Charllotte Kwon of the Vancouver-based Maiwa Foundation will present the December program of the Whatcom Weavers Guild on Dec. 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at St. James Presbyterian Church’s lower level meeting room at 910 14th St. in Bellingham. Admission is free.
Charllotte will discuss the work the Maiwa Foundation, which ranges from teaching natural dye workshops in Morocco, Ethiopia, Mexico and India to product design and costing workshops throughout India, Turkey, Laos. The Maiwa Foundation has as its purpose eradicating poverty in rural villages by promoting the economic self-sufficiency of the artisans living in such villages. This lecture is a journey of textiles, processes, projects and inspiration.
Charllotte is the owner of Maiwa Handprints Ltd. and the director of the Maiwa Foundation. Through Maiwa, Charllotte also runs a textile archive and research library located on Granville Island.
Under her direction Maiwa has produced four documentary films and a number of print publications. She also guides Maiwa’s substantial web presence.
Charllotte travels extensively each year to research handcraft and to supplement her extensive natural dye knowledge. She teaches natural dyeing classes to artisans around the world.
For further information about the Whatcom Weavers Guild, visit www.whatcomweaversguild.org or contact Sheri, info@whatcomweaversguild.org or 360-961-4956.