7-7:30 pm is social time. Meeting starts promptly at 7:30 pm. Program: Justin Squizzero of The Burroughs Garret will speak about his work with historical textile reproduction and his old looms

Handweaver, Justin Squizzero challenges modern definitions of progress by creating functional textiles that celebrate the natural world and the dignity of human labor. Echoing a time when utilitarian objects were entirely handcrafted, his work connects material, maker, and user across time and place. Squizzero’s venture, The Burroughs Garret, draws on the textile traditions of his northern Vermont home, marrying natural dyes and fibers with a reserved aesthetic rooted in early New England. Produced on his 19th-century farm using 200-year old hand looms, Squizzero’s textiles examine the role of handcraft in a post-industrial society, questioning the human experience in a digital age. Squizzero is scheduled to speak about his work and his new jacquard loom.