The 6pm Pre-Meeting:
This virtual event TBA

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If you have an idea or suggestion for a future upcoming pre-meeting program contact
Marguerite Wolfe to discuss your presentation and available dates.

Upcoming Meetings:

November 22: Jeannet Leendertse
basketry with seaweed
December 20: Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi
quilt historian
January 17: Julia Bland, weaver
February 21: TBD
March 20: TBD
April 17: TBD
May 15: Joell Baxter
printed & woven paper installations
June 19: Members’ Show

VIRTUAL MEETING
JEANNET LEENDERTSE
NOVEMBER 15, 2023 aT 7PM
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“Having grown up on the Dutch shore, my fiber work now responds to the rugged coast of Maine, where I find sculptural form in the landscape and its creatures. Exploring the concept of belonging, I develop work that feels at home in this marine environment.

Born in The Netherlands, I spent much of my childhood crafting with fabric, using my grandmother’s hand-crank sewing machine. I chose to study graphic design, and at 27 left for New York in search of an internship. After completing my degree cum laude, I moved to the Boston area and became an award-winning book designer. Several years ago I turned my focus again to textiles.

I grew up on the coast in the province of Zeeland [Sea-land], and discovering The Blue Hill Peninsula of Maine felt in many ways like coming home. Even though the landscape is different, the smells, sounds, and wildlife are familiar. As I started spending large parts of the year in this incredible area, my Shibori and knit work evolved to echo its ancient landscape and marine life.

As an immigrant, my Dutch culture and heritage are always with me, while I continue to make this new environment my home. Adaptation and reflection are ongoing. My fiber process brings these outer and inner worlds together.

As a crafts person, I feel a strong responsibility to consider my materials, and what my creative process will leave behind. This past year I started foraging seaweed—in particular Rockweed—to work with. I discovered the amazing benefits this natural resource provides. Seaweed not only creates a habitat for countless species, it sequesters carbon, and protects our shoreline as our sea levels are rising.

My work grows from coastal impressions and material experimentation. It takes on a new life when moved out of the studio and placed back in its natural environment. It is this feedback that keeps me going.”