"Unsighted" - The Tactility of Textiles

There is an opening reception at the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen on Thursday, from 7-9 pm for my fiber arts exhibit entitled, "Unsighted". The exhibit is an effort to invite the unsighted community into the "visual" art experience, changing it to a tactile art experience. Every piece is designed to stimulate the sense of touch.

It's mostly weaving and felting, with some hand-spun thrown in to several pieces.
The address is 2880 Mountain Rd, Glen Allen, VA
Thanks,
Cherri

Fresh tapestry - just off the loom

I got te tapestry off the loom today!!!! Hooray. Just in time for the "Unsighted" exhibit. It's a tactile exhibit. Less about visual art, and more about the tactility of the work. Come and touch it to fully experience it.
Remember, this exhibit is at the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, in Richmond, VA.

Center Hours:
Monday-Thursday : 9am-9pm
Friday: 9am-5pm
The Center is open during performances and events scheduled on
Saturdays and Sundays.

2880 Mountain Road, Glen Allen 23060
info@artsglenallen.com

804-261-ARTS (2787)

Opening night is Sept 10, 2009. Hope you will join us;0)

Lillstina loom for sale - $700.00

I have a 45" 4 harness Lillstina floor loom for sale.
It's in good condition, and both my students and I weave on it.
$700.00 includes loom with 400 texsolve heddles, 2 reeds, and a raddle.
The loom is in Richmond, VA and it is for local pick-up only.

Spinning and Weaving in Richmond, VA

Well, It's a full summer, with preparations for the show in Sept, and teaching at residential arts camp, but I have several dates for weaving and spinning classes in Richmond this summer also.
If you want to check out the dates, please click on the title of this post, to be taken over to teaching schedule blog, or visit upcoming.org for Richmond, where many of my classes are posted.

We just began a weekday weaving class. It meets Tues. mornings (I have to leave in a few minutes) from 9:30 - noon, and I hold a Wed. night class also. It meets from 6:30 - 9:00 pm.
There is an opportunity for a tapestry weaving class also, but folks need to contact me about what day/time is good for them. The tapestry classes are available in the fan, and in the far west end.

A new sewing session is upcoming on Friday mornings also. All of my classes are adult classes.
c.

Touchstone Center for Craft 2009 catalog of classes

I want to share with you about Touchstone Center for Craft, as I thoroughly enjoyed myself there last year. AFter many years of raising kids, and holding our breath to make ends meet, our kids are grown, and I can take myself to art camp! Last year, I taught at Touchstone, and intend to do so again this year. It was so much fun. They have a fantastic, yet fairly intimate facility. There is a Photography studio, a rather amazing blacksmithing facility, beautiful watercolor/painting studio along a little singing brook, a pottery studio along the same. Ther is a paper arts and stained glass(I think, it had a lot of torches) studio, and LOOMS galore! I will be teaching spinning, rigid heddle weaving, and weaving on the floor loom.
No matter what you take, you should take yourself off to art camp this summer. It was quite a gift to give myself last year. It was a beautiful drive from central Virginia to Farmington, PA, where Touchstone is. You might even enjoy the trip, as I did.
Here is a link to the catalog. http://www.touchstonecrafts.com/Graphics2000/catalog.pdf
gotta go. I've got a spinning commission to get finished, and a solo show to work on.
I've got to be ready for the show in JULY!!!Panic!!!!!

class schedule

Class/ teaching schedule

Jan 19 Mon Spinning Yarns from the Spinning Wheel http://www.visarts.org 6:30 - 9:00 4 week session 1812 W. Main St. 804.353.0094

Jan 24 Hand-felted Scarves http://www.visarts.org 10 am - 4:00 pm One day workshop 1812 W. Main St. 804.353.0094

Jan 31 Sew Much Fun http://www.artsglenallen.com One day, Parent child workshop 10am-4pm

Feb 7 Spinning yarns from the spinning wheel 10 - 4pm http://www.bayschool-arts.com Sponsored one-day workshop by VMFA Statewide Partnership

Feb 4 Wed Wed. night Weaving Stillman Studio (Far West End) 6:00 pm - 8:30 Weekly 3800 Stillman Pkwy

Feb 10,17,24 & 3/3 Learn to Sew Cherri Hankins Studio 6:00 pm - 8:30 (804) 687-0543 Stillman Studio (Far West End)

Feb 12 Thurs Learn to Weave on Floor Loom http://www.visarts.org 6:30 - 9:00 pm 4 week session 1812 W. Main St 804.353.0094

