@SFOMuseum Twitter Posts Tagged KaySekimachiWeaving This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Twitter account. There are 18 posts and this is page 1 of 2. See all the tags or all the Twitter posts that have been archived so far.

A very special thank you to Forrest L. Merrill for making this exhibition possible. See "Kay Sekimachi: Weaving Traditions" on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. https://t.co/6dR9pasyoc #KaySekimachiWeaving #KaySekimachi #weaving This tweet was posted on July 08, 2024.

Sekimachi began to weave more abstract wall hangings in the late 1950s, along with large, semi-transparent room dividers for the open floor plan homes popular at the time. #KaySekimachiWeaving #KaySekimachi This tweet was posted on July 08, 2024.

It is your last week to see "Kay Sekimachi: Weaving Traditions!" Fiber artist, Kay Sekimachi, considered a “weaver’s weaver,” has created an oeuvre of decorative, figurative, and abstract textile art and sculpture that is without parallel. #KaySekimachiWeaving #KaySekimachi This tweet was posted on July 08, 2024.

"I use traditional tapestry techniques modified for my own personal needs. Rather than working in rigid color areas and interlocking weft, I try for a more fluid effect by [using] extra weft inserts and overlapping threads.” —Kay Sekimachi, 1959 #KaySekimachiWeaving #KaySekimachi This tweet was posted on July 08, 2024.

A very special thank you to Forrest L. Merrill for making this exhibition possible. See "Kay Sekimachi: Weaving Traditions" on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 or online at: https://t.co/6dR9pasyoc #KaySekimachiWeaving #KaySekimachi #AAPIHM This tweet was posted on May 15, 2024.

A very special thank you to Forrest L. Merrill for making this exhibition possible. See "Kay Sekimachi: Weaving Traditions" on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. https://t.co/6dR9pasyoc #KaySekimachiWeaving #KaySekimachi #AAPIHM This tweet was posted on May 01, 2024.

A very special thank you to Forrest L. Merrill for making this exhibition possible. See "Kay Sekimachi: Weaving Traditions" on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1 https://t.co/y7scUBG0d4 #KaySekimachiWeaving #KaySekimachi #Weaving #5WomenArtists #WomensHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on March 11, 2024.

After weaving a linen sample, Sekimachi realized she could produce 3D forms using a nylon monofilament material (now commonly known as fishing line) that DuPont introduced in 1959. #KaySekimachiWeaving #KaySekimachi #Weaving #5WomenArtists #WomensHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on March 11, 2024.

Fiber artist Kay Sekimachi’s series of monofilament sculptures began in 1963 as an experiment to weave a wall hanging in multiple, translucent layers. https://t.co/y7scUBG0d4 #KaySekimachiWeaving #KaySekimachi #Weaving #5WomenArtists #WomensHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on March 11, 2024.

A very special thank you to Forrest L. Merrill for making this exhibition possible. See "Kay Sekimachi: Weaving Traditions" on display, post-security, in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. https://t.co/DFAn9I1PQB #KaySekimachiWeaving #KaySekimachi #weaving This tweet was posted on February 06, 2024.

Sekimachi was a prolific maker of paper bowls and other forms in the 1980s–90s; however, she continued weaving, fascinated by the challenges of the loom and drawing inspiration from her Japanese heritage. #KaySekimachiWeaving #KaySekimachi This tweet was posted on February 06, 2024.

During the 1970s, Sekimachi created innovative, off-loom sculptures before starting a series of intricate, loom-woven books and boxes. #KaySekimachiWeaving #KaySekimachi #weaving This tweet was posted on February 06, 2024.