Laurie Herrick, "Tree of Life," 1969 (1/4 scale front)

The Museum of Contemporary Craft presents Laurie Herrick: Weaving Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. "Portland-based designer-craftsman Laurie Herrick created widely recognized weavings from the 1940s until her death in 1995. This retrospective exhibition explores weaving as a living craft. Selected patterns by Herrick will be available on the web for weavers worldwide to interpret and share via Flickr. Five contemporary artists will participate in Museum residencies, creating personal responses to Herrick's patterns and adding to this traveling exhibition."

Exhibition • March 17 - July 30, 2011
Museum of Contemporary Craft • 724 NW Davis • 503.223.2654

Colorado-based author and educator Elissa Auther will be lecturing on Fiber Over Time: From the Sixties to Now in conjunction with the Laurie Herrick exhibition. "Drawing on her recently published String, Felt, Thread: The Hierarchy of Art and Craft in American Art, Elissa Auther will discuss how Laurie Herrick's weavings fit in historically with the decades in which they were made."

Craft lecture • 6:30-8:30pm • March 17
Museum of Contemporary Craft • 724 NW Davis • The Lab