Retracing my steps: Explorations in Fiber Sculpture at Arrowmont

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Arrowmont: after 25 years, I am returning to the place where it all started for me as a fiber artist.  That embarrassing picture is me, Amber O’Harrow (then Amber Wood), with my first weaving, turned into a bag.  Let’s see where my journey has led me since then, as I follow my guide, Pat Hickman on an exploration of fiber sculpture at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.

 

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  • Last day at Arrowmont

    We started our last day as we always do, with a slide presentation.  Pat showed us interesting slides of native Alaskans drying gut, as well as wonderful works, using skins and other animal parts.…

    By Amber O'Harrow

    Jul 25, 2014

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  • Day 5 at Arrowmont

    Day 5 was an interesting day of looking at and discussing what we have created so far.  We continued to work but it was nice to pause and see what has been accomplished.  Here are a couple of shots of our ‘critique’:…

    By Amber O'Harrow

    Jul 24, 2014

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  • Day 4 at Arrowmont

    Day 4 was an exciting day of gut experimentation.  We started by looking at and handling some of Pat Hickman’s work:Then the class got started on all sorts of gut-related projects.  Here are…

    By Amber O'Harrow

    Jul 23, 2014

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  • Day 3 at Arrowmont

    Day 3 was a busy and productive day.  We started with a slide show, which included my, now, favorite work by Pat Hickman.  I can’t remember what it is called, but they are little lizards, that she FOUND dead and encased in gut…superb!…

    By Amber O'Harrow

    Jul 22, 2014

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  • Day 2 at Arrowmont

    Day two at Arrowmont started with a good breakfast:Our class began with the viewing of images of artwork that related to sculptural fiber.  We were then given our first assignment, to create…

    By Amber O'Harrow

    Jul 21, 2014

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  • Sunday, June 20th - Day 1

    It is Sunday, June 20th and I have just begun my course at Arrowmont.  I checked in and found my room in the Red Barn:…

    By Amber O'Harrow

    Jul 20, 2014

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  • Time to Pack!

    I will start my class at Arrowmont in a week from tomorrow, so it’s time to pack.  Here is what I will need: - 2 spools of waxed linen (light/dark)- 4 large paper shopping bags- “skin-like” materials-maps, foreign language papers, patterned wrapping papers,    rice paper, etc. (a few sheets)-…

    By Amber O'Harrow

    Jul 12, 2014

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  • A little information to start with:

    By Amber O'Harrow

    Jul 5, 2014

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