tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18293128675841915792024-02-19T17:50:05.407-05:00Tangled WebTapestry Weaving and Other StuffJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-45912753225260578722022-10-16T23:21:00.000-04:002022-10-16T23:21:25.697-04:00Tapestry Touring International: The Natural WorldThis touring exhibition opened at The Guildhall, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, UK, in October, 2022, and was open for the month. The second venue will be in March, 2023, at <a href="https://redcarcleveland.co.uk/enjoy/kirkleatham-museum/">Kirkleatham Museum</a>.
My tapestry is titled "Earth Bleeds."
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Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-57274866509932488402021-06-05T23:10:00.001-04:002021-06-05T23:14:35.813-04:00Pandemic Tapestries<p></p>Here I am, more than a year since the last entry. The pandemic seems to be receding in our state, and to a lesser extent in our country, and since we are fully vaccinated we can now visit with family members. We got to meet our new grand baby in April! Yay for us! <p></p><p>BUT: I just read that for the unvaccinated, there is as much risk now, as there was during the January surge, and in many other countries the situation is dire, with health care systems overwhelmed. This is not over. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGD4az4Wtt5iE980wzGnzYVK4OusdY5bIWgIn9wyHNe0d6S_rcnbUolbM8UFTX3IRylF-0LjCaefB8CHe_feErAMVTUq38YEmAX3ERaakkTdbW5zLDkWuT6PW_6EF7-ERBlq48SSFtInhY/s1800/JanetAustinChaos_Pandemic.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGD4az4Wtt5iE980wzGnzYVK4OusdY5bIWgIn9wyHNe0d6S_rcnbUolbM8UFTX3IRylF-0LjCaefB8CHe_feErAMVTUq38YEmAX3ERaakkTdbW5zLDkWuT6PW_6EF7-ERBlq48SSFtInhY/s320/JanetAustinChaos_Pandemic.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chaos: Pandemic</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: center;">This small tapestry was the first one I wove during the pandemic. </p><p style="text-align: center;">It is small, only 5 x 4 inches and was the first tapestry woven on my new Mirrix Saffron loom.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qpdSYA0v8dL1iuCBFpXMhyphenhyphennemkMW-vikZ1T9OlkHg9AnZzmGi4aNR-dA-vxJ8PgD2W6EiuQDoyu8Ti5jyLjqa5TXMmp6aPobRKuHKIB-Xum17x1CbFlVb9SckY1HrtPJoBDKGpO5hyphenhyphenVj/s2048/ChaosPandemicNightsHiRes.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2036" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qpdSYA0v8dL1iuCBFpXMhyphenhyphennemkMW-vikZ1T9OlkHg9AnZzmGi4aNR-dA-vxJ8PgD2W6EiuQDoyu8Ti5jyLjqa5TXMmp6aPobRKuHKIB-Xum17x1CbFlVb9SckY1HrtPJoBDKGpO5hyphenhyphenVj/s320/ChaosPandemicNightsHiRes.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chaos: Pandemic Nights</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;">This is the second pandemic tapestry, also woven on the same small loom. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Both of these are part of the long series of Chaos tapestries. I keep thinking that series is finished, but then there always seems to be a little more chaos to deal with.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I also finished the large Chaos tapestry that had been languishing on my loom for a few years, finally! It's still waiting to be hemmed and photographed, but here is a detail.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rqIsNJTrLFjhY1QyGOgzwfEf87-g1NLkC8TxGoeRGpNg7cKJBkq7SzO5OrM0hSa7EX7RqyFABTN-Y4RMPKevOVsYl-6jVbZEMmmhVh5tTu8mWJwl3_XxFpZ5dZhTfH06bpVsibT6Vmut/s2048/SSChaosDetail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rqIsNJTrLFjhY1QyGOgzwfEf87-g1NLkC8TxGoeRGpNg7cKJBkq7SzO5OrM0hSa7EX7RqyFABTN-Y4RMPKevOVsYl-6jVbZEMmmhVh5tTu8mWJwl3_XxFpZ5dZhTfH06bpVsibT6Vmut/w320-h307/SSChaosDetail.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun Sets on Chaos</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-71326016190203394532020-04-05T23:30:00.003-04:002021-06-05T22:35:49.614-04:00Social Distancing and the Tapestry Weaver<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Of course my first reaction, when I was told to stay home, was GREAT! I get to spend hours every day weaving and painting and playing piano and dulcimer and reading books and working in the garden and and and...<br />
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Well, I have been weaving my tapestry diary every day. This is it so far, all parallelograms this year, and so far the colors are wintry. That will change soon. For more about my tapestry diaries see <a href="http://austintapestry.blogspot.com/2013/07/tapestry-diary-2013-halfway-done.html" target="_blank">here,</a> with links to older posts.<br />
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I finished the small piece for the Unjuried Small Format exhibit that was planned for this summer. Due to uncertainty about the gallery being open, it will now be online, on the <a href="http://www.americantapestryalliance.org/" target="_blank">American Tapestry Alliance </a>website instead of hanging on a wall. There will still be a printed catalog, and each artist will get a complimentary copy. When the exhibit was here, in 2014, I was the exhibition chair, and we exhibited 219 tapestries from all over the world! Such a fun show! Here is a small detail because I hate to spoil the surprise before the exhibit opens. Title "Wintersweet."<br />
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It took me 2 weeks to get back to my neglected tapestry, the one I THOUGHT would be the last of the <a href="http://austintapestry.blogspot.com/2010/08/small-expressions-and-chaotic-fragments.html" target="_blank">Chaos</a> series. It is dawning on me how timely this theme still is, and I suspect there will be more after this one. Here it is in progress, on the loom with bobbins dangling. I have about 8 inches left to go, and I hope to finish it before Memorial Day.<br />
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As for the Corvid19 Pandemic, when my governor requested that everyone over 65 should just stay home, 3 1/2 weeks ago, it was kind of a relief since going out had been getting nerve wracking. A few days later the library where I work was closed (as they all are now), the Y where I swim closed, and everything was cancelled. I am lucky to live in an area where I can go for walks without passing more than a handful of people. I am discovering how nice it is not to be driving hither and yon doing errands daily. We are living through a moment in history that will be written about and remembered, and I can only hope that we are doing everything we can to help each other. Stay home, and stay well.Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-51746736032177732502019-08-04T13:15:00.000-04:002019-08-04T13:22:21.728-04:00What's happening?I think it's time for an update on where my tapestries are traveling to, which will be useful for me when I start wondering where they might be....<br />
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This small tapestry, "Phantom Trees," is at the <a href="https://wickfordart.org/" target="_blank">Wickford Art Association</a>'s Members Exhibit until August 11, 2019. Check it out soon!<br />
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"Into the Mist" is in Small Tapestry International 6: Beyond the Edge. The first venue at Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA, it ended last week (sorry if you live nearby and missed it....) The second venue is Augustana Teaching Museum of Art, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL and the opening reception is September 6, 2019. For more info and to purchase the print catalog go <a href="https://americantapestryalliance.org/exhibitions/small-tapesty-international/small-tapestry-international-6-beyond-edge/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Three of my small Chaos tapestries are traveling to Maine for this exhibit:<br />
