Art4Libraries Project

Art4Libraries Project Anna Carll & Claire Vassort have teamed up to teach free art classes through the Cherokee Regional Library System.

See additional information for class dates, times and locations. Art brings healing and hope in difficult times, come join us to make art and connect with one another…

Anna Carll and Claire Vassort will teach free three-hour workshops in February and March that will lead to art installations in all libraries of the Cherokee Regional Library System. These community pieces will be installed in the

summer of 2021. Anna will implement the “Collage Your Way” program and Claire “The Silky Way” program. Their collaboration aims to bring their own art practice, collage and silk painting, to the public in these free workshops. Be ready to wear a mask and to respect social distancing! Contact the Chickamauga, LaFayette, Rossville or Trenton libraries to sign up (spaces are limited and registration is required). Event Partners:

Special thanks to the Georgia Council for the Arts & The Lyndhurst Foundation for making these art classes possible. Cherokee Regional Library System

Chickamauga Public Library Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chickamaugalibrary

LaFayette-Walker County Public Library Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lafayettewalkerlibrary

Dade County Public Library Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/dadecountylibrary/

Rossville Public Library Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/rossvillepubliclibrary/


Calendar of classes:


Silk Painting with Claire Vassort - The Silky Way

Saturday, February 6th 10-1pm at Chickamauga Public Library
Thursday, February 11th 4-7pm at Chickamauga Public Library
Saturday, February 13th 10-1pm at Chickamauga Public Library

Saturday, February 20th 10-1pm at LaFayette-Walker County Public Library
Thursday, February 25th 4-7pm at LaFayette-Walker County Public Library
Saturday, February 27th 10-1pm at LaFayette-Walker County Public Library

Saturday, March 6th 10-1pm at Dade County Public Library
Thursday, March 11th 4-7pm at Dade County Public Library
Saturday, March 13th 10-1pm at Dade County Public Library

Saturday, March 20th 10-1pm at Rossville Public Library
Tuesday, March 23rd 4-7pm at Rossville Public Library
Saturday, March 27th 10-1pm at Rossville Public Library


Paper Collage with Anna Carll - Collage Your Way

Saturday, February 6th 10-1pm at LaFayette-Walker County Public Library
Thursday, February 11th 4-7pm at LaFayette-Walker County Public Library
Saturday, February 13th 10-1pm at LaFayette-Walker County Public Library

Saturday, February 20th 10-1pm at Chickamauga Public Library
Thursday, February 25th 4-7pm at Chickamauga Public Library
Saturday, February 27th 10-1pm at Chickamauga Public Library

Saturday, March 6th 10-1pm at Rossville Public Library
Tuesday, March 9th 4-7pm at Rossville Public Library
Saturday, March 13th 10-1pm at Rossville Public Library

Saturday, March 20th 10-1pm Dade County Public Library
Thursday, March 25th 4-7pm Dade County Public Library
Saturday, March 27th 10-1pm Dade County Public Library

Annnddd...(drum roll here) that's a wrap! The final set of the Art4Libraries community mural weaving's are installed in ...
08/05/2021

Annnddd...(drum roll here) that's a wrap! The final set of the Art4Libraries community mural weaving's are installed in Trenton! What a joyous adventure this massive collaboration has been. To all the participants, library managers, and my pal and colleague, Claire Vassort, I couldn't have chosen better partners for this fun and lively project. Your grace, talent and patience are greatly appreciated as well. Be sure to go by and see the culmination of your efforts and view how beautifully your communities are woven together in color and strength.

A special thanks to the Georgia Council for the Arts and the Lyndhurst Foundation for their generous funding to make this project happen, and to the Cherokee Regional Library System for their foresight and leadership in our joint endeavors.

Wishing you all the very best,
Anna Carll & Claire Vassort
2CREATE Team

Woohoo!!! The Trenton community mural weaving's will be stitched together today and installed tomorrow! What an adventur...
08/03/2021

Woohoo!!! The Trenton community mural weaving's will be stitched together today and installed tomorrow! What an adventure its been working with all the library communities in the Cherokee Regional Library System. The amount of talent that's been displayed in this project has delighted and humbled me.

Stay tuned for the final install shots of this wonderful project that I've shared with my pal and colleague, Claire Vassort—we're the 2CREATE Team. I couldn't have asked for better partners in this project and I am thrilled and somewhat sad to be wrapping this journey up.

All the best,
Anna Carll

Woohoo! All the Trenton A4L collages have been triaged (fully glued down) & top-coated, paired top-to-bottom and glued t...
07/26/2021

Woohoo! All the Trenton A4L collages have been triaged (fully glued down) & top-coated, paired top-to-bottom and glued together to create the paper columns that will now be cut into strips. The next step then will be to rearrange and do the reconciliation process—who knows where the sections will end up! This process is intuitive, and to me, the most fun part of the weaving's.

Stay tuned for the final updates to this fabulous project. I have loved collaborating with my pal, Claire Vassort, and all the library communities in northwest Georgia. Thanks to all those who have participated!

