Dream Weavers: Unspooling the meaning of “Thread” at El Camino College
Unspooling the meaning of “Thread” at El Camino College “Vasilisa in L.A.,” by Peter Liashkov We’ve all heard the expression, “hanging on by a thread,” which can refer to one’s job, one’s marriage, or one’s mother-in-law at the hospital. This somewhat ominous use of the word “thread,” since it’s also the title of the current fiber-centric show in the Art Gallery at El Camino College, should be countered with one that’s more uplifting, for example an apt line from The Upanishads: “Thread connects this world with the next and all beings to one another.” There, that’s better, and certainly more positive. And “Thread,” which has its opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, is a positive and creative show. Threading the needle Dawn Ertl with her installation piece, “Long Term, Short Term, Relationships.” Photo Asked about the exhibition, the gallery’s director and curator Susanna Meiers doesn’t mince words: “Dawn Ertl was the inspiration for the show. I’ve known Dawn for a long time and I highly regard her and her work, and I was very interested to see what we could do together.” Ertl’s work, in this case an installation comprised of suspended, open-weave, thread…
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