CLOSED Fiberside Chats: David Johnson August 7th

COLOR AS ENERGY: EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND SPIRITUAL

Please join David Johnson for this Fiberside Chat where he will bring us insight into the physics of light and color in tandem with the spiritual and emotional content that artists express through their work in the symbolic use of color. As a tapestry weaver, David dyes his own yarns using a very structured process creating hue and value gradations. Within this systematic process there is an almost magic quality as yarns absorb dyes and subtle tints, tones, and shades develop. In this Chat David will share his unique view of color as energy and the common thread it carries through emotional, physical and spiritual contexts.

David produces pictorial tapestry, representational work, as well as pattern-oriented work as demonstrated in his Echo Series of tapestry woven carpets. Pictorial works often address social, political, and spiritual themes. David says he views his art as a form of visual communication carrying a message in a way that transcends language. His philosophy as a craftsperson:

“I embody the elements of mind, heart, and hand into my work. Mind refers to expertise in technical and aesthetic areas and the ability to craft unique weavings of beauty and function. Heart speaks to the passion of creating and the belief that something of the human spirit becomes part of the object that is being crafted. Finally, Hand demonstrates the skill a craftsperson must have to manipulate simple materials into an object of form and function. For me weaving is a celebration of the human hand, our most basic tool. It is about being human.”

David has taught workshops in tapestry weaving throughout the United States. Recent teaching includes workshops at the Denver Art Museum, “BreckCreate” in Breckenridge, Colorado and the Intermountain Weavers Conference in Durango, Colorado. Exhibitions include Gender Bend: Women In Wood, Men At The Loom at the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts.

This is a one-time live Zoom Event on Saturday, August 7th at 4:00pm Eastern, 3:00pm Central, 2:00pm Mountain, 1:00pm Pacific.