Nov Evening Meeting and Program – Velvet a Worldwide Passion with Barbara Setsu-Pickett

A discussion based on Barbara’s research and study of velevet weaving in Italy, France, England, Japan, China, Turkey, India.

About the Speaker

Barbara Setsu Pickett , an Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Art,University of Oregon, focuses her art and research on velvet weaving, shibori, book arts, and natural dyeing.

She has studied velvet weaving in Italy, France, Britain, Japan,China, Turkey, Uzbekistan and India, and has received support from the NEA, FulbrightCommission, Institute of Turkish Studies, Gladys Krieble DelmasFoundation, Rockefeller Foundation/Bellagio, and Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.She and her son run Mihara Shibori Studio and create highly textured silk scarves

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