackleford


great job, everyone!

Great Textile bolg: Pattern Observer

"If you are a textile designer interested in improving the professionalism of your work, making more money in your business and tearing down norms within the industry, you have come to the right

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Embroidery is awesome...

Claire Ashley, distant landscapes: peepdyedcrevicehotpinkridge in the Icebox, from May 8th-31st, with an opening reception Thursday, May 9th 6-9 pm.

Claire Ashley 
distant landscapes: peepdyedcrevicehotpinkridge

Crane Arts, along with The Happy Collaborationists are pleased to announce "distant landscapes: peepdyedcrevicehotpinkridge", an exhibition of works by Claire Ashley in the Icebox, from May 8th-31st, with an opening reception Thursday, May 9th 6-9 pm.

Ashley’s work is an unruly manifestation and hybrid of painting, sculpture, and performance. The space will be both occupied and infiltrated by one of Ashley’s painted, inflated plastic forms. Spray paint meets hard lines and both disappear into the folds and wrinkles of massive volumes that fill the spaces they inhabit. These hybrid objects, both comfortable and uncomfortable in their own skin create an unexpected path in painting, sculpture and performance that incorporates space as a key component to their bodies, as well as our own.

Claire Ashley is a Chicago based artist. She holds an MFA from The School of the Art Institute in Chicago as well as a BA from The Robert Gordon University in Scotland. Most recently, her show "frizzflopsqueezepop" was seen at the Chicago Cultural Center in Chicago. She has shown extensively throughout the United States and Europe.

Happy Collaborationists is the curatorial collective of Anna Trier and Meredith Weber. “Happy C” provides exhibition opportunities for performance, installation and media works - including but not limited to solo exhibitions, public programming and private event planning. Together Anna and Meredith also collaborate on their own performance art practice under the name Meredith and Anna. 

May 8th-31st, 2013
Opening Reception Thursday
May 9th, 6-9pm

Hours:
Wednesday - Friday 12-6pm
Saturday - Tuesday by appointment

Crane Arts 
1400 N. American St. 
Philadelphia, PA 19122

http://www.claireashley.com/

Happy arbor day!

Enjoy these yarn bombed trees! Or go yarn bomb your own....

“Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection", Jan 25th through June 30th 2013, African American Museum in Philadelphia.

“Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection" is a showcase conceived by Mary Wilson, an original member of the Supremes. In addition to the group’s stunning gowns, “Come See About Me” will feature rarely seen video footage, gold records and album covers, historic photographs, and contemporary magazine and news articles. Wilson’s determined journey towards self-actualization—a story of universal relevance for women of all ages and backgrounds—will be a key theme of the presentation as well.  

Jan 25th through June 30th 2013.

African American Museum in Philadelphia

701 Arch Street

Philadelphia, PA 19106

Wed thru Sat: 10:00AM-5:00PM

Sunday: 12:00PM-5:00PM

http://aampmuseum.org

Why a knitted boyfriend is better than an actual boyfriend....

artist noortje dekeijzer with her knitted boyfriend

hilarious...see the article, pics and videos here...

Lay It On Me, a fashion show

The Body Art and Adornment class of Tyler's Fiber Department presents: Lay It On Me, a fashion show to exhibit the one-of-a-kind pieces made by students this semester.
Come out and enjoy a great show followed by drinks and lite fair while interacting with the artists.  

April 26, Performance starts at 6:00 in the front Atrium!
Tyler School Of Art, front atrium
2001 N. 13th Street (Entrance on Norris)
Philadelphia, PA 19122

Europe’s Wild Men

National Geographic has an amazing slide show of "wild men" across Europe. Fascinating and inspiring.

Check out more "wild men"....