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August 6-31, <a href="http://www.downeastgallery.com/" target="_blank">Down East Gallery</a>, Edgecomb, ME<br />
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a collaborative exhibition by TWW (Tapestry Weavers West) and TWiNE (Tapestry Weavers in New England).<br />
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First venue: Belmont Gallery of Art, Belmont, MA - Sept 8 - Oct 13, 2109 (reception Sept 15, 1-3)<br />
Second venue: Mills Building, San Francisco, CA, Dec 16, 2019 - March 13, 2020 (reception Jan 30, 2020, 5.30-7.30)<br />
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<br />Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-18629207203634016492019-02-15T18:27:00.001-05:002019-02-15T22:38:05.407-05:00Elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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This exhibition of small tapestries included 10 artists each, from USA, UK and Australia. The first venue was Australia National University in Canberra. From there it traveled to Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne, Australia; Riversley Art Gallery and Museum, Nuneaton, UK and The Guildhall, Much Wenlock, UK.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Janet Austin, Earth: Another Forest Through the Trees</td></tr>
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The 5th and final venue for this exhibit at the Bob Owens Gallery, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA, ended today. I went there for a reception and a workshop by Jane Freear-Wyld (the organizer of the exhibit). Tommye Scanlin helped to make this venue possible. My tapestry is "Another Forest Through the Trees." 8 x 9" (above)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Letitia Roller: Water: The Hea(r)t of it All - Glacier Melt<br />
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AUSTRALIA: Sally Blake-Edwards, Dan Edwards, Brenda Goggs, Dimity Kidston, Valerie Kirk, Lisa Molvig, Whitely Rosenberg, Shunyam Smith, Anton Veenstra, Diana Wood-Conroy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Valerie Kirk, Earth: Indigo Fossil (left) Christine Sawyer, Water: Loss (right)</td></tr>
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UK: Jackie Bennett, Janet Clark, Joyce Coulton, Jane Freear-Wyld, Victoria Green, Beryl Hammill, Lindsey Marshall, Christine Paine, Christine Sawyer, Mike Wallace.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anton Veenstra, Earth: 3 Steps 2 Heaven (left) Christine Paine, Fire: Born of Fire</td></tr>
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USA: Janet Austin, Mary Cost, Alex Friedman, Tricia Goldberg, Mary Lane, Tommye McClure Scanlin, LaDonna Mayer, Letitia Roller, Kathe Todd-Hooker, Sarah Warren.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dimity Kidston, Water: Waves Rolling In (left) Lindsey Marshall, Four Elements: Water, Air, Fire and Earth (right)</td></tr>
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The staff at the Bob Owens Gallery did a great job hanging this show. So often small work is jammed together, and in this case, there was plenty of space so one could appreciate each tapestry.<br />
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Many thanks to Jane Freear-Wyld, who devoted herself to making this all happen. Here is her tapestry.<br />
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<br />Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-19553203676932327222018-06-26T23:17:00.003-04:002018-06-26T23:21:58.335-04:00Oops, Bad Blogger!It's embarassing to see that the last post was almost a year ago!!! Clearly I am no longer a dedicated blogger. Times have changed. Facebook is easier. I use a phone and iPad more now, and my computer much less. (I do NOT want to struggle with Blogger on a small screen, it's enough of a hassle on the computer!<br />
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After the last post, I was traveling most of the time for 4 months. Being away from the studio is limiting, I can't take my big tapestry loom with me, so the tapestry I started way back when is just a border so far. Sigh.<br />
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I made some small tapestries on travel looms. First I worked on wedge weave, which I learned in a workshop with Connie Lippert last year. I really enjoy it. I don't plan these, they just kind of happen. That's a different way of working for me. If you don't know, wedge weave is woven on the diagonal instead of horizontally. It required a different way of thinking. Above is "Wind on the Water," my favorite wedge weave so far.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMo3af8__OE9cWuGX-wU_C3rGtUmZ0JlQ_wXfI7dm3Y_3ghBS7apbP1-bTVIkJ37uVZmy0YD9MoOAPxZBhFR3CVuyzs1HLVHcdcPpcM6zpzUsQRb8FL44ADd8z83qvVNBYQswN6DoIliLC/s1600/FullSizeRender.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1112" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMo3af8__OE9cWuGX-wU_C3rGtUmZ0JlQ_wXfI7dm3Y_3ghBS7apbP1-bTVIkJ37uVZmy0YD9MoOAPxZBhFR3CVuyzs1HLVHcdcPpcM6zpzUsQRb8FL44ADd8z83qvVNBYQswN6DoIliLC/s320/FullSizeRender.JPG" width="222" /></a>Later, I wove 2 very small tapestries on my Hokett loom, based on photos I took at the Valere Basilica in Sion, Valais, Switzerland. One is a detail of this lovely stone roofed house. The Hokett looms fit easily in my suitcase.<br />
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Coming home just before Thanksgiving, it took me a while to get back into the studio. One distraction was the enormous (93 year old, I counted the rings) oak tree that had fallen on both of our cars while we were away.<br />
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In March, we lost 8 trees in a nor'easter, and are still waiting for the yard to be repaired, sigh.<br />
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I promise to post again before next year. There is news on the tapestry diary front.Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-43144101270981486092017-07-22T23:45:00.000-04:002017-07-22T23:48:33.718-04:00Time Warp...and Weft<div style="text-align: center;">
From June 15 - July 29 at the <a href="https://www.athensclarkecounty.com/2767/Lyndon-House-Arts-Center" target="_blank">Lyndon House Arts Center</a> in Athens, GA.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tommye Scanlin, 2015 and 2016 Tapestry Diaries</td></tr>
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The theme of this exhibit is artists who weave about time. This is the second venue of the show, and we have added work by Rebecca Mezoff this time.<br />
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The first was the <a href="https://www.notoartscenter.com/" target="_blank">NOTO Arts Center</a> in Topeka, KS, November 2016, and featured the work of Tommye Scanlin, Janette Meetze, Kathy Spoering, Geri Forkner and me, Janet Austin.<br />
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I was lucky enough to attend both opening receptions.<br />
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Tommye Scanlin (GA) was the first of us to weave a tapestry diary, and she inspired me to start. Tommye also gets the credit for proposing this exhibit, helping to organize it, and for writing an article about it for the summer 2017 issue of Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot. You can read Tommye's blog post about the opening reception on her <a href="http://tapestry13.blogspot.com/2017/06/time-warpand-weft-lyndon-house-arts.html" target="_blank">blog</a>.<br />
