AE Fiber workshop - HANDS ON FIBER

  • 22 Sep 2019
  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Honolulu Museum of Art School

Registration

Held in conjunction with The Visible Hand: Hawai’i Craftsmen’s Statewide Exhibition, this half-day workshop will explore the history of fiber methods and their place in contemporary art. Under the direction of Honolulu Museum of Art School instructor Liz Train, workshop attendees will have the chance to explore basketry coiling techniques and create their own handmade fiber work to take home.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Liz Train grew up on Kauai and received BFA and MFA degrees from the University of Hawaii with a major in fiber. She has exhibited extensively throughout the state, completed several site specific commissions, and is in the collections of the SFCA and the Contemporary Museum. Liz has taught in many environments including the University of Hawaii, Honolulu Museum of Art School, Temari, the Hawaii State Art Museum Art Bento program, Artists in the Schools and the Contemporary Museum Education department.A past president of Hawaii Craftsmen, she created the Fiber Hawaii biennial exhibit in 1982 and has chaired many of the fiber exhibits since then. She currently teaches weaving, batik and mixed media fiber classes at the Honolulu Museum of Art School.


Date and time: Sunday, September 22, 10am - 1pm
Location: Honolulu Museum of Art School, room 101
Materials fee: $10
Class limit: 15




HAWAII CRAFTSMEN IS SUPPORTED BY THE HAWAI’I STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS,  THE HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE ATHERTON FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE COOKE FOUNDATION, THE MCINERNY FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, THE LAILA TWIGG-SMITH ART FUND, SEVERAL PRIVATE FAMILY FOUNDATIONS AND OUR MEMBERS

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