tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25612690887785012152024-03-05T14:22:04.445-08:00J Meetze Studio/Common ThreadsWhere my art and fiber come together.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10879607915302977990noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561269088778501215.post-54168379224276199462016-07-08T10:25:00.000-07:002016-07-08T16:08:47.073-07:00Flow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The work has been flowing along nicely the last couple of weeks at the speed of tapestry. I love the feeling of being completely engaged and just flowing along as the work progresses. This has come slowly and followed by the "penaloping" (reverse weaving) of a weeks worth of work on the Paintbox tapestry, but it has come. There have been a lot of nights in the studio lately and this picture was from the Summer Solstice, June 23. </div>
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I took some photos of the amazing moon that night and observed it rising in the sky.</div>
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Then I wove it the same evening in 2016 Time and Tide.</div>
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That prompted me to consider weaving a moon tapestry. Since I need a sketch to take with me to the workshop with Aino Kajaneimi I will be taking in August at the ATA retreat I decided to work on it. I also have an older collage called Big Moon that I used as inspiration.</div>
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So the Big Moon sketch came together pretty easily. I think it will be fun to weave but I am not quite sure about the placement of that moon. I may have to work on it a bit more.</div>
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Here is an overall shot of 2016 Time and Tide as of yesterday.</div>
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This one is more of a detail view of the beginning of July and the entry for Independence Day.</div>
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Mack and I decided to do a little experiment and film a very short video of me weaving the Paintbox tapestry on the Fireside loom. The first one is so short if you blink you might miss it. We did a couple more that are a little over a minute. It has been a learning process! I really have no idea if this is actually going to work so we will see.</div>
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Just in case none of these videos actually work here is a photo of the paintbox tapestry as of this morning July 8th.</div>
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It is coming along, the weaving waters are flowing, happy weaving to all!</div>
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My home away from home that happens to be right next door to home has come into the fullness of Summer.<br />
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May and June have been busy months in the studio and in terms of my watery focus for the year 2016 can only be characterized as treading water. By that I mean just barely keeping up, staying alive. I guess I am a method weaver.<br />
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The whole experience has brought back memories of a beloved ( lots of sarcasm here) ritual of High School in Southern Florida which always included the treading water test. This involved being lined up in the school pool at the deep end and treading water for a timed period. I can't remember exactly how long but half an eternity comes to mind. Needless to say it was not a popular event but there is some inner power to be gained from the knowledge that you can endure and survive. Oh the things we learn in unlikely places!<br />
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One of the first orders of business after dear little Laikyn arrived was to send off Red Dirt Days to the first venue of the ATB11 exhibit in South Bend, Indiana. Once that was accomplished it was on to the finishing of 2015, Into The Hills.<br />
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I often use a Half Damascus edge which I first learned in Tommye Scanlin's class at Arrowmont a few years ago. I love the way it neatly guides the warp ends toward the tapestry but I don't always like the way the cotton seine twine edge shows on the top and bottom so I tried something a little different this time and wove just a couple of passes of seine twine and finished with the Half Damascus edge. It worked very well for me, I was able to turn it under with nothing showing on the front.<br />
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Once that was complete<br />
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I added some prewashed cotton twill tape to the edges to reinforce<br />
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You can find instructions for the Half Damascus edge as well as numerous other wonderful techniques in Peter Collingwoods book. This book makes a wonderful studio companion and when you are not using it for reference ( which is frequent) it makes a great weight for all kinds of projects like making your own sketchbooks for example :-)<br />
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Here is a recent shot of 2016. It is rolling along but this shot doesn't include today because my plan is to weave by the light of the Summer Solstice moon this evening.<br />
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Here is a detail of the last few days. On the day of the shooting in Orlando I chose to weave white dots for the lives lost and red dots for the wounded. After hearing the news it was the only thing I could think about as I looked into my warp on that day.<br />
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So whats on the drawing board right now? Well, nothing that is finished I must admit. I have been working on some figures<br />
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and have started a sketchbook just for nature sketches. In particular those things that catch my eye as we take our daily walks. There is a field that has sparked my interest and I hope to do a series of wildflowers and other things that occur in this area. I feel there is some potential here for tapestry ideas but I haven't quite figured it out yet.<br />
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Here is a detail of one of the pages. Our neighborhood is just teaming with rabbits this year!<br />
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I will share more pages as I have them.<br />
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I have also been thinking of the sketch I need to work from at the workshop with Aino Kajaniemi at the ATA retreat this August. It will either be figural or perhaps something based loosely on this collage I call Big Moon. I was thinking about the Full Moon and Summer Solstice occuring on the same day this year and thought some kind of Moon based idea might be fun. Maybe I will take one of each and decide when I get there.<br />
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Right before I leave for the ATA retreat I will be doing the Fiber Christmas in July show. More information can be found at the side of the blog under upcoming shows and here is the weblink<br />
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It is always challenging that this show and the ATA retreat are so close together!<br />
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Check out my new artist page at the American Tapestry Alliance website and let me know what you think<br />
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Happy Summer to all. Come by and visit again soon, the virtual studio is always open.<br />
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At the end of May time was flowing as usual, bits of dry land had appeared here and there and a self portrait on the day I received a Woof Award from the Tulsa Handweavers Guild.<br />
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Suddenly, an event occurred which managed to temporairily halt the tides and and stop the flow of days...<br />
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I often privately celebrate birthdays and important beginnings with a rising sun in the tapestry diary series but since Laikyn was born during the magic hour when the light is beautiful and the shadows are full of color I decided to give her a sunset. Here is the 2016 daily tapestry through today, the 5th of June. We are indeed tempest tossed.<br />
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Here is a detail of the end of May. I have managed to get Red Dirt Days,Journey Through 2014 sent to the South Bend Museum of Art in Indiana for the 2016 American Tapestry Biennial and now I will concentrate on getting 2015, Into the Hills finished.<br />
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This is a detail showing the first five days of June and Laikyn's sunset. I think it will be hard to miss in the finished tapestry.<br />
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fit in a little more sketching and painting. Here are a couple of water related sketches from May done on the grounds of Gilcrease Museum.<br />
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This is the latest Plein Air watercolor study, also from May on the grounds at Gilcrease. I hope at some point to resume posting to my sketching blog and share some of the work I am doing there but for now I will just post a few related sketches here.<br />
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I have also done a little gardening (very little) and here are some newly planted Day Lillies. It is so much nicer to head over to the studio when it is looking inviting and colorful on the outside as well as the inside.<br />
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We are starting June with many things to be thankful for!<br />
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May greetings! As usual in this part of the world we have had some wild weather in between the most perfect Spring days that can be imagined.<br />
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Progress on the 2016 tapestry diary continues. The last couple of days I have been celebrating the sunshine in between the rain.<br />
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I also wove a little selfie on May 8. I was honored to receive a Woof award from my weaving guild ( Tulsa Handweaver's) and I imagined myself floating in the water with the lovely Woof award band I was given around my neck, haha, something that would never happen in reality. My dear friend Jeannine Glaves wove it for me from her beautiful handspan complete with lettering! I will add some pictures of the band and the day when I get them all together.<br />
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Here is another detail in the center section of the tapestry. I am including water of all kinds;<br />
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rivers, lakes,streams, creeks, rain, bathtubs and endlessly entertaining myself with all the possibilities!<br />
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One last detail from the far right, showing some land area creeping in.<br />
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I must confess that I am a messy nester. I have really tried to keep things neat and clean up as I go but it just doesn't work for me. As soon as I get really rolling on the weaving all thoughts of keeping things neat fly right out the window. The only solution I have found is to stop every week or two and spend some time straightening up. The time is upon me!<br />
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I have also been working on finishing 2015 and today has been spent sewing slits.<br />
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I say to myself that I should sew these slits as I weave and evey time I do not listen and so it becomes a hunt for the slits that need sewing.<br />
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All the time spent in Plein Air studies of water this year I have decided can be categorized as research for the daily weaving and here I am set up to do a little research.<br />
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What started as a shady spot to work quickly changed and once the easel is in full sun it is time to quit painting. I should have brought the umbrella! It was a beautiful day by the river though and I also had two Great Blue Herons swoop so low overhead as to cast a cool shadow and land in the water right in front of me. I had the impression that they were not happy that I had invaded their personal territory!<br />
