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Peru Textiles & Culture across the Southwest

Posted March 21, 2013 @ 2:47pm | by Melanie

Every March I am very fortunate to do a road trip with a van full of textiles, a slide projector & laptop, Jeff, and of course bikes! These road trips usually lead me to the Pacific...

 

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Carrying on the craft of weaving and cultural preservation

Posted November 25, 2012 @ 2:57pm | by Melanie

Carrying on the craft of weaving and cultural preservation Wilber Quispe, ArtAndes long time esteemed weaver, has had to make some difficult changes to help assure the continuance of the craft. Back in 2000, Wilber saved his money, after his first 4 years...

 

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Art with Significance

Posted August 8, 2012 @ 12:43pm | by Melanie

Art with Significance We recently gave a talk on the significance of the textiles that ' The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet ' chose for the main lobby of their retirement community in St. Paul. What a...

 

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Heirloom Weaving

Posted July 6, 2012 @ 1:54pm | by Melanie

While Master Weaver Wilber Quispe is here in MN every summer (10th year in a row!) he receives a number of dog chew accidents to repair. He can reweave the textile by undoing the rug...

 

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The next generation of weavers

Posted June 5, 2012 @ 5:12pm | by Melanie

The next generation of weavers is more scarce than ever experienced. With the allure of a mining or a construction job in the current gold rush, albeit not usually a good job, it draws people away...

 

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Traveling Textile Tour

Posted March 29, 2012 @ 10:07am | by Melanie

TheTextile Trunk Show Tour Goes West Driving a cargo van of textiles from MN to California & Arizona, is a great excuse for a scenic road trip. This was my 4th year of promoting...

 

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