All the best,
Anna Carll

Woohoo!!! The Rossville Public Library community mural weaving's are installed! What a talented library community that p...
07/21/2021

Woohoo!!! The Rossville Public Library community mural weaving's are installed! What a talented library community that participated in this wonderful Art4Libraries Project. I couldn't have asked for better partners in this endeavor and I have really enjoyed working in collaboration to weave these collective collages together. Thanks to all of you who participated.

Next up is the Trenton Public Library's efforts which will finish out the entire project so stay tuned!

All the best,
Anna Carll

Good morning! I'm heading into the final phase of these two gorgeous community mural weaving's for the Rossville Public ...
07/16/2021

Good morning! I'm heading into the final phase of these two gorgeous community mural weaving's for the Rossville Public Library. The weft is in place and today I'll do the punch out—this is where I make the holes for the stitching process and tomorrow I'll be stitching these together for an installation next week! So stay tuned...the final batch of weaving's are the Trenton Public Library's collages and I can't wait to get those started...

All the best,
Anna Carll

Good morning! I've made considerable progress on the base art for the two community mural weaving's for the Rossville pu...
07/10/2021

Good morning! I've made considerable progress on the base art for the two community mural weaving's for the Rossville public library. Such exuberant collages to work with—a very talented library community indeed! I'll be starting on the golden weft strands on Monday and should be moving towards installing these fabulous pieces the week of the 19th so stay tuned!

All the best,
Anna Carll

Good morning! All the fabulous Chickamauga community mural weaving's are installed! I am so honored to have worked with ...
07/01/2021

Good morning! All the fabulous Chickamauga community mural weaving's are installed! I am so honored to have worked with this very talented library community. For all of you that participated, be sure to go by and see where your pieces ended up—you have truly been woven together.

After the holiday I'll be busy rearranging and re-imagining the beautiful Rossville community's collages so stay tuned!

All the best,
Anna Carll

Good morning! Just a quick update—I'll be installing the Chickamauga community mural weaving's tomorrow just in time for...
06/29/2021

Good morning! Just a quick update—I'll be installing the Chickamauga community mural weaving's tomorrow just in time for the July 4th holiday. The Rossville collages have been reduced to a pile of strips and after the holiday I'll be rearranging and re-imagining them into the final compositions. I'm so excited to work with the beautiful pieces that the Rossville community produced for the A4L project—such talented folks! So stay tuned...

All the best,
Anna Carll

WOOHOO!!! Got a whole lot of stitching goin' on over here! Heading into the final phase for the community mural weaving'...
06/21/2021

WOOHOO!!! Got a whole lot of stitching goin' on over here! Heading into the final phase for the community mural weaving's in Chickamauga this week. So excited to move towards these installations soon...so stay tuned!

All the best,
Anna Carll

Panoramic Mania! All the horizontal weaving's for Chickamauga Public Library are rearranged & re-imagined in preparation...
06/16/2021

Panoramic Mania! All the horizontal weaving's for Chickamauga Public Library are rearranged & re-imagined in preparation to add the weft strands. These beautiful panoramic pieces are the result of the Collage Your Way Classes where the library community of Chickamauga stepped up to the plate and produced these collages for me to weave together. I'm so honored to have worked with this talented community and hope to have these pieces finished and installed next week.

So stay tuned for more exciting progress!
All the best,
Anna Carll

Rearranged & re-imagined! Here is a bit about the weaving process—once the collages from the Collage Your Way classes ha...
06/16/2021

Rearranged & re-imagined! Here is a bit about the weaving process—once the collages from the Collage Your Way classes have been top-coated, cut into strips, sand the edges, stain those edges and rearrange the strips, I start the reconciliation process. This is where I add elements to the piece merging each collage together so that it looks like one cohesive piece. In this shot you can see the taping of the elements in place before I glue them down to the surface to prepare for the final top coat and add the weft strands for stitching. This is where I look critically at each piece and make sure all the colors and shapes are balanced and harmonious.

I'm so honored to work with such a talented community in Chickamauga and to collaborate on these incredible community mural weaving's. My colleague, Claire Vassort has helped to make this journey exciting and fulfilling.

All the best,
Anna Carll

EXCITING NEWS!!! I've made excellent progress this week on the Chickamauga Library weaving's. Three of the horizontal pi...
06/11/2021

EXCITING NEWS!!! I've made excellent progress this week on the Chickamauga Library weaving's. Three of the horizontal pieces base art is complete and ready for the weft strands. I've decided to go with the beautiful ochre yellow/gold color again as this will highlight the blue background really well. There are six of the horizontals for the upper soffit wall to the right of the main entry hall up on my panel wall that I'll be finishing the base art on this weekend and a larger one for the computer area that is next up after the horizontals. As you can see, the extreme horizontals make for wonderful panoramic views of the incredible imaginary world of the Chickamauga library participants.

So stay tuned for more progress shots next week! If you remember, these are from the Collage Your Way classes produced by the talented Chickamauga community this past February & March along with my 2CREATE partner, Claire Vassort, who taught the Silky Way classes and has already installed the gorgeous banners in the library.

All the best,
Anna Carll

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