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Here is the Plein Air watercolor sketch from an area in Bixby where Fry Creek flows into the Arkansas River- research.<br />
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Not much progress has been made on the Paintbox tapestry lately but I am still paintbox obsessed and have done a little extra research on that too.<br />
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Back in the studio with 2016 weaving underway, 2015 finishing progress and years 2013 and 2014 on the wall.<br />
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Sometimes when I am feeling unproductive and a bit of a slackard I look around and realize I have been pretty busy. I am so happy to have this space to work in and will be making my last payment on the building in August. I need to think of a special way to celebrate that occasion!<br />
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Happy Spring from my neighborhood to yours. Here is a little watercolor view from a recent dog walk. In just the space of the few days since I painted this the Redbuds have turned from red violet to yellow green. This was an overcast day but making an attempt at welcoming the sun.<br />
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Things have been humming along in the studio and I just received a new shipment of Ymmyarns last week. I have all the colors in stock now and color cards too so let me know if you need some.<br />
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Here I am in the process of getting them safely tucked away.<br />
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They are resting nicely on the shelves. This is a view I never get tired of!<br />
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Work on this years tapestry diary is swimming along. It seems like I just started it and now it is April.<br />
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Here are some details. I had a difficult experience in March while walking my Border Collie, an unknown dog at large ran up to us and started a fight with Laddie. In an effort to stay between them I took a not too graceful dive into the street. Fortunately Mack came up behind me and some onlooking neighbors helped me to my feet. It seemed like a long time before I felt comfortable enough to get up although I am sure it was only seconds/minutes. The worst was the next day - so sore and bruised. Laddie was fine, I was the bigger casualty. Long story short I wove myself floating in my bathtub the next day. Yikes!<br />
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Here is another detail of the middle of March...<br />
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and here is a detail of the beginning of April ending with today.<br />
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When Spring arrives I have this huge tug to get out and explore and that means taking my sketchbook along.<br />
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I wove a little river scene that spanned over April 7 and today, April 8.<br />
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This is the little pencil and pen sketch I loosely translated to tapestry.<br />
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While exploring with the dogs we found that a new trail had been completed at Washington Irving Park in Bixby that has great access to some river and creek views. Since it took one day to "discover" it and one day to make a couple of sketches I decided to weave it over two days. I will take another day soon to go down with my watercolor supplies and do some painting<br />
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Here is another sketch from a slightly different point of view.<br />
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I have finally returned to working on my Paintbox tapestry. While working on the shadow under the box it ocurred to me that if I am going to have an entry for Fiberworks 2016 I had better start the finishing on 2015- Into The Hills. Never a dull moment I tell you! I haven't even trimmed the ends on the back yet!<br />
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Here is a reminder of the 2015 tapestry diary. I had to roll it up and put it away so I would not be distracted while starting 2016 but now it is time to bring it back in the studio and get it finished.<br />
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A few more Spring Sketches to end the post. It has been a transformative year for me and in many ways kind of distracting from my blog writing. I made a promise to myself to get my health and fitness under control last Spring and now almost a year later and 93 pounds lighter I feel like I have made a great effort to keep it.<br />
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Last Spring I took a week long Plein Air painting class and realized that I wasn't really in good enough shape to enjoy the all the things I wanted to do. As a student reminded me lately acheiving balance in life can be very challenging but I have been working on it...<br />
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Leaving you with another little sketch and hoping the Spring where you are is kind and that you are finding balance as you define it.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10879607915302977990noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561269088778501215.post-2208345506472157172016-01-31T18:09:00.001-08:002016-01-31T18:09:44.420-08:00Tapestry Diary Project Series<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is the Gobelin loom as of this afternoon. The Tapestry Diary project for 2016 is caught up and underway. It has been a slow start to the year but it is swimming along now. January has given me a chance to get my feet wet with the plan for the coming year. My working title is Rocking The Boat and I used a local lake as inspiration for the format this year. It is a place I have visited since my boys were small and spent many hours just watching the water, sketching and wandering around. My journey is a watery one this year and I have decided to use triangles as the month markers instead of squares as they remind me of boats bobbing on the surface. It is hard to tell how this will evolve through the year but I plan to make use of reflections to help tell the story. One day in January shows the refection of a quarter moon, many days of light reflected on the water and perhaps I will even run aground a time or two during the year. <div>
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Finally a last look at Red Dirt Days, Journey Through 2014. I found out in January that it has been juried into the American Tapestry Biennial 11 (ATB 11) sponsored by the American Tapestry Alliance. There is more information about this exhibit on the ATA website here, <a href="http://americantapestryalliance.org/exhibitions/atbiennials/american-tapestry-biennial-11">http://americantapestryalliance.org/exhibitions/atbiennials/american-tapestry-biennial-11</a></div>
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It is Fall in Oklahoma, clear, crisp mornings, bright blue skies and perfect weather for walking the dogs and Morning Glories.<br />
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While waiting the last week or so for my loom to arrive I have been staying busy in the studio as the anticipation mounted daily.<br />
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Weaving on the tapestry diary for 2015 has been coming along, it is always exciting to shift into a new season and try to portray the subtle changes that take place daily.<br />
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Here is a peak at the end of September. I have continued to work on tiny bits of real scenes from memory and even included a woven memory of the lunar eclipse on the 27th.<br />
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I have enjoyed working with the hills and valleys of the year 2015 and have started to think about where the next years journey might take me.<br />
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Here are a few details of the month of September, a fairly steep climb at the beginning of the month<br />
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followed by a valley with scenes of hills, rivers and skies.<br />
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I took this one yesterday after completing October third. It has a fairly good view of my three phases of the lunar eclipse. We were so fortunate to have clear skies that night which made for great viewing.<br />
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I did get my hair weaving set up while waiting for the loom. I wet the hair extension down<br />
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separated it into weavable sections<br />
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and tried organizing it on the coils of my Mirrix Lani Loom.<br />
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Here it is all set up and ready to weave. I envision a sparkly hair ornament tapestry. It will be interesting to see what I get.<br />
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The Lani Loom is always busy. Here are the four tapestry bead cuffs that came off the last warp. One of my favorite projects and a great way to learn some tapestry techniques and just play with color and design.<br />
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I also finished up a couple of Kumihimo projects, a golden braid with a glass leaf ornament for Fall and the last model of the kits I have in the shop in Peacock colors.<br />
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I also designed a braid for<br />
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New things for the shop include a large shipment of findings for Kumihimo and woven beaded jewelry. I found some nice ones!<br />
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Also some 12/6 cotton seine for tapestry warp in colors from Glimakra. I want to experiment with these soon.<br />
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I also finished a square braid of 10/2 pearl cotton to use as a frame for one of the small tapestries I have been finishing.<br />
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I stitched it on to the front after pinning in place around the edges of the linen covered board.<br />
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Then I stiched again around the back.<br />
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Next, the trimming of the tassel where the two ends came together. I thought os so many ways to finish these ends that further experiments may be needed.<br />
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Then I cut another piece of mat board, attached to the back with some acid free glue and included a little information about the tapestry with a business card and a sawtooth hanger.<br />
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I also included some recent reading material in this photo. I printed my ATA coda so that I could read at my leisure.<br />
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Viola! here is a photo hanging on the wall. I am happy with the way this turned out and it is satisfying when two interests on parallel paths suddenly cross in a happy way.<br />
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So finally the day the loom was due to arrive came along. It was a clear and windless morning and I stayed busy putting some finishing touches on the new cartoon and then taking it outside to give it a couple of coats of fixative. I anticipate that the lettering will be a challenge.<br />
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Right on time the movers arrived with the loom. here is Sandy, she and her husband brought the loom from New Jersey and helped us load it into the studio.<br />
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After they left we got right to work getting it put together. When I say we I mainly refer to my role as reader of the directions, organizer and tool selecter, Mack did most of the work.<br />
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The space was just right for the finished loom but a little tight for the assembly.<br />