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Janette Meetze (OK) exhibited her beautiful 2014 tapestry diary, Red Dirt Days, in the American Tapestry Biennial 11, an international juried exhibition. People are really interested in this idea. You can read about her work on her <a href="http://jmeetzestudiocommonthreads.blogspot.com/2016/01/tapestry-diary-project-series.html" target="_blank">blog</a>. <br />
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Kathy Spoering (CO) wove her Calendar Series, 12 tapestries that each represent one month of the year, over a period of 8 years. It was awesome to see them all hanging together. Kathy also made the Topeka exhibit possible. You can read about that on her <a href="http://kspoeringtapestries.blogspot.com/2016/11/on-exhibit.html" target="_blank">blog</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kathy Spoering - Calendar Series</td></tr>
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Rebecca Mezoff (CO) spent the month of November 2016 as the artist-in-residence at Petrified Forest National Park, and wove a small, 2x2" tapestry every day.<br />
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Later, she put together a book of photos that shows each tapestry with its inspiration. You can read about it (and buy a copy if you want!) on her <a href="http://www.rebeccamezoff.com/blog/2017/7/19/the-petrified-forest-tapestries-book" target="_blank">blog</a>.<br />
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Geri Forkner (TN) has been making her daily weavings since 2005. They are all made from things that come into her life (often on her many walks), and she has a rule against buying things for the weavings.<br />
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When you see them hanging in the gallery they create a space, and as people walk through, disturbing the air, the weavings sway as if they are alive. You can read more about this work <a href="https://weavingschool.wordpress.com/2015/11/21/1317/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Oh yeah, Janet Austin (RI) has been weaving tapestry diaries since 2010. It's a daily practice that gets me into the studio, it's an exercise that warms up my weaving muscles, it's a meditation and a path to creativity. You can read more about it <a href="http://austintapestry.blogspot.com/2015/01/2015-new-year-new-tapestry-diary.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and follow the links to earlier tapestry diary posts.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Janet Austin - 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016 Tapestry Diaries</td></tr>
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<br />Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-88644618656402411082016-10-16T23:09:00.002-04:002016-10-16T23:22:47.959-04:00Tapestry Diaries Going on the Road<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlvCebJ6WdMSx05GIUaEsr85csvuT58-k_SU07JzkSgMeZHw-9XauRaT4kkxgLMTZVV6sG_61wk2TtbRLC25rPiNIC4jqrkTZREPtctO5ZHs-sC3NDfiO7sAvsFWSzjUr1-nDhX9UobeT/s1600/Austin2015TapDiaryWeb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlvCebJ6WdMSx05GIUaEsr85csvuT58-k_SU07JzkSgMeZHw-9XauRaT4kkxgLMTZVV6sG_61wk2TtbRLC25rPiNIC4jqrkTZREPtctO5ZHs-sC3NDfiO7sAvsFWSzjUr1-nDhX9UobeT/s640/Austin2015TapDiaryWeb.jpg" width="171" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.notoartscenter.com/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">NOTO Arts Center</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, Topeka, KS, will host "Time Warp...and Weft," in November and December 2016 .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The opening reception is on Friday, November 4th, the same night as <a href="http://americantapestryalliance.org/exhibitions/atbiennials/american-tapestry-biennial-11/" target="_blank">American Tapestry Biennial 11</a>, at the <a href="http://www.washburn.edu/about/community/mulvane-art-museum/index.html" target="_blank">Mulvane Art Museum</a>, Washburn University, also in Topeka.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The exhibit will include tapestry diaries and other works that relate to time, by Tommye Scanlin, Kathy Spoering, Janette Meetze, Geri Forkner and Janet Austin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For more about my tapestry diaries, <a href="http://austintapestry.blogspot.com/2013/07/tapestry-diary-2013-halfway-done.html" target="_blank">here</a> is a blog post that describes what they are about. It also has links to earlier posts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are 2 posts about the 2015 diary <a href="http://austintapestry.blogspot.com/2015/01/2015-new-year-new-tapestry-diary.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://austintapestry.blogspot.com/2015/04/tapestry-diary-update.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I'm embarassed to admit that there are NO posts yet about the 2016 diary, though it is already mid-October. Bad Bad Blogger!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I shipped 3 boxes, with 11 pieces last week. Some of them have never left the studio before, so it's very exciting. </span></div>
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Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-88796046270592743242015-12-21T23:21:00.002-05:002015-12-21T23:26:31.827-05:00Happy Holidays to All<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_M2BmjzmBUYngQZaBSlRL6Qd7IxsD8i66bAyPnnnMfrTGSNcUZE6UHqiSOne9u-RnWkpC6QYKLKhxQlxiJ0j6_wWeWJ9Pfb3yoACVU6mRJ6kQMbDHvm9ac7WeOhj1Ju-4y3Iyd8Cg-m9U/s1600/quilt+star.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_M2BmjzmBUYngQZaBSlRL6Qd7IxsD8i66bAyPnnnMfrTGSNcUZE6UHqiSOne9u-RnWkpC6QYKLKhxQlxiJ0j6_wWeWJ9Pfb3yoACVU6mRJ6kQMbDHvm9ac7WeOhj1Ju-4y3Iyd8Cg-m9U/s200/quilt+star.jpg" width="193" /></a>Long ago, before we were all photoshopping like mad, I had an idea for how to send out "Handwoven Tapestry" holiday cards to 80 people, without weaving 80 tapestries or even paying for 80 prints.<br />
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You can read about my <a href="http://austintapestry.blogspot.com/2008/12/happy-tapestry-holiday.html" target="_blank">Tapestry Holiday Cards</a> in an older post on this blog. Just click the link.<br />
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A few days ago, I took the time to visit the <a href="http://www.newportartmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Newport Art Museum</a>. This is where my "large" tapestry, "Chaos: After the Storm" has been residing since late August, in the Art League of Rhode Island Members Exhibit. At the opening reception, in September, it was so mobbed that I only got to see half the show, and none of it from a distance. <span style="color: blue;">(NOTE: you can click on any photo to see it bigger)</span><br />
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Here is my "large" tapestry (21x33," not so big, but large for me), looking rather small and insignificant hanging on a VERY large wall, among larger works of art. (Second from right, on the bottom) Oh well, it will look enormous hanging in my studio next to its much smaller siblings. Here it is all by itself.<br />
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The 2015 Tapestry Diary, is almost done! I will post the complete diary once it's cut off the loom, sometime in January. Meanwhile, here are some tidbits: On TOP is December (Chagall) and a bit of November (Rothko) MIDDLE is October (Jawlensky) and BELOW is September (Johns) and a bit of August (Klee)<br />
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Enjoy your holidays, and I'll see you next year, in 2016</div>
Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-2621404145260532102015-09-18T22:58:00.003-04:002015-09-18T23:34:22.729-04:00Still Here, Still WeavingSorry for being such a lazy blogger......these days it seems easier to just post a few photos on facebook with my iPad mini, instead of firing up the laptop. How times have changed....<br />
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I hate to spoil the surprise, so until after the exhibit opens, I will only share details, not the entire tapestry.<br />
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Meanwhile, my small tapestry "Forest Through the Trees" has traveled to Australia, as it was a finalist for the Kate Derum Award for Small Tapestries. I am so honored to be chosen for this exhibit, which "was created in honor of the former Deputy Director of the Australian Tapestry Workshop, who passed away in 2008. She was a wonderful role model and leader, and influenced the lives of many young artists." (And some old ones too)<br />
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You can see the fabulous winning tapestry by New Zealand artist Marilyn Rea-Menzies <a href="http://www.austapestry.com.au/whats-on/kate-derum-award" target="_blank">here</a>, and if you scroll down there is a downloadable pdf. catalog.<br />
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My small tree tapestry, "Anticipation," is traveling with the American Tapestry Alliance's Small Tapestry International 4: Honoring Tradition, Inspiring Innovation.<br />
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STI4 opened first at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA; the second venue is the <a href="http://www.biggsmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Biggs Museum of American Art</a> in Dover DE, October 2-Nov 22, and the third venue will be <a href="http://artspacenc.org/" target="_blank">Artspace</a> in Raleigh, NC, from January 16-March 5, 2016. Details on the <a href="http://americantapestryalliance.org/exhibitions/small-tapesty-international/small-tapestry-international-4-honoring-tradition-inspiring-innovation/" target="_blank">ATA</a> website. That's a long time for a little tapestry to be away from home.....<br />
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I just got back from my annual vacation on Cape Cod, and as usual the sunsets were amazing. I came home full of ideas for new work and resolutions for improving myself (haha). Much more than January 1, September feels like the real new year.<br />
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<br />Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-51704681526499690662015-04-03T21:54:00.000-04:002015-04-03T22:01:02.376-04:00Tapestry Diary UpdateI explained in my previous post about what this year's tapestry diary is all about. You can read about it <a href="http://austintapestry.blogspot.com/2015/01/2015-new-year-new-tapestry-diary.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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By now you have probably heard about the crazy snowy winter we had. It started with a blizzard on January 23, 19 inches of powdery snow. After that we had 2 or 3 snow storms a week for about 6 weeks, and then went down to a storm a week until the very end of March.<br />
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My February diary was based on a Paul Klee painting that was all saturated colors blended with black. When I started it on February 1st we had only had 2 snowstorms, and little did I know what was ahead!!!<br />
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So by the time March rolled around I decided it would make sense to weave something white for the next month, using a painting by Cy Twombly, "Study for the Presence of a Myth." (above)<br />
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For April I am using a Miro painting "Peinture." The warm (for April) yellowish color is very hard to capture, so I have created at least 10 different weft blends. This one will be really fun to weave!<br />
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Unfortunately I rolled the warp around the loom before getting a picture of the entire diary so far! Here is a photo of most of March and April 1st.<br />
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Below is a photo of January, February and part of March, so you can get an idea of what the whole thing might look like now. I took the pictures with my iPad so the colors a bit off (the whites seem to burn out cause of my bright Ott light)</div>
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I measured and I am very happy to see that I can fit the entire year on the same warp. Yay! Less finishing!Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-31924136496098075502015-01-04T22:51:00.002-05:002015-01-04T22:57:13.390-05:002015 - New Year, New Tapestry Diary<br />
This year will be my 5th tapestry diary. I started in 2010, then took 2011 off, and started up again in 2012. You can read more about my philosophy in earlier blog posts, all the links are on <a href="http://www.austintapestry.blogspot.com/2013/07/tapestry-diary-2013-halfway-done.html" target="_blank">this entry</a>.<br />
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It certainly makes New Years into an exciting holiday!<br />
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(Below: Dec 2014) </div>
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The basic idea is to set up a plan, with rules, so that every day I can sit down and weave for 20-30 minutes, without having to make any major decisions. It is a small thing, but when you do it every day, then all the days add up to a year, which is not a small thing.<br />
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(Confession: in 2013 I decided to weave 5 days a week and take weekends off. That makes it much easier to catch up if I have to miss a week day because of travel)<br />
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Since we knew we would be overseas for 3 months, I planned last year's diary to fit on a small wooden frame loom when necessary.<br />
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One big problem, since I hate the finishing so much, is that I now have TWELVE separate pieces to finish!!!! Luckily, I remembered to put in a row of knots at the beginning and end of each, so that saves one step. I might even leave the warps showing. I will probably frame them in groups.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xKGvM2JV4s1P9XEEFzdHvdk42nragOT0s7Gq8tb6VK1U0ZgVBR4hDfemdEOYrC4dQefZGwF051WBWMbz5GaJqBvD5TY1TpAxnz2wIBuwFTMY556oO33MgBsSAMtGnRKkn8YWGnlWVhY/s1600/IMG_1932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xKGvM2JV4s1P9XEEFzdHvdk42nragOT0s7Gq8tb6VK1U0ZgVBR4hDfemdEOYrC4dQefZGwF051WBWMbz5GaJqBvD5TY1TpAxnz2wIBuwFTMY556oO33MgBsSAMtGnRKkn8YWGnlWVhY/s1600/IMG_1932.JPG" height="320" width="233" /></a>The 2015 Tapestry Diary will be woven on this Archie Brennan style copper pipe loom. (Plans are available <a href="http://www.brennan-maffei.com/Loom.htm" target="_blank">here</a> for personal use only, not to sell. Or buy one already made). Mine sits on an aluminum artists easel.<br />
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For the weaving readers, I am using 8 epi of cotton seine twine. The 2014 diary used 16 epi of fine seine twine, but I mostly wove it at 8 epi using the warps doubled. It was very useful to make steeper diagonals and tighter verticals, but it is so much easier and more comfortable using the heavier warp. My fingers are not as nimble as they used to be.<br />
