I am trying to figure out what Facebook is good for, other than to waste time and write on people's walls like we're back in senior year of high school, yearbooks and ready phrases like "Have a great summer. K.I.T." in tow. I did a search and started becoming friends with art-minded people and organizations. One organization I discovered, as it turns out, is right in my backyard.
Outpost for Contemporary Art is located in Highland Park and develops international art projects and has a residency program. They have a show right now called
Installation 2008. It brings together local artists with local businesses in Eagle Rock -- various artists partnered with store owners on Eagle Rock Blvd. to create site-specific/relevant work in or around the stores. My friend and sometime-cohort Shannon and I did the art walk on opening day 2 weekends ago.
There were some hits and misses, as would be the case in any group show but one of the things that mesmerized me the most was not art but the shop itself.
Pets with Fez is an antique store/weaving studio with all these cool looms in the back. This is where Shannon and I came upon the owner and weaver extraordinaire Babajan, hard (but happy) at work on a loom. How amazing it was to see an old craft like this come alive right before my eyes! It'd be great to learn to make my own rug or even a scarf (there are intricate patterns possible with weaving that would be a nightmare, if possible at all, with knitting or crocheting) ... But who has the time for ancient traditions these days? Especially when bombarded with the all-important sitting around?
I know this amounts to me showing off, and, as far as showing off goes, it's really sad since it's something that happened 4 years ago. Still, I was looking through some old links for some contact info and came across this. I think this piece is the most photogenic things I've made. 
Pets with Fez is an antique store/weaving studio with all these cool looms in the back. This is where Shannon and I came upon the owner and weaver extraordinaire Babajan, hard (but happy) at work on a loom. How amazing it was to see an old craft like this come alive right before my eyes! It'd be great to learn to make my own rug or even a scarf (there are intricate patterns possible with weaving that would be a nightmare, if possible at all, with knitting or crocheting) ... But who has the time for ancient traditions these days? Especially when bombarded with the all-important sitting around?