Feb 14 Hat Felting http://www.artsglenallen.org 10am-4pm One day workshop

Feb 14 EEEEKKKKKK Double booked Rug felting http://www.bayschool-arts.com

10 - 4 One day workshop

Feb 21 Weekend of Rigid Heddle Weaving Workshop 3800 Stillman Pkwy, Richmond,va 23233 Sat. 9-4 & 6:30 - 9:00, Sunday 1-5 pm 804.687.0543

Feb 28 Hand Felted hats http://www.visarts.org

10 am - 4 pm One Day Workshop

Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 Tapestry Weaving The Art Center in Orange (VA)

10 am - noon Fridays (540) 672-7311

Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 Spinning Yarn from the Spinning Wheel The Art Center in Orange (VA)

12:30 - 2:30 Fridays (540) 672-7311

Mar 6, 13, 20, 27 Friday afternoon Fiber Funshop The Art Center in Orange (VA)

4 - 6:00 Fridays (540) 672-7311

March 7,8 Learn to Weave in a Weekend 3800 Stillman Pkwy; Richmond, VA 23233

Sat. 9-4 & 6:30 - 9:00, Sunday 1-5pm Cherri Hankins Studio (804) 687-0543

Mar 21 Felted Vessles http://www.visarts.org

10 am - 4 pm One day workshop

March 28 Felted Vessels http://www.artsglenallen.org

10 am - 4 pm One day workshop

April 3 Intro to Weaving (rigid heddle class) http://www.bayschool-arts.com

10 am - 4 pm One day Workshop

April 18 Weaving for My Walls http://www.artsglenallen.org

10 am - 4 pm One day workshop

April 24 Rigid Heddle Weaving http://www.visarts.org

10 am - 4 pm One day workshop

May 2,3 Learn to Weave in a Weekend 3800 Stillman Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23233

Saturday 9am-4pm, 6:30 pm - 9:00pm, Sunday 1:00 pm - 5pm Cherri Hankins Studio

June 7 - 12 An Immersion in Weaving 3800 Stillman Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23233

40 hours of instruction and 20 hours of open studio time in one week! Cherri Hankins Studio 804.687.0543

June 14 - 21 Spinning yarn from the Spinning Wheel http://www.touchstonecrafts.com/

Daily An immersion spinning experience for adults in Wharton Furnace, PA

June 21 - 27 Weaving at Touchstone http://www.touchstonecrafts.com/

Daily An immersion weaving experience for adults in Wharton Furnace, PA

July 11 & 12 Weekend Rigid Heddle Weaving Workshop 3800 Stillman Pkwy, Ricmond, VA 23233

Sat. 9-4 & 6:30 - 9:00, Sunday 1-5 pm Cherri Hankins Studio 804.687.0543

August 9-14 An Immersion in Weaving 3800 Stillman Pkwy, Richmond, VA 2323340 hours of instruction and 20 hours of open studio time in one week! Cherri Hankins Studio 804.687.0543

August 15 & 16 Learn to Weave in a Weekend 3800 Stillman Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23233

Saturday 9am-4pm, 6:30 pm - 9:00pm, Sunday 1:00 pm - 5pm Cherri Hankins Studio 804.687.0543

August 23 Rigid Heddle weaving http://www.touchstonecrafts.com/

Daily An emmersion weaving experience for adults in Wharton Furnace, PA

New studio

Well, I'm waiting to hear back from the properties management company to sign contracts on a new fiber arts studio in Richmond, VA. I'm starting this one with about 800 squ ft.
Hopefully, we will be expanding within 6 months. The intent is to open a studio where my students have greater weekday access to the studio, and where we can have larger looms, and a greater variety of equipment. I have a freestanding warping mill that I love, and would like to share with my students. It would be nice if they could try the mechanical dobby loom. I want to teach morning weaving classes, and weekday spinning classes.
As we expand, I am also planning on offering sewing, needlepoint, cross stitch, and much more! I'm lining up teachers now. The studio is very close to some fairly nice and affordable hotels, restaurants, and shops, so it's time to promote the weaving vacations, and week-long weaving classes much more.
Currently, it looks like we will be moving into the studio the first week of Dec. and Our first official class there will be 12/6. I have openings for a few more weavers, and have tabletop tapestry looms, rigid heddle looms, floor looms, and free standing tapestry looms. Take your pick, and join our fast growing community of fiber artists.
This is exciting! I'll post pictures after the contracts are signed.
Cherri