Category Archives for residencies
Deborah Valoma | Longing
Deborah Valoma, Longing, 2011, installation and performance integrating the sensual, spatial, and rhythmic dynamics of weaving and dance. Improvisational movement by Victor Alexander and Yismari Ramos Tellez. Music and sound by Arianna Brame and Petra Valoma. Filmed at the Museum … Continue reading
MoCC Portland Residency | Installation
Installation of Recollect 2 was a breeze thanks to Kat Perez the exhibition coordinator. I was happy to have the work installed near my primary inspirations for this project – Laurie Herrick’s Purple Polychrome and Tree of Life. I am … Continue reading
MoCC Portland Residency | Finishing
Today was the day (after six final hours of weaving) to hem stitch then cut Recollect 2 from the loom. After some repairs and wet finishing it will be ready to hang tomorrow. Here are a couple images of the … Continue reading
MoCC Portland Residency | Inertia
Weaving continues this week. Slowly. I am aiming to cut the cloth from the loom no later than Thursday evening leaving a little time for finishing (overnight basically) before hanging in the gallery Friday afternoon. The finished work will be … Continue reading
MoCC Portland Residency | Pattern variation
I began weaving today with a tie up composed of three interleaved sequences of random integers. The plan is to change the tie-up each time I run out of treadling variations (approximately once a day). The blocks in the resulting … Continue reading
MoCC Portland Residency | Threading
Four-hundred forty done, three-hundred twenty left to thread. Weaving begins tomorrow.
MoCC Portland Residency | Beaming the warp
I arrived at the museum in the morning ready to spend the day getting set up for two whole weeks of weaving. This was my first chance to meet the exhibit’s curator Namita Gupta Wiggers in person and discuss the … Continue reading
MoCC Portland Residency | Natural Dye Workshop at PNCA
This weekend I taught a Natural Dye Workshop at Pacific Northwest College of Art assisted by Lauren Raburn. It was a busy two days in which we managed to dye over thirty shades of colour on wool, silk and cotton. … Continue reading
MoCC Portland Residency | Warping time
Winding a warp today with ink-stained and naturally-dyed threads. Unfortunately the ink proved to be very strong and crept under the ties making the resulting pattern rather muted. At first I was incredibly disappointed having lost all of that … Continue reading