Land of 10,000 Lakes and Many Weavers – September 2010
My trip to Minneapolis/Saint Paul was hands-down the highlight of my month. Invited by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota to present a lecture and color workshop, I stayed with wonderful hosts, Katherine and Dick Buenger, and was introduced to the fabulous facility known as the Textile Center. The Textile Center houses the Weavers Guild of Minnesota's office, classrooms, retail yarn shop and reference library - plus the Center has a beautiful gallery space, gift shop, auditorium, textile library and dye facility. I haven't taught with such resources at my disposal since I was a college instructor. What a treat to discuss color and be able to pull supporting reference books from the shelf, plus have a wide variety of floor looms, yarns and equipment available. In an era where universities are shutting down their textile departments, the Textile Center and the Weavers Guild of Minnesota offer an alternate model that makes the wonder of fiber arts accessible to all.
To learn more about both organizations, check out http://www.textilecentermn.org/ and http://www.weaversguildmn.com/
The Weavers Guild has lots of photos from my lecture and workshop posted on http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49624123692&v=photos
And here are some photos of my own from Garden Palettes and Hands On Color:
And as a major fan of Prairie Home Companion, I couldn't come to Minnesota and not visit the Fitzgerald Theater!
