Saturday, July 31, 2010

 Welcome to JGK Designs. Enter a world of woven art. I have woven and consulted in the fiber arts in the Caribbean,  America, and for the past then years, in Kenya.  Enjoy articles on traditional weaving in Kenya.   Learn about weaving communities I work with through articles in my blog.  Gain insights into what is involved in creating selected pieces of my art.  Karibu Sana.


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 Announcements
Design and Drafting Workshop, Rongai, Kenya 10-12 March 2010 - Friday, February 26, 2010

The long awaited Design and Drafting Workshop will be held on March 10-12, 2010 at Beacon of Hope, Ongata Rongai, Kenya.  This three day workshop will cover design progressions, proportions, name drafting, profile drafting and network drafting.  If you are interested, please contact me.  We are limited ot 12 looms and therefore 12 participants.  I hope to see you there.  Janice

 
Janice's Blog - Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Visit my Blog where you can keep current with what I am doing, with developments in the fiber arts in Kenya and beyond.  

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Inspiration to Art - Thursday, January 07, 2010

Get acquainted with the new format and features of my site. I have included an Inspirations section under Art where I go into detail about the motivations behind and techniques and fibers used in specific works. This I will populate with more pieces as time allows. 

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 Recent Happenings

The Weaver’s Guild of Greater Baltimore just published their book: Sixty Scarves for 60 Years.  The sales of this book have been great and the monies go to nonprofit causes.   Those of us, who wove a scarf for this book, participated in a random scarf exchange at the January 2010 meeting. WGGB members have been supportive of my work in Kenya with weavers and spinners here. Lanna Ray, a WGGB member, arranged through her friend Susan in Washington State, the donation of a spinning wheel to Njabini Woolspinning Workshop. On our way back to Kenya through Germany, Herrn and Frau Friedrich gave me a donation for Beacon of Hope. Talk about globalization! Each person how helps, even a little bit, really makes a difference in the quality of life of the beneficiaries here.

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