Could you volunteer as a Door Counter?
Save the date! April 19-21 is the Gathering of the Guilds in Portland, Oregon at the Convention Center. As an exhibitor, I have been...
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Karen Gelbard
Mar 222 min
Cloth, Philosophy, and Coats
Wearable art is a moving, functional canvas.
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Karen Gelbard
Dec 28, 20231 min
Help me choose four!
Could you help me choose four images? It is application time for shows, and they want to see our most recent work. I have not had a photo...
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Karen Gelbard
Jun 1, 20231 min
Re-use, reduce waste = Pom-Poms !
I saw first hand in Prato, Italy what the textile industry can do to reprocess wool garments into new eco-wool. They shred discarded wool...
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Karen Gelbard
Apr 11, 20231 min
Sharing my excitement
As a designer/handweaver, which part comes first? It takes a life-time of learning a craft to get to place where an idea can be executed...
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Karen Gelbard
Oct 1, 20221 min
Hotel Pendini, Florence, Italy
It is midnight. From the fourth floor of my room at the Hotel Pendini, I am watching a store display window being changed for a high end...
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Karen Gelbard
Sep 18, 20221 min
Handwoven Textiles ~ Florence to Perugia, Italy
Tomorrow is the start of our textile adventure! We signed up with The Tour Studio for a five day hands -on workshop in Jacquard weaving...
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Karen Gelbard
May 21, 20221 min
Visit in the Fiber Arts Studio Gallery by Zoom
Tomorrow, 2 PM Pacific Standard Time (4 PM Central Standard Time), you are invited to join me by Zoom for a visit in the Gallery. I had...
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Karen Gelbard
May 5, 20221 min
Sharing the exhibit with you
I am the featured artist in the Fiber Arts Studio Gallery exhibit that runs through June 19 at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. For this...
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Karen Gelbard
Apr 24, 20221 min
A "Virtual Try-On "with your smart phone
Want to try on the Ruffled Edge Collar? I have been learning new ways to bring my garments to you virtually. It is good to have friends...
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Karen Gelbard
Apr 17, 20221 min
2022 Exhibit and Sale
You are invited to meet the artist Opening reception April 29, 5-7 PM Fiber Arts Studio Gallery, Lincoln City Cultural Center 540 NE Hwy...
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Karen Gelbard
Nov 6, 20211 min
The Sea
Every year I like to create a video that is an editorial of the creative process. This year, a trip down the Oregon Coast was the point...
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Karen Gelbard
Feb 28, 20211 min
Slideshow at the Beach, or how to have a photoshoot without the sand....
This year I have explored many different ways to create “content” videos. Without being able to experience the fabrics first hand, these...
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Karen Gelbard
Feb 14, 20211 min
Loom Music
There is a relationship between reading music and reading a weaving draft. Both are on a staff and use notation. Music is not just about...
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Karen Gelbard
Dec 24, 20201 min
Recipe for Christmas morning
My gift to you, dear reader, is sharing a favorite holiday recipe often served Christmas morning. Ours is a blended-traditions household....
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Karen Gelbard
Dec 4, 20201 min
Creative ways to wear the Scarf Curls
Here is a short video to inspire your scarf wearing ideas. See more of these on the website. www.theoregonweaver.com
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Karen Gelbard
Oct 26, 20201 min
A Garden Tale
Many of you, dear readers, may recall that I started a garden with straw bales this year. I used my old art fair tent and fenced it in to
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Karen Gelbard
Sep 12, 20202 min
Why wear handwoven?
There something magical about fabrics made on a loom. It is a slow, thoughtful process. Ideas and inspiration are woven into creating the...
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