Hard Twist 5: CHROMA! & pieceWORK

                  
Great images of our last event in Toronto.
Thank you Gladstone Hotel and organizers of the event!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gladstonehotel/sets/72157625354238019/ 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gladstonehotel/ 

WORKSHOP DE TINGIMENTO

Encerramos neste domingo o workshop de tingimento aqui em São Paulo. Apesar de dezembro ser sempre um mês corrido para todos, algumas pessoas conseguiram reservar quatro dias desta semana para aprender algo novo e se divertir um pouco neste universo fantástico de cores e formas. Parabéns mulheres, o workshop foi bárbaro!

 

BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH HEMISPHERE

Shibori hand dyed nylon top

The problem of living between the North and the South hemisphere - Canada and Brazil -  is that  when it is summer in one it is winter in the other and ideally I would have to produce for both seasons at the same time. For that reason I have been thinking of items that despite being for a specific season can also be seen as accessories. And accessories are always welcome!This image shows one of my pieces that was created following the production of the leg wears: it is a charming nylon top that is tight on the body and supposed to be used in cold days by itself or under dresses, short sleeve shirts, vests, or any clothing that would leave the arms out. Because they are tight on the body and do not alter its original shape, Brazilians call it "second skin".

TEXTILE SHOW AND SALE IN TORONTO

Here is your chance to buy unique Christmas presents!



If you are in Toronto between Friday and Sunday this week you are welcome to stop by the Gladstone Hotel to take a look at two textile events that will be happening there at the same time. PieceWork, a pop-up show and sale with fiber artists offering a variety of crafted items, and Hardtwist5: Chroma!, an exhibit of contemporary  installations and objects in which artists make use of fiber in most innovative ways.
For more information on the events go to:
Piecework
Hard-twist 5: Chroma!

If you would like to make a serious craft marathon of your weekend, another great event will be starting in the city next weekend as well. About 800 craft artists from across Canada show and sell their work at the One of a Kind - Toronto craft fair, which happens two times a year and also in Vancouver, Chicago and New York.

Visiting these exciting events is a good way to stay inside and keep yourself warm!

ZÊNITE: A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT

It starts tomorrow in Curitiba!

My blog is becoming bilingual! I guess for events in Brazil I sometimes will have to do some posts in Portuguese. This one is an exhibit in Curitiba and my collaboration to the work were some hand dyed tights and a nylon top, which had the colours and textures of  fire and forest.
About the work:
Projeto Zênite O projeto Zênite apresenta uma série de desenhos e objetos de autoria de Laura Miranda e Juliane Fuganti e um vídeo com a participação de: Cynthia Lorenzo, Denise Bandeira, Eliane Moreira, Juliane Fuganti, Laura Miranda, Lauro Borges, Mai Fujimoto, Mariana Frochtengarten, Rebeca Ficinski e Thalita Sejanes. O projeto foi realizado na região da represa do Passaúna em Campo Largo, PR, a partir de uma série de imersões, sensibilizações corporais, trajetos, fotografias, coletas e diários que formaram a documentação necessária para o desenvolvimento da proposta. Zênite significa ponto da esfera celeste que, relativamente a cada lugar da terra, é encontrado pela vertical levantada desse lugar. Ou ainda, ponto acima de nossas cabeças. O local exato escolhido para determinar o zênite foi um riacho com margens cobertas por samambaias e animais silvestres. O corpo imerso nesse ambiente tece as relações com a fauna e a flora e traça a vertical entre a superfície da terra e a abóboda celeste.

Mais informações podem ser encontradas no site da galeria: http://www.galeriazildafraletti.com.br

FALL, 2010

These are the colours of fall in Canada. This is W11th St in Vancouver, on a rainy morning of this past week. I had driven through few days earlier in the week. Last Thursday I went with my camera. I was impressed how the red of the leaves were reflecting on the asfalt and coming into the street felt like entering in a tunnel with red bulbs in it. Except this was natural light. Nature provides us with these beautiful colours!

NEW EXPERIMENTS IN THE STUDIO

I am more and more captivated by the art of resist techniques on fabrics. These last days in the studio, apart of the tights and socks that seem to have become a permanent production, I have been experimenting with clamps more than ever before.

I am freely taking the risks to see how the fabric and the liquid media (dye or discharge agent) respond to my acts.

It can be liberating to loose control! I can now let go some of  my "old habits" and enjoy the construction of a pattern layer by layer, choosing the next step always based on the prior outcome.

I have generally been happy with the results!

I LOVE LAYERS!

