Ashley Zelinskie, Francesca Rodriguez Sawaya, and Dr. Laura Taalman "Texere" 2018 (detail)

Blog Post Tag: Haptic

Friday Fibers Roundup: Haptic

December 14, 2018 9:00 am /

This batch of articles for Friday Fibers Roundup draws from our current Journal theme of “Haptic” to give you articles on craft, material history, and color traditions. 1) “The Artificial Divide Between Fine Art and Textiles is a Gendered Issue” by Amber Butchart highlights the changing perceptions of fabrics throughout art history, in reaction to …

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“Haptic” SDJ – Out Now!

November 5, 2018 9:00 am /

Surface Design Association is excited to announce “Haptic”, our Fall 2018 edition of Surface Design Journal! This Journal explores the meaning of touch in relationship to fibers and the techniques that define our field. As Elizabeth Kozlowski, SDJ Journal Editor, states in her Editorial, “For many of us—through repetitive practice and exploration—techniques such as knitting, …

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