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When we left about 2pm for lunch it looked like this.<br />
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Here is a picture after it was put together. I had lowered the heddle bar to make it easier to count the heddles. This is a very nice feature of the loom. A Fireside 48 inch Cantilever tapestry loom, so exciting!<br />
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So, an interesting little side story; the next day Mack was watering some outside plants around the studio and found a washer. We quickly referred to the labeled packages of hardware for the loom and discovered a note that the cloth beam washer was taped to the cloth beam. It must have fallen off while the loom was being carried into the studio. Hmmm, another half day of work to take the loom apart and place that washer on the cloth beam between the worm gear and the side bar. Yikes! It is once more back together including the missing washer though.<br />
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I the decided that I might want to use 10 epi as the sett for the Paintbox tapestry so I placed an order with Glimakra and had a new reed at 10 epi for the Fireside Cantilever Loom very quickly to add to the the 8 dent reed it came with.<br />
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Next step, winding the warp, maybe today. From my spot in the world to yours, happy weaving and happy Fall.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10879607915302977990noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561269088778501215.post-32716790687361470752015-09-10T14:45:00.000-07:002015-10-05T06:32:18.178-07:00Daily Tapestry Exercises, Cross Training<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lately I have been trying something a little different with my daily practice. Most of my work, especially the sketching is based on observation. I try to carefully observe the things that interest me until the observation invades all my sences and then I try to capture some part of that. Now and then I do a little cross training with a slightly different approach. I observe and then I leave the scene and try to draw it out from memory. It is a great thing to try now and then as I was reminded in Sketchbook Skool some time ago. Different muscles are worked in this exercise from the ones I normally use. I've been applying the same idea to some areas of my Tapestry Diary this year.<br />
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I try to observe a real scene, let it sink in and then go back and weave what I remember. Of course I think this would be much more challenging for a larger tapestry and probably need some reference photos or sketches but for these little snippets it has produced some nice results. I have been thinking of it as tapestry cross training. A different approach from the one I normally use.<br />
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Observing a knarled tree gave me this small memory tapestry.<br />
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A few more memory tapestry bits.<br />
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Trees and hills.<br />
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Fields, skies and roads. There is something compelling about a road that streaches before you.<br />
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I have been finding this little twist on the way I normally do things satisfying and fun.<br />
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Honestly speaking, it has been hard to write my blog posts lately. It is my goal to make this a cozy spot where you can grab a mug of coffee or tea and settle in. Lately I just haven't been feeling that cozy! Waiting for my loom to arrive for many months now has been a tough road for me to travel.<br />
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In the interest of keeping it cozy though I am going to slide right by the months of hair pulling and stomach churning while six different shipping dates went by without results and get to the good news.<br />
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Even though I will not be getting a new 48" Cantilever Tapestry Loom from Fireside Fiber Arts I will be getting one circa 2000 that has been used and loved. Thanks to a post on the Tapestry 2005 yahoo list hosted by Kathe Todd Hooker I was put in touch with someone who is ready to sell her loom and I am definitely ready to buy. Here it is in the current owners home and if the shipping arrangements go as planned it should be in my studio by the end of the month. Isn't she lovely? I am so fortunate to have found the exact size and type of loom that just seemed perfect for my space. Add the bench and I am one happy weaver.<br />
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I have to thank so many of my weaving friends that have helped me through this difficult spot and especially to Tommye Scanlin and Kathe Todd Hooker who offered advice, sympathetic ears and loom consultations along the way and to dear friend Ann Schneider who offered me some practical tools for dealing with the situation. Where would we be without our weaving friends? Who else could understand how important a loom can be?<br />
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Even though I have been a little superstitious about putting the finishing touches on my Paint Box tapestry cartoon until I knew the loom was actually coming I have been getting ready to weave it in other ways.<br />
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I made some skeins of 20/2 silk and some of a wool/silk blend to take a dying class with Gwen Witherspoon at the Guthrie Art Center recently.<br />
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I took along my little watercolor sketch so that I could dye some colors for the brass in the paintbox and the background of the tapestry.<br />
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Most of the people in the class were dying for warp painting which is a more exacting process but I was just trying to dye brass, turquoise for the background areas and shadows under the box.<br />
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We had a great time and came home tired and happy.<br />
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Here are my colors swimming in the final rinse<br />
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and drying on the front porch.<br />
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Now they are waiting patiently for this project to begin.<br />
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I plan on mixing them with some Ymmyarns and maybe some handspun to get just what I need for the tapestry.<br />
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I've also been busy teaching some small classes at the fiber Studio.<br />
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Helping weavers get better aquainted with their new Mirrix Looms is very satisfying and fun and I have a small and growing group coming in once a week now.<br />
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I have to admit that many small things on my to do list have been getting done while waiting for my loom issues to resolve.<br />
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I have several small tapestries done in workshops that I wanted to put some finishing touches on so I have been mounting them on linen.<br />
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I find this process takes a little practice and I'm happy to say I am getting better at it.<br />
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Here are a trio, from the left are two that I wove in the workshop with Susan Martin Maffei and Archie Brennan that I took in Weatherford, Ok.<br />
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I am getting so much better at this mounting that I think I may remount the Early One Morning piece from Joan Baxter's workshop in Dahlonega Georgia.<br />
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I also mounted the two small pieces I did at the last ATA retreat with Susan Martin Maffei and titled them Weaving With Susan. I think they look nice together.<br />
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My first thought was to just find some simple frames for them<br />
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I have also made models for all the Kumihimo kits in the studio. This is something that definitely would not have been done if I had been able to work on the Paintbox tapestry but it feels good now that it is.<br />
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Here are a few of the models.<br />
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I also finished a couple of one of a kind Kumihimo pieces<br />
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and this one which has a small tapestry fork for embellishment is my favorite.<br />
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I have a couple more of these little forks so I can see a couple more Kumihimo Tapestry Talismans in my future.<br />
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Four tapestry bead cuffs were finished on one warp and now my 8" Lani Loom can be warped for some more.<br />
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I think it is time for some neutrals and autumnal colors next.<br />
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Here is the before shot of my newest tapestry experiment. I am going to make myself some hair tapestry. Putting it on this lavender hair extension should be easier than doing it in my own hair and it will always be ready for those occaisions when I just need some tapestry in my hair.<br />
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I think this is going to be fun. I wonder if there are others out there that would like to weave their very own hair tapestry? This may be a class in the making.<br />
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There should be no problem staying busy until my new loom arrives and then I plan to tuck in, get acquainted and weave that Paintbox.<br />
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Hello from the Fiber Studio. What a busy time it has been and it seems so long since I have added to the blog. At the end of July we did the Fiber Christmas in July show and it was a very nice time to show off some of the things I've been up to lately.<br />
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Before that it was the Fiberworks 2015 show in downtown Tulsa which turned out to be very exciting for me with a Best of Show for my 2014 Red Dirt Days tapestry diary and an Excellence in Handweaving award for the Hands On tapestry.<br />
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Prior to that was a week off to enjoy a Plein Air painting class in Eureka Springs, Arkansas where I discovered among other things that I might not be in good enough shape to enjoy all of the many interests I have. More about that later and more about that class on the Sketching Around blog soon.<br />
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It is always challenging to figure out how to arrange everything for the best display and working ease when setting up for a show.<br />
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Without the great help I receive from my dear friends Lynn Tedder...<br />
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and Janet Kozusko it would be a much harder task and a lot less fun.<br />
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I was particularily pleased with the Ymmyarns display this year.<br />
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As if all the packing and unpacking, loading and unloading followed by 2 to 4 days of standing, talking, demonstrating, laughing and catching up with fiber friends, swiftly followed by a repeat of the packing and loading wasn't challenging enough I decided to use the absence of loaded shelves in the studio to clean and reorganize.<br />
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I had reached the panic point where the bookshelves were nearly full and there were areas of unproductive clutter (as opposed to the productive kind) that needed to be tamed.<br />
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I thought I would do a virtual tour of how the studio is evolving these days.<br />
