Charllotte Kwon - Return to Jawaja Charllotte Kwon delivered the 2015 Threads lecture to a sold out house on Thursday night. The subject this year was the Jawaja Cooperative and their successful resistance to an attempt to force them off their land. Charllotte told the story with the...
Chad Alice Hagen talks felting, cats, books, and life. On Wednesday October 28th Chad Alice Hagen gave a spirited and lively run through her life in craft. From her art-school inspirations and large-scale felted works to her career shift into bookmaking and her longstanding delight in pattern, colour...
The Gallery of BC Ceramics has partnered with Devil May Wear and Maiwa Handprints to bring you EARTH & WEAR A collection of locally made fashion and ceramics. Meet the makers and get inspired at our exclusive one-night exhibition. Cash bar hors d'oeuvres will be served Tuesday November...
On Monday October 26th Wendy Garrity took the audience on a weaver's journey through Bhutan. Few places could be as attractive for a weaver - for Bhutan has enshrined weaving as a national treasure. The evening was introduced by Toby Smith. We received requests to post her comments...
(R-L) Steve Nistor, Lonnie Holley and Kelly Pratt at St. James Hall, Vancouver. On Friday October 23rd the Maiwa Textile Symposium presented Lonnie Holley and Guests with the Gee's Bend Quilters at St. James Hall in Vancouver, Canada. Lonnie Holley, is an artist, sculptor, performer and musician. In...
Jenny Balfour Paul, who many will know as the author of the book Indigo and one of the key interviews in Maiwa's documentary Indigo: A World of Blue has published a new title exploring the life of the 18th century indigo planter Thomas Machell. Deeper than Indigo: Tracing Thomas...
L-R. Matt Arnett, Rita Mae Pettway and her daughter Louisiana Bendolph. The October 19th presentation was the third time that Vancouver has been blessed with a visit from the quilters of Gee's Bend. Rita Mae Pettway and Louisiana Bendolph talked about life in rural Alabama and the conditions...
Sue Benner - The Working Path On October 11th Sue Benner presented her lecture - The Working Path. The lecture introduced the audience to Sue's family, studio, and art practice. Sue shared behind the scenes photos of how her work progresses, from initial conception or commission to final...
Charllotte Kwon with a Rabari Shawl from the Maiwa Collection at Arrowmont Reporting from Arrowmont in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA, the site of the 2015 Surface Design Association conference. The theme this year was Made/Aware - Socially Engaged Practices. Charllotte Kwon has just presented "Not Under Glass: Using Collection Pieces...
On October 5, 2015, Barbara Todd delivered her lecture, "Stone Drawings and Quilted Lines" or "One Day Tells Its Tale To Another." The title was apt for an artist who has enjoyed a long and varied career working in multiple media. As an example of just one work,...
If you are lucky enough to be in London, England, right now, and had the foresight to book tickets early, you might be one of the fortunate ones touring the V&A's landmark exhibition on opening day. We are proud to say that Maiwa has helped out the exhibition...
On October 1 Aya Matsunaga delivered her lecture to an intimate and receptive audience. Aya talked about her development as an artist and the formative influence of working for fashion designers such as Benetton while she was living in Treviso, Italy. While studying in the United Kingdom at...
On the last day of September, Susan Shie presented her lecture: The Art of Story Painting. Susan explained how her work evolved from a fascination with pattern, to time consuming stitch work, and finally settled on the diary paintings that brought her to such acclaim. She described the...
