Emily Winter

Emily had such a beautiful gradient warp!! Thank you for braving the storm with us during your residency :)
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Weaving on: Collin
Joining us from: Chicago 

Tell us about yourself and what led you to the residency?

I am a weaver based in Chicago, the main container for my practice in recent years is The Weaving Mill, an industrial design/production/research/education studio which I cofounded and currently run. But! In the last few years, I've reconnected with Jacquard weaving (which I began working with in grad school at RISD), developing my own lines of inquiry on the TC2 which revolve around experimental warp setups and a painterly exploration of form and light and space and architecture. The residency is such a special opportunity to explore these ideas in a really fluid way.

Have you had any previous experience with Digital Weaving or Jacquard?

Yes! I teach digital weaving at SAIC and last summer I spent a month at the Iceland Textile Center, which is where I got my first taste of putting fun end&end warps on the TC2 :)

Any goals for the residency you'd like to share?

I'm excited to put on this warp and see what happens! One warp system is a 3-color linen gradient, the other is a fine cotton stripe. I'm interested in finding ways of bringing these two planes together in ways both sudden + gradual. The warp is usually the jumping off point for me and I am always glad when the material surprises me. I'm looking for those moments of surprise and a sense that the elements are coming together in an untroubled way, but still singing. And I'm very happy to get to know Praxis and spend some time by another Great Lake.

Connect with Emily via instagram @emmsplinter and @theweaving mill
Website: www.emilyfranceswinter.com
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