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I started with the Kumihimo area. I always sell out of Kumi supplies at every show. I like to think it is because of the enticing array of finished models on display but I'm sure that the fact that learning a basic braid takes minutes on an inexpensive and very portable foam loom and offers endless possibilities to fondle fiber wherever you happen to be plays a big part in this.<br />
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After the show I ordered new kits and worked on new display for my growing collection of all things Kumihimo. Notice the rack at the top of the picture for the new 1mm satin cord collection.<br />
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I found some nice acrylic canisters which show off some projects in progress.<br />
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A new display for the bracelets and to show off the models I am making for every kit I carry. I like to know about what I am selling and have been impressed with these kits, only three more to go.<br />
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Kumihimo starts off deceptively simple but offers a great variety in the types of braids that can be made and what they can be used for. I have done many jewelry pieces with it.<br />
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Here is the most recent kit I have completed. This is the dichroic pendant kit. There was enough fiber in the kit to make much more cord than I needed for the pendant so I also made a bracelet, the only thing I had to add was the extra jewelry finding for the bracelet.<br />
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I think this bracelet suits me and I enjoyed coming up with this decorative knot. One thing I would like to spend a little time on is exploring some decorative knots. I may be adding a couple more knot books to the display soon.<br />
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I was always fascinated with the Ashley Book Of Knots when I was a kid and even though knots are challenging for me I feel that they may just come in handy for a variety of things.<br />
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My husband Francis has even designed some clever weights for kumihimo with a strong safety pin kind of latch so that more or less weight can be added. The thicker and heavier the braid the heavier the weight needs to be.<br />
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Here is the lower part of the display. I have lots of big eye needles for stringing beads, a new sizer tool which makes it easier to determine what size braid you are making as well as looms, bobbins and kits.<br />
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I have done something different with the books available in the studio. All the books on braiding, beads and jewelry are here. Book ordering has been a chore lately, it seems that everything I want is on backorder but I still have some really helpful ones to offer.<br />
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One of the things I have been distracting myself with while waiting for my new loom to arrive is learning to use my Marudai for making kumihimo braids. While the foam looms are inexpensive, portable and fun to learn on, the Marudai makes braiding a sensual experience on a beautiful tool. There is more to learn about moving and controlling the fibers on the Tama ( bobbins) but is like a dance for the hands and very meditative once a few moves have become natural. The possibilities for braids seem endless!<br />
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Moving around the corner from the Kumihimo my spinning wheel sits as a place marker for where the new loom will live.<br />
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Looms seem to have their little secrets and personalities just as weavers do and it takes a while to get to know each other and start working as a team. I am looking forward to this process when the new Fireside Fiberarts 48 inch cantilever loom eventually fills this space.<br />
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While waiting I have been working on the cartoon for my first tapestry on this loom.<br />
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Moving over to my studio in the house where my painting, designing, and framing area resides, the cartoon continues to come along. there is not much more to do to finish it.<br />
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I started in graphite and have a little more drawing to do on the actual paint wells.<br />
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Once that is complete I will go over some of the main lines with a permanent black marker and then a couple of coats of fixative.<br />
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I decided that the first signature drawn was too large and I wanted something simpler and more whimsical so I used these initials instead.<br />
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I am looking forward to trying to weave the deckle edge of the watercolor paper from the linen borders I plan for the top and bottom of the tapestry. I am also excited about the contrast between the intense pigment colors in the paint wells and the softer abstract areas of the paint in the mixing areas. I guess a tapestry takes so much determination and desire to complete that there is a process which is a little like falling in love during the design stage.<br />
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Moving along to the next wall is a mixture of items for many of the jewelry projects that can be done on the Mirrix looms.<br />
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This area tends to be a little cluttered but all of these things are vital. Beads, threads, cords, findings, cuff blanks for the tapestry cuffs, ultra suede for linings; just the right needles and adhesives to make projects go smoothly.<br />
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Lizzie is in the corner guarding the tapestry warp too. I have a great selection right now, 8/2 linen warp, cotton seine twine in 12/6, 12/9, 12/12 and 12/18. I am also on the look out for some nice wool warp to carry in the studio. I did my first larger tapestry with wool warp and enjoy using it.<br />
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In this area are more finished jewelry pieces, like the tapestry bead cuffs, with one shown in progress on my 8 inch Mirrix.<br />
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Also there are leather wrap bracelets displayed on an old rag shuttle.<br />
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One collaborative project I am excited about is that my friend Janet is going to make up some kits for me with leather cord, semi precious gem stones and a few beads spinkled in for these leather wrap bracelets. I will be sure to show and tell about these when they are finished and in the studio for sale. She may even teach a class or two on this fun and easy to wear project.<br />
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There is also more Kumihimo on display in the area...<br />
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Okay, the last of the Kumihimo!<br />
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I also have many beaded bracelets done on my Mirrix Looms and some nice tapestry and bead pins.<br />
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The next area in the studio tour is where the Ymmyarns live. I just ordered more of everything, wool and silk, and they should be arriving soon. Also you may notice a couple of empty areas left for the new selection of hand dyed Oliver Twist threads from the UK. I love these threads and regularly sell out of the silk, rayon and cotton mixed thread bundles. Just two lonely ones left. I have reordered a new selection of seductive colors and added to the fun with several colors of the hand dyed ribbon as well. These are great for Kumi, tapestry cuffs, even tapestry.<br />
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Next is my newly organized area for tapestry and weaving, including books, looms and loom accessories.<br />
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This is where my John Moss bobbins live in the beautiful bowl that he made for them. Mirrix heddles, warp coils and tapestry needles.<br />
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New to the studio are some Glimakra frame looms for tapestry weaving. These are a step above the picture frame style loom as they have adjustable tension and have an extra brace that can be used to attach leashes. They are limited in the warp sett available in that they have pegs so you can warp at 7 or 14 threads per inch. The price is reasonable though and it ocurred to me that they might be the perfect tool for sharing tapestry with a young person because they are super easy and fun to warp. Since I had not had them before I decided to put them together, warp them and start a little tapestry so they come warped and ready to start weaving with a selection of wools and some additional written materials that I have included with what came along with them. A great way to start.<br />
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if you are ready for the best then the Mirrix loom is your tool. I have an extensive collection of Mirrix looms that you can see in the studio. Notice the box with a new 22inch loom that just arrived in the last couple of days. I also have both the traditional and the new electric treadle for the looms and can demonstrate as well as order them for you. With every loom purchase I offer a free warping lesson so that you can get to know the parts of your loom and how to get it ready to weave. I also have options for private and small classes on tapestry weaving techniques as well as the jewelry projects I have on display.<br />
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This is the very important spot in the studio where the coffee, tea and water comes from. I also store my shipping boxes next to the water cooler. This is an area that was getting out of control with all the recycled shipping material that I use to send wool, bobbins and other lovely stuff but now is much neater with the recycled stuff stored neatly in the loft.<br />
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This is my personal area. Yarns, warp in the drawers, books and class materials. That warping board is mainly for display, I have another one in the house studio that is ready for action.<br />
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I have managed to find a little more space on the book shelves by taking out the pieces of foam core board and card stock that I use for various things and storing them else where. Personal book and reference space is going to a problem I will continue to have I fear. I will probably have to think about some extra fixtures in this area soon.<br />
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Here is my tapestry diary corner. Beloved work space and window view that inspires many days at the loom. In the middle of this area is a large work table for classes and projects and another large table resides in the loft when I need extra space.<br />
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All the windows in the studio are north facing for best possible natural light.<br />
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Here is a view of the 2015 tapestry diary at the end of July which I am currently calling "2015 Into The Hills". I had a feeling that 2015 might be a challenging year and so I have been working with this theme of climbing. After returning from my Plein Air class completely exhausted I have decided to add another challenge to the year and added a new diet and exersise plan to my list of personal goals. So far so good on that score. One of the things I have been doing is starting my morning with a walk on the treadmill. This week I am hiking through New Zealand with a little help from Google maps and have discovered that Google maps are full of ideas for interesting shape, value and line arrangements. One thing always leads to another, life is indeed a circle. The treadmill is no substitute for a real hike but it does offer a way to get a good walk in daily and still get out to the studio and weave.<br />
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Here are a couple of details of this years effort.<br />
