Its been so loooooooooooooooooooooong!!!!
Well here is an awesome piece to come back with an say hello to the blogosphere... A-Room-A-Loom. A wonderful project, devised by Julia Sherman over in the states, and run in numerous artist-run-spaces there.
Basically a giant warp strung up across an area which is then woven with all different kinds of media - both textile and non-textile - depending upon the choices of the weaver. It is best summed up by Sherman herself:
" "A Room-A Loom” spans the space of the gallery, creating an environmental loom. The loom itself is really simple and anyone can be taught to to use it in about 5-minutes. People are invited to gather together the material of their choice and to contribute to the collaborative textile. The project began at Workspace in North East Los Angeles, and was recreated at artist-run spaces all over the country. Materials used thus far have included weeds, old clothing, Halloween costumes, computer cables, bubble wrap, plastic bags, John Baldessari’s toilet-paper, Sheep Dog fur, raw wool, yarn, pants, jeans, blankets, burlap sacks, palm fronds, pom-poms and more. This project has been re-created at Copy Gallery in Philadelphia, PA, SEA Change Gallery in Portland, Cairo in Seattle, Goonies in Vancouver and Swimming Pool in Chicago."
All pictures here are taken from the artist's website. If you've got a few minutes check out the video at the end of this post where Sherman talks about the history and future of the project. Radical! xx
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