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Burns Studio

Contemporary Handwoven Tapestry

Awards

  Certificate of Achievement, Luxembourg Art Prize

  I have received a Certificate of Achievement, Luxembourg Art Prize  for “Never  More”, Fréo Ellenlic” and “Temptation” from Pinacothèque Museum a private art museum in Luxembourg. “The Museum issues a certificate of artistic merit for the year of participation to all artists who distinguished … Read more

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Never More

 Certificate of Excellence for Never More Cartoon My cartoon/design for my upcoming tapestry Never More has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence from the Circle Foundation of the Arts in Lyon, France. I submitted the cartoon to their Themed Contest: Art in the time of … Read more

Categories Awards Tags award, Contemporary fiber art, Contemporary tapestry, fiber art, Maine artist, Never More, tapestry, tapestry cartoon, tapestry design

Pas de Deux

Pas de Deux

Heallreaf 2 Award Pas de Deux has been awarded the Heallreaf Prize!  Many thanks to the jurors of Heallreaf. Along with the £500 prize goes the beautiful “Heallreaf Bobbin” made from 2000 year old bog oak and made by local craftsman Andrew Dickinson.   Heallreaf is a … Read more

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Photography Project

Barbara working with Darwin

Artists in Their Studios Photography Project I was honored to be awarded a photo shoot from The Maine Crafts Association  in 2017 along with several other artists. Their Artists in Their Studios, a photography project documents Maine fine craft artists throughout the state in the … Read more

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Revolution

Revolution

5th Triennial of Tapestry, Novi Sad, Serbia “Revolution’ by Barbara Burns has won the award for classical, traditional tapestry in the 5th triennial of Tapestry  Novi Sad 2014 in Serbia. The triennial of tapestry in the organization of the Institution for Tapestry Making “Atelier 61″ was founded … Read more

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Certificate of Commendation

Tice Quilt

 Preserving Past Fabrics for the Future from the Bergen County Historic Preservation Advisory Board 2009. This award was given for all the conservation and preservation work I performed at the Pascack Historical Society in Park Ridge, NJ as a member. My work there includes creating and … Read more

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Woman With Red Turban

Woman with Red Turban

 FIRST PLACE decorative, non-functional category, Blue Ridge Hand Weaving Show, Supported by the Western North Carolina Fibers/Handweavers Guild Inc. Asheville, NC, 2008       NICHE AWARDS finalist juried 2008     Both awards were given to Woman With Red Turban      Artist’s collection    

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Moonlight Seranade

Moonlight Seranade

Handweaver’s Guild of America Award for Excellence in Weaving, juried, 2003 This is a transparency weaving, a Finnish technique known as Kuulto kudo. I created several of these weavings before I started traditional tapestry weaving.

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Coquette

Coquette

Best in show at Creative Strands, juried, 2003 This is a transparency weaving, a Finnish technique known as Kuulto kudo. I created several of these weavings before I started traditional tapestry weaving.

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  • Pulled Warp Workshop April 20, 2025
  • Violated Accepted April 14, 2025
  • Revolution Accepted April 14, 2025
  • Ode To Iris Vessel April 7, 2025
  • Over, Under and Through the Warp: The Art of Tapestry Weaving October 21, 2024

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      • Tyeing Leashes
      • Using Leashes
    • Winding a Bobbin
    • Weaving
      • Beginning Weaving, Bobbin Use
      • Sewing Slits
      • Smooth Lines
      • Couching Cord
    • Finishing
      • Mounting Small Work
      • Mounting Large Work
      • Labeling
      • Storing Work
  • More
    • The Little Devil Corset
    • Exhibitions
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      • Artsy Shark
      • TextileCurator.com
      • Zone One Arts Interview
      • Northern Journeys:
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      • Tapestry In Conversation
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      • Coquette
      • Photography Project
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