Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2696: Winged Words
Posted on · Episode: 2696 Winged Words: The Homeric Epics as Oral Poetry. Today, classicist Casey Due listens to the Homeric epics.
Tag: weaving
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2435: Arachnophobia and Fabric
Posted on · Episode: 2435 Arachnophobia: A fearful spider spins us a pair of socks. Today, arachnophobia and fabric.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2339: Distaffs and Home Economics
Posted on · Episode: 2339 How women traded their distaffs for a new life. Today, the distaff side.
Houston Matters
Artist Turns Threads from Mexican Serapes into Elaborate Geometric Patterns
Posted on · Artist Adrian Esparza pays homage to his Latino heritage, and symbolizes the way his life has changed, by un-spooling the threads from a Mexican blanket, or serape, and then weaving elaborate geometric patterns onto walls. We learn more about him and his art, which is on display through May 11 at the Houston Center for […]