- Constructing History: Structures and Silhouettes
- Renewable Dreaming
- Woven Art of Indonesia: Makers, Meaning and Significance
- Printed Impressions: Source and Speculation
Constructing History: Structures and Silhouettes
Posted on 2013-05-15
Period dress and reproduction, focusing on the major changes between 1890 and 1930, are the subjects of “Constructing History: Structures and Silhouettes,” an exhibition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Robert Hillestad Textile Gallery that runs through June 28, 2013.
Molly J. McPherson curates this exhibition in partial fulfillment of her thesis work in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design. Donations from Leota Cahall, of Wilber, Nebraska are the driving element in this exhibition. The curator, working with Professor Barbara Trout, identified additional garments from the Historic Costume Collection donated by Katie Best, Meg Lauerman, and the former Teachers College of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The exhibition also features extant garment reproductions from the period. Curator Molly McPherson constructed these garments to facilitate the study of structure and dressmaking techniques prominent at the time. Major fashion changes between 1890 and 1930, and how they relate to clothing choices made by individuals in the Midwest are highlighted in the exhibition. Wedding apparel, athletic wear, and undergarments help illustrate these changes.
A public reception will take place on Friday, May 24, 2013, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., with a gallery talk by Molly McPherson at 7:00 p.m. Additional programming includes a public lecture and reception on Sunday, June 9 following the Friends of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery Annual Meeting. A brief business meeting for the Friends will take place at 2:00-2:30 p.m. in Room 31, lower level of the Home Economics Building followed by a presentation by Janice Stauffer and Dr. Barbara Trout titled "Dressing for I Do, I Do", in Room 11, also on the lower level. The Friends will host a 20th Birthday Reception on behalf of the Gallery from 3:15-4:00 p.m. on the second floor.
The Hillestad Gallery is part of the Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design in the UNL College of Education and Human Sciences. The gallery is on the second floor of the Home Economics Building on East Campus, on 35th Street north of East Campus Loop (map at http://go.unl.edu/j5v). Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. Admission is free. Guest parking is available near the building and metered stalls are located in the Nebraska East Union lot. For more information, call (402) 472-2911 or visit http://textilegallery.unl.edu.
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Renewable Dreaming
Posted on 2013-04-08April 15 - May 3, 2013
Public reception Friday, April 19, 2013, 6:00-8:00 p.m.; Gallery remarks at 7:00 p.m.
Renewable Dreaming is an exhibition that showcases garments and textiles created by undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design. We researched sustainability in different aspects of textile and garment production. This encouraged us to design with sustainability in mind. We are working to have as little an impact on the earth and environment as possible.
Dreams were the springboard upon which we drew inspiration for our textiles and garments. We designed and created the textiles using many different techniques including screen-printing, shibori, and digital printing. Senior design student Anna Mesloh says, “Given an inspiration as personal and thought provoking as a dream I was really able to get inspired throughout the whole process, from textile to garment.” Kendra Morgan also experienced this distinct perspective: “What’s unique about designing the print and garment is that you literally have control over the whole process, from fabric choice and pattern to the final garment design down to the last stitch.”
Lily Hershey states “This class has provided phenomenal instruction on how to create balanced and aesthetically pleasing images and patterns.” We found the creation of original patterns and images to be one of the most exciting parts of design. This exhibition shows over thirty original patterns and designs. Professor and Gallery Director Wendy Weiss taught the textile design course in collaboration with Dr. Barbara Trout, who taught experimental fashion design.
Leah Sorensen-Hayes, digital printing studio assistant, worked with the advanced students to assist them in printing their fabric on the environmentally-friendly high-resolution Mimaki DS1600 digital textile printer. Cutting edge Wasatch RIP software communicates with the printer, which has high-speed print heads and a maximum print width of 63". The printer is housed in a humidity-controlled Digital Textile Printing Laboratory where they also learned how to use a Jacquard SteamJet fabric finisher for optimal dye fixation.
