This Spring 2012, Victoria College of Art welcomes Yesman Post our newest instructor. Yesman will be teaching Introduction To Tapestry 229. The course begins with the construction of a small tapestry loom (materials provided). Yesman spent many years in Barcelona where she was teaching and displaying her tapestry creations. There is limited enrollment in all Fine Arts Textiles classes.
TEXTILES 229 – INTRODUCTION TO HANDWOVEN TAPESTRY, Instructor: Yesman Post. Using portable, small, hand-made looms, this course will introduce you to handwoven tapestry. It will focus on the development of imagery in woven tapestry and will explore basic traditional tapestry techniques. An overall view of tapestry’s historical background, as well as contemporary tapestry, will be presented to you. Upon successful completion of this course, you will have learned the basic design and technical skills necessary to design, weave, and finish a tapestry. Starts Friday, April 13: 9:30 to 3:30 for 12 weeks.
Register today by calling 250-598-5422 or email info@vca.ca for more information.