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A Gallery of Fine Crafts,
Handwoven Textiles, and
Delicious Women's Clothing
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| Weavers from Taykeo Gallery (Taykeo, center front) |
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Woven Roots
Ethnographic and Textile Arts of SE Asia and SW China
with
John Barker
John
Barker lived in Southeast Asia for many years, where he nurtured a
passion for the fine and laborious textile arts traditions. Over time,
John saw these traditions fade, and the knowledge of how to create them
pass away with the older generations. He has been a collector and
dealer of antique textile arts now for 33 years, helping to place
exquisite works with museums and responsible collectors. This effort
ensures that future generations will know the extent of fine detail and
skill we as humans are capable of creating with yarns, fibers, dyes,
needles, and looms. John will bring a wide range of works in
many media, techniques, and aesthetic styles from the holdings he has
accumulated for decades. His focus for Silk Moon's trunk show will be
samples of fine older works and affordable, visually striking pieces
for gift-giving or for keeping. Works will be presented from both
tribal and classical weaving traditions of Southeast Asia and Southwest
China: Miao, Yao, T"ai, and other minorities as well as Dayak, Lao,
and Javanese. Time: Saturday and Sunday, October 18-19, 11 am - 5 pm
John will be giving a talk at 1:00 pm both days.
Where: The Loft Space in the Basso Building, above Silk Moon Gallery
186 North Main Street
Sebastopol, CA
707=924-4300
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Please watch for our email announcement of the opening of our
Silk Moon Clearance Center.
You won't want to miss out on the bargains!
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in
order to save trees and stamps, Silk Moon is in the process of
switching from our paper mailings to email. We are just learning how
to use this new tool, so please bear with us. We promise we won't
inundate you with emails, but we do have a lot of really fun events
coming up in the next few weeks and through the end of the year, such
as:
October 25-26: Trunk Show with Mapuche Weavers from Chile
November 8-9: Trunk Show of crafts directly from Lhasa, Tibet and talk by Tibetan Artisan November 15-16: Trunk Show of Thai Jewelry--affordable and beautiful!! And of course our new Clearance Center opening soon! We
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you. If you would like to join our email list, please send an email to Janet@SilkMoon.org with the subject line reading: Subscribe Email List If you have received our newsletters through the post office and
are interested in receiving communication from us by email instead, please call
or email us to let us know that we can remove you from our paper
mailing list. If you stop in to tell us your mailing preference, for
one full day, for that day, we will give you 10% off your entire purchases!
Just mention this website announcement!
Offer good one time per customer until 12/30/08
Sincerely,
Janet Rodina
Silk Moon Gallery
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SILK MOON GALLERY
186 North Main Street
Sebastopol, CA 95472
USA
707-824-4300
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| A highly skilled weaving student at Taykeo Gallery, Vientiane, Laos |
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| We all share hopes for a peaceful planet.
Silk Moon Gallery hopes to contribute in some small way to weaving a web of peace by focusing attention on human commonalities that we share across cultures: a deep-rooted fascination with fine craftsmanship and the need for and love of adornment for our homes and bodies.
We seek to foster empathy and understanding between cultures by exploring, educating, and celebrating ethnic arts and crafts traditions from developing countries.
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Silk Moon is building a web of support between fair-minded shoppers in the developed world and highly skilled, hard-working artisans in developing countries.
In our fifth year of operation, we are highlighting the fine quality textiles produced by weavers and artisans we have met and worked with in Laos, Thailand, and Bali.
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| Spinning silk into yarn, Luang Prabang, Laos |
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| Khun Banyen, a very talented weaver from Si Satchanalai, Thailand |
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| At Silk Moon Gallery, you will find a dazzling array of handwoven silk and cotton textiles for fashion and home decor:
* Luscious, sensuous silk scarves in more colors than you ever dreamed possible, ranging in price from $10 to collectors' quality;
* Shawls--choose from diaphanous, sexy, slinky silks, or wrap yourself in cozy, reassuring, natural-dyed cottons;
* Stunning table runners, comforting throws, elegant pillow covers, and dramatic wall-hangings, both contemporary and traditional;
Silk Moon textiles meet the full range of fashion accessory needs and desires, from a simple silk scarf that adds a touch of class to your trip to the grocery store, to intricate handwoven wearable art for a night at the opera.
Silk Moon home decor textiles range from culturally complex weavings with stories of their own to tell, to highly abstracted or understated and elegant accents for the sophisticated home.
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| Seang, from Studio Naenna in Chiang Mai Thailand, on a backstrap loom |
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Please tune in to our calendar link on the left side of this web page. We will soon be offering a list of upcoming exhibits, talks, and weaving demonstrations.
If you have questions or need directions to Silk Moon, please call:
Silk Moon 707-824-4300
or email Janet Rodina at
Janet@SilkMoon.org
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