Through woven sculpture and installation, Bay Area artist Kira Dominguez Hultgren examines her Indian heritage. In “I Was India: Embroidering Exoticism,” the textile artist takes two of the Punjabi phulkaris, or shawls, which she found in her grandmother’s cedar chest. The artist uses these garments, embroidered by her aunt nearly a century…
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C.J. Prusi on September 18, 2019
Marimba, folklorico and a stitch-your-selfie community crafting session are all included in this free event, which revolves around the quilt museum’s current exhibit on Guatemalan textile art, Mayan Traje: A Tradition in Transition. Members of The Fábrica, a Santa Cruz community textile workspace, will be on hand to show their craft and…
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Jaleny Reyes on February 16, 2018
After more than five years in the making, Susan Else is ready to show off her work at the Quilts & Textiles Community Open House. Her bright, circus-themed pieces will give viewers a new outlook on this once-popular family pastime. With dark humor and an unexpected, edgy style, Without a Net will…
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