Weaving the Wrack Line - 2026-06-14
Date: Sunday, June 14th, 2026
Time: 11:00 am to 1:30 pm
Location:
Arts Wayland Gallery
35 Andrew Ave., Wayland MA 01778
Cost: $75
Enrollment: Minimum 5 / Maximum 15 students
All materials included.
Instructor: Rebecca McGee Tuck
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Class Description:
Join fiber artist and ocean activist Rebecca McGee Tuck for an interactive weaving workshop that transforms marine debris and reclaimed materials into meaningful works of art. As part of Arts Wayland’s Eco Month, this hands-on class invites participants to explore how creative practice can intersect with environmental awareness and climate action.
Participants will learn simple weaving techniques using frame looms while experimenting with alternative and unconventional materials. Each student will create a unique small weaving that reflects both personal creativity and the importance of environmental stewardship. This workshop is suitable for beginners as well as those with fiber experience who are interested in exploring new approaches to materials and process.
Rebecca will also share a slideshow of her own artwork along with examples of other artists working with alternative weaving techniques and reclaimed materials. Through discussion and making, participants will gain insight into how discarded objects can become catalysts for conversation, creativity, and ecological awareness.
All materials will be provided. Participants only need curiosity and a willingness to experiment.
Rebecca McGee Tuck
Rebecca McGee Tuck is a fiber artist, sculptor, and dedicated ocean activist whose work transforms discarded materials from our throwaway society into environmentally conscious works of art. Through her practice, she explores the intersection of environmental advocacy, material culture, and contemporary fiber art.
Her collaborative project Sculpture Monster: Creature from the Plasticine Era received the Fiber Art Now Public Art Grant and was featured in Fiber Art Now Magazine (Summer 2024). Her work has been juried into exhibitions throughout the Northeast, including the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Fitchburg Art Museum, Boston Sculptors Gallery, Viridian Artists Gallery (NYC), and the St. Botolph Club in Boston.
Rebecca has held artist residencies at New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and the DNA Residency in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Her ongoing series, Along the Wrack Line, addresses the growing problem of debris and plastic pollution along New England beaches and highlights the environmental challenges facing coastal ecosystems.
Through both her artwork and teaching, Rebecca encourages creative reuse, environmental responsibility, and new ways of thinking about the materials that surround us.