Meeting w/ Jennifer Moore, "Mathemagical Design: Geometry in Textiles"

15107 Vanowen Street,Los Angeles CA 91405

11 March, 2023

Description

Since ancient times, human beings have observed the world around them and found recurring patterns in nature. The Golden Proportion, the Fibonacci Series, symmetry movements, tessellations, and fractals are some of the mathematical ideas that have found their way into art and architecture for thousands of years. In this slide show we will see examples of how these ideas have been used throughout history, various cultures, and particularly in contemporary fiber art. About Jennifer Moore: Jennifer Moore received her MFA in Fibers from the University of Oregon, where her area of specialization was exploring mathematical patterns and structures of music in doubleweave wall hangings. She has exhibited throughout the country and overseas and received numerous awards for her work. She has been featured in numerous publications and is the author of the recently released The Weaver’s Studio: Doubleweave. Jennifer lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico and travels throughout the world to study weaving and teach workshops. This free lecture will follow the regular March meeting of the Southern California Handweavers' Guild, including a show and tell with members' recent work. For those wanting a more in-depth exploration, Jennifer will be teaching a workshop in the afternoon on March 11 and all day March 12. Separate registration, with a fee, is required and available on Eventbrite. LOCATION: Health Education Center, Valley Presbyterian Hospital (VPH) is located at 15107 Vanowen Street, Van Nuys, CA 91405 between Sherman Way to the north and Victory Blvd. to the south; Sepulveda Blvd. to the west and Kester St. to the east. If you're using Google Maps or another GPS system, follow directions to the Valley Presbyterian Hospital Noble Street Parking Garage. There is street parking in the surrounding neighborhood or you can use the hospital's Noble Street parking garage and we will validate. Avoid spots marked “physician.” You are most apt to find parking on the lower or basement levels. Be sure to note where you are, because the lot can be confusing. (Each floor is marked by a color but the spaces are not numbered.) From the parking garage, take the elevator up or down to the ground level and walk across Noble St. to the Hospital campus. Continue walking past the Southern California Orthopedic Institute (SCOI) building on the left. Go a short distance further until you reach the Health Education Center on the left. Just past SCOI there is a ramp, which takes you down to the Health Education Center entrance. A little further on there are steps leading to entrance. Once inside, the Library is down the hall to the left.