Bonus Program – Design for Weave with Sound and Rhythm

Taught by Cally Booker

Program Overview

The sounds of our environment can be a rich source of inspiration, but how exactly do we take that inspiration to the loom?

In this program, Cally will introduce the principles of sound-inspired weaving, sharing her experience of incorporating sound into weave design through the Aural Textiles project and beyond.

From 2018 – 2021 Cally was a contributor to the Aural Textiles project, capturing the sounds of the Scottish landscape and investigating ways of using them to inspire textile design in solo and collaborative projects. She has continued to use and develop these processes in her personal creative practice.

About the Artist

Cally Booker lives and weaves in Dundee on the east coast of Scotland. She is drawn to places at the edge, where land and water meet, and in her work explores lines and boundaries, positive and negative, using multi-layered structures which hide and reveal. She achieves this by combining digital design tools with the slow processes of hand-dyeing and hand-weaving.

From 2018 – 2021 Cally was a member of the Aural Textiles project, researching ways of incorporating sound as a design source into her creative practice. Cally’s work has been exhibited around the UK and internationally. She is a member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen and a past president of Complex Weavers.

Artist’s website:  Cally Booker

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