Preview: Weavemaker Pro @ The Plaines Project

Opening at 7:00 PM on Friday, June 29, 2012, "Weavemaker Pro" showcases seven fiber artists: all students within, or recent graduates from, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Department of Fiber and Material Studies.  Together they explore the conceptual possibilities of a craft (weaving) developed from sets of tensioned threads strung at right angles to one another.

As encountered during the show's installation at The Plaines Project, 1822 S. Des Plaines St., Chicago, IL, the work of four participating artists--Bryana Bibbs, Krystal DiFronzo, Moira O’Neil, and Melissa Leandro--is depicted in 14 photographs below:


Above: Krystal DiFronzo's "Sad Sack" hanging in basement


Above: Weavemaker Pro installation viewed from basement stair


Above: Moira O'Neil's Johnny Depp


Above: Moira O'Neil and Melissa Leandro


Above: Melissa Leandro


Above: Melissa Leandro, detail


Above: Bryana Bibbs, detail


Above: Bryana Bibbs, detail


Above: Bryana Bibbs and Krystal DiFronzo


Above: Krystal DiFronzo


Above: Bryana Bibbs and Melissa Leandro


Above: Melissa Leandro


Above: Melissa Leandro


Above: Installation in progress at The Plaines Project

"Weavemaker Pro"
Featuring: Bryana Bibbs, Krystal DiFronzo, Susannah Dotson, Cheloie Laggis, Moira O'Neil, Melissa Leandro, and Etta Sandry
June 29 – July 6, 2012
The Plaines Project
1822 S. Des Plaines St.
Chicago, IL
http://plainesproject.wordpress.com/

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Artist's Websites:

http://melissaleandro.com/

http://krystaldifronzo.wordpress.com/

http://ettasandry.wordpress.com/

http://www.moiraoneil.com/

http://fibermaterialstudies.com/advanced_studio/portfolio.php?st=191&p=1895

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Related Fiber Art Posts:

http://paulgermanos.blogspot.com/2011/02/review-anne-wilson-judy-ledgerwood.html

http://paulgermanos.blogspot.com/2011/09/pictorial-el-stitch-y-bitch-antena.html

http://paulgermanos.blogspot.com/2011/08/review-anne-elizabeth-moore-mca-12x12.html

http://paulgermanos.blogspot.com/2011/04/pictorial-sheila-pepe-he-said-she-said.html

http://paulgermanos.blogspot.com/2011/01/review-noelle-mason-thomas-robertello.html

- Paul Germanos