Contemporary Handwoven Tapestry
Your work has been accepted in an exhibit. Now it’s time to prepare and pack it up for shipping. What is the best way to do this? What do you need to do? Priscilla Alden and I recently co-curated a tapestry exhibit: Tapestry…The New Wave … Read more
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
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
Falling down a rabbit hole can be a good thing when it comes to designing. I began my latest design with the desire to weave details of horses. My false starts took me from compartmentalized details, to a more integrated collection of imagery unified by … Read more
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
Maine Fiber Connection My life’s journey has been circuitous, but working with my hands has always been a part of what I do. I began with sewing at a very early age and over the years I have worked in many mediums including wood, metal, … 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
In this video I talk about dyeing the yarns for The Little Devil Corset inspired by the Apocalypse Tapestry.
