Barbara J. Walker
HGA Master Weaver
Fiber Artist

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 Publications | ExhibitionsResumé

Published Articles

2007

"20 Years and 2000 Cards."  Complex Weavers Journal, October

"Doubleweave Plus: Patterning with an Extra Warp." www.handwovenmagazine.com,  January/February

2006

"Double, Double Toil and Trouble' Runner."  The Best of Weaver's: The Magic of Doubleweave 

"A Summer Runner in Lace and Supplementary Warp." Handwoven,  May/June

2005

"Hot Summer Colors." Handwoven, May/June

2004

"Less is More: Understated Elegance in a Scarf." Handwoven,  March/April

2003

"Check(er)mate: Double Duty Table Runner." Handwoven,  September/October

"For Starters - Eye Candy in the Yarn Store." Handwoven, May/June

"Confetti Napkins." Handwoven, March/April Cover photo

2002

"Copper Tones: a Scarf for All Seasons." Handwoven,  November/December Cover photo

"One-Day Rug." Handwoven, March/April

2001

"Hearts Afire." Handwoven, September/October

"Half-Tones in Turned Overshot." Complex Weavers Journal, May

"Advancing Twill Meets Plain Weave." Handwoven, March/April

"Breaking Murphy's Law: A Guide to Giving Presentations." Complex Weavers Journal, January

2000

"Mixing Lace with a Pattern Warp." Handwoven, November/December

"Log Cabin with a Supplementary Warp." Handwoven, May/June

"Learning Exchange: Two Basic Scarf Finishes." Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Winter

"Turned Overshot."  Complex Weavers Greatest Hits, page 60.

1999

"Name Drafting: 'Madelyn's First Handwoven.'" Handwoven, November/December

"Right From the Start." Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Summer

"Learning Exchange: Turned Overshot." Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Summer

"Shadows and Socks." Weaver's, 44

"Yarn-Painted Scarf." Weaver's, 43

1998

"'Double, Double Toil and Trouble' Runner." Weaver's, 40

1997

"Patience, Persistence, Precision." Weaver's, 38

1996

"Cut, Squish, Combine, Paste." Weaver's, 32

"Pushing the Limits of Four." Weaver's, 31

1995

"One Shuttle - Two Weaves...Simultaneously!" Weaver's, 29

1993

"One Shuttle, Two Warps." Weaver's, 22

1992

"Rediscover Monk's Belt." Weaver's 19

1989

"The COE and Me." Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Spring

 

Invitational and Juried Exhibitions               

2008 Living with Beauty: Handwoven Textiles for the Home; Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO
2007 Summer Faculty Invitational Exhibition; Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg,TN

2006

Two ply-split baskets selected for Lark Books'500 Baskets

Crafts National 40;Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, State College, PA

Spring Faculty 2006 Invitational Exhibition; Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

2005

A Weaver's Dozen; BKB & Company, Tacoma, WA

Summer Faculty 2005 Invitational Exhibition; Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

2004

Craft Forms 2004; Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

Fine Contemporary Crafts; Artspace, Raleigh , NC

Beyond Tradition: Contemporary Ply-Split Fiber Sculpture; Contemporary Crafts, Museum and Gallery, Portland, OR

Looking Forward, Glancing Back, Northwest Designer Craftsmen 50th Anniversary; traveling exhibition

Crafts National 38; Zoller Gallery, Penn State University  

Summer Faculty 2004, Invitational Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

2003

Art to Wear 2003; Larson Gallery, Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima , WA

2002

Phosphorescence; Convergence 2002, Vancouver, BC; awarded Second Place

Cross Currents; Convergence 2002

Summer Faculty 2002 Invitational Exhibition; Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

2001

Fiber Celebrated '01; Nora Eccles Harrison Museum, Utah State University, Logan, UT; awarded Handweavers Guild of America Award of Merit

Art to Wear 2001; Larson Gallery, Yakima Valley Community College

2000

Crafts National 34; Zoller Gallery, Penn State University

 

Paper/Fiber 22; ARTS Iowa City, Arts Center and Gallery, Iowa City , IA

 

Rags 2000 Wearable Art Show; Tacoma, WA

1999

National Crafts 1999; Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA

 

Arrowmont National 1999; Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

 

Art to Wear 1999; Larson Gallery, Yakima Valley Community College; awarded best use of color and texture

1998

Overtones; Convergence 1998, Atlanta , GA

 

Resumé

1993 to Present

Workshop and/or seminar teacher for guilds in (chronological order): Atlanta, GA; Boulder, CO; Waterford, VA; Memphis, TN; Colorado Springs, CO; Tulsa, OK; Minneapolis, MN; Olympia, WA; Boise, ID; Las Vegas, NV; Iowa City, IA; San Diego, CA; Norfolk, VA; Milwaukee, WI; Woodstock, IL; Tulsa, OK; Salt Lake City, UT; Connecticut; Rhode Island; Houston, TX; Portland, OR; Eugene, OR; Seattle, WA; Indianapolis, IN; Santa Rosa, CA

2007 Summer faculty, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
2006

Examiner (juror) for Handweavers Guild of America's Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving, Seattle, WA

Seminar teacher, Complex Weavers Seminar

Spring faculty, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN

2005

Summer faculty, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

Juror, Oregon State Fair, textile division

Seminar teacher, Association of Northwest Weavers' Guilds and Midwest Weavers conferences 

Workshop teacher, Fiber in the Forest and Florida Tropical Weavers Guild conferences

2004

Seminar teacher, Complex Weavers Seminar 2004

Summer faculty, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

Workshop teacher, The Association of Guilds Spring Weaving Course, Devon, England

2003

Seminar teacher, Association of Northwest Weavers' Guilds conference

Workshop and seminar teacher, Handweavers, Spinners, and Dyers of Alberta conference

Juror, Salem Art Fair and Festival, Salem, OR

2002

Examiner (juror) for HGA's Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving, Iowa City, IA

Summer faculty, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

Seminar teacher, Complex Weavers Seminar 2002

Workshop and seminar teacher, Convergence 2002

Workshop and seminar teacher, Conference of Northern California Handweavers

2001

Workshop and seminar teacher, Association of Northwest Weavers' Guilds conference

2000

Seminar teacher, Convergence 2000 and Complex Weavers Seminar 2000

1999

Selected by jury for membership in Northwest Designer Craftsmen

Featured speaker, workshop teacher, and juror, New England Weavers' Seminar (NEWS)

Teacher for HGA's Learning Exchange

1998

Seminar teacher, Complex Weavers Seminar '98

1995

Selected for membership in Cross Country Weavers

1994-
    1998

Reviewer of thesis proposals for HGA's Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving

1994

Examiner (juror) for HGA's Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving, Houston, TX

1990

Awarded HGA's Master Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving

1984 MA  Central Michigan University
1976 BS  Colorado State University

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