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Erica Littlejohn

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Erica Littlejohn is a Lecturer in the Fiber and Material Studies Department. Working across various media, she explores the nuances of liminal identity and celebrates marginalized histories through archival and found materials. The hybridity of Erica's art confronts the contradictory nature of her identity as a biracial person. In her practice, she simultaneously holds space for inherited traumas while leaving room for healing by learning, reckoning, and celebrating. Erica earned her Bachelor of Arts from Kenyon College and her Master of Fine Arts from SAIC.

Courses

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The computer driven Jacquard goes beyond the limitations of a floor loom by interfacing with a computer to allow for direct control of individual threads. This course explores the historical and conceptual interstices of digital technology and hand weaving through the use of this loom Utilizing Photoshop and Jacquard weaving software, students will realize projects that begin with digital source material and result in hand woven constructions. The strongly debated connection between the Jacquard loom?s use of punched cards and the history of computers will be central to the course, as will the contemporary use of the loom as a new media tool. Studio work will blend work at the computer, weaving on the loom, reading, research and critical discussion.

Class Number

1218

Credits

3

Description

The computer driven Jacquard goes beyond the limitations of a floor loom by interfacing with a computer to allow for direct control of individual threads. This course explores the historical and conceptual interstices of digital technology and hand weaving through the use of this loom. Utilizing Photoshop and Jacquard weaving software, students realize projects that begin with digital source material and result in hand woven constructions. The strongly debated connection between the Jacquard loom's use of punched cards and the history of computers is central to the course, as is the contemporary use of the loom as a new media tool. Studio work blends work at the computer, weaving on the loom, reading, research and critical discussion. A personal laptop computer is required for this course. This course is a continuation of FIBER 3017.

Class Number

1225

Credits

3