inspiration

weaving small tapestries is an endless journey of exploration

learning the technical aspects is simply a matter of practice and sampling

but – and that’s a big but

designing for tapestry is a whole different weaving game

and I’m finding it very difficult and frustrating

it is similar to writing haiku

you need to reduce the idea/image to its’ essence

every individual has a unique filter through which we view and experience the world

through our art we reveal our true selves

tree – leaf

bird – feather

season – a symbolic flower

you learn about yourself – what matters most

this was my first rough sketch

and the finished piece – tapestry for May

started by using the yarns dyed in a mushroom dyeing workshop

they are the bottom half

but the yarns were a much different weight

the two yellows at the bottom are dyed in the mushroom exhaust bath, which I brought home

they were woven in with the thicker yarns

it worked well with only a slightly raised texture

I learned to blend colours using two different 2 ply handspun yarns in the moon and parts of the sky

and again, I’m left asking myself “what’s next”?