New Threads Exhibition at Laband Art Gallery

The Laband Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles held a captivating exhibition of contemporary textile-based work entitled New Threads, January 27 - March 17, 2018.
It was my second time on campus, and first visit to the gallery, and navigating the campus was difficult (very bad signage). I believe it was Spring Break -- the only humans I saw were either the maintenance crew zipping around in carts or prospective applicants touring the campus and as lost as I was.

I should have just looked for the yarn bombed trees!

Yarn Bombing Los Angeles

Did these colorful fluffy balls lead me to the location?

Edna Torres, yarn balls installation

No.

Darlyn's yarn bombed bench got me closer.

Darlyn Susan Yee, crocheted bench cover

Yarn Bombing Los Angeles, yarn bombed entry, interior of gallery

Following are some highlights of the exhibition.

Diane Meyer, Class Two (detail), Hand-sewn archival ink jet print

Consuelo Jiminez Underwood, Run, Jane, Run!, Woven cotton, linen, fabric, barbed wire, CAUTION tape

Consuelo Jiminez Underwood, Mendocino Rebozo, Fabric, safety pins, glass beads

Delicious Taste, part of Re-Corded History, Mixed media

Mara Lonner, Privacy Burnout, Silk/rayon velvet devoré with mixed media

James Gobel, I Don't Know If I'm Coming or Going, Felt, yarn, rhinestones, acrylic on canvas

Jasmine Delgado, SFV Fabrication, Screenprint, fabric, embellishments

Miyoshi Barosh, Soft Intervention, Found afghans and polyester fiberfill

Mark Newport, Fman and Argyleman, both Hand-knit acrylic yarn and buttons

Ben Cuevas, Twitterstorm, Knit wool

Aubrey Longley-Cook, Runaway, Hand embroidered cotton thread on cotton cloth, 2 digital animations

Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia, 14 Cetros, Wood and cord
and hanging above Ojo de Dios, Wood, acrylic paint, polyolefin cord

Put a Ring on It, Yarn Bombing Style

My friends over at Yarn Bombing Los Angeles are at it again.

Last year, they covered the Craft and Folk Art Museum with Granny Squares.

This year, they're asking you to Put a Ring On It!

source: Penny Richards via Yarn Bombing Los Angeles

From their website:
"Do you remember the childhood saying, “if you love it so much, why don’t you marry it?”
Inspired by the Beyonce song, Put a Ring on It asks what do you value so much that you would want to put a ring on it? What do you want to highlight in your life, that usually goes unrecognized?
It can be any person, place, or thing. Is there a great old building you’d like to see preserved? A favorite food only your grandmother made? The sunset over the ocean? Don’t just knit a literal yarn engagement ring – we want to see the unexpected and the under-appreciated!
YBLA wants you to put a knit or crochet ring on what you love and take a photo of it. YBLA wants photos of knit & crochet (yarn art, whatever) rings attached to the objects of your love. YBLA wants YOUR story about why you love what you love.
Make a ring, attach it, take a photo, send it to us. Looking for inspiration, or a place to begin? Check out our pattern library.
The introduction of Put a Ring on It will be in a gallery exhibition at the Manhattan Beach Creative Art Center, June 2014. Please send us a picture of your ring by May 1, 2014 to be included in the exhibition."

By the way, my ring-themed link-up is still live. I'm extending the deadline to May 1st, just like YBLA.
It's not just about patterns. Any sort of visual that is ring-like will do!

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