In the summer of 2006, Michael Rohde spent a month traveling in the remote grasslands of eastern Tibet. The visit took him among nomadic yak herders, seldom visited villages and active monasteries. The trip was timed to allow visits to several festivals:  a huge gathering of nomads, a village shaman leading celebrations of the coming harvest and their mountain gods, as well as a horse festival in Litang.

It was a special time, as things are changing. Roads are being built where there were none before, the Chinese are fencing the yak gazing pastures, as well as building houses to settle the nomads.

Based on this experience, Michael created a body of more than twenty-two tapestries, which were recently exhibited at the Janina Monkute-Marks Museum in Lithuania. He will give a presentation with images of the inspirations for the tapestries, pictures of the tapestries and the museum exhibition, and a subsequent exhibition in California.

This meeting will not be in our usual Library meeting spot [the Thurman Casey Library in Walnut Creek], but at a private clubhouse not far from the  library. Please view our web site at:  http://diabloweavers.org for directions to the club house. Our meeting begins at 10 AM, but the speaker will not begin till 11 AM.

Our Monthly Newsletter for updates on all meetings noted below, can be found at:  http://diabloweavers.org/                                         Contact: diablo at cnch.org

Sept. 23, 2011 Sale & Trade at a members home. Please check the newsletter for location.

Oct. 28, 29, 30, 2011 Anita Luvera Mayer:  Program and Workshop  ”Vested Interest/Magic Pouch”. Friday morning meeting as usual with Anita as speaker. The workshop for participants continues in the afternoon, Saturday and Sunday. The workshop is now full.

Nov. 18, 2011 Bonnie Wells as speaker, “My Life in Cloth” Bonnie is an extraordinary dyer and cloth designer.

Jan 20, 2012 Docents from The Lace Museum in Sunnyvale CA will give a one hour presentation on the history of lace. They will bring plenty of examples and ask the audience to bring old lace pieces they would like some information on. This meeting will be held at a private club room rather than the Thurman Casey Library. Directions are in the Guild’s Website:  diabloweavers.org

Feb 17, 2012 Cameron Taylor-Brown will speak on “Color In Cloth:  The Weaves You Want and Why”

Mar. 16 2012 Lillian Whipple will give a program about rep weave

Apr. 20, 2012 TBA

May 2012 This month’s meeting is being canceled in preparation for Conference 2012 which begins on May 18.

June [date to be announced] “Picnic Project” Our annual picnic/ project day at the home of Vilija