Human Loom Workshop with Alyssa Imes
Human Loom Workshop with Alyssa Imes
Come enjoy the process of becoming part of a human loom! This will be an immersive and interactive 1.5-hour workshop in which the artist Alyssa Imes will use both of your arms as part of a loom ped. As the group sits in a circle, Alyssa will loom and knit a fabric from your arms. Slowly the network of knots will start to form a large, circular piece of fabric. The concept behind this performance is that we all are part of this network that weaves each other's lives; if one person were removed from the loom, the fabric would fall apart. This process should be meditative, relaxing, and unifying.
A light lunch will be served in the Collaboratory beginning at 12:00pm. Alyssa will first introduce her practice, and the workshop will start at 12:30pm. Participants and observers are equally welcome. Participants are asked to stay for the duration of the workshop, if possible.
This event is part of NextNOW Fest, a week-long celebration of creativity across the campus that is part of Arts for All and organized by The Clarice.
Artist Bio
Alyssa Imes grew up in Emmitsburg, Maryland and currently lives near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. She received her undergraduate degree (BFA) from Shepherd University in 2018, during which time she created works with communal cast iron and knitted fibres. In 2021, she graduated from the University of Maryland with an MFA, producing a body of work that reflected the ideas of growth after trauma. A polar opposite to her gallery work, her public works are fun, colorful, and vibrant. Most of the works in this series reference floral and growth elements. Across her art practices, the main element of inspiration remains the connections she makes with people and the interactions that follow.
Come enjoy the process of becoming part of a human loom! This will be an immersive and interactive 1.5-hour workshop in which the artist Alyssa Imes will use both of your arms as part of a loom ped. As the group sits in a circle, Alyssa will loom and knit a fabric from your arms. Slowly the network of knots will start to form a large, circular piece of fabric. The concept behind this performance is that we all are part of this network that weaves each other's lives; if one person were removed from the loom, the fabric would fall apart. This process should be meditative, relaxing, and unifying.
A light lunch will be served in the Collaboratory beginning at 12:00pm. Alyssa will first introduce her practice, and the workshop will start at 12:30pm. Participants and observers are equally welcome. Participants are asked to stay for the duration of the workshop, if possible.
This event is part of NextNOW Fest, a week-long celebration of creativity across the campus that is part of Arts for All and organized by The Clarice.
Artist Bio
Alyssa Imes grew up in Emmitsburg, Maryland and currently lives near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. She received her undergraduate degree (BFA) from Shepherd University in 2018, during which time she created works with communal cast iron and knitted fibres. In 2021, she graduated from the University of Maryland with an MFA, producing a body of work that reflected the ideas of growth after trauma. A polar opposite to her gallery work, her public works are fun, colorful, and vibrant. Most of the works in this series reference floral and growth elements. Across her art practices, the main element of inspiration remains the connections she makes with people and the interactions that follow.
Parren J. Mitchell Art/Sociology Building