DIY Artist of the Month – November 2011

November 12 and 26 10:00-1:00pm

Project Overview: PATTERN Living in a world full of pattern, from Fibonacci’s sequence to our plaid shirts, we rarely realize the divinely intricate motifs around us!  Come indulge and explore the fascinating world and history of repeat pattern with the Museum of Craft and Folk Art’s educator Callen Zimmerman. We will play with stamps and rubbings and make our own patterned paper in the style of Ogee, Damask and Paisley.  Contribute to a large-scale group fabric project and get your own educational and fun zine!  As we learn to see our world though patterned lenses, we will discover the connections to textile history, math, science, anthropology and creativity!

Callen Zimmerman currently works for the Museum of Craft and Folk Art as an education program facilitator.  She has studied at School of the Art Institute in Chicago, California College of the Arts and recently received a BFA in Textiles and Anthropology at the Savannah College of Art and Design.  Her experience teaching art has been multi-faceted; from teaching art therapy, Art Education courses as well as teaching for Communities Rising in Tamil Nadu India.  Callen has studied abroad in Southern France, Cambodia and Thailand, while experiencing working with; Kikuo Morimoto at the Institute for Khmer Traditional Textiles, Li Edelkoort and Prelle Textile in Paris, Le Art Bleu in Morocco and several women’s cooperatives in Rural Southern India among others. She perpetually pursues her artwork/ social practice work and is preparing to attend Graduate School in the near future to further her studies.

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