TAPESTRY WEAVERS WEST has been meeting quarterly since 1985. Meetings generally occur the 3rd Saturday of the month (January, March, May, September) and have taken place at various spots including member studios, art exhibitions, museums, fairs, and field trips.
2024
January 20 Ghislaine Bazir presentation of her work, studio, and process via Zoom
March 17 Sixth-generation Diné weaver Tyrrell Tapaha on cultural heritage, sheep, inspirations, and recent work via Zoom
2023
January 21 Dance Doyle, Tricia Goldberg, Cory Imig, Philip Lawson, and Michael F. Rohde panel discussion on professional development in Building a Sustaining Practice
March 18 Meghan Shimek talk on her work, inspiration, and process via Zoom
May 20 Show & Tell slideshow via Zoom: Showcase of recent work from TWW members
October 20 Irene Evison and Anna Wetherell of Nearly Wild Weaving presentation
2022
January 15 Elizabeth Buckley talk on her technique and process Transparency and Layers in Tapestry
March 19 Deborah Corsini & Janette Gross presentation Wedge Weave: Two Perspectives
June 25 Show & Tell slideshow via Zoom: Recent work from TWW members
September 17 Erin M. Riley presentation of her work and process via Zoom
2021
January 16 Michael F. Rohde talk What I Did When the Pandemic Started
February 20 Dance Doyle presentation of recent work & two-person exhibition at Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
March 13 Mary Zicafoose talk Ikat: Notes from the Field
May 8 Show & Tell slideshow via Zoom: Recent work from TWW members
October 16 Ellen Ramsey talk Lessons from New York
2020
January 19 Micala Sidore lecture The Art is the Cloth, Cynthia McAfee’s home, Kensington, CA
June 13 Tricia Goldberg presentation of California Palate in “Live from the Studio”
September 19 Jean Pierre Larochette talk The Portrait of Weave
2019
January 26 Show & Tell, Alex Friedman’s studio, Sausalito, CA
March 9 Virginia Davis, Ana Lisa Hedstrom, and Gyöngy Laky lecture, Creating Uncommon Threads, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
May 18 Design, Inspiration, and Process discussion, Deborah Corsini, Pacifica, CA
September 21 Lecture by Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty: Tapestry at the Tudor Court, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
2018
January 20 Show & Tell, Sonja Miremont, Petaluma, CA
March 17 Sue Weil presentation and studio tour, San Rafael, CA
May 19 Alex Friedman lecture Journey Along the Warp, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
September 15 Windrush Farm wool and farm tour, Petaluma, CA
2017
January 29 Lia Cook lecture + Contemplating the Sublime, ATA Biennial 11 + Elemental Tapestry Opening Reception, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, CA
March 19 Alex Friedman lecture "Rhythm and Hues: A Closer Look at Woven Patterns" + reception for Embedded Pattern: Three Approaches, a show of work by Deborah Corsini, Alex Friedman, and Michael Rohde, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, CA
May 20 Show & Tell, Care Standley, Albany, CA
September 23 Deborah Corsini presentation and lecture "Interconnections: My Woven Story," her work and studio, Pacifica, CA
2016
January 16 Show & Tell, Ilana Bar-David, San Francisco, CA
March 12 "Neighborhoods Coming Together: Quilts Around Oakland," Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, and Laney College
April 23 Field trip to Los Angeles Golden Threads exhibition at the Getty, Broad Museums and more LA galleries
May 21 Laura Kamian McDermott, her work and studio presentation, Richmond, CA
September 17 Yoshiko Wada lecture Kitsch to Art Moderne: Meisen Kimono in the First Half of Twentieth Century Japan and viewing of Kay Sekimachi: Student, Teacher, Artist exhibition at the de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
2015
January 24 Show & Tell, Maj-Britt Mobrand, Berkeley
March 21 Care Standley, her work and studio, Albany
May 16 Mary Zicafoose talk at the de Young Museum (+3 day workshop in Sausalito)
September 19 Sonja Miremont, her work and studio, Petaluma, CA
2014
January Show & Tell, Maj-Britt Mobrand, Berkeley
March 14 "The Shaped Tapestries of Jan Moore," Oakland, CA
May 17 D.Y.Begay talk on her Navajo weavings at de Young Museum;
May 18 Screening of Weaverly Path (Sylvia Heyden) at Tricia Golberg’s
September 20 The Tree of Lives: Adventures Between Warp and Weft. Presentation of new book by Jean Pierre Larochette and Yael Lurie
2013
January 19 Show & Tell, Maj-Britt Mobrand, Berkeley
March 17 “Wedge Weave/ Eccentric Weave,” Deborah Corsini, Pacifica, CA
May 17 Textile Conservation Lab at de Young Museum with Sarah Gates, Conservator
September 13 "New Work by Christine Laffer,” her work and studio, San Jose, CA
2012
