Byssus art is an exceptional tradition keept safe by women who preserved it by transmitting this tradition to other women of their family tree. Now, Chiara Vigo, from Sardina, seems to be the last sea silk weaver alife.
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Weaving Social Change: Artisanship & Cultural Heritage. An informal investigation.
Byssus art is an exceptional tradition keept safe by women who preserved it by transmitting this tradition to other women of their family tree. Now, Chiara Vigo, from Sardina, seems to be the last sea silk weaver alife.
Read More“Each stitching, every piece of fabric, and all the colours talk about me”
Read MoreFind at Google Arts & Culture the story of groups of women preserving and enhancing textile tradition in India.
Read MoreCelia Carey: This uplifting, Emmy-winning PBS film tells the modern-day “Cinderalla” story of the quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Artists born into extreme poverty, they live to see their quilts hailed by a The New York Times art critic as “some of the most miraculous works of modern art America has produced.”
Read MoreDahlia Rodriguez Atelier Powerful image from other times showing us how strong and empowering is the fact of using our hands to create with love, hope and mindfulness. Women don´t miss this amazing heritage we have in our hands. View original post
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Read MoreIn this program, the first in the series about Bauhaus Women, Nicholas Fox Weber, Executive Director, The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, spotlights Anni Albers’s works and experience at the Bauhaus, including her pivotal role in the weaving workshops despite we never heard about them.
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