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Leigh in Straw Hat
I was so taken by Leigh’s beauty I just had to weaver her. She’s tall, elegant and quite demure with long, wavy, premature gray hair. I took about 150 photos in different garb. My aim was to do a full figure but I have yet to … Read more
King Amenhotep II (2)
This tapestry is the second of two versions. This version is woven up the warp and I removed the title. It it from a quick sketch I did while in the mummy room at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. I was fascinated by the mummies … Read more
King Amenhotep II (1)
This tapestry is the first of two versions. This version is woven across the warp with the title. It it from a quick sketch I did while in the mummy room at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. I was fascinated by the mummies and did several sketches … Read more
Egyptian Death Mask
This tapestry started as a quick sketch of a death mask I discovered at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. I was fascinated by the idea of a death mask. The distortion you see was in the mask itself. Linene weft, seine twine warp 13 x 10.75 … Read more
Memento Mori: Thomas
When my old cat Thomas died at the ripe old age of 19 I designed and wove this tapestry in his memory. He was a sweet, gentle soul. Wool, cotton and metallic weft, seine twine warp. 10 in x 6.5 inches Artist’s collection