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Alice Cappa, Fiber Artist

Alice Cappa, Fiber Artist

Alice Cappa creates wearable and decorative art from natural fibers, integrating a unique expression of color and texture into a traditional craft. Her artwork includes spinning, weaving and dyeing with indigenous fibers and natural dyes and sharing these techniques through educational activities

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Fiber Arts: Spinning and Weaving Demos and Activities

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Program Description

This program covers functional vs. non-functional weaving and demonstrates the entire process from spinning a fiber (raw wool) to dyeing, to weaving. Students receive hands-on experience of wools, yarns, finished items, and may possibly try a little weaving. This program is related to fairy tales, social studies, measuring and formulas, history, and science-simple machinery. Language and

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Program Detail

Program type: Field Trip, Multi-day Residency, Workshops
Artistic Discipline: Visual Arts
Subject: Visual Art
Population Served Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten
Available dates:

Monday-Friday based on availability. Winter is best.

Space / technical requirements:

Pre-/Post-visit Materials: Vocabulary list supplied upon request. All equipment and materials are provided. Storybook and PowerPoint program of sheep are also available. Table and chair, possibly computer/slide projector.

Supporting Materials

Qualifications

Conducts educational programming for 2 or more years: Yes
Provides study guides for teachers and or students: Yes

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  1. I have art supplies I have wanted to share with area school teachers. My daughter had so many middle and high school art instructors who gave her motivation. On hand supplies: beads (seed size to large pieces. Paper, envelopes for card making and declopage, fabric and acrylic paints. Just want to make sure it goes to someone deserving. Lots of people in these articles.

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    • Hi Jeanette: COCA has an "Inspiration Exchange" in front of our office building; you can drop off your supplies there and we can share then with the community. We are at 816 S. ML King Jr. Blvd or email us for more info at info@tallahasseearts.org. So generous of you!

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