Tapestry
A View of Fiber Artists in Maine Join us for a unique, cooperative event on June 14th 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 of … Read more
A Project in Process I’ve been fascinated by corsets and what they represent for a long time. When I decided to actually weave one I had to jump a few hurdles. My first attempt was the scaled down version you see below. It … Read more
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
This is a short video taken when I taught a tapestry workshop at Halcyon Yarn in Bath, Maine.
In this video I talk about dyeing the yarns for The Little Devil Corset inspired by the Apocalypse Tapestry.
Barbara talks about the next step in her Burlesque series. Corsets!
Barbara tells a brief story of her journey in tapestry from faces to figures.
The Maine Crafts Association announces the launch of Artists in Their Studios, a photography project to document Maine fine craft artists throughout the state in the spaces where they create. Artists in Their Studios seeks to further expose the role and depth of fine craft in … Read more
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.