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The idea for this year's tapestry diary came to me in a flash, on November 11. That's the day our new grandson was born. We were in Switzerland for 3 months, and planning to fly home on November 20, his due date, but he arrived 9 days early, taking us by surprise.<br />
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He had just arrived home from his mountain hike to find an email with the announcement. I stood there with tears of joy streaming down my cheeks, then shared the good news with the cashier, who congratulated me and shook my hand.<br />
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I had planned to visit the Basel Kunstmuseum (Art Museum) next, but for a moment I thought "What the hell am I doing here, so far from home and my grandbaby?" It was tempting to hop the next train back to Interlaken so I could at least see a picture of him.<br />
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Instead, I went ahead and visited the modern galleries at the museum. I was admiring some abstract expressionist paintings when the idea came to me: each month I will weave my tapestry diary using one painting for inspiration. I will only use paintings I have seen in person.<br />
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The following week I visited the Kunstmuseum in Bern to get more ideas. I jotted down the names of some favorites and then last week I printed a bunch of them from photos online.<br />
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I am weaving a rectangle 2 1/2 inches wide and about 3/4 inch tall every day (5 days a week). For January I am using a painting by Sean Scully, called Grey Wolf. There is a short video about it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZDib-mEHZA">here</a>. (You can't tell, but it is really big). I created a template with transparent mylar, and I use it to find a section that is interesting. Then I use tracing paper and a pencil to make a very quick cartoon. I have a stack of these and will choose one each day, perhaps at random. I don't know if I will use the same approach in subsequent months.<br />
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I am undecided as to how many pieces will make up the year. I am thinking perhaps 4 pieces, but I will decide later when I have a better idea how the months will fit together.<br />
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So, here I go!<br />
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PS A great story about the Basel Kunstmuseum: it belongs to the city, and the people of Basel voted, in the 1960s, to spend tax money to buy a Picasso painting for their museum. Picasso was so moved by this that he donated some more paintings, and then at least one collector donated some, so now they own lots of Picassos!Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-68406569616900722082014-10-01T15:53:00.003-04:002014-10-01T16:16:27.099-04:00Thun- Tapestries in Surprising Places<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hwgm9-hWmnZQDkJQJowGnkiUAeI37R7eBCypvFtXuGjyfTb-BqT-v8td0CVK5TK9m1zk0h_bRrh2l_kG6zbYxK83qCCyqJXyV41XwMzcAmu9-u2gFO-mNpd6F7vYm7XYpRRES3BPC7vG/s1600/SchlossOberhafen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hwgm9-hWmnZQDkJQJowGnkiUAeI37R7eBCypvFtXuGjyfTb-BqT-v8td0CVK5TK9m1zk0h_bRrh2l_kG6zbYxK83qCCyqJXyV41XwMzcAmu9-u2gFO-mNpd6F7vYm7XYpRRES3BPC7vG/s1600/SchlossOberhafen.jpg" height="275" width="400" /></a>I visited Thun castle in 2000, with my husband, in-laws and kids, but I don't remember seeing any tapestries there.<br />
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A few weeks ago my Swedish friend was visiting and we decided to take the lake cruise to Thun, stopping off at Schloss Oberhofen on the way. It's an adorable little castle right on the lake.<br />
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Arriving at the larger and more impressive Thun castle, we discovered that it has been modernized, with spiffy new galleries to exhibit various collections. Most of the time, I would rather just see old castle walls, but in this case, I was pleasantly surprised to find three different tapestries.<br />
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The first was a part of the spoils of the 1476 battle of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Grandson" target="_blank">Grandson</a>, where the Swiss defeated Charles the Bold (also known as Charles the Rash), the last Duke of Burgundy.<br />
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Charles carried treasures of gold, jewelry and tapestries with him to the battle, and the so called "Burgundian Booty," was divided up among various museums in Switzerland.<br />
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The most famous are the tapestries at the Historical Museum in Bern, woven in Tournai. I have tried to see them twice, but always seem to arrive when the gallery is closed. (I'll try again soon) You can read more about them on a previous blog post <a href="http://austintapestry.blogspot.ch/2009/11/burgundian-booty-not.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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The tapestry at Thun castle is a very large fragmented piece which is mostly heraldic. I did not find it all that interesting.<br />
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One thing I love about tapestries in Switzerland, they always seem to be framed under glass, so I can get as close as I like without any alarms going off!<br />
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The second tapestry at Thun Castle is the "Medallion Tapestry," woven in Switzerland in the early 14th Century. Like many Swiss tapestries of the period, it was used on the front of an altar.<br />
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The central figure is St Maurice, the patron saint of Thun. Around him are medallions of symbolic animals (including those that represent the saints Matthew, Mark, Luke and John)<br />
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This medallion is a combination of dragon and horse, with a lion's tail.<br />
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At first I thought it was a griffin, but when I looked it up, I couldn't find any imaginary animal with these attributes.<br />
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The third and most fascinating tapestry at Thun Castle is the "Crescent Moon Madonna." Woven in Basel, 1425-1440, it represents the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child, standing on the crescent moon in front of the sun.<br />
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This tapestry was donated to the Scherzligen Church in 1450, by Anna von Velschen, the wealthiest woman in Bern, in memory of her husband, who had been mayor of Thun before dying at an early age.<br />
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Apparently the gift would guarantee him eternal salvation.<br />
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I find the weaving style to be charming, the facial expressions, the way the hair and textiles are woven, the lack of perspective (particularly in St Maurice's feet, which look like they are on the wrong legs!)<br />
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St Maurice in full armour, next to the Van Velschen coat of arms.<br />
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Mary Magdalene, on the left, with angels lifting her up. It is common for medieval representations of Mary Magdalene to show her naked but covered in long hair. According to legends, she was sustained in the desert by angels who lifted her up and fed her manna from heaven.<br />
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On the right is St Catherine with her crown, sword and martyr's wheel.
