Website: https://www.natalieboyett.com/
Natalie Boyett is a visual artist who works in two and three-dimensional media. She is the founder and head instructor of The Chicago Weaving School, where she teaches the art and craft of handweaving. The school is celebrating its 20 years of ongoing loom weaving classes and basketry workshops. With a Master of Fine Arts in Fiber from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as a friendly supporter of her local weaving guilds, Natalie enthusiastically embraces the full spectrum of weaving practices from “high art” to lovingly handmade dishtowels. Her goal is to make you self-sufficient, confident, and in flow with your creative practice.
IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL LECTURE: Tues, March 4: 9:30 am (CT): Tradition Inspires Exploration
The forms, motifs, and techniques of traditional fiber crafts are taught and passed from generation to generation and become expressions of a culture. Fiber artists will often take these traditional forms as the starting point of an evolving exploration of individual expression. Natalie Boyett’s lecture will present an overview of fiber art of the past fifty years whose seeds begin with craft and tradition. Using individual artists as examples, Natalie will talk about their process of discovery and show the steps that led to their unique visions.
