June 2021
Social Fabric: A Community Rugmaking Project
Join Jo Hesse at A.P.E. Gallery in Northampton, MA and help design and/or create a large rug made out of upcycled scraps of prefelt and wool from her previous felting projects. Learn traditional feltbeating techniquesand partake in the rug kicking festival. If you are interested in working on the surface design come June 20th- 22nd, if you are interested in kicking/feltbeating come June 23rd- July 9th. If you would like to contribute your own wool scraps to the project…
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Luciferins
Luciferins—inspired by bioluminescent fish and the plethora of invisible network traffic that surrounds us—is an interactive fiber, sound and light installation of hanging fiber structures, filling a 15 x 15 foot space. Depth cameras are used to sense viewers in the space, as well as the fibers structures (felted, cut + machine stitched together) themselves. Many fiber structures will be distributed throughout the space, creating a layered environment that envelops the viewer’s body. As viewers move through the environment, the…
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