Artist's Statement Terri Bibby is a Saori freestyle weaver and designer, creating one-of-a-kind asymmetric clothing, scarves, wraps, bags and wall hangings in the Saori style. In her studio in the woods on Salt Spring Island, Terri offers classes, workshops and retreats and is inspired by the ever changing colours and textures of nature that surround her. She has also had over 1500 people Weave for Peace on beautiful Peace Banners that have been displayed around the world. Terri's background is in traditional weaving, having studied at Grant McEwan and Olds college. In 2005 she discovered the Saori freestyle approach to weaving and has since explored Saori in Canada, the USA and Japan.
About Terri Starting as a teenager and learning from my Grandmother, I have always
had a passionate interest in the fibrearts...from knitting to crochet, beadwork, cross-stitch, etc. When I first took a weaving class in 1984, I knew that this was the thread that tied things together. I jumped right in and joined the Edmonton Weavers' Guild and got involved. After taking courses, workshops and Master Weaver classes at Olds College, I completed many types of weaving for guild sales and by commission. I went on to study Fibre Arts at Grant McEwan Community College until the program was cut back and then cancelled, so unfortunately didn't start soon enough to complete the whole program. In the fall of 2005, after moving to Salt Spring Island, BC, I met a Saori weaver and rediscovered weaving in a new way. Saori weaving encourages expression of self, a freedom of weaving, of colour, texture and fibre that felt like a homecoming. I took a Saori weaving course with Kim Cowley-Adam of Nanaimo and then went to the first Canada-USA SAORI conference in Worcester, MA. I continued my study there with Mihoko Wakabayashi, a member of the SAORI Leader's Committee.
In June of 2007, I went on a trip to Japan to take a SAORI Peace Banner to Hiroshima. I also wanted to explore the roots of SAORI weaving where it started - in Japan. We met Eiji Jo, Kenzo Jo and other family members as well as many other people involved in teaching SAORI weaving. We had a workshop with Kenzo Jo in which he shared many wonderful ideas. It was an amazing trip!
I have since attended the Canada-USA conference in Chaska, MN through Saori Studio "Fun" and had another fabulous trip to Japan. My most recent Japan trip in the spring of 2010 allowed me to spend time in Osaka studying with both Eiji Jo and Kenzo Jo and meeting more fabulous Saori people. We also were there to celebrate Misao Jo's 97th birthday!
Saori weaving is a way to self, to heart and to healing. There are no mistakes, only the joy of creation. I also distribute SAORI Looms in Canada. Please contact me for more information.
- Kim Campbell |
Some Previous SAORI Salt Spring Events
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Salt Spring International Education - workshop for Kobe, Japan students - May 25, 2011
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"Fibres @ the Hill " Exhibit Cedar Hill, Victoria - Vancouver Island Surface Design Association - Nov 2- Nov 28, 2011
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Exhibit "Current Threads" - August 4 - 28, 2010 in Ladysmith, BC
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"Saori Weaving Arts" presentation at the Canadian Art Therapy Conference in Duncan, BC - August 2010
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Visit to Osaka, Kobe & Kyoto, Japan to further study SAORI Weaving - April / May 2010
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International Education - weaving with students from Kobe, Japan - an afternoon workshop
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Featured in a new book "1000 Artisan Textiles"
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Waterfall weaving in exhibits in New York City
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Monthly classes at Knotty by Nature in Victoria, BC
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"Shades of Arbutus - Branching Out" weaving for Eye for Colour Exhbition at ArtSpring on Salt Spring Island, BC. Partnered with elehna de sousa from the Painter's guild
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Saori weaving retreats (and photography retreats) featured in Change Magazine.
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"Peace Weave" at Circles of Peace on Salt Spring Island - event organized by Peace Works!
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"Community Peace Banner" created at the Gibson's Landing Fibre Festival
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"Saori Looms" article for Fibre Focus (a magazine published by the Ontario Handweavers and Spinners guild), Summer 2008 Issue
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Attended the North American Saori Conference held in Chaska, MN
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Victoria Fibre Festival and Knit Out - Saori Workshop, Vendor and Sponsor
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Saori weaving at the Medieval Fair at Phoenix School, Salt Spring Island, BC
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Kahta for Peace - "One thread, One world, One peace" sent to Sendai, Japan for Saori Peace Weaving 2008
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Earth Banner sent to Sendai, Japan for Saori Peace Weave 2008
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International Education - weaving with students from Kobe, Japan - an afternoon workshop
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Earth Banner weaving at Ruckle Park Day, May 4, 2008, Salt Spring Island, BC
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Earth Banner weaving at Earth Day event, Salt Spring Island, BC
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Workshop at GIFTS (Gulf Islands Families Together Society) - March 18, 2008
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Providence Farm Workshops - March 10 & 12, 2008
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'Weaving a Tapestry of Faith' in Chemainus, BC, February 11-15, 2008
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Endless Possibilities with Saori Weaving
February 9, 2008 at Dreamspin, Lake Cowichan, BC -
Saori Garment Design, January 31, 2008
Salt Spring Weavers and Spinners Guild -
Winterfest & Weaving for Climate Change Action Day - at Salt Spring Centre School - December 8, 2007
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Engaging Disability - "Weaving without Boundaries - Workshop at the University of Victoria's Disability Institute, November 9, 2007
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Speaker at the Salt Spring Rotary Club on Peace Weaving and Saori Peace Weave 2007 for Hiroshima, Japan, November 7, 2007
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Peace Weaving with PeaceWorks! at the Salt Spring Centre School on October 24, 2007, the United Nations Birthday
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Program at the Salt Spring Weavers Guild on Saori weaving and Texture, October 18, 2007
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Presentation at the Deep Cove Weavers Guild on Saori weaving and Peace Weaving, September 25, 2007
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Peace Weaving at the Salt Spring Fall Fair, September 15 & 16, 2007 and on International Peace Day, and September 21, 2007
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Peace Banner presented to Somali communities at memorial service for HornAfrik's slain journalists.
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Peace Weaving at Gibson's Landing as part of the Gibson's Landing Fibre Festival, August 17-18, 2007
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Saori Weaving Workshop at Gibson's Landing Fibre Festival - "Endless Possibilties with Saori Weaving", August 15-16, 2007
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Saori weavings in a juried show at the Gibson’s Landing Fibre Festival, August 15-18, 2007
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Saori Weaving Hands-on Demo at the Salt Spring Fibre Festival, July 21, 22, 2007
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Saori Tour of Japan hosted by Mihoko Wakabayashi of Saori Worcester, June 7-21, 2007
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Saori Peace Weave 2007 for Hiroshima, Japan, May 2007 on Salt Spring Island with 150 people participating
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Article for Fibre Focus (a magazine published by the Ontario Handweavers and Spinners guild) on “Weaving for Peace”, December 2006 Issue
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Saori Weaving at the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre in Vancouver, BC, November 2006
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Attended the Saori Canada-USA conference in Worcester, MA in July 2006
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Saori Peace Weaving at the World Peace Forum in Vancouver, BC, June 2006
Terri and Eiji Jo
SAORI Weaving Classes, Workshops, Retreats on Salt Spring Island, BC
SAORI Weaving Looms, Books and Equipment for sale across Canada
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