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Contemporary Handwoven Tapestry

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Dressing the loom

Warping a large vertical loom video

Warping, preparing to weave and weaving the hem on Never More Here is a short video showing the process of warping a large black pipe loom. This is a verticle loom layed down to facilitate warping. The tapestry to be woven, Never more will be … Read more

Categories From The Studio, Studio News Tags Contemporary tapestry, dressing a tapestry loom, Maine artist, tapestry, tapestry tutorial, warping, warping tapestry loom

Archie Brennan, my mentor

This is a wonderful video about one of my mentors, Archie Brennan. I had the good fortune to study with Archie Brennan and Susan Martin-Maffei as a member of The Wednesday Group for almost eleven years. Meeting  bi-weekly, then eventually monthly, the members of The … Read more

Categories From The Studio Tags Archie Brennan, art mentor, tapestry

Studio Tour

Here is a short tour of my studio. I hope you enjoy it.  Barbara

Categories From The Studio, Uncategorized Tags Maine, Maine artist studio tour, studio tour video, tapestry studio tour

Catch That Color

I will be speaking at Fiber College this year in a talk called catch That Color.

Categories From The Studio, Press, Workshops and Classes Tags dyeing yarn, fiber college, guest talk, lecture, yarn dyeing

Woven Words

A View of Fiber Artists in Maine Join us for a unique, cooperative event on June 14th, 2018 in Bath Maine. Begin at Mustard Seed Bookstore, 74 Front Street, for an artist talk with Barbara Burns, Susan Mills from Markings Gallery and Christine Macchi, director … Read more

Categories From The Studio Tags art talk, artist talk, Maine artist, tapestry, tapestry in Maine

Fiber Arts Mini Tour: Midcoast Maine

Sponsored by Maine Fiberarts   Burns Studio is one of twenty fiber destinations along the Route 1 corridor from  Brunswick to Belfast open year round for self-guided tours. The tour includes studios, farms, galleries, a processing mill, and fabric and yarn shops. A restaurant and … Read more

Categories From The Studio Tags Maine artist, Maine artist studio tour, Maine Fiberarts tour, tapestry, tapestry studio tour

Amandaconda on the Loom

Amandaconda is almost complete. This is the face in progress. The finished tapestry will be about 52″ tall. It’s woven with a cotton weft and seine twine warp.

Categories From The Studio Tags Amandaconda tapestry, Contemporary fiber art, Contemporary tapestry, Maine artist, tapestry weaving, weaving, work in progress

My new studio

Yarn Cabinet

These are images of my studio. I moved in some time in December 2013 and started actually working a few months later.  I have beautiful views of the New Meadows River, woods our court yard and garden. When the weather finally warms up I can … Read more

Categories From The Studio Tags new art studio, tapestry in Maine, tapestry studio tour

Working on a commission

Sophie in progress

   You never know where life will lead you. Last summer I was approached by a woman in a class at the Handweavers Guild of America conference in Rhode Island. She saw a postcard of one of my tapestries I had on the table in … Read more

Categories From The Studio Tags art commission, Contemporary fiber art, Contemporary tapestry, fiber art, Maine artist, tapestries, tapestry

My yarn cabinet

Yarn Cabinet

When my husband and I were building our new house I went shopping for old house parts. One of my finds were the doors I used for my yarn cabinet. They came from the Salvation Army when they were renovating. The frames are mahogany and the … Read more

Categories From The Studio Tags Contemporary fiber art, Contemporary tapestry, Maine artist, Maine artist studio tour, studio tour, tapestry studio tour, yarn cabinet, yarn storage
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  • Dressing the loom December 27, 2020
  • Certificate of Excellence December 20, 2020
  • 11th “From Lausanne to Beijing” Fiber Art Biennale acceptance November 30, 2020
  • Ongoing Tapestry Classes in Maine November 30, 2020
  • Tapestry Weaving: Beginning and Beyond November 27, 2020

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