The exhibition will run April 15th through May 3rd. Dr. Gina Causin’s HRTM 489: Advanced Event Operations students will plan and organize a special reception for the friends and family of the designers. The concept and implementation of the reception will also be based on sustainability. All the designers will be present at special reception April 19th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. At 7:00 pm designers will offer gallery remarks.
The Hillestad Gallery is part of the Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design in the UNL College of Education and Human Sciences. The gallery is on the second floor of the Home Economics Building on East Campus, on 35th Street north of East Campus Loop (map at http://go.unl.edu/j5v). Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. Admission is free. Guest parking is available near the building and metered stalls are located in the Nebraska East Union lot. For more information, call (402) 472-2911 or visit http://textilegallery.unl.edu.
Participating student designers and their home towns: Adrienne Anderson, Omaha, NE; Megan Berry, Kearney, NE; Samantha Christenson, San Francisco, CA; Amanda Dendinger, Hartington, NE; Lindsay Ducey, Omaha, NE; Jasmine Gatson, Omaha, NE; Lily Hershey, Lincoln, NE; Anna Mesloh, Deshler, NE; Kendra Morgan, Blair, NE; Kjersti Pollard, Lincoln, NE; Nermin Terzic, Bosanska Dubica, Bosnia and Hercegowina; and Brin Walters, Saline, MI.
Digital design work for fabric printed on the environmentally friendly high-resolution Mimaki DS 1600 digital textile printer housed in the department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design.
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| Lily Hershey | Kjersti Pollard | Brin Walters |
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Woven Art of Indonesia: Makers, Meaning and Significance
Posted on 2013-03-07March 11-April 5, 2013
Public reception, First Friday, April 5, 2013, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, with Gallery talk by Barbara Turner at 6:00 PM.
Special features of the First Friday open evening includes an Open Indigo Sampling Studio with Jay Rich and Barbara Rieke Turner, Room 22, Home Economics Building, April 5, 2:00 – 6:00 pm. Call (507) 382-8306 for details.
Installation View
Installation View
The woven art of Indonesia, with particular attention given to the ikats woven on the archipelagos, will be the subject of an exhibition, “Woven Art of Indonesia: Makers, Meaning and Significance” opening March 11 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Robert Hillestad Textile Gallery and running through April 5, 2013.
Barbara Rieke Turner curates this exhibition in partial fulfillment of her thesis work in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design. She has identified a group of woven materials from her collection and that of Carolyn Kitterer, Lincoln, NE; Ruth Bright Mordy, St. Paul, MN, University of Nebraska State Museum; Textile, Merchandising and Fashion Design Historic Textiles Collection; and private loans. The exhibition showcases the culturally significant weaving methods and materials that pass from generation to generation in the archipelagos of Indonesia. This exhibit is especially rich in images and motifs directly related to the intersection of the millennium-old tradition of textile weaving and the impact of outside forces bringing change to this culture.
Special features of the First Friday open evenings include an Open Indigo Sampling Studio with Jay Rich and Barbara Rieke Turner, Room 22, Home Economics Building, April 5, 2:00 – 6:00. Call (507) 382-8306 for details.
A public reception will take place on First Friday, April 5, 2013, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, with Gallery talk by Barbara Turner at 6:00 PM.
The Hillestad Gallery is part of the Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design in the College of Education and Human Sciences at UNL. The gallery is on the second floor of the Home Economics Building on East Campus, on 35th Street north of East Campus Loop (map at http://go.unl.edu/j5v). Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. Admission is free. Visitor parking is available near the building and metered stalls are located in the Nebraska East Union lot. For more information, call (402) 472-2911 or visit http://textilegallery.unl.edu. School and community groups are welcome. Please call in advance to arrange a tour or download the tour request form from the gallery webpage. A limited amount of funding is available for underwriting bus or van expenses to bring in student groups.
