The FTWG 2011 Student Exhibit included an explosion of color with loom and off-loom weavings from 40 young individuals. In recognition of their outstanding work, each received a personalized certificate.
Students from grades 4 thru 6, attending Mims Elementary School under teacher Kathy McDougal, created colorful and multi-textured textiles on simple cardboard looms.
Students of Suze Peace, Art Specialist from Heathrow Elementary in Lake Mary, crafted a scarecrow from blue jeans and flannel shirt strips in plain weave, woven on a simple vertical strung loom. The scarecrows head was appropriately adorned with a yarn and straw hat.
Students of Sidsel Moreb used needles to weave colorful fish sailing through the sea; another group created patterned purses on cardboard looms; 17-year-old Franny Schulte exhibited a tapestry celebrating her favorite musicians.
Four grandchildren of FTWG member Ellen Heimlich created a woven sampler on a floor loom with a variety of self selected colors.
We are proud of our NEXT GENERATION and their creative mentors.
If you are a weaver, basket maker, or fiber artist who has the opportunity to work with young people, I encourage you to offer these children with whom you work the pleasure of being recognized at the FTWG Conference in March 2012.
As you work with children, let them know you would like to borrow some of their completed projects for exhibit during the conference. Each youth who has an entry displayed will receive a ribbon or certificate of recognition. This will honor your commitment to the future of fiber arts and the talents of young individuals.
We would also like to recognize a classroom teacher who has created an environment that fosters fiber arts. Let us know what you discover as you work in our schools.
For additional information contact Inquiry@FTWG.org
