| Priscilla Lowry is a Medievalist & Silk Historian, author, lecturer and designer
LATEST NEWS
Last chance to join one of Priscilla's classes at Auckland University this year. Her last two courses, MEDIEVAL EDUCATION begins on Tuesday 7th September, 10-12 at 1-11 Short Street on the City Campus and SILK; SECRET LIVES, SOCIAL HISTORY, the amazing development of the history of Silk, the Silk Road and all the people involved. It begins a week later on Thursday 16th October 6-8pm in Commerce A, Symonds Street. As it is in the evening Priscilla will bring her wheel and spin some silk, and lots of special examples.
Only a few courses are offerred in the evening, so catch this one if you work during the day.
Enrolment is easy, TELEPHONE 373 7599 EXT 87831 OR 87832, or POST your request to Freepost 5058, Centre for Continuing Education P O Box 92019 Auckland. You can also book on line at www.cce.auckland.ac.nz or go to the 6th floor in building 810 in Short Street and talk to Aija or Jan.
I do look forward to seeing you. There is a limit on class numbers and bookings fill fast so today would be a good day to make enquiries.
Also, there is a whisper abroad that Priscilla will be co-leading a very special TOUR TO CROSS THE SILK ROAD IN CHINA from Shanghai to Tashkent next May 2011 and best of all it will include many of the extrordinary places talked about and illustrated in her Silk: Secret Lives Course, and the Silk Road, Traders and Thieves. Fancy actually seeing the mummies, and the gorgeous silks, and visiting the tombs. Most of these places never feature on Chinese tours, so this is your chance! We are planning to have an information evening on Monday, 18th of October so if you would like to come and find out more, no obligation of course! then email me OR PHONE 09 445 2970 and I will see you get an invitation and more information.
All the series are enormous fun with lots of thought provoking ideas and great discussions. Again they have also been oversubscribed and people have had to go on waiting lists, so do telephone the Continuing Education Department 09 373 7599 to secure your place.
Please feel free to contact me at silkroad39@xtra.co.nz
Priscilla Lowry's SOLO EXHIBITION, SILK: DECONSTRUCTED, RECONSTRUCTED AT NORTHART in Auckland, in November 2008 has now finished and the response was wonderful.
Please feel free to contact me if you saw something you loved, and would like one made especially for you, some jewellery, a silk jacket, a quilt or cushions
LATEST NEWS FROM ST JOHNS PRESS
Priscilla Lowry's first book, SILK:FROM THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS TO THE MIDDLE AGES has recently been republished in an ALL NEW SECOND EDITION. Also available is the second book in the series, THE SECRETS OF SILK: FROM TEXTILES TO FASHION. The third book, WORLD SILK is in preparation at this time. You can find more information on the books and a link to order them in this website or email her at silkroad39@xtra.co.nz for more information.
Priscilla Lowry's background is in teaching and for many years she owned Gallery St John in Remuera in Auckland specializing in wearable art in silk.
She gained her BA from Auckland University, majoring in Art History and Education and her Masters in Medieval History from London University. For the first seven years in London she was the Director of the Schuster Gallery, which specialized in antique prints, antiquarian books and her special area of expertise, Medieval Manuscripts. It was her experience and academic work that led to the publication of her books on the history of Silk, both published in the UK.
The period at the Schuster Gallery was followed by full time teaching and lecturing on silk all over the UK. She included demonstrations of identifying, spinning and working with different silks and a fashion parade of her original designs for handspun, knitted and dyed silk garments as part of the lively programme.
She traveled extensively to China, India, Thailand, Korea, France and Italy in search of sericulture and on her regular trips backwards and forwards to New Zealand, she was the guest speaker and directed workshops in the US, Canada and Thailand.
Increasingly, since her permanent move back to New Zealand she has been teaching at Auckland University on many aspects of Medieval History as well as being invited to lecture and give workshops around New Zealand and at major Fibre Festivals. These include Masterton in 2004 and Taradale in 2006, the Selector at the Creative Fibre Exhibition in Wellington 2005 and the New Zealand Fibre & Fleece Fashion Awards and Exhibition in Opotiki 2006, and Convenor of the Fashion Parades at the Home Show in Auckland. Her solo exhibition was at NorthArt in Northcote in Auckland and intitled SILK: DECONSTRUCTED. RECONSTRUCTED. She continues to be the guest speaker and give workshops to Spinning and Weaving Guilds, Embroiderers, Lacemakers, Patchwork, Quilters, U3A, Probus, Rotary and at other public events.
For more information about her books and topics for the talks and workshops, please contact her at silkroad39@xtra.co.nz
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