Strange
Material: Storytelling Through Textiles
Published by Arsenal Pulp Press
On sale October 2014 in print & digital editionsTrade paper | 8in x 8in | 272pp | $24.95
“Weaving
a tale” or “dropping a thread” take on new meaning
when we view textiles as more than functional objects.
when we view textiles as more than functional objects.
Strange
Material: Storytelling Through Textiles explores how clothing and
other functional items made with fabric are transformed into narrative-based
artworks. Including a range of genres— memoir, cultural fables, pictorial
histories, wearable fiction, political manifestos, narrative retellings, and
poetic verse—and featuring artists from the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, and Germany, Strange Material inventively illustrates the
process of writing narratives with a needle instead of a pen, dye rather than
ink, cloth in place of paper. Crafters use techniques such as batik, stitching,
fabric painting, knitting, crochet, and weaving to unfold their stories.
With
beautiful images, provocative interviews, and helpful instructions to prompt
your own textile storytelling project, Strange Material will inspire
creativity through needle and fabric.
This October, Leanne will embark on a North American book tour with fellow
author-designer-makers Betsy Greer (Craftivism) and Kim Werker (Make It Mighty
Ugly!). Together they'll visit San Francisco, Oakland, Portland, Seattle,
Vancouver, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington, DC.,
visit the following page to learn more including some very exciting special
guests!
http://45thparallel.tumblr.com/post/88320280411/make-your-voice-heard-the-intersection-of-craft
Leanne Prain is a knitter and the
author of Yarn Bombing: The Art of Knit
and Crochet Graffiti (with Mandy Moore) and Hoopla: The Art
of Unexpected
Embroidery. A professional graphic designer, Leanne holds degrees
in creative writing, art history, and publishing. She lives and crafts
in Vancouver, BC, and can be found at leanneprain.com or on Twitter @LeannePrain.
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