Experimental Weaving on a Frame Loom, May 17 & 18 (Sat/Sun), 10-5pm, Catskill, NY
Instructor: Jen Simms
Class Description:
This class is an intuitive and fine arts approach to weaving, open to beginners or anyone interested in non-functional textile art and image-making. Two full days will provide you with the basic foundational skills and practice to create your tapestry weavings on a frame loom. Discussion and demonstrations will include the dynamics and options of the warp and weft, as well as options in mounting finished tapestry weavings. Experimental and non-technical methods will focus on process, materials as metaphor, and the poetics of design and color. This is a great class for those interested in bringing the language of painting and drawing into the weaving tradition. Each participant will take home a small, hand-made frame loom, which will be included in the cost of this workshop, so you can easily continue this weaving practice. Feel free to bring your favorite scraps of textiles, yarns and/or found objects to include in your weavings (optional).
Instructor Bio:
Jen Simms is an interdisciplinary artist living in Western Massachusetts. Her studio practice, grounded in textile arts, painting and drawing explores ideas about balancing the complexity, beauty and chaos of everyday life. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute (BFA, 1997) and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (MFA, 2004). Simms’s work has been exhibited throughout New England, including the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, the Fitchburg Art Museum and the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center. She has been a recipient of various awards and grants, as well as a participant in the Open Studio Residency at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Jen Simms is a full-time professor and chair of the Greenfield Community College Art Department.
Images:
(1-4) Experimental Tapestries by Jen Simms, (5) Jen Simms
Cancellation Policy:
Please consider carefully before signing up for one of our classes or purchasing a class for another person. Due to the small class size for in-person workshops and the limited number of looms, each person makes an important contribution to the group dynamic and cancelling within short notice can make it difficult to fill your spot. If you do need to cancel, please be aware of our policies:
If the cancellation is 30 or more days before the start of the workshop, you have the option of rescheduling for a different class free of charge. If the cancellation is fewer than 30 days from the start of the workshop, this results in forfeiture of your entire course fee. Rescheduling in fewer than 30 days is only available if your spot can be from the waitlist. However, the closer the start date, the more difficult it can be to fill a spot from the Waitlist.
No refunds will be given on gift certificates. (Updated 03/27/2025)
Instructor: Jen Simms
Class Description:
This class is an intuitive and fine arts approach to weaving, open to beginners or anyone interested in non-functional textile art and image-making. Two full days will provide you with the basic foundational skills and practice to create your tapestry weavings on a frame loom. Discussion and demonstrations will include the dynamics and options of the warp and weft, as well as options in mounting finished tapestry weavings. Experimental and non-technical methods will focus on process, materials as metaphor, and the poetics of design and color. This is a great class for those interested in bringing the language of painting and drawing into the weaving tradition. Each participant will take home a small, hand-made frame loom, which will be included in the cost of this workshop, so you can easily continue this weaving practice. Feel free to bring your favorite scraps of textiles, yarns and/or found objects to include in your weavings (optional).
Instructor Bio:
Jen Simms is an interdisciplinary artist living in Western Massachusetts. Her studio practice, grounded in textile arts, painting and drawing explores ideas about balancing the complexity, beauty and chaos of everyday life. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute (BFA, 1997) and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (MFA, 2004). Simms’s work has been exhibited throughout New England, including the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, the Fitchburg Art Museum and the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center. She has been a recipient of various awards and grants, as well as a participant in the Open Studio Residency at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Jen Simms is a full-time professor and chair of the Greenfield Community College Art Department.
Images:
(1-4) Experimental Tapestries by Jen Simms, (5) Jen Simms
Cancellation Policy:
Please consider carefully before signing up for one of our classes or purchasing a class for another person. Due to the small class size for in-person workshops and the limited number of looms, each person makes an important contribution to the group dynamic and cancelling within short notice can make it difficult to fill your spot. If you do need to cancel, please be aware of our policies:
If the cancellation is 30 or more days before the start of the workshop, you have the option of rescheduling for a different class free of charge. If the cancellation is fewer than 30 days from the start of the workshop, this results in forfeiture of your entire course fee. Rescheduling in fewer than 30 days is only available if your spot can be from the waitlist. However, the closer the start date, the more difficult it can be to fill a spot from the Waitlist.
No refunds will be given on gift certificates. (Updated 03/27/2025)
Instructor: Jen Simms
Class Description:
This class is an intuitive and fine arts approach to weaving, open to beginners or anyone interested in non-functional textile art and image-making. Two full days will provide you with the basic foundational skills and practice to create your tapestry weavings on a frame loom. Discussion and demonstrations will include the dynamics and options of the warp and weft, as well as options in mounting finished tapestry weavings. Experimental and non-technical methods will focus on process, materials as metaphor, and the poetics of design and color. This is a great class for those interested in bringing the language of painting and drawing into the weaving tradition. Each participant will take home a small, hand-made frame loom, which will be included in the cost of this workshop, so you can easily continue this weaving practice. Feel free to bring your favorite scraps of textiles, yarns and/or found objects to include in your weavings (optional).
Instructor Bio:
Jen Simms is an interdisciplinary artist living in Western Massachusetts. Her studio practice, grounded in textile arts, painting and drawing explores ideas about balancing the complexity, beauty and chaos of everyday life. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute (BFA, 1997) and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (MFA, 2004). Simms’s work has been exhibited throughout New England, including the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, the Fitchburg Art Museum and the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center. She has been a recipient of various awards and grants, as well as a participant in the Open Studio Residency at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Jen Simms is a full-time professor and chair of the Greenfield Community College Art Department.
Images:
(1-4) Experimental Tapestries by Jen Simms, (5) Jen Simms
Cancellation Policy:
Please consider carefully before signing up for one of our classes or purchasing a class for another person. Due to the small class size for in-person workshops and the limited number of looms, each person makes an important contribution to the group dynamic and cancelling within short notice can make it difficult to fill your spot. If you do need to cancel, please be aware of our policies:
If the cancellation is 30 or more days before the start of the workshop, you have the option of rescheduling for a different class free of charge. If the cancellation is fewer than 30 days from the start of the workshop, this results in forfeiture of your entire course fee. Rescheduling in fewer than 30 days is only available if your spot can be from the waitlist. However, the closer the start date, the more difficult it can be to fill a spot from the Waitlist.
No refunds will be given on gift certificates. (Updated 03/27/2025)