Deana David from Ribbon Candy Hooking will provide interactive workshop
From the Box of Books,
The Alfred Box of Books Library is excited to share that author and founder of Ribbon Candy Hooking, Deana David, will be visiting Alfred on Monday, October 28 at 2:00pm. Deana will present her workshop, “Frost and Frost: A Textile Artist’s Journey of Seasonal Inspiration and Technique,” a perfectly spiced seasonal blending of two iconic Frosts: Edward Sands Frost and Robert Frost.
Edward Sands Frost was a resourceful 19th century tin peddler who saw that women were struggling with the design part of their hooked rugs and decided to start making stencils to help them lay out compositions and make more successful, impressive rugs that were not just functional but pleasing to look at.
Robert Frost, poet laureate of Vermont, is still one of the best-loved poets of all time. His eternally moving poems like ‘The Road Not Taken’, ‘After Apple Picking’, ‘November Guest’, and ‘Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening’ are just a few of his haunting and evocative works.
In this workshop, participants will use stencils to work out compositions to illustrate a handful of Autumn poems. We will work in the style of Edward Sands Frost to create fiber art compositions that illustrate Robert Frost. You will learn more about composition, hear Robert Frost read many of his own poems, and come away with sketches that will make wonderful designs for your future projects.
This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Arts Council for Wyoming County.
Registration for this program is required and can be made by calling the Alfred Box of Books Library at 607-587-9290 or emailing alfred@stls.org.
