Dorothy Trowbridge
Bard College
Project
Wool: A Tactile Tradition of Meaning and Ritual
Iceland, Scotland, Peru, Chile, Nepal, Laos
I will experience a varied landscape of communities that perform the stages of the wool process from its conception in shearing and carding to its elaborately woven designs. From islands populated almost solely by sheep and their farmers to Buddhist communities of dyers and weavers who come together for social change, I will experience first hand the intimacy of working with my hands alongside others who value the ancient, healing, and transformative practice of wool.