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Runway Fashion

May 23, 2019Nancy1 CommentMembers, Uncategorized

WGGC member and DAAP grad Tessa Clark has been a contestant on Bravo’s Project Runway this season. It has been so exciting to watch and she has made it into the final six designers! From winning Episode 1 to weaving her own fabric in Episode 4 (and the WGGC got a shout out that night!),…

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Name That Tune! WGGC Members’ Challenge 2019

May 6, 2019Karen Anderson1 CommentGallery, Members

NAME THAT TUNE! Our members’ challenge is always interesting. Not only is it an open “call” allowing all of us to participate, it also displays many of the fiber techniques and styles that our guild encourages. Individual cleverness is apparent in the diverse areas of technical proficiency, color and media choices, and interpretation of the…

Gallery Exhibit: Kymberly Henson

Feb 22, 2019Karen AndersonGallery

“Messages in Mixed Media is an assembly of some of the many ways that Kymberly Henson makes art . . . and makes art that serves a purpose: meeting either her need to communicate about current events and cultural conditions or her need to express her personal emotions. Though you will note that Kymberly favors…

Guild Members Exhibit at Monfort Heights Library

Feb 4, 2019Karen AndersonMembers

On January 7, 2019, Janie Yates and Karen Anderson installed a display of their work in the entryway case at Monfort Heights Library on West Fork Road. A wide variety of fiber techniques are on display including in-progress backstrap weaving, dyed scarves, Fair Isle hats, knit mittens and more. Several library books about the techniques…

Landscape Art Quilting Workshop with Larry McKenney

Jan 31, 2019NancyEducation

Art Quilting is so much fun and the WGGC is so luck to have Larry McKenney living in the greater Cincinnati area. He had room in his schedule for a two day workshop Friday April 5 and Saturday April 6th for a wonderful workshop from 10-4 both days! Cost is $150 for members for the…

Fledglings Exhibit

Jan 7, 2019Karen Anderson1 CommentGallery, Study Group

The guild has an amazing study group called Fledglings that was initiated to provide mentoring for new weavers, many of whom had taken or were taking classes with our expert teachers. For our current exhibit, the study-group members have contributed an array of weavings that indicate how they have pursued this craft recently. Some of…

Announcing 2019 Members’ Challenge

Nov 28, 2018Karen AndersonMembers

2019 MEMBERS’ CHALLENGE This year’s theme is NAME THAT TUNE! Respond creatively to a song title (or the title of any musical composition). Conditions:  You may use any fiber technique(s).  Since this is a “challenge,” each artwork must be newly created or completed for this show.  There is no limit on the…

Fabric Of India Tour

Nov 17, 2018Karen AndersonEducation

Cynthia Amnéus, Chief Curator and Curator of Fashion Arts and Textiles at the Cincinnati Art Museum, gave a dozen of our members a guided tour of the exhibit The Fabric of India on November 15 at 1:30pm. This exhibit seemed custom designed for weavers, spinners and dyers! The first room was full of details on…

Family Ties – Lindsay Mauger

Nov 14, 2018Karen Anderson1 CommentGallery

We just closed the most recent exhibit in our gallery. Though young, Lindsay Mauger has accumulated a formidable and diverse body of work in fiber art. Her back story is interesting: she holds a marketing degree from Xavier and another bachelor’s from Indiana University, the latter in art. Lindsay works for Cincinnati Art Museum in…

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