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August is beggining to take shape.<br />
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Now we have moved around to the pressing and finishing area. I have this set up so that I can take down my big blocking board from the loft when more space is needed for finishing a large tapestry. It functions pretty well I think.<br />
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Lately I have been building some additional copper pipe looms which I hope to use for some classes soon.<br />
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This brings me right around to my desk area where I am sitting to write this blog, keep all the business files, shopping baskets and bags. It is a very functional space and the desk has a glass top where I can display colorful tapestry postcards and show notices.<br />
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Above the studio I have two large lofts on both sides that are handy for keeping the boxes I use for transport when I do shows and lots of things that would just be visual clutter in the space below but are important for one reason or another. Studio keeping, it is a never ending and constant challenge but for the moment I think I am in pretty good shape.<br />
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I will be sure to share the excitment when the new loom comes in and the Paintbox tapestry gets underway, news of new items arriving and the progress on the TD. Also on the horizon is a new small tapestry on one of my Mirrix looms that will be the second in the "Hands" series. I want to get the Paintbox underway first though. Many things to look forward to. Bless your heart if you made it this far and Happy Weaving.<br />
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Here is 2015 at the end of June. The year is half full and weaving its way through the Summer.<br />
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I probably should have written a blog post right after the Fiberworks opening at Living Arts Gallery in Tulsa, Ok but honestly I think I was a little overwhelmed at that time. It was pretty exciting for both of my entered tapestries to win awards and a Facebook post was all I could manage.<br />
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This is my favorite photo from opening night of Red Dirt Days/ Journey Through 2014 which won the Best Of Show award sponsored by the 108 Contemporary. There were a lot of people in the Brady Arts district for First Friday and most of my photos of the crowds are not that good.<br />
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Here I am with Hands On/Slow Selfie which won the Excellence in Hand Weaving award from the Tulsa Handweavers Guild. It is great to be part of an organization that supports the art of weaving in this way.<br />
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This photo is from the morning after the opening at the Juror's Critique. In the center is artist/ juror <a href="http://www.lindsayketterergates.com/">Lindsay Ketterer Gates</a> who gave a thorough run through of every piece in the show. I was so fortunate to be able to attend this year as it was an enlightening glimpse into her decision process as well the work displayed.<br />
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Lindsey was very busy that week as she also had many of her pieces on display at the 108 Contemporary gallery. Here is one of my favorites. Her work is intricate and beautifully made.<br />
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Here is another shot from the critique.<br />
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Not long after the opening the new issue of Fiber Art Now was delivered and contained a wonderful article by<a href="http://www.hawleystreet.com/author/micala"> Micala Sidore</a> about the practice of weaving a Tapestry Diary. The article showed Red Dirt Days and also featured the work and words of <a href="http://www.tapestry13.blogspot.com/">Tommye Scanlin</a>, <a href="http://www.austintapestry.blogspot.com/">Janet Austin</a> and <a href="http://www.kaylawrence.net/">Kay Lawrence</a>.<br />
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After having been gone for a week to Eureka Springs where I did some painting and then coming home to the opening activity it was nice to take some time to put the house and studio in order, plant some flowers and take some personal time.<br />
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Inside the studio the front wall is prepared for my new loom. There is even a new rug to put it on but no loom yet.<br />
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On the other side of the building is 2016 in progress.<br />
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I took a couple of details this morning of 2015 after the month of June was complete. It has been an interesting Spring with lots of rain, a few storms and even flooding. The lakes are overflowing in many areas and normal recreational activity at some of them was halted for a time. Such different news than we have had the previous couple of years!<br />
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It does appear that the Summer has caught up with us the last couple of weeks though. I am looking forward to weaving the rest of the year as it unfolds...<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10879607915302977990noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561269088778501215.post-79921728193415312882015-05-13T08:25:00.000-07:002015-05-13T08:25:19.494-07:00Tapestry Diary 2015 Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The 2015 Tapestry diary is making progress. We have had the most amazingly wet Spring so far. For several days in a row there has been rain, stormy rain and tornado infested rain. I was just about to run out of ways to deal with grey and rainy days when, on Monday May 11 the rain stopped. A cold front arrived with cool, crisp and sunny skies. It couldn't have been more perfect if we had ordered from a menu!<br />
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Tuesday May 12 was just as beautiful and I celebrated with a green tree. It is nice to have some vertical elements in this landscape inspired horizontally oriented tapestry. With the sunshine and cool breezes it was also possible to appreciate how clean and green everything around us has become. So many greens are always a challenge but it is a nice one to have.<br />
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Lately I am in a state of waiting for things to develop. Waiting is not my strongest asset. Waiting for my new loom, waiting for a week long Plein Air painting workshop at the end of May. Thankfully I am no longer waiting to hear about my entries for Fiberworks 2015, both of my pieces (Red Dirt Days, Journey Through 2014 and Hands On, A Slow Selfie) have been accepted and I will be delivering them on June 1st.<br />
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With all these clean, green and fully leafed trees surrounding me I have been sketching as well as weaving their images. Perhaps my Plein Air experience will yield not only a few paintings and sketches, but the seed for a future tapestry landscape. At the very least it will be a nice change of pace getaway. <br />
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Somehow I think it would be easier to get serious about finishing the Paintbox cartoon if I knew that loom was on the way...</div>
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Recently I visited Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) for a workshop, lectures and exhibit of tapestries by Archie Brennan and Susan Martin Maffei.<br />
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The university has been offering tapestry classes through the fine arts program and has a studio equipped with large handmade frame looms, a few multi harness looms and several copper pipe looms purchased from Archie and Susan for the tapestry classes.<br />
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Sun On Earth, their community tapestry shown above, fills one wall. Under the direction of EK Jeong at the university a group of five weavers who didn't know each other previously have met together to learn tapestry weaving and share in the weaving of this community tapestry project. Mary Segal, Myra Jennings, Cristina Stone, Carol Goyer and Melaine Campbell continue to meet together to work on tapestry weaving and I was fortunate to meet most of them at the event in April with Archie and Susan.<br />
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Early on the morning of the first day I met Mary Segel while Susan and Archie were setting up the main room of the art building for the workshop.<br />
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Susan and Archie brought 18 copper pipe looms with them to Oklahoma and set them up for the Monday morning workshop.<br />
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Here is Archie setting up a loom as students begin to arrive.<br />
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Soon the room was full of a mixture of college students, the community tapestry group and several others who like myself came from out of town to have the opportunity to study with Susan and Archie.<br />
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We started with setting up the looms for weaving with double half hitches and some basic techniques like stripes, starting and ending threads and color changes for the first day.<br />
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In no time the room was full of students with Archie and Susan providing a lot of one on one instruction.<br />
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Here are some of the looms after the first day of weaving.<br />
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By Tuesday the tapestries that Susan and Archie had brought filled the room and transformed it. Archie gave a lecture about his lifetime of weaving adventures. It was fascinating to hear about his long and distinguished history of tapestry weaving.<br />
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My photos do not do them justice but I particularly enjoyed studying the pattern weaves, interesting fibers and subtle detail in all these tapestries.<br />
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Tuesday evening was the opening reception for the exhibit.<br />
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Cristine Stone, one of the community tapestry weavers is here in the center and to the right is EK Jeong the director for the project.<br />
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I was able to meet a Facebook friend, Pam Patrie. Here she is with Susan at the opening.<br />
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On Wednesday lessons continued and the looms were filling up.<br />
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Here is Myra Jennings (in blue), one of the community tapestry weavers looking on as Archie explains a technique.<br />
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Jessica Ostrow came from Texas for the week of tapestry with Susan and Archie.<br />
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On Wednesday we started to work on shape making with squares and rectangles and on weaving angles. We ended on Wednesday with lessons on keeping the sheds moving in the right direction while building individual shapes.<br />
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Here ia a photo from Wednesday with Carla who works in the office of the art building and the blue tapestry is being woven by EK Jeong who was working out some initials for her tapestry sign.<br />
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On Thursday we enjoyed another lecture, this time by Susan. She spoke of the personal narrative content in her work and shared some of the stories woven into the tapestries she designs. She also shared a bit about her process and how her designs develop on the loom.<br />
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By Friday my friend Ann Schneider had arrived from Tulsa and we were working on curves. Here she is getting some instruction from Archie.<br />
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Here is Mary Segal working on her curve Friday morning,<br />
