Join Bay Area fiber artist Rachel Lozada for a hands-on journey through Ilocano weaving. Learn about Ilocano weaving's socio-cultural and historical significance to the Filipino American community and how it relates to the community's labor recruitment migration to the US beginning in the early 1900s after the US colonized the Philippines at the turn of the century. Ilocanos comprise the second largest ethnolinguistic group in the US. Participants will get to know some of the iconic design patterns and their symbolism and then try their hands on several types of looms.
Participants of April's Cardboard Loom Weaving workshop are welcome to bring their projects for a "show and tell" of their woven pieces.
Rachel Lozada is a community-based artivist and weaver committed to creating a renaissance of traditional and indigenous Filipino weaving in the Diaspora.
Space limited. Seats available first come, first served.
LOCATION:Excelsior - Excelsior Meeting Room CLASS:PUBLIC TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1440M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Event Reminder - Presentation: Filipino Weaving Traditions with Rachel Lozada END:VALARM END:VCALENDAR