TEXTL-1000-3: Introduction to Textiles
Spring 2021
- Subject: Textiles
- Type: Studio
- Delivery Mode: Online
- Level: Undergraduate
- Course Dates: January 25, 2021 — May 09, 2021
- Meetings: Thu 6:00-08:55PM, Online - FA-14
- Instructor: Joshua Faught
- Units: 3.0
- Enrolled: 7/12
Description:
This course is an introduction to a wide range of textile arts including surface design, fiber sculpture, and weaving. Students learn hands-on processes such as twining, plaiting, knotting, needle felting, stamping, coiling, and hand weaving. After initial experimentation with time-honored techniques, students are encouraged to push the boundaries of the media, using both traditional and non-traditional materials. In addition, this class investigates cultural and historical underpinnings of these techniques, providing a springboard for the development of contemporary practices. Students from all disciplines are invited to explore the unique physical properties and conceptual principles of textiles: the three-dimensional potential of fiber construction; the meaning and metaphor of material; the philosophical nature of time investment; and the narrative capacity of cloth.
Online course sections will be delivered with both asynchronous and synchronous components as outlined in the course syllabus. Required online synchronous meeting times are listed as the meeting pattern for this course section.
Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites:
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