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and Cristina Stone, another of the community tapestry weavers.<br />
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Curves were popping up all over the room.<br />
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Here is my number two tapestry from Wednesday and Friday with the shapes, angles and curves.<br />
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My two samples will serve to recall fond memories of a week of tapestry in Weatherford, Oklahoma with Susan Martin Maffei and Archie Brennen.<br />
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My sincere thanks to EK Jeong for creating this opportunity by securing the funding and bringing them to Oklahoma. What a great time!<br />
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Once I returned home the bubble had burst and I found I had a long list of things that all needed to be taken care of immediately- back to the real world.<br />
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Now that things have settled back to the usual busy I am working on my daily tapestry. Here is a current photo.<br />
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Right before I left for the workshop I had seen Janet Austin mention the possibility of tapestry on an inkle loom and once my list was taken care of I decided to give it a test and I warped my inkle with 8/2 linen.<br />
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I have been fascinated with vines ever since I spent an afternoon in March drawing a detailed sketch of one of my Trumpet vines. <br />
So I trimmed some Honeysuckle vines and started to incorporate them in the weaving. This is set at about 11 threads per inch and I don't know where I am going with it exactly but perhaps some Honeysuckle leaves and blooms will appear as the Spring turns into Summer.<br />
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One of my Trumpet Honeysuckle is already in bloom and so my inspiration is all around me.<br />
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After a flurry of finishing projects it was time to get down to some cleaning up in the Fiber Studio and also the one in my home.<br />
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Red Dirt Days is hanging on the wall and Hands On is at the framers so for the past three days I have been working on creating some order in both my work spaces before the next projects begin. Always at the back of my mind is the new loom that should be arriving soon.<br />
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After walking into my newly cleaned and organized studio my husband remarked, " Oh, I was beginning to think that you had sold your sewing machine."<br />
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The sewing area has been excavated and is ready for action.<br />
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Even the scary closet has been tamed after pulling out three large trash bags full of stuff. Does anyone need a vintage collection of plastic bags?<br />
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My prized air lift drafting table is ready to go and even those old flat files are cleaned out and organized.<br />
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There are still a couple pockets of mess to work on such as my "office area"<br />
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and my art book shelves where I tend to to stuff office papers when I am too busy to walk to the end of the table where the office area is. ???<br />
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I am hoping that when I clean out that nest of old sketches at the top I will find the original drawing for the Mango Hunters which has somehow gone missing.<br />
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Now that I am cleaned up and better organized I am ready to start working on this Paintbox tapestry cartoon. The paintbox is quite small but my idea is to enlarge it by about 400% for the tapestry. This one should be fun to weave with all those squares of paint.<br />
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Here is my 2015 tapestry diary as of this afternoon. Somehow with the start of Spring my "Lonely Mountain" has turned into the "Sound of Music".<br />
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Here is a closer view of the beginning of April.<br />
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I have been thinking a lot about my trip to Weatherford, Ok to see Archie Brennan and Susan Martin Maffei. I am due to leave early Monday morning and so far I haven't done anything but think about it. Perhaps a day of down time before the packing begins is in order.</div>
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My new Fireside Loom is also behind schedule and has not arrived yet. this is not surprising given the winter in Pennsylvania where it is being built. I can't complain because it has given me time to finish my works in progress.<br />
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The new Ymmyarns and color cards for wool and silk have arrived! I am happy to have new color cards in stock so if you have an interest in these yarns just send me an email.<br />
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The last time I posted my 2014 tapestry diary now titled, Red Dirt Days/ A Journey Through 2014, it was face down on the finishing table and here it is finished.<br />
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I photographed it against a backdrop to include the edges. This one took a while to finish and the first day I could hang it on the wall was pretty exciting. After a moment of silence though I swiftly moved on to finishing the smaller tapestry on my 16 inch Mirrix loom.<br />
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Here is the last picture of Hands On/ Slow Selfie on the loom. This one is about 14"x 12.25" and I have been weaving on it for a much longer time than expected but it is now finished. I have learned a lot with this one!<br />
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Here is a shot of the back right after taking it off the loom. A sea of loose threads!<br />
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It is on the finishing table here and the threads have been trimmed and secured. The warp is linen so I decided to use a half damascus edge to allow little knots of linen to show at the top and bottom. I thought that would be a nice touch since the linen warp is also used as weft and I planned to make a linen mat for it. The batting covered board that will become the mat is shown behind it against the wall.<br />
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I had three different linen fabrics so I decided to lay the tapestry on top of each one and take a photo to help with the choice of which one to use.<br />
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I am not sure much difference is visible in the photos but the first one is a natural color and best matches the thread I used as warp.<br />
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The second is a little lighter and also has a more pronounced linear look to the weave which I thought was distracting.<br />
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The third fabric was the lightest. I decided on the first darker linen for my mat.<br />
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Here is a photo of the finished piece stitched on the linen mat. I intend to choose a frame for it soon, something very simple I think.<br />
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It feels great to have both of these pieces finished and now maybe I can start on the paint box cartoon before the new loom arrives.<br />
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Meanwhile back on the mountain, here is a photo of the 2015 daily tapestry through March 24th.<br />
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Here is a detail showing the first part of March at the top,<br />
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and another taken yesterday through March 26th. <br />
I an enjoying my tapestry journey through 2015 and excited to see it rising day by day.<br />
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With all the finishing done I am ready to move onto to a few other neglected areas including entering some shows and maybe I will finally do an artist page for ATA.<br />
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Also right around the corner is a trip to South West Oklahoma State University in Weatherford to enjoy talks, workshops and an exhibit when Archie Brennan and Susan Martin Maffei visit during April. There is a lot to look forward to!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10879607915302977990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561269088778501215.post-75543270370832467182015-02-17T17:45:00.000-08:002015-02-17T17:45:55.207-08:00Mid February Progress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The 2015 climb is moving upward and onward day by day. Here is a view of the entire year of 2015 as of February 17th. I have been enjoying the journey!<br />
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I have also included a couple of details, this one from the far right up to today and...<br />
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here is a detail of the middle with my leaning heart for Valentines Day.<br />
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I have also been doing a little finishing work on the 2014 daily tapestry and here you can see the backing is being attached. It will not be much longer and this one will be ready to photograph as a finished tapestry!<br />
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Finally here is the progress with Hands On as of the end of today (Feb 17). I don't really know if iI can finish by the end of the month but I think I will keep pretending that I can and see what happens. Progress is being made.<br />
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The Ymmyarns order has been shipped and should be arriving soon so if you have been waiting for color cards it should not be long now. If you would like color cards for these yarns now would be a good time to let me know and I will get them out to you as soon as the shipment arrives.<br />
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I am still trying to get my older projects finished up before the new loom arrives and giving some thought to drawing the cartoon for the Paintbox tapestry but no action yet on that job. It is tempting to start it," but the finishing comes first", she said with determination.<br />
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on the 2015 tapestry diary project, the finishing of 2014 and weaving my Hands On tapestry but it does seem like time is moving faster than I do these days. I have the motivation of a new loom that will be arriving soon and a new shipment of Ymmyarns to spur me along through the finishing of the 2014 daily weaving tapestry and the weaving of the hands. Both have made some progress.<br />
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Here is a photo of the whole 2015 daily tapestry project after the entry on February first. I am now climbing back across and further upward.<br />
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This updated photo taken this morning shows the right half through February 4th. I have been enjoying just working with the shapes and colors and thinking about what new things I might want to try.<br />
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Here is a photo of the middle of the tapestry that I like. As I go along I think about creating an interesting edge for the next month to climb from.<br />
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This view shows the far left with the beginning of January. It was an unusual January for us with temps ranging from a sunny 80 degrees to freezing cold with a substantial wind thrown in the mix. We have not been covered in snow as much of the country though.<br />
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Once the 2015 tapestry diary was established and caught up I started work again on this tapestry of hands. I think a plan for the rest of the tapestry has developed and I still think it might be possible to finish weaving it by the end of the month.<br />
