Through sponsorship of the Textile Guild, the textile area has had the opportunity to bring various artists to ECU each year.  During the last two years, the following artists were guests at ECU and conducted lectures/workshops in the following processes:

Jen Swearington

An artist from the Ashville, NC area, Jen conducted a workshop in garment construction.

Jan Wutowski

Came to ECU from the Wilmington area of NC gave a workshop in hat construction and design.

Liz Manly

An ECU alumnus presented a workshop on using gut to create three-dimensional structures.

Susan Brandeis is a professor at NC State in Raleigh, NC and in charge of the textile program there.  Susan demonstrated a method of registering repeats for the screen-printing class.

Other artists who have come to ECU include:  Lorraine Glessner, Diedre Sheerrer, Joyce Scott, Jan Myers-Newberry, Josef Baus, Catherine Ellis, and Peg Gignoux,

All of these artists are nationally and internationally known.  Their work is widely exhibited and published and they have taught at such schools as Penland School of Crafts and the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.  Every guest artist brings something unique to the program and each has been generous with his or her time and expertise.

The Textile area brings to ECU approximately two to three artists each year to add to the educational experience of the students within the program as well as the school and community.


SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN FASHION SHOW

During the 2009-2010 school year the students were given the opportunity to design a line of wearable art.  The students were required to have six garments in their line, which had to have a specific theme.  Fashion illustrations were required showcasing all the designs.  The garments then needed to be constructed with fabrics that the students dyed and printed.  The designers were responsible for arranging all the accessories to complete each look as well as finding the models and selecting music to coordinated with the presentation of the line.

In the spring 2010 semester, the textiles area was invited to present this work at the annual fashion show sponsored by the Apparel Merchandising area (AIMO) and held at the Greenville Convention Center.  The evening was a great success.  Our students along with the students from AIMO put together a wonderful event and we have been invited to participate again next year.