February 18 Ann Hedlund Talk on Gloria F. Ross, ICB Sausalito, CA
March 16 Show & Tell at Tricia Goldberg, Berkeley, CA
May 20 Mark Adams Retrospective at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
September 15 Constance Hunt’s presentation on Mark Adams, Hosted by Jean Pierre Larochette and Yael Lurie
2011
January 15 Show & Tell at Kay Kent’s, Berkeley CA
March 19 Evolution: From Lausanne to Beijing – The International Fiber Art Exhibition, Presentation by Deborah Corsini, Pacifica, CA
May 21 Sonja Miremont Studio, Petaluma, CA
September 24-25 TWW Retreat at Jackie Wollenberg’s – weave name tags
2010
January 10 Petaluma Arts Center Talk by Alex Friedman on TWW exhibit
March 13 Show & Tell at Kay Kent’s, Berkeley CA
May 22 “Conservation of Antique Textiles” talk by Joyce Hulbert, Berkeley, CA
September 25 Variations on a Theme: Achieving Through Repetition by Jean Pierre Larochette and Yael Lurie
2009
January 17 Show & Tell at Kay Kent’s, Berkeley CA
March 21 Meeting at Sonya Miremont’s, Petaluma, CA
May 16 Alex Friedman; her work and studio, Sausalito, CA
September 19 “MAIZ” small format exhibition presentation by Jean Pierre Larochette and Yael Lurie, Berkeley
2008
January 19 Show & Tell at Kay Kent’s, Berkeley CA
March 15 Judith Hilburg, Textile Collector at Judith’s heritage home in Vallejo CA
May 17 A Century of Color: Mayan Weaving, Kathleen Vitale, Berkeley, CA
September 20 Weaving Matters: Personal Journals from the Loom, Larochette Studio, Berkeley, CA
2007
January 20 Nancy Jackson Tapestries at Kay Kent’s, Berkeley CA
March 17 DeYoung Behind-the-Scenes; a look at 20 tapestry related textiles
May 19 ATB6 Show & Presentations by Christine Laffer, Tricia Goldberg and Deborah Corsini at San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
September 15 Jan Langdon at her home/studio in Point Reyes Station
2006
January 21 Show & Tell, Kay Kent’s, Berkeley CA
March 18 Jacquetta Nisbett: Navajo Style, Point Arena, CA
May 20 Maj-Britt Mobrand: Her Work and Studio, Berkeley CA
September 16 Deborah Corsini: Eccentric Wedge Weave, Pacifica CA
2005
January 15 Show & Tell
March 19 Report: Larochette Retreat in Mexico & Nexus Show Details
May 21 TWW Nexus Show & Symposium Planning
September17 Larochette: Tours and Arts & Crafts Coop/Gallery in El Tuito, Mexico, plus Show ‘n’ Tell from all attendees, Berkeley CA
November 19 Scholarship Recipients (Elaine Todd Stevens & Christina Rasmussen) present their experiences from the workshop part of the TWW Symposium in May. Also, Guest Marti Fleischer updated us on her work.
2004
January 17 Show & Tell
March 20 “Color Story - A Journey: Deborah Corsini’s Studio & Work, Pacifica, CA
May 15 Janet Moore’s Studio & Work, Oakland CA
September 18 Larochette Studio: Larochette’s Tour of Tapestry in France, Berkeley CA
November 20 Tricia Goldberg’s Studio & Work, Berkeley CA
2003
January 18 Show & Tell
March 15 Report: Let Every Thread Bear Witness: El Tuito, Mexico, with the Larochette’s
May 16-18 TWW Mendocino Retreat
September 20 Larochette Studio: Aubusson Today, Berkeley CA
November 15 Jacquetta Nisbet “Rub Your Head and Pat Your Tummy”
2002
January 19 Show & Tell
March 16 Joyce Hulbert: The Yoga of the Thread, a talk and tour at her home and studio in Berkeley
May 18 Jean Pierre and Yael Larochette: A Talk and Cutting Off I, Berkeley CA
September 21 Jean Pierre and Yael Larochette: A Talk and Cutting Off II, Berkeley CA
November 16 Cecilia Christensen: Narrative Tapestries
2001
January 20 Show & Tell: Constance Hunt: Current Work
March 17 Constance Hunt: Mandalas
May 5 & 6 Southern California: Getty Research Library and Museum, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History and/or The Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Los Angeles County Museum of Contemporary Art. Hosted by Merna Strauch
September 15 Marcia Ellis: Penland School of Crafts with Archie Brennan and Susan Maffei
November 17 Brainstorming: TWW Group Tapestry
2000
January 15 Show & Tell
March 18 SF Museum of Modern Art for “Tradition Meets Technology” symposium
April 29 Baiarma Dambieva: Russian Tapestry Weaver from Buryatia in Eastern Russia and her use of horse hair as tapestry fiber
September 22 Olive Hyde Show: Lucia’s Restaurant in Fremont
November 18 Constance Hunt: Her art therapy master’s thesis on quilts
1999
January 17 Board Meeting
March 21 Care Standley: Text & Tapestry
July 31 Board Meeting
September 11 Archie Brennan & Susan Maffei: Current Tapestry Work
1998
January 17 Show & Tell
March 31 Penny Schoner: Navajo Blankets
May: Cancelled
October 3 Joyce Hulbert: Textile Restoration & Sonja Miremont: Conservation Framing
1997
January 18 Show & Tell
March 15 Christine Laffer and Susan Hart Henegar: Process vs. Results
September 20 What is TWW’s future?