I am interested in generating a sensation of depth on two-dimensional surfaces through the exploration of layers of rich colours, prevented areas on each layer, and geometrical and organic forms. I work in partnership with the materials, allowing fibre and liquid media to respond according to their own qualities. I combine my initial plans with elements of chance and enjoyment of the unpredictable responses.

DON'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY!

HAND DYED TIGHTS, LEGGINGS, AND TOPS AT THE STEVESTON MARKET

You still have a chance to buy one. Don't miss out!

Visit the summer Farmers Market in Steveston and there you will find these colourful hand dyed items (and myself in the booth!). A half hour to forty minutes drive from Vancouver and you arrive at this friendly coastal community which offers a nice market every second Sunday between June and October. There you can find super fresh local fruits and vegetables, edible home made products, and arts & crafts.
Come and visit!

My next show dates: Sept. 12, 26

Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM - rain or shine!

Where: Corner of Third Avenue & Moncton Street, Steveston, British Columbia.

         

A DAY AT THE BEACH: NEW TOPS AND TIGHTS

Nana Fro shibori tights have been a big success and they keep coming up in different colours and patterns!

The newest item is the nylon top, which is a great choice for cool days. To be worn by itself or under a sleeveless shirt, vest or dress. Just be creative and make your own style!

Tops also come in different colours and patterns.

As meias-calças de shibori Nana Fro tem sido um grande sucesso e continuam sendo lançadas em diversas cores e estampas! O mais novo ítem que estou lançando é a blusa segunda pele 100% nylon, uma ótima opção para os dias mais frios. Pode ser usado sem nenhuma sobreposição ou embaixo de coletes, blusas ou vestidos sem manga. Seja criativa e ouse em seu estilo!

As blusas segunda pele também podem ser encontradas em diferentes cores e estampas.

Os ítens podem ser encontrados em alguns endereços de São Paulo incluindo a loja Esencial 

e o Espaço Sonia Pinto

 

RESIST DYEING WORKSHOP IN SÃO PAULO

The workshop RESIST DYEING ON NATURAL FIBERS happened between the twenty frst and twenty fifth of April. Days were intense and production has happened in such a happy way! People seem to have made great discoveries! The intense hours of binding, stitching, folding, clamping and pole wrapping were worth several: "QUE LIIIIIIIIINDO!"

Check the smiles and the beautiful fabrics:

SPRING IS COMING!

Finally spring is coming!
For the past two days I have been able to dry tights outside. A whole bunch of them have been waiting for the final wash for a long time...

This "anthen clothing line" was my acquisition for the new season. My lovely husband helped me to instal it. We found out the soil here is very rocky and there wasn't much choice.
It ended up in a perfet spot, where it gets the breeze of the day without being exposed to direct sun.

When I come back from Brazil in the beginning of May, spring will definetely be here. Lots of dyes to happen...

MEIAS-CALÇAS EM SHIBORI NAS LOJAS PAULISTANAS

As meias-calças de shibori para o inverno já podem ser encontradas na capital paulista. Estão a venda na belíssima loja de sapatos Ciao Mao, localizada na Rua Itamirindiba, 58 em Pinheiros e na Rua da Consolação, 3058 nos Jardins. Se você não quer comprar meias super coloridas mas é louca para vestir bem os pés, não deixe de visitar a loja. É de encantar... 

TEXTURES

I love how I can create patterns and textures by resisting areas of the cloth before dyeing or discharging them. There is always a surprise involved in the process and most of the times I am amazed by the outcomes! Here are some of them

Dyeing Fabrics Through Resist Techniques

Back from holidays and ready for 2010!
I will be offering a course at the Dunbar Community Center in Vancouver. The course starts on the 22nd of February and goes on for 6 weeks. All the information and registration are available through the link below.
Come and join us, the course is fun!

DYEING FABRICS THROUGH RESIST TECHNIQUES

In this course students will learn how to dye, discharge and create patterns on natural fiber fabrics such as cotton, ramie, linen and silk, using Procion MX reactive dyes. Hot and cold dye processes will be taught as two ways of using the dyes to achieve distinct outcomes. The construction of patterns will happen through mechanical resist methods which prevent dyes or discharge agents from reaching certain areas of the cloth. Resist methods explored in this course include folding, pleating, stitching, wrapping, tying, and clamping the fabrics. These processes allow us to work in partnership with materials, watching fiber and liquid media responding to our acts. The combination between voluntary actions and the elements of chance involved in resist dyeing practices produces beautiful fabrics and unpredictable results. Fee includes all the equipment and related supplies, including fabric Students need to bring: sketchbook and pencils, scissors, 3 glass containers, apron, dust mask, and rubber gloves.
http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/dunbar/website/creative_performing_arts.cfm?catid=18&age=1,2,3,4,5&actid=219050