Line Break/Sound and Thread

One night only

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Performance by Robert Gomez

Weaving Installation by Kim Nemeth

The Cotton Wool, 9 S 1st ave, downtown Walla Walla

Two performances, approximately 20 min in length, 5:30pm and 6:30pm

Reservations are required and are free or with donation. Donations of $25 or more will receive a complimentary event poster.

Over the past year, I have been collaborating with local musician Robert Gomez to create a musical work based on a weaving draft. The evening will showcase the work: Robert will perform two new works based on this collaboration - a strict interpretation of a weaving draft as well as one of more nuance - amidst a room-filling weaving installation at the Cotton Wool. 

Growing up, I was trained in classical piano. The many hours spent practicing and performing at the piano developed in me a deep appreciation for music and the effect it has to transport us out of the everyday. 

Having now studied weaving nearly as long as I did piano, I see how the study of music informs my weavings. The weaver's grid and notations – how weavers create pattern and pass them on – is much like a musical score. Even the physical act of weaving, hands in motion while feet pedal/work the treadles, are very familiar to how a piano is played.

This event is an exploration in my own curiosity of these two mediums.

We hope you will join us for this special event. 

 Sponsored in part by the Dan Dunn Memorial Grant through ArtWalla.