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Unfortunately, it was closed for renovations for 2 years. This time my luck has changed and it is reopened, with a gorgeous museum, and an amazing permanent exhibition.<br />
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Swiss born Werner Abegg began collecting early: goldsmithing,
sculpture, painting, ceramics and intaglio, as well as antique Egyptian
tapestries, medieval silk fabrics and 18<sup>th</sup> Century <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizarre_silk" target="_blank">“bizarre”</a>
silks. He and his American wife,
Margaret, spent part of each year in NY, and later collected Pre-Columbian
Peruvian textiles. The Abeggs donated their collections to the foundation in
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Since Werner's death in 1984, the foundation has continued to add
textiles to the collection. The foundation is primarily a research institute, which publishes scholarly treatises, and has a textile conservation workshop, which offers a degree course in Textile
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Because photography is prohibited, I
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<u><a href="http://www.abegg-stiftung.ch/e/publikationen/schriften/bestellung/01.html" target="_blank">Treasures of the Abegg-Stiftung</a></u>, Catherine Depeirraz<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ISBN 3-905014-22-X<o:p></o:p></div>
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The first item in the book, and the oldest, is a
double-headed Hacilar vessel from what is now southwestern Turkey, from the 6<sup>th</sup>
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I also loved a small
bronze statue of Horus the falcon, from Egypt. Being familiar with a larger one
at the MFA in Boston, it was like running into an old friend. I was charmed with the manner of his display, as he was standing there looking wistfully out the window....an unusual stance in a museum, but so appropriate for a bird who was considered the God of the Sky.</div>
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the <a href="http://www.abegg-stiftung.ch/pdf/9kostbarkeiten_f.pdf" target="_blank">3D Cross-knit</a> looped decorative trim from Peru, 1st-3rd Century AD. The colors are still bright, and the hummingbirds and flowers
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I am familiar with small Coptic tapestries that were woven as decorative details for
garments, and we saw some excellent examples, but I had never seen or heard of large tapestry wall hangings from Egypt like
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Dionysus, (Egypt, 4th C, linen and wool) is 210 cm high and 700
cm wide (after reconstruction: the fragments are stitched to a background fabric).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It shows 8 figures standing under decorated
arches, including Dionysus and his love, Ariadne.<br />
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was found buried in sand in the Egyptian desert. You can see an image of it, from a distance, in this excellent article from <a href="http://www.hali.com/choices/the-abegg-stiftung-riggisberg-welcomes-visitors-from-late-april-to-early-november/" target="_blank">Hali </a>(along with a detail of the next item).<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was surprised and delighted by a large tapestry of winged horses,
(Egypt, 4th-5th C) because of its still vibrant red wool warp, which matched the background weft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parts of this tapestry are a bright
white, which made me wonder if those areas could be cotton. Bright white wool is very hard to come by, and often yellows with time....but wouldn't cotton have rotted? A mystery...</div>
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There is a case with 8 exquisite small tapestry fragments, from
clothing. One fragment from a neckline trim (Egypt, 3rd-4th century), is only 20 cm high,
by 31 cm wide, yet it includes images of hunters with weapons, flowers, lions.
This piece has lost all of the red wool background weft, possibly due to
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“<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27305838@N04/12430371144/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Spring and Summer</a>,” (Egypt, 3rd-4th C, about 10x10” each, wool) is two pieces from a set of 4 small tapestries of the
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A large hanging titled Elijah (linen and wool, Egypt, 4th - 6th C, 309 x 344
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Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-54961912458506925742014-07-30T01:02:00.001-04:002014-07-30T01:14:28.331-04:00UNTITLED/UNJURIED: the exhibitFinally the show was hung, and the reception was held, during Convergence. The gallery director said that 500 people attended!!! It was mobbed. Gallery Night Providence provided 2 "Textile Tour Busses," and each was full. My feet were so tired after standing for over 4 hours, but it was absolutely a blast, getting to see so many friends, old and new.<br />
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There is still time to see it, until August 8, at the <a href="http://www.uri.edu/prov/arts/currentgallery.html" target="_blank">URI Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery</a>, 80 Washington St, Providence, RI.<br />
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So now I have edited my photos, and here they are. Bad news, there will be no video - it turns out that I am a TERRIBLE videographer, and you would all be seasick if you watched it. For those who were not able to visit the gallery in person, I hope this gives you an idea of what the exhibit looks like.<br />
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The tapestries are wired onto black foam core panels, of which there are 39. Then the panels are screwed onto the carpet walls. I think the brown walls and black panels are very flattering to the tapestries, which stand out from the dark background like jewels.<br />
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The gallery has 2 entrances, so we put a title on the first wall at each side, as well as wall text describing the exhibit itself, and its sponsor, the American Tapestry Alliance. The gallery is in the main hallway of a very busy urban university. The building itself is historic, it was the<a href="http://www.brown.edu/cis/sta/dev/providence_architecture/locations/downtown/shepards_building/" target="_blank"> Shepard's Department Store</a>. On the walls around our exhibit you can see tapestries that are part of the TWiNE 2014 exhibit, which includes 61 tapestries, and extends from the hallway, up the stairs, into the upstairs hallway and gallery.<br />
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Below: Damascus Fiber Arts School, "Bugs: All Dressed Up" </div>
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About half of the 219 entries are in one of the 10 group challenges, and there is a description of each group hanging on or next to their panel. Unfortunately you may not be able to read the descriptions in these photos, so if you want to know more, I recommend purchasing the <a href="http://americantapestryalliance.org/catalogs/" target="_blank">catalog</a>.<br />
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Left: Wall 2: Christina Rasmussen's tapestry "Learning to Fly"<br />
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Below: Central Virginia Tapestry Group, "Virginia Blues." (top left) As Catarinas, "Monogram." (bottom left) Spanish Peaks Tapestry Group, "Reflections of John Mendoza" (right)</div>
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Below: Individual Entries. Linda Whiting's "Crayon Sheep" in the middle of the top panel sets the tone for the vibrant colors on this wall. Pamela Palma's "Enaray" in the lower middle of the right panel includes shredded currency ($100 bills?) and strips of plastic Target shopping bags.</div>
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Below: Individual entries. This is the end wall at the other entrance to the building. I love how these earthy reds all go together, and set off the neutral black/gray/white below. The little bits of green add a nice accent to the whole grouping.</div>
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Below: a photo showing the layout of the walls. This is only half of the gallery, and you can't see all the walls as some are behind others. There are a total of 14 walls. Behind these free standing carpet walls are very tall windows, so there is beautiful natural light. Don't worry, no direct sun, as the street outside is very narrow.</div>
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Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-47101039833521324322014-07-15T23:43:00.003-04:002014-07-16T00:19:51.857-04:00My Convergence ExhibitsSo many shows to participate in, I couldn't resist. So I have pieces in four shows that are up during Convergence.<br />
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<b>UNTITLED/UNJURIED: small format tapestry 2014</b><br />
<a href="http://www.uri.edu/prov/arts/currentgallery" target="_blank">URI Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery</a><br />
80 Washington St, Providence, RI<br />
Through August 8th. Reception Thursday, July 17, 5-9pm<br />
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(below) My tapestry "Over Block Island"</div>
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I am the exhibit chair for the 10th iteration of this wonderful exhibit, sponsored by the American Tapestry Alliance. We have 219 tapestries from 13 countries and 31 US states. You can read more about it on my previous blog post, and see some sample tapestries. Full color catalogs are available on the <a href="http://americantapestryalliance.org/catalogs/" target="_blank">ATA website</a>.<br />
