[Artemisia] Costuming Bits & Pieces for the Interested

[L.J. Richards]

For those interested in such things - FYI.



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CSA E-News
Volume 4 No. 7
JUNE 2005 Edition
Costume Society of America
http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com

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10. LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS

B. NORWEGIAN TAPESTRY WORKSHOP: Susan Maffei and Archie Brennan will be 
teaching "Early Norwegian Tapestry: Weaving against the Wind" August 8-12, 
2005 at the Coupeville Arts Center, Whidbey Island, WA. The workshop is 
suitable for intermediate skills and above.  The underlying principles 
inherent in early Norwegian Tapestry have much to contribute to both 
creative and structural practice in tapestry weaving today, yet they have 
been rarely explored and exploited. By first weaving an historical detail 
and then applying the knowledge gained to an individual creative study, this 
workshop will open new doors and new thinking. For more information call 
(360) 678-3396 or visit http://www.coupevillearts.org.

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11. CONFERENCES

A. NORWEGIAN TEXTILE CONFERENCE: The "Third Conference on Norwegian Woven 
Textiles" will be held at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, 
IA, October 21-23, 2005.  The conference includes juried papers by Norwegian 
and  North American scholars, book signings, and special exhibitions of 
historical and contemporary weaving. One of the special exhibitions will 
include a series of ten  tapestries depicting a medieval ballad from a 
museum in Norway, designed by Gerhard Munthe and woven by Ragna Breivik in 
the early 1900s. Other exhibitions include a juried show of contemporary 
weaving in the Norwegian tradition and an exhibition of traditional 
Norwegian and Swedish hand-weaving. Pre- and post- conference workshops will 
be held October 17-20 and 24-27. For more information visit 
http://www.vesterheim.org or send an email to vesterheim at vesterheim.org.



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12. EXHIBITIONS

G. JAPANESE BATIK IN BOSTON: "The Rozome Masters of Japan" exhibition will 
be on view through September 21, 2005 at the Stephen D. Paine Gallery at 
Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. This will be the first group 
exhibition of this technique in North America and the exhibition will 
include the work of fifteen of Japan's most pre-eminent artists in 
wax-resist or batik, a technique known in Japan as "rozome."  For more 
information visit http://www.massart.edu/batik.

H. JAPANESE FURISODES IN OHIO: Kent State University
Museum's new exhibition "Raiment for Receptions: A Japanese Bride's Last 
Furisode,"  showcases seven Japanese furisodes or "swinging sleeve" kimonos 
and will be on display through March 12, 2006. Furisodes are elaborately 
embroidered and serve to display a family's status.  The featured garments 
in this exhibition are traditionally worn for the last time by Japanese 
women at their wedding reception. The seven richly ornamented garments in 
this exhibition are examples of "uchikake" -- embroidered furisode -- worn 
as part of Japanese wedding festivities.  They are examples of the 
extravagance made possible by the late 20th century Japanese economy, and 
were acquired by Shannon Rodgers after 1975.  For more information, visit 
http://www.kent.edu/museum or call 330-672-3450.

I. MEDIEVAL TEXTILES AT THE GETTY: "Shrine and Shroud: Textiles in 
Illuminated Manuscripts" at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, CA will focus 
on the importance textiles held in medieval secular and spiritual life, and 
their use in manuscripts as protective and decorative elements and as an 
integral part of the book's imagery and message. The exhibit runs June 
28-October 2, 2005 and features 25 manuscript books, leaves, cuttings, and a 
textile drawn from the Getty's permanent collection. For more information, 
visit http://www.getty.edu/news/press/exhibit/shrine_shroud.html.