WATCH: The Nettle Dress
Wednesday, January 28, 6-8pm
TEXTITLES meetings take place at Pinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Road, Madison
Facilitator: Angela Johnson (@angelajohnsonartist)
Fee: Free! But registration is required. Click on link below and complete the checkout process to be registered in this session.
January's discussion will focus on:
FILM: The Nettle Dress. TEXTILE ARTIST ALLAN BROWN SPENDS SEVEN YEARS MAKING A DRESS BY HAND JUST FROM THE FIBRE OF LOCALLY FORAGED STINGING NETTLES. THIS IS ‘HEDGEROW COUTURE’, THE GREENEST OF SLOW FASHION AND ALSO HIS MEDICINE. IT'S HOW HE SURVIVES THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE AND FINDS A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO HONOUR HER. A MODERN-DAY FAIRYTALE AND HYMN TO THE HEALING POWER OF NATURE AND SLOW CRAFT. This 68-minute film will be screened in the Pinney Library Community Room for the first part of the Textitles meeting.
Discussion including special guest, Leslie Schroeder, Founder of Midwest Linen Revival. Midwest Linen Revival is an advocacy, education, and outreach organization building community and knowledge around fiber flax in our bioregion. Anchored in the value of centering growers and producers while inviting consumers to reflect on:who grew your clothes? Actively offering lectures and workshops while doing research, working to develop knowledge and capacity among Midwestern agriculturalists, and building our regional textile ecosystem. Midwest Linen Revival offers leadership in this dynamic and expansive opportunity of fiber flax.
Facilitator Bio:
Angela Johnson is a professional artist, creativity coach and educator. She earned a master’s in Art Education, an MA in Art and an MFA with a focus in photography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her areas of artistic expertise include art journaling, alternative photo processes, bookmaking and box making, Creativity Coaching, and installation art. Angela’s work includes themes of nature, balance, and telling stories through individual and collective memories. She often incorporates scientific elements and concepts into her work. Collaborations with other artists and scientists energizes her creativity.
Johnson is a fixture in the Wisconsin arts scene, with 20+ years of experience maintaining public art studios, teaching workshops, facilitating programs, leading public art installations and lecturing at universities. She has worked in museums, elementary schools, senior centers, colleges and universities. She has inspired and helped people of every age — from toddlers to 95-year-olds — reaching far into the depths of their imagination to discover and channel their creativity. She also teaches workshops on mindfulness and yoga.
Website: angelajohnsonartist.com
Social: @angelajohnsonartist