New York SAORI-Kai, October 2011

Loop of the Loom weavers gathered this Sunday to share work and inspiration.
Through beautiful and sensitive photographs of Yukako's trip to Senegal and Mali, she shared with all the Weaving in Action SAORI project at a foster home, Daara de Malika, in Senegal. We got acquainted with the incredible work achieved with youth finding an outlet for their creativity through SAORI weaving in such a short period of time. Yukako facilitated the creation of what seems to be an enduring project. The uniqueness of the youth's work as SAORI artists has already made it to a beautiful catalog from the Daara de Malika.
Yukako also shared with all weaving tools, traditions, detailed images of the processes and many stories from West African weaving with particular emphasis on her Indigo dying experience in Mali.



Following the inspiration from West African weaving ways, came the works of the Loop of the Loom students. It was fantastic to witness the diversity of pieces and the versatility of the simplicity of SAORI weaving warped and weft in such intricate, beautiful ways. Wabi-sabi was all over the room as we all shared and marveled at each others work. We even had the serendipitous visit of one of our young weavers who modeled one of the wee dresses presented!



A challenge that takes the SAORI weaving deeper and reaching wider to a weaving community of committed sharing through art, action and unique beauty.




Looping along, Weaving we go!