Twenty-eight DFAS volunteers signed up to weave a spectrogram. First, we learned what a spectrogram is. Last fall we started weaving. By the end of spring term most of us […]
Events
Just Listen
This is the first in a series of blogs about the Just Listen project. The Birth of an Idea:Â Many of our weavers are also birders and a frequent topic […]
Terry Olson Exhibit at the Clackamas Arts Alliance Artist Exhibition, Aug 18 – Nov 1, 2026
Terry Olson is displaying a collection of her small tapestries at the Clackamas County Public Services building in the Plaza Gallery. Terry is a tapestry teacher at Damascus Fiber Arts […]
Clackamas Arts Alliance Art Exhibit Sept 1 to Dec 1, 2026Â
You don’t want to miss this opportunity to see our work featured in the Clackamas Arts Alliance Art Exhibit. Our community wove the baskets, bags, bowls, and inkle bands mostly […]
Homage to Audrey Moore 1926-2020
A catalog of the 2024 exhibit at Latimer Quilt and Textile Center, Tillamook, Oregon. Audrey Moore was the founder of Damascus Fiber Arts School, friend and mentor. She wove tapestries, […]
Bev’s Corner: Volunteering at OFFF
DFAS is also involved in a lot of tapestry related activities. Every year volunteers go to the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival (OFFF) at the Linn County Fair grounds in Albany. This […]
DFAS Exhibit at Latimer Quilt and Textile Museum
DFAS and Latimer Quilt and Textile Museum collaborated on an exhibit featuring the Latimer collection of textile tools and 15 handwoven tapestries of some of these tools by DFAS weavers. DFAS […]
The Return of a Valued Tradition
Every summer for many years when DFAS was closed, we had a tradition of going to different homes one day a week, usually Tuesdays, during the ten-week period before the […]
Small Expressions 2023 – A Visit
This blog post is by Jenny Bloom. The week of August 21st, 2023, my husband, Mark, and I headed up to the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Museum in La […]
Congratulations to DFAS weaver Becky Smith
DFAS weaver Becky Smith recently had two of her tapestries accepted by the West Linn Arts and Culture Commission (WLACC) for their Fall Into Art show. This show in the […]