Wednesday, June 4, 6 – 9 pm
Alonzo Pantoja
Keep weaving fresh and contemporary with this beginner-level, three-hour workshop. Develop basic weaving techniques to create your own collaged, sculptural woven artwork. The use of non-traditional hand-looms and hand-weaving techniques will be examined, including but not limited to plain weave, twill, and embroidery. Assemble your own looms to learn what it means to construct, deconstruct, and reconstruct weavings to communicate form, balance, and meaning. No experience is required or necessary. This is an entry level class for all levels. Students will have to assemble and hammer nails onto wood.
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Instructor Bio:
Alonzo Pantoja (they/he) received their MFA in Fine Arts and Visual Studies with an emphasis in fiber and installation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and their BFA in Painting and Drawing from University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Previously, they have completed a residency at Ox Bow School of Art, their weaving and installation-based work has been included in numerous exhibitions and featured in Hyperallergic and Design and Living magazine. They have done workshops at spaces such as: Walker Art Center, Soovac, Ox Bow and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Currently they are an Adjunct Instructor in the department of art and design at Augsburg University. alonzopantoja.com
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