Added on August 23, 2020 Sasha Krieger capitalism , Lord Byron , Luddite , Ned Ludd , production , Warren Draper

I Work

A History of the Luddite Rebellion

When my work-from-home day concludes at 5 pm, I go to my loom and begin to weave. The transition between different ways of working is informed by my latest obsession, the Luddite Rebellion. Since reading Warren Draper’s essay, “The Shuttle Exchanged for the Sword” in Walking on Lava: Selected Works for Uncivilized Times, I am […]

Added on June 30, 2020 Sasha Krieger colour , dying , loom , OAR , Residency , warping , weaving , wool

I DYE

Natural Dyes and Home Dyeing

I feel like a chemist. I boil plants and simmer wool in dyebaths, waiting with anticipation to see what colours emerge.

Added on May 18, 2020 Sasha Krieger Anni Albers , Lenore Tawney , Madelyn Van Der Hoogt , Mary Meigs Atwater , OAR , online artists residency , Sasha Krieger , Sheila Hicks , Shirley E. Held

I Weave a Metaphor

I Weave a Metaphor

Learning to weave by looking

Exploring textile sketchbooks and pursuing a universal communication system. The newest entry by online resident artist Sasha Krieger.

Added on May 2, 2020 Sasha Krieger COVID-19 , Frida Kahlo , isolation , Matisse , Residency , Sasha Krieger , weaving

I Begin

Meet Sasha Krieger, VANDOC Online Residency Artist

Join OAR artist, Sasha Krieger, as she begins her online residency. She introduces her tool, the loom, making masterpieces in bed, and Castaway.

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