norwin anne:
weaving art


Weaving Art is a creative response to four pieces from the Textile Museum of Canada’s collection, it explores and promotes the traditional art of mat weaving in the Philippines. A digital zine that communicates artistic knowledge from generations of weavers all around the country through visuals and writings. This project translates the story behind these handwoven mats and their cultural significance, while also featuring how it has been reimagined into modern creations.

bianca garcia:
community care with glorious dias


This interview with Jodinand Aguillon is about the community care and creative collaboration that infuses the Manila-based vintage shop Glorious Dias's rework process, where Jodee works with a small team of seamstresses to create new garments from vintage textiles. This rework process doesn't just alter the material construction—it's a multi-layered transformation that activates critical issues through playful creation: a pandemic-era pinafore subverts a symbol of gendered migrant labour. Corsets made from national menswear interrogate the classism in obligations to wear national pride. The malong-inspired mood dress points to the Philippine history of sustainable Indigenous innovations. As a diasporic Filipino artist contributing to Manila's creative ecosystem, Jodee's balikbayan migration disrupts the Marcos-era government-constructed balikbayan tourist identity.

maria patricia abuel:
parol-inspired ornament


Even parol-making has weaving!
This video was made for Wee Asian programming for the 26th Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival in 2022 and encourages viewers to show their festive spirit by creating star ornaments inspired by the parol, a traditional Philippine star lantern.
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