November 15 By-laws Changes Discussion & Vote
1996
January 13 Show ‘n’ Tell: Ideas & Concepts in Tapestry and Other, in-progress and completed work
March 9 Joy May Hilden (Berkeley): Bedouin Textiles from Saudi Arabia
May 18 Sharron Evans: Computer Graphics/Design
September 14 Betty Hilton-Nash and Jackie Wollenberg: Mendocino Retreat
November 16 Martha Standley: Her Textile Work, Watsonville, CA
1995
January 28 Joyce Hulbert: Textile Restoration
March 11 Cancelled due to storm damage
June 10 Exhibition Planning and Strategies
September 9 Vincent and Carolyn Carleton: Carleton Designs
November 18 Patryc Wiggins: The Mill Tapestry Project
1994
January 22 Third Annual Speak-Out: Issues in Tapestry
March 4 International Travels and Tapestry Symposia
June 4 Thomasin Grim: Current Textile Work
September 17 Victor Jacoby: A Tapestry Journey
November 5 Deborah Corsini: Textile Designing at P&B Textiles, Burlingame
1993
January 30 Second Annual Speak-Out: Where is Tapestry Headed?
March 27 Emily DuBois: Textile Artist (dyeing & complex weave structures)
July 10 Jonathan Hill: Bolivian Textile Connoisseur
August 14 American Contemporary Craft (ACC) Fair, Fort Mason, San Francisco
October 17 Ellen Athens and Victor Jacoby: Tapestry Artists
1992
February 1 First Annual Speak-Out: Issues in Tapestry
March 21 Consuelo J. Underwood: Current Textile Work
May 16 Show ‘n’ Tell: Works in Progress, members’ present work
August 8 Susan Hart Henegar: Current Textile Work
Shelley Socolofsky: Current Textile Work
October 17 Carrie Lederer: Curator at the Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael CA
1991
January 12 Sheila O’Hara: Current Textile Work
March 23 Presentations of Small Works
May 4 Jan Janeiro: Tapestry in a Post-modern World
August 10 Janet Moore: Shaped Weaving
October 19 The Future of TWW
1990
January 27 Charles Talley: Overview of Tapestry, Scandinavia Tapestry
March 3 Micala Sidore: International Tapestry Symposium in Graz
May 19 Vera Grosowsky: Peruvian Textiles
August 11 American Contemporary Craft (ACC) Fair, Fort Mason, San Francisco
October 20 Public Commissions & Copyrights
1989
January 14 Mickey Wach: Textile Conservation
March 11 Louise Allrich: Gallery issues at Allrich Gallery, San Francisco
May 6 Symposium Recap: “American Tapestry Weaving Since the 1930’s and Its European Roots”
August 12 American Contemporary Craft (ACC) Fair, Fort Mason, San Francisco
October 14 Constance Hunt: A Cartoon Odyssey
1988
January 23 Sue Henegar: International Textile Fair ‘87 Kyoto and her latest work
April 9 Deann Rubin: Current Textile Work
June 25 International Tapestry Symposium Recap, Australia (May’88)
Sept 10 Stanley Derelian: Tapestry Restoration
Nov 19 Tapestry Horror Stories
1987
January 10 Organizational Meeting
March 28 Joyce Hulbert: Dyeing
May: Mark Adams: Recent Work
August: American Contemporary Craft (ACC) Fair, Fort Mason, San Francisco
November: Trudi Eldridge: A Personal Way to Critique
1986
January 25 Organizational Meeting
May 3 Commission Work
August 23 General discussion
October 25 San Francisco Open Studios
1985
October 13 Show & Tell: Tapestry artists of the Bay Area share and discuss new work