THE RIVERWALK WEAVING

A Public Street Weaving Project

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The Riverwalk Weaving was a participatory, site-specific installation that invited the public to connect with the land and one another through hands on weaving.

Located on a bridge crossing the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, CA, artists Nora Grant and Melody Overstreet invited people to weave into the metal posts. Turning the metal posts into a warp, the bridge turned into a massive loom that welcomed observation, touch, and human connection.

Thanks to generous donations from community members, we wove wove with yarn that mirrored the colors in the river's native ecology: rusty buckwheat reds, golden poppy yellows, shady bay leaf greens, and morning sky blues.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Riverwalk Weaving project was funded with an artist grant from the Santa Cruz County Art Council. Yarns were donated by these warm souls: The Fabrica, Yarn Shop Santa Cruz, The UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences, The Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild, The Santa Cruz County Art Council, Jenifer Neel, Stacey Grant, and Ann Dizikis.