WEAVING
with Doerte Weber
Friday, February 7th, 2025 | 10:30AM-4:30PM
204 S Austin St Rockport, TX
$25 Supply Fee for Members, $120 for Nonmembers.
All Supplies Included
Class Description
Join Doerte Weber for a one-of-a-kind class where students have fun learning to weave with colored unspun raw wool. As an art form, it is really awesome how you can combine the different colors and create something unique and special with texture and color. The cool thing is, since it is in a frame already, it can be hung on the wall easily.
Everyone will be working on their own wooden frames which will create a ready to hang piece of artwork when they are done.
Please feel free to bring any found objects to include as well as a picture or an idea of what you want to weave.
About the Instructor:
Doerte Weber was born in 1962 in Blender, Germany where she earned a degree in social pedagogy. After a few years of traveling and living in Asia and England, she moved to Texas in 1986. Although she took several years of weaving classes at the Southwest School of Art in the early 1990s, she didn’t start weaving artwork until she returned from a visit to the Bauhaus Exhibit in Berlin in 2009.
Her artistic journey is deeply influenced by the pioneering spirit of the Bauhaus women weavers. These remarkable individuals were autodidacts, unburdened by preconceived notions, and embraced free experimentation in their craft. Their unwavering commitment to learning through trial and error resonates with my own path as a predominantly self-taught artist.
Her work revolves around the concept of discovering the subtle beauty concealed within our daily surroundings and transforming often-overlooked materials into expressions of art. In this process, she searches to push the boundaries of the materials she is using which enables her to tell a story.
Her works are infused with traditional weaving patterns, adding texture to their surfaces and evoking a sense of familiarity and connection to our shared history. These patterns serve as a bridge between the past and the present, reminding us of the enduring threads that tie us together.
Artist Statement:
My works are infused with traditional weaving patterns, adding texture to their surfaces and evoking a sense of familiarity and connection to our shared history. These patterns serve as a bridge between the past and the present, reminding us of the enduring threads that tie us together.
The wellspring of my inspiration is vast and ever-evolving. It draws from my experiences while traveling, the dynamics of current events, and the intricate nuances of my immediate environment. I see my art as a way to capture a moment, to seize it and transform it through the medium of weaving and the power of human connection.
Ultimately, my goal is to create art that resonates on a profound emotional level. I aspire to kindle a sense of shared humanity in those who encounter my work, reminding us that we have more in common than what sets us apart. Through my art, I aim to inspire belief in the enduring, connective threads that bind us together, even in our increasingly complex and divided world.
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REGISTER FOR CLASS
WOOL
February 7th, 2025
10:30AM-4:30PM
$25 Supply Fee for Members | $120 for Non-Members
ALL Supplies Included