Aug 25, 2022 | Reed Foundation
Symbols inspired by Porfirio Gutierrez Students studied the symbols of Porfirio’s Zapotec heritage and how they are designed to be used in weavings. They started with sketches of their own ideas and adapted them into symbols that followed a grid of squares and...
Aug 19, 2022 | Reed Foundation
Porfirio’s parents with one of their family’s weavings. Visit their website at porfiriogutierrez.com. Weavings inspired by Porfirio Gutierrez Porfirio’s Zapotec ancestors have been passing his family’s weaving traditions of using natural dyes...
Aug 19, 2022 | Reed Foundation
Paper Sculpture inspired by BiJian Fan Paper sculptor BiJian Fan learned paper folding and cutting art from his grandmother while growing up in Communist China. With this inspiration, Learning To See students explore the infinite possibilities of a piece of paper...
Aug 12, 2022 | Reed Foundation
Paper Weavings inspired by mixed media artist Christine Morla Having learned Filipino mat weaving as a child from her father, Christine has incorporated these elements into her artwork. Learning To See students learn the basic elements of weaving and explore color,...
