Sheryl Decterow

Happy birthday indeed! On June 8th 2008, 21 years after I was born, the Minneapolis Textile Center will be hosting the second day of its Shibori Symposium, and I found out soon enough to register for it!

I am most in awe of the work by Monoleena Banerjee:

Her seminar takes place from 9-11am on my birthday. How cool is that?

I am also eyeballing the following two seminars, respectively 11:15-12:15 and 1:30-3:30:

Thinking Outside the Box by Tricia Spitzmueller
Even creativity gets boxed in. Now that you have increased exposure to the fine art of shibori, what will you do with it? Join others in a lecture/discussion on how to expand and implement your creative energy. We will take shibori to the next level as we open up channels of creativity and engage our inner artist.

It sounds a little cheesy but it’s the kind of thing that depends on how much you put into it. (that doesn’t sound cheesy too does it?) I have also wondered about that very thing… wow, shibori. Now what?

and:

A Twist of Fabric by Candy Kuehn (current resident artist)
Drape squares, circles, rectangles or just plain yardage into jackets, dresses, pants, shirts and skirts using just a twist of fabric to make new shapes. This seminar shows you how to make many shapes for clothing and art with very little cutting or sewing – a great way to transform your shibori yardage without scissors! You’ll leave with simple, nuanced garment patterns you can further invent upon.

I am going to try to register tomorrow, I hope I make it :) Deadline is May 1!