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Printed Impressions: Source and Speculation
Posted on 2013-01-14January 28 - March 1, 2013
Printed Impressions: Source and Speculation, features work by students in textile design courses alongside garments from the Historic Costume Collection of the Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design. The exhibition examines the relationship between an historical garment and the objects they inspire. The Friends of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery will host a public reception for the show First Friday, February 1 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Michael Burton worked with students in "Advanced Design for Printed Textiles" to explore the use of a proprietary source as an inspiration for design. He says “we first examined the difference between copying a design and learning from a design to create something new.” He notes students looked at the intellectual property court case of Fairey vs. A.P. in which a graphic designer used an Associated Press photograph of then candidate Obama. They also explored Andy Warhol’s use of popular culture imagery and how the contemporary Mui Mui apparel brand has used traditional designs in new ways this season. After students gained experience developing their own designs based on a source, they selected garments from the Historic Costume Collection to use as an inspiration for a finished repeat pattern design.
Similarly, students in Wendy Weiss’s “Surface Design on Textiles” referred to a selection of printed garments to develop repeat designs on fabric. They began by interpreting personal sketches into repeat patterns, taking inspiration from UNL's Historic Costume Collection. Several students elected to transform their inspired drawings into 2 and 3 color repeat prints, which are featured in the exhibition.
Eleven garments from the Historic Costume Collection offered students inspiration for this project. Ranging from an 1890's reception gown, to an 1980's sheer dress, each garment is distinguished by the print design of the fabric and the coloration. Highlights from the collection include a Japanese print dress made from eyelash novelty fabric, as well as a mandala-inspired blouse designed by Emilio Pucci.
Leah Sorensen-Hayes, digital printing studio assistant, worked with advanced students in Mr. Burton’s class to train and assist them in printing their fabric on the environmentally-friendly high-resolution Mimaki DS1600 digital textile printer. Cutting edge Wasatch RIP software communicates with the printer, which has high-speed print heads and a maximum print width of 63". The printer is housed in a humidity-controlled Digital Textile Printing Laboratory where they also learned how to use a Jacquard SteamJet fabric finisher for optimal dye fixation. The Ardis James Professorship in Textiles, Clothing & Design funded some of the consumables the students were provided with, including dyes, specially formulated for this application.
Professor Weiss and her students worked in the department’s Surface Design Studios where they make screen prints using textile paints and dyes with stencils they create by hand and print on tables with carefully calibrated measuring systems, locally fabricated at Rivers Metal Products, to insure accuracy.
The Hillestad Gallery is part of the Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design in the UNL College of Education and Human Sciences. The gallery is on the second floor of the Home Economics Building on East Campus, on 35th Street north of East Campus Loop (map at http://go.unl.edu/j5v). Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. Admission is free. Guest parking is available near the building and metered stalls are located in the Nebraska East Union lot. For more information, call (402) 472-2911 or visit http://textilegallery.unl.edu. School and community groups are welcome. Please call in advance to arrange a tour or download the tour request form from the gallery webpage. A limited amount of funding is available for underwriting bus or van expenses to bring in student groups.
Adrienne Anderson, Omaha, Nebraska
Alex Carlson, Omaha, Nebraska
Samantha Christenson, San Francisco, California
Kaitlyn Coufal, Bee, Nebraska
Lindsay Ducey, Omaha, Nebraska
Hannah Flores, Allen, Nebraska
Weifong Gong, Jinan, Shandong, China
Camille Hawbaker, St. Paul, Minnesota
Savannah Ramirez, Papillion, Nebraska
Kelli Schink, Sloan, Iowa
Rachel Smith, Hastings, Nebraska
Ashley Turner, Omaha, Nebraska
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2011.001.035 Japanese floral gown, C. 1970s, donated by Kathryn Lohr. |
2009.000.001 Dress with capelet, C. 1940s, found in collection. |
Digital print on paper Rachel Smith. 2012. |
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