Contemporary Handwoven Tapestry
Barbara Burns Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 Barbara Burns On the third Friday of the month, from June through September, the town of Bath, Maine hosts an Art Walk. The town of Bath is a tourist destination, as is the whole state of Maine. The Bath Art … Read more
Cilla Alden: On Being A Member of a Cooperative Gallery Monday, October 9th, 2017 Barbara Burns Priscilla May Alden is a tapestry weaver in Boothbay, Maine, USA. I had the pleasure to interview Cilla in her beautiful studio last spring. She spoke about her experience … Read more
Friday, December 8th, 2017 Sarah Warren, USA(Earth and air: Pueblo Thunderbird)9.5 x 9ins Barbara Burns Sarah Warren is an accomplished tapestry weaver and has been showing and selling her work in craft shows for over 10 years. I had the pleasure of interviewing her in … Read more
Reprinted from my blog on the American Tapestry Alliance website, Friday, October 20th, 2017 Barbara Burns Donna Loraine Contractor is an award winning tapestry artist. Her work is exemplified by strong colors, gradations, geometrics and hand dyed yarns. She sells her work in galleries, art and craft shows. In this … Read more
Barbara Burns Reprinted from Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot Magazine In the summer of 2014, I attended Convergence, the Handweaver’s Guild of America’s bi-annual conference. Over the past 20+ years I’ve been to several of these conferences and have always come home inspired. That summer, … Read more
Reprinted from my blog on the American Tapestry Alliance website, Sunday, November 18th, 2018 Barbara Burns My first, and only commission, was a great learning experience. I had to create a contract/letter, deal with pricing, scheduling, ordering enough materials, deal with a client, design a … Read more
Reprinted from my blog with the American Tapestry Alliance, Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 Barbara Burns This is the final post on using videos to promote tapestry. I have written about where to post your video along with a bit about titles and tags. I hope … Read more
By Rebecca Mezoff Reprinted from American Tapestry Alliance website Friday, January 11th, 2019 with Rebecca’s permission. Thank you Rebecca. Barbara Burns Many of you know Rebecca Mezoff from her blog, webinars and online workshops. If anyone knows how to work the internet to make a … Read more
Reprinted from my blog with the American Tapestry Alliance, Monday, April 10th, 2017 Sharon Cameron Janet Pearce Just The Facts Ma’am Barbara Burns I was brought up on 1960’s television and as the youngest and only girl, I was outnumbered 2-1 by my two older … Read more
Reprinted from my blog on the American Tapestry Alliance website Sunday, April 8th, 2018 with Joanne’s permission. Thank you Joanne. Joanne Soroka shares with us how to write a press release and why you want one. She also shares with us some unusual, out-of-the-box ways artists … Read more