This somatic addition to the show helped imprint how we learn from material, and provided access to these skills, since the equipment and instruction required to try out a new craft is often a barrier for new learners.
Laura Peck
Building Community Through Making in the Work in Progress (WIP) Lab
The purpose of the WIP Lab is not to make a particular thing or to learn a specific technique; but rather, make things together…
Making the Future with Berea College Student Craft
A blog post on the current exhibition Heart, Head, and Hand: Making and Remaking at Berea College Student Craft examines some of the lessons we may learn from craft and design as we cultivate a more equitable and flourishing world.
Weaving the past into the present
A recent inventory of 13,000+ artifacts inspired a fresh look at the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Written by Nicole Etter If the story of the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection (HLATC) was told through …
Five Minutes, Four Textiles: One Chance to Introduce the Collection
With just five minutes to introduce the collection to UW-Madison’s new Chancellor, Pleasant Rowland Textile Specialist and Research Director Sophie Pitman selects four objects that showcase the breadth and possibilities of the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection
Exhibition Spotlight: Lace from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection
PhD student in Design History, Maeve M. Hogan, discusses the curatorial vision for Lace in the Helen Louise Textile Collection, on view in the Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery, September 8 through November 17, 2021.
The “Politics at Home” Exhibit: An Origin Story
Sneak peek from co-curator Marina Moskowitz of the fall 2021 exhibit “Politics at Home: Textiles as American Politics” in the Ruth Davis Design Gallery.
Written in Silk: Dr. Marjon Ornstein Preserves Unique Turkish Textile
Through the Adopt-a-Textile program of the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection, Dr. Ornstein has supported a deeper, multi-faceted understanding of a unique, century-plus-year-old silk wall hanging from Turkey.
CDMC Conversation Series with Lois Bielefeld
Photographer Lois Bielefeld will converse with Laura Sims Peck, CDMC Operations Manager, to discuss her work, career, and what her photographs reveal about home life.