Category Archives: Art

Aerial Landscapes: Gerco de Ruijter

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Seth Winner

There is something otherworldly about Gerco de Ruijter’s Photographs. The patterns he captures from the Dutch landscape show a strange natural beauty in the regulated agriculture of the nurseries he documents. 

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Sewing + Space Invaders + Zoetrope!

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Seth Winner

“I sewed you a zoetrope” says Moxie This makes me happy for no good reason. [via Boing Boing]

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Manuel Rivera

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Seth Winner

Manuel Rivera is an artist that I caught a glimpse of for one hour in a foreign land and was only able to bring back a catalog filled with images accompanied by words in a language I do not speak. … Continue reading →

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Pink sticky confinement

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Seth Winner

Harry Guild, where the hell are you? This one’s for you.

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Ngrams for the Textile Nerds.

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Seth Winner

Here for your amusement and conversation are some Textile related Google Book Ngrams. Discuss.

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Tomas Saraceno

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Seth Winner

I’m jealous of Tomas Saraceno’s work. Its true. His installations of molecular dream-scapes made of bungie cords and rope make me want to drop everything, stock up on screw-eyes and cord and go to town out in my studio making … Continue reading →

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Warren Seelig: Oculus

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Seth Winner

Warren Seelig sent these photos of his current installation at the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, Maine. Titled Oculus, this installation is in the rotunda of the museum and is constructed of thousands of strands of monofilament intersecting in harmony to … Continue reading →

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Pasta Carpet

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Seth Winner

Consider me amused. More carpet tomfoolery at We Make Carpets I swear. Next week I’ll get back to more actual Blogging about textiles. Not to say that this isn’t textile related, and I do appreciate the misuse of materials to … Continue reading →

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Louise Bourgeois Textile Drawings

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Seth Winner

Well this is interesting; There is a Louise Bourgeois textile art show in London through December. As usual I’ll have to live vicariously through the Internet, but for you jet setters, or people living in London, here’s something to see … Continue reading →

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Textile Landscapes

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Seth Winner

I’m a fan of artwork that is topographical or topological. (topical, not so much) Sometimes I like to think of the Earth’s surface as a slow moving textile. Its the flexible plastic layer that drapes on top of the mantle … Continue reading →

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