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Here is a photo from this morning of the 2014 tapestry diary with the finishing in progress. It is coming along, a few more days should do it.<br />
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I am waiting for the Ymmyarns and color cards to arrive this month. If you are interested or have written about the color cards I should have them soon.<br />
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For now, it is back to work, lovely fibery work.</div>
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Progress on the 2015 Tapestry Diary is coming along. Here is a photo from January 14th of the whole width. The string markers are there so that I can be sure the divisions for the days of January are spaced correctly.<br />
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A detail through January 16th shows the days at the middle of the month and the red soumac that I am testing for the marker between the months.<br />
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The detail above shows the left side of the tapestry through January 18th.<br />
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Another detail of the middle of the month through January 18th.<br />
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Finally the far right detail where the month is yet to go.<br />
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I have been doing a lot of finishing the last week or so also. Here is the back of the 2014 tapestry diary before a few hours of trimming. Sometimes I leave long tails on the back that I intend to pick up again but forget so this one had some tails trimmed that went in the recycle pile.<br />
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Another photo of the back after all the trimming is complete.<br />
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This is as far as the finishing has gone with this one because I am still thinking about exactly how I want to do it. So I decided to take the small tapestry I wove in Joan Baxter's workshop last Fall off my 16 inch Mirrix and finish it next.<br />
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Here it is right after cutting it off the loom.<br />
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After trimming the warp and the weft ends on the back I did some measuring. I also found some light red violet linen that I thought would make a good mat for the tapestry.<br />
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This picture is a little strange but I am using some acid free foam board that I have used in the past to mount canvas on for light weight painting panels in the field. I cut it to size to give a nice mat all around the tapestry.<br />
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Then I covered it with a thin piece of 100% cotton batting. The batting gives a nice smooth appearance and also makes it easier to sew the tapestry in place later.<br />
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I have used a small amount of a PVC glue to adhere the batting to the back of the board and then I cut the linen.<br />
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I wanted the corners to be neat so I did some trimming of the bulk before turning them.<br />
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The photo above shows the linen pinned in place and then I did some light stitching to hold it securely.<br />
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Once the mat was made I took some muslin and made a separate backing for the tapestry<br />
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and then whipped it lightly in place.<br />
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Above is the finished piece with the tapestry stitched in place on the mat. I signed and titled it on the front with permanent ink. The title is "Early One Morning". On my way walking through Dahlonega last October to the Joan Baxter workshop I saw a rainbow and somehow it just worked its way into the weaving I was doing in the class.<br />
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and then added some information about the tapestry to the back with a permanent pen. I let the whole thing sit over night under the weight of a couple large books and now all that remains is to have a frame made for it. The final measurement is about 14 x 8 inches.<br />
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All ready to frame with my Birthday flowers this morning. Now the plan is to go back to the Hands tapestry and finish the weaving before the new tapestry loom arrives this Spring and of course I still have the 2014 tapestry diary to finish. I also have been ordering supplies for the Fiber Studio. A large new order of Ymmyarns is on the way and also new Mini Bobs and Awl/ Keeper sets from John Moss. I have some of his regular and slim brass tipped bobbins in stock also. December was so busy that I also sold almost all the Mirrix looms I had in stock so I will be replenishing Mirrix soon. I usually have all the smaller Mirrix from 16 inch on down in stock and can order others. If anyone is interested I also have a lightly used older style Mirrix treadle that I would like to sell.</div>
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Finishing today with the sketch I did of the rainbow sighting in Dahlonega. The building on the corner at the end of the street is where we stayed while there. Nice memories all around!</div>
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One week in on the new 2015 tapestry diary. It is taking a little longer at the beginning because I am weaving an environment for the days to rise out of. I did that a little last year but this year is a bit more elaborate. I am weaving the base of the tapestry somewhat ahead of the days but once it is complete the days themselves should be pretty easy to keep up with.<br />
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For months now I have had an idea to continue to work with a journey theme but this year instead of hiking I am climbing. It is kind of funny really because I don't like heights much. I do like the idea of climbing though for several reasons. It is very appropriate for the actual act of weaving a tapestry because I am literally climbing up the warp as I weave. I am viewing each day as a step as I weave my journey. For me the idea of climbing connotes finding a foot hold and conquering inertia, gravity and fear. All of these ideas seem appropriate baggage for a creative journey. After viewing the third installment of the Hobbit series I have come to think of this years journey as climbing the lonely mountain. Creating anything can sometimes feel like climbing the lonely mountain!<br />
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The days are going to read from right to left and left to right as the months go by. I am going to use the red squares again to designate the months. The gold shape with the red square is January first and the second is right above it. The days of the month will climb across the warp in twos although to accommodate the different number of days some will just have one. A pass of burgundy separates the days and then a contrast color will separate the months. There will be irregular shapes on the sides that will enclose the days. There should be quite a variety of sizes in the individual days depending on what the design calls for. February will start on the right and work back across and up the warp. It should be an adventure. Today I crossed the frozen valley and that is a fairly literal interpretation of the day.<br />
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Here is a detail of the center part of the base and I am still in the process of woking across. I have been using the twill with ground weave technique that I learned for last years diary quite a bit and I like the texture and directional quality it has.<br />
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A closer view of the far left side where the days of the month have begun. I think this idea will also lend itself to continuing to experiment with different weaving techniques in the coming year.<br />
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One more detail of the days so far as they rise up from behind the foreground shapes. I'm looking forward to seeing where this year long adventure will lead.<br />
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When I posted about finishing the weaving of the 2014 daily tapestry a friend replied with an interesting question and I have been thinking about it ever since. " Does your blog keep you inspired to weave each day and work through those uninspired periods or do you even have those periods? I have days and even weeks that I just don't have the motivation I need to push through! Please share."<br />
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My first response was to think that the weaving inspires the blog not the other way around and then I realized that it actually does work both ways. I originally started the blog as a way of making connections with people of similar interest. Having a blog does make the process of weaving a tapestry seem a little less like climbing a lonely mountain and it does help motivate me to be able to share with others. I have thought that I should be writing the blogs more often and even considered a resolution this year to write both of my blogs once a week. I quickly banished that thought! I try to write a post when I have something to share and I think that trying to do it once a week would not only take important time away from actually doing the work but it might also make my motivation change from communicating about the work I have done to trying to figure out what to write. I decided that for me the work should come first and then the blog.<br />
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Do I have periods of low motivation? Of course I do, but I make a decision to weave this diary everyday and then I just do it. It helps a lot that I have a framework set in place for the daily project so that even on days when I feel scattered or lacking in imagination I can still weave my day. An important part of this equation is having some rules set up so all that is required on a daily basis are small decisions that are easily made. The big decision, to do it, has already been made and the rules have already been established. Some days are just difficult. Often what seems to be a difficult day gets better once I am working and I can then move onto other things in the studio with more positive energy. Sometimes for various reasons I can't weave my day but I always make it up somehow. I am excited by what can be achieved by this way of working and that also helps to motivate me. After all this is something I choose, I make the rules and if I decide they aren't working I change them. How many things in life are so satisfying?<br />
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I have been putting in some long days getting the 2014 tapestry diary off the loom and the new 2015 tapestry started. I have been wondering why it is taking so long and then it struck me, the 2014 tapestry is almost six times as wide than the 2013 tapestry. Measured off the loom today it is 33.5 inches by 40.5 inches.<br />
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This is the end of my second full year on the diary series and my whole year is stretched out before me. The 2014 tapestry is my journey through the year and the many paths I've taken. It is Oklahoma country roads and city streets, flight paths to Rhode Island and hi ways to Georgia woven around long weekends with friends and many days observing the world through the window of my studio. I've been looking at sunshine and shadow, watching things grow, bloom and fade and noticing the changing parade of color and weaving all about it. I have been learning some new tapestry techniques in classes I've taken and books I've read and weaving all about it. There have been days when I couldn't wait to get started and days when I couldn't wait to finish and many many days when I thought that if there was just one more thing to do everyday and I would surely explode. A year can seem incredibly long one day and impossibly short the next.<br />
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Before I cut the tapestry off the loom I had a clean up session, putting yarns away and clearing off the table. Laid out on the table my first impression is color, or is it movement? I am not sure.<br />
