Shaker Forge Residency & Chef’s Table
Emerging Technology, Traditional Craft, & Mt. Lebanon Shaker Village
Inspired by the Shaker ethos of simplicity of form, community values, and the honesty of utility.
Join us this summer for an exploration of materials and a gathering of craftspeople creating on the emerging edge of technology for a Shaker-inspired residency and Chef’s table feast!
As featured in Stissing World, the newsletter from Chef Clare de Boer.
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Drawing from the Past
Experiments in process with an AxiDraw, a machine that plots from vector lines, allow for explorations of shaker gift drawings with new ways of making.
A Legacy of Shaker Innovation
Presence in the moment & service to the community
Building on the Shaker heritage of craftsmanship and the spirit of place, the Tangible Mind residency fosters a community of innovation, creative transformation and contemplative exchange. Building on traditions of American heritage craft and innovation.
Extending the Shaker ethos that contained in each moment is the beautiful phenomenon of being. This is something that needs no ornament or aggrandizement. We invite visitors to challenge the illusory nature of self and immerse in the present moment.
Artist Spotlight: Allison Parrish
Expanding on a weaving project from 2022 - A hand-woven scarf that mixes Brooks bouquet and plain weave, following a pattern made in Python using a Perlin noise algorithm. Brooks bouquet is a simple finger-controlled lace that involves intentionally wrapping the weft around a bundle of warp threads; Perlin noise is a kind of gradient noise often used to create computer-generated textures and simulated 3D terrain. The fiber is 50/50 cotton/linen from @gistyarn.
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