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(above) Damascus Fiber Arts School, group entry "Bugs, All Dressed Up"</div>
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<b>TWiNE 2014: a juried exhibition</b></div>
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<b>Small Expressions</b></div>
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Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-34042538152255007372014-05-24T23:16:00.000-04:002014-05-24T23:45:24.754-04:00Untitled/Unjuried: small format tapestry 2014<b>July 8th - August 8th, 2014. </b><br />
<b>University of Rhode Island Feinstein Providence Campus <a href="http://www.uri.edu/prov/arts/" target="_blank">Gallery</a></b><br />
<b>Opening reception: July 17, 5-9pm.</b><br />
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Since the last time I posted, I have received 219 tapestries in the mail. It was so exciting to open all the packages and see the tapestries. The next thing was to figure out how they will all be arranged on the panels for the exhibit. That was a lot of fun, trying to decide which ones will look best together. When the show is up, I will take photos so if you can't make it to the exhibit, you can see how they look.<br />
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[For more info about this exhibit, read the 2 previous entries on this blog]<br />
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Last week I saw a sample of the catalog, which was designed by <a href="http://www.lindseymarshalldesign.com/examples-of-tapestries.html" target="_blank">Lindsey Marshall</a>. She did a great job with the design, and the sample looked really good. I can't wait to see the final catalog! Every artist who entered the exhibit will get a complimentary copy, and it will be available for sale on the <a href="http://americantapestryalliance.org/catalogs/" target="_blank">ATA website</a>. There are also catalogs from previous exhibits available for purchase. I find them very useful for inspiration and for research.<br />
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Here (with the artists' permission) is a preview of some of the tapestries that will be in the exhibit:<br />
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Stephnie Cantoni, Australia. "No Name - No Status - No Justice - The Refugee"</div>
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Aliona Carpov, Morocco. "Reflection"</div>
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Sandy Kennard, Oregon, USA. "Butterfly: Opus 3"</div>
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Christine Rivers, Canada. "Unspoiled"</div>
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Marie-Thumette Brichard, France. "Sans Titre"</div>
Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-56968522285511864072014-03-09T00:02:00.001-05:002014-03-09T00:05:48.002-05:00Untitled/Unjuried Update: The NumbersThe entry deadline for <u>Untitled/Unjuried: Small Format Tapestry 2014</u> was January 31. It took me a few weeks to get an accurate count, because we had some duplicate online entries, and had to add in the paper entries as well.<br />
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Since it was a "postmark" deadline, we expected to receive a few entries in the following week, but I was surprised when one arrived on February 19th! It was from Brazil.<br />
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The final count is (drumroll!) <b>241 entries</b> from:<br />
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<b>13 countries</b> - Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, UK, and USA<br />
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<b>6 continents</b> - Australia, South America, North America, Europe, Asia, Africa<br />
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<b>33 US states</b> - Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.<br />
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<b>4 Canadian Provinces</b> - Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan.<br />
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The deadline for the actual tapestries to arrive is March 31. There are only 16 more days, and I still expect about 220 tapestries! I'd better start getting 13 or more every day, or the last few days will be CRAZY! I have already warned my mail carrier.<br />
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One tapestry that will not have to go through the mail is my own. It is inspired by a photograph I took from my husband's tiny airplane, over Block Island. I am working diligently to finish it. (this is a detail)<br />
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<br />Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-21739755322922953502013-11-05T00:54:00.000-05:002013-11-05T00:56:07.762-05:00CALL FOR ENTRIES!The 10th unjuried small format tapestry exhibit is coming up. Unjuried means that everyone who enters gets in. Pretty good odds eh? There will also be a printed catalog, and everyone who enters will receive a complimentary copy.<br />
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"UNTITLED/UNJURIED: small format tapestry 2014" is sponsored by the <a href="http://www.americantapestryalliance.org/" target="_blank">American Tapestry Alliance</a>, and will be at the University of Rhode Island Providence Campus Gallery from July 8 - August 8, 2014. The opening reception will be on Thursday, July 17th, 2014, as part of <a href="http://www.gallerynight.info/" target="_blank">Gallery Night Providence</a>.<br />
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The exhibit will be up during <a href="http://www.weavespindye.org/?loc=8-00-00" target="_blank">Convergence</a> (the giant weaving convention), and the gallery is only a few blocks from the Providence Convention Center, so anyone attending the convention will easily be able to drop in.<br />
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Here's how it works:<br />
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1. Before January 31, 2014, send in your entry form and fee. You can enter online or print and mail the form, and payment can be by check, credit card or paypal.<br />
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2. Weave the tapestry, and make sure it arrives by March 31, 2014.<br />
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I have entered this show many times, and it's always fun. Here is a tapestry I entered in a past show.<br />
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Experimentation is encouraged. There are tapestry celebrities, there are complete novices, and everything between; they are all in this show together, and all in the printed catalog together (forever!). It's your chance for immortality.<br />
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Last time we had 200 tapestries! I hope we can beat that number in 2014.<br />
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Information, and entry forms are on the ATA website, <a href="http://americantapestryalliance.org/exhibitions/small-format-non-juried-exhibition/" target="_blank">here</a>.Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-83038898394863999342013-09-26T00:21:00.000-04:002013-09-26T00:21:46.956-04:00OPEN STUDIO!<br />
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Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-5176399775850823372013-07-01T22:56:00.001-04:002013-07-01T23:22:23.772-04:00Tapestry Diary 2013, Halfway Done<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I finished the May/June section of the 2013 Tapestry Diary last week, and now I have to cut it off and rewarp the loom for the second half of the year. That feels like a real milestone, much more so than just living for 6 months.<br />
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The second half of the year has arrived, and I am excited about it.<br />
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The theme is subtlety, not something I consider my forte, and I have been trying to keep my colors very soft and the combinations low contrast. (I think this photo may be a bit darker and more contrasty than the real thing). <br />
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I have gradually added little changes, like stripes and shading. I am getting a bit bored now, so it's time to do something a little more different in July, but, although I have some ideas, I won't be sure what that is until I do it. That's the way it works, when I'm weaving the days, it's all about being in the moment.<br />
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This year I am only weaving the diary 5 days a week. That seems reasonable since most people work a 5 day week, and that gives me a little leeway if I have to miss a day for some reason.<br />
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(On the right is the month of June, with a more accurate representation of the colors.)<br />
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I am weaving in 2 month sections, and the first 2 sections were each 8 weeks, but then, surprise surprise, May/June was 9 weeks!<br />
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Once I thought about it I realized OF COURSE! Otherwise we'd only have 48 weeks in the year. I was a little worried that I would not have enough warp, but in the end I did.<br />
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Apparently I don't have photos of each full section, but here are some that were almost finished.<br />
