Judy Fisher 1928-2020

POSTED 3-18-2020

All PTArts gatherings postponed until further notice (Gallery, Programs, Classes, etc..)

– May 2-3, Mickie will offer a FELTING BEADS AND MAKING JEWELRY class.
– May 9-10, Jennie Henderson will teach a NO MESS DYEING for quilters and others class.
– June1-August 3: Mondays either afternoon 1:30- 4:30 pm or  evenings 6 – 9 pm (whichever is preferable to students) – Janice Sullivan will teach another class of LEARN TO WEAVE.
– June or July, TBA, Elaine and Jackie will offer beginning tapestry class.
– August 7-11, Nancy Kennedy will teach a TWILL WEAVE RUGS class.

FIRST FRIDAY 3-6-2020 5-8pm
Janice Sullivan’s WEAVING A LIFE.

Program: Saturday March 28th.  Meet 10am to share, program at 11am.

For more than 40 years, Janice Sullivan has been weaving and teaching.  Recently retired from SF City College, she will be presenting a retrospective of her past and current work.

At 11:00 AM   Adriane Nicolaisen will present a slide show about her recent trip to Uzbekistan and Turkey, elaborating on her collection of textiles from the area now on exhibit in the Gallery.

Meet and Greet at 10:00 AM before the program.
All are welcome, donations appreciated.

Adriane writes:

Handcrafts as well as hand made textiles in the traditions of the ancient Silk Road are everywhere to be seen in Uzbekistan. Once a part of the Soviet Union until 1991 the country was closed to tourism until 2016 when new leadership began a period of modernization. Now Uzbekistan welcomes people from all over the world.  The people are lovely, architecture is astounding and the food is delicious. The old walled cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva were once important trading centers along the old Silk Road and have been preserved and restored as UNESCO world heritage sites. The increase in tourism has been a boon to the preservation of traditional crafts and textiles as in the Fergana Valley where ancient practice of sericulture is in full view as mulberry trees line streets and roads. Traditional dress is common amongst older people on the street in most cities.