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”?
It’s really fun to watch your progress with the small tapestries. I love them.
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Kerry – well, I do hope I’m progressing but it still is a struggle.
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jean, these are lovely things, and you’ve learned so much. i would love to sit with them a while, touching and learning myself.
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Velma – I’m surprised at how much I’ve learned and where it is leading me.
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Cannot do it myself but I love your wee tapestries! And lily of the valley always reminds me of my mom. I can smell it from here!
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Louisa – and I can’t sew like you, my mom always said it would be a strange world if we were all the same – and pansies remind me of her.
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I love your little tapestry and distilling an image to its essence…I find your weaving journey inspirational for my own path and learning my own way of weaving, thanks for “one small stitch”
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Randi – thank you,we all struggle with inspiration at times. If my small offerings help in any way it makes my journey a happier one.
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