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Above is most of March/April, and below is most of January/February. You can tell which month it is by the number.<br />
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For more about my tapestry diaries:<br />
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Here's a link to <a href="http://tapestry13.blogspot.com/2013/07/tapestry-diary-for-2013-six-months.html" target="_blank">Tommye Scanlin's blog</a>, where she writes about her 5 years of weaving tapestry diaries.<br />
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She introduced me to this idea, and got me started on this project, or perhaps it's more of a lifestyle!<br />
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<br />Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-61829913134496052013-05-20T23:24:00.003-04:002013-05-20T23:24:39.033-04:00"a piece of TWiNE"is at Imagine Gallery in Northampton, Massachusetts until June 1. This is an exhibit of tapestries by members of Tapestry Weavers in New England.<br />
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There was a lovely reception on gallery night, May 10, and it was very well attended. There are photos of the exhibit on the <a href="http://tapestrywine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">TWiNE blog</a>, and also on the <a href="http://imaginenorthampton.org/" target="_blank">gallery's blog</a> (where you can also find information about hours etc, in case you plan to visit). It will be up until June 1.<br />
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Three of my Chaos tapestries are included, here they are:<br />
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Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-8591114680215754412013-04-05T00:03:00.003-04:002013-04-05T00:12:23.415-04:00Trees in the SnowI finally finished this small tapestry of trees in the snow. I wove it with very thin weft, and didn't realize what I was doing until
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So it took way longer than necessary, and I
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The black trees sillhoutted against the white snow made such interesting patterns. I took a ton of photos and did some drawings from the photos.<br />
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Then I made photocopies to enlarge the drawings for tapestry cartoons. I haven't figured out a good title for these tapestries, or for the series...."Trees" just seems too dull.<br />
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I called the first one "Tree Study." It was finished about a year ago, and went to Long Beach, for the Pacific Portals exhibit.<br />
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I have been taking tree pictures ever since, and hope to weave more of them<br />
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I applied some kind of photoshop filter to this one. I kind of like it.<br />
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<br />Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-34641287887294545762013-03-13T00:39:00.000-04:002013-03-13T00:43:15.636-04:00Fiber Art in New BedfordOn Saturday, March 2, I attended a meeting of the Surface Design Association, Massachusetts/RI chapter meeting at <a href="http://www.artworksforyou.org/" target="_blank">Artworks</a> in New Bedford. It was well attended, and I enjoyed meeting about 15 fiber artists, working in many different fiber media.<br />
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After the meeting we had a sneak preview of the exhibition in the Artworks Gallery, then walked a few blocks to the New Bedford Art Museum to see <a href="http://www.elinnoble.com/" target="_blank">Elin Noble: Color Alchemy</a>.<br />
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Unfortunately photography was not allowed at the museum, but I'd just like to say that her hand dyed fabrics glowed with an inner light, like stained glass. <br />
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The exhibit at Artworks is <a href="http://www.artworksforyou.org/?page_id=10" target="_blank">"Above the Din: Unstructured Conversations."</a><br />
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The artists are <a href="http://www.adriennesloane.com/" target="_blank">Adrienne Sloane</a>, <a href="http://nathaliemiebach.com/" target="_blank">Nathalie Miebach</a>, <a href="http://www.ruthmarshall.com/" target="_blank">Ruth Marshall</a>, <a href="http://www.nancycrasco.com/" target="_blank">Nancy Crasco</a> and <a href="http://www.beatricecoron.com/paper.html" target="_blank">Beatrice Coron</a>. Four of the artists participated in an artist panel at the museum, along with Elin Noble.<br />
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Nathalie Miebach uses scientific data, as the basis for her creations. She hopes to lure viewers into complexity through play, using the language of toys. Below- A Duet of Blizzards - Wood, Paper, Rope, Data.<br />
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The artist writes <br />
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"This score is written for 2
musicians. In this score, weather data (barometric pressure,
temperature, dew point and wind) of two different blizzards, in December
2007 and February 1978 are translated. Both storm systems caused havoc
on roadways in New England as people tried to leave the city, but found
themselves grid-locked on highways as the snow slowly buried them."<br />
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Beatrice Coron works with cut Tyvek. Below: On the Nile (Detail) <br />
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I love the expressive human (and animal) figures, and the shadows that add another dimension to this piece.<br />
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Nancy Crasco is concerned with climate change. Her work shows that the earth is still beautiful, and at the same time, it provokes viewers to ask questions. "Weed War." (below) Silk Organza, printed with gelatin plate process, hand painted and machine embroidered. <br />
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Ruth Marshall worked at the Bronx Zoo (home of the Wildlife Conservation Society) for 14 years, where she developed a passion for protecting endangered species. Using actual animal pelts from the zoo's archives, she charts the patterns to create her handknitted "pelts." Below - #2 Ocelot <br />
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Adrienne Sloane is a sculptor who says she has fallen into a knitting
hole and can't get out. Her "Walking on Eggshells," (below) is knitted
with wire. The organic shapes are beautiful, and once again, I found
myself admiring the shadows. <br />
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"A Nation Divided," (below) is a commentary on the current dysfunction in our government. Sloane had postcards of this piece printed up, and mailed one to each member of congress. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjq1ZZcYuhzZsPRl0ok3ltAj9BtqyRstCoS92LseERCMd9PaczOWhBSM3bMwlrfQmj-V4Mbo2FGobWLGkNcYmM8xARrX2UBYToqMcjdIyCCA2xukYCpWnd4PD7wNl3HEUo6UdNWS6s8Ale/s1600/SloaneAHouseDividedW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjq1ZZcYuhzZsPRl0ok3ltAj9BtqyRstCoS92LseERCMd9PaczOWhBSM3bMwlrfQmj-V4Mbo2FGobWLGkNcYmM8xARrX2UBYToqMcjdIyCCA2xukYCpWnd4PD7wNl3HEUo6UdNWS6s8Ale/s400/SloaneAHouseDividedW.jpg" width="292" /></a></div>
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The Artworks show is up til April 3, and Elin Noble's show is up til April 28. If you're going to New Bedford, make sure you visit the <a href="http://www.whalingmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Whaling Museum.</a> <br />
<br />Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829312867584191579.post-46182145000851914862013-01-27T23:56:00.003-05:002013-01-27T23:56:50.568-05:00A New Year, A New Tapestry DiaryFour weeks into my 2013 tapestry diary. This one is quite different from last year. (see previous post)<br />
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#1 Squares instead of parallelograms<br />
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#2 Five days a week, like a regular work week! That gives me weekends off, or it gives me weekends to make up for week days that I have to take off.<br />
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#3 Instead of weaving a whole square every day, I weave one fifth of each square every day....that's because they are interlocked, and can't be woven separately.<br />
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(See how there is no slit between the squares? That's because the wefts are interlocked every time they turn around)<br />
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#4 Instead of exploring black and white with bits of color, I am exploring colors that have very low contrast. This is something new for me. How uncontrasty can I go and still see the difference between two squares? I'm using an off white wool that has streaks of grey and brown in it, and also blending some whites, beiges, grays and for this month, some lavender. <br />
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#5 Since I am weaving whole weeks, then do the months matter? Will I change colors each month? Will I slightly alter the pattern, break up the squares the way I broke up the parallelograms last year? I guess I will find out when I get to February! <br />
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Here are the first 4 weeks of 2013. I wove the number 1 to indicate January, but I'm not sure if I want to pay any attention to the months this year....it could be just about the weeks. Stay tuned to see how it turns out!Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912129071129770715noreply@blogger.com3