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I like the red squares that designate the months and the pattern they create.<br />
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Each day has a pass of contrasting color that separates it from the next but on December 31, 2014 in the upper right corner I decided to leave a path open in one spot to ease the transition to 2015. It has been a good year but it is time to move on.<br />
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I have been getting my warp in order and the foundation laid for 2015 and I hope to be posting about it soon. I am always looking for the perfect warp. The perfect number of threads laying next to each other in perfect harmony, nothing crossed or twisted, no empty or doubled dents, nothing in front that should be in back or vice versa and no do overs. Now I know how those surfers feel looking for the perfect wave. We know its out there, that stunning junction of mathematical precision with the proper planetary alignment and a smidgeon of serendipity. I'm still waiting.</div>
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While my studio is among my favorite places, ( and if you have been following since we first moved the building on the property you can see that it is beginning to look more worked in), the last couple of days I have been out and about in Guthrie and Tulsa.<br />
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On Friday I visited the new Guthrie Art Center. A group of hard working artists have completely transformed a downtown building into a haven for the arts in the middle of the historic downtown area. Weaver Donna Hilton, pictured here on the far left is one of the driving forces behind the project. In fact the first thing you will see through the front windows as you are walking down the street is the collection of looms owned by the center.<br />
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The building also houses workspace for jewelry making, pottery, spinning with further plans to expand upstairs for classes like pen and ink and possibly even tapestry weaving.<br />
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On the morning we visited the Friday morning spinners group were busy at their wheels.<br />
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Here are Janet and Donna having a consultation about yarns and fibers in the weaving area.<br />
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Donna is showing me her Mirrix loom with a tapestry in progress by Gail Davis. In addition to space to work and sell finished items the artists members also offer classes in all their areas of expertise.<br />
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Here is the entrance to the jewelry studio.<br />
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Two jewelry artists have work benches in the space. Here is the workbench of Fran Walker,<br />
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and some of her finished pieces.<br />
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This piece by another jewelry artist, John Cole really caught my eye.<br />
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A look at the pottery room. All ready for classes!<br />
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In the very back an area still being worked on has hosted some printmaking and a garage band. If you are in the Guthrie area chances are you already know about the new Guthrie Art Center but it makes a great day trip if coming from other points in Oklahoma and the drive is beautiful right now.<br />
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On Saturday I spent the day in Tulsa participating in an extended pose life drawing session sponsored by the University of Tulsa and Gilcrease Museum at the Zarrow building followed by a trip to 108 Contemporary Gallery. The current show, Here and Now: Contemporary Native American Art of Oklahoma is definitely one to see.<br />
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Back at the studio work continues on the 2014 daily diary as the end of the year fast approaches.<br />
I am working on the top of the tapestry as I continue to weave the days and trying to make the end of the year mark the end of the tapestry as well.<br />
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Here are a couple of detail views<br />
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of the 2014 tapestry diary project in progress.<br />
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Finally, here is a sneak peak of the sketch that will probably be my next tapestry. The paint box will probably be the first tapestry to go on the new Fireside Loom when I receive it next Spring. My Mighty Wolf loom has moved to a new home where it will be used and cared for and that brings me even closer to my new 48 inch Cantilever Tapestry Loom. Exciting stuff around the studio these days. I am really looking forward to making a fairly large tapestry from this fairly tiny paint box and I think the abstract qualities of the project will make for interesting design.</div>
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I've been over the rainbow and back! Or another way to put it is I have been to the Joan Baxter workshop in Dahlonega, Georgia and am now back to share the tale.<br />
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What a great experience! As if the workshop itself wasn't fabulous, but when you add the exciting Woven Together exhibit ( now showing at the Library and Technology Center, University of North Georgia) and the amazing artist talk given by Joan at the opening of the exhibit it was over the rainbow spectacular and a richly rewarding time. I have so many juicy morsels of knowledge and inspiration from this time that I know I will be savoring and nurtured by for a long time.<br />
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Here is a photo of my class weaving from the workshop done on my 16 inch Mirrix Loom. We started with some color blending techniques that Joan presented the first day. The next morning as I was walking to class a lovely rainbow filled the sky and I was part of an early morning group admiring it. When I got back to my work I began to see a little rainbow of my own appear in my color blending work for the class.<br />
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Every detail of the workshop, exhibit and all the activities of the week were so thoughtfully and wonderfully arranged. Of course it takes a village to carry off an event like this and so many wonderful people at the University added to the richness of the experience. I think it is safe to say though that these two, Tommye Scanlin and Pat Williams had a great deal to do with the planning and details behind the scenes. Thanks to you both!<br />
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Here is the other half of the space we shared for our workshop. On the front loom to the left a project is being woven by our wonderful workshop assistant and Art Marketing major, Leah. It was a very large and welcoming space and with all the other classes going on, open most hours for our use.<br />
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Here is a lovely photo by Randy Weghorst showing some of the beautiful color samples that Joan had with her. Such inspiring color blending and techniques. I was amazed that sitting down to the loom with nothing in mind but sampling colors could produce such a variety of tapestry beginnings.<br />
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A photo of colorful Joan, who not only weaves inspiring tapestries but is also a gifted and inspired speaker as well.<br />
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Here she is doing a little demonstration for us of a very interesting technique for stabilizing a series of single turns.<br />
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Hopefully this close up I captured tells the story pretty well. She used some polyester sewing thread of a color and value that blended with the background. After about 2 or three single turns she brought the sewing thread across and back in one pass. Half of the first pick is in the same shed but the sewing thread disappears completely, then she continues the single wraps 2 or three more times and repeats. Think two ( 2 single wraps) 2 ( two picks of sewing thread) and 2 ( about two warps ahead and behind the single wraps). it works beautifully.<br />
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One of the little extras was a visit to Tommye's studio where all the private consultations with Joan Baxter took place.<br />
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Inside, it is just the tapestry weavers paradise that you might expect!<br />
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The Woven Together exhibit was amazing and is there till the end of the month so if you are able to see it you must!<br />
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In addition to this piece by Joan Baxter, over 50 tapestries from members of Tapestry Weavers South. Two of my tapestries, The Mango Hunters and the 2014 Tapestry Diary Triptych are there. So exciting to be hanging in such good company.<br />
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In addition to the tapestries there was also an interesting display of the design work that went into the creation of the tapestries which added a rich dimension to the exhibit.<br />
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More deign work...<br />
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Here is an example of the several educational plaques that were spread throughout the exhibit.<br />
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There was also a demonstration area showing design, materials and an ongoing tapestry that Tommye manned periodically during the month.<br />
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The talk that Joan gave was fascinating. She is a gifted storyteller as well as weaver and the many examples of her work were breathtaking. Obviously I was quite absorbed by the talk because I have no actual photos.<br />
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It was a great time and I came home so inspired and with a powerful desire for a new tapestry loom. I need a larger one with treadles! I am looking into the Fireside Fiberarts Cantilever Loom and trying to help fund the purchase...<br />
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by selling my Mighty Wolf complete with 6 reeds, bench with bag, double back beam, wolf trap, stroller and extras for less than half the retail so if you are interested please get in touch. My email and information is in the right margin of the blog or just leave a comment and I will get back to you.<br />
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I also have an original style Mirrix treadle that I would like to sell for half of retail.<br />
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Thanks so much for indulging my little ad and I hope you enjoyed the story of my fantastic workshop with Joan. In the next couple of days I am going to move over to my Sketching Around Blog and share some travel sketches and watercolors from the trip that will help tell the rest of the story.<br />
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Almost ready to leave for Georgia and the <a href="http://joanbaxter.com/index2.htm">Joan Baxter</a> workshop sponsored by<a href="http://tapestryweaverssouth.org/"> Tapestry Weavers South</a>.<br />
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My loom is warped and my personal collection of Ymmyarns and John Moss bobbins are also coming along. The largest two tapestries finished in 2013; The Mango Hunters and the 2013 Tapestry Diary Triptych are already at the University of North Georgia.<br />
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The exhibit opening on October 8th and the artist talk with Joan Baxter are eagerly anticipated! I have been studying Joan's work on the internet ever since the possibility of studying with her arose. It amazes and astounds me! I admire her affinity for the landscape and her ability to speak so eloquently of it in the tapestry medium. I am somewhat dazed and feeling very privileged to have this opportunity, and okay a little nervous too. Add that to the reviews I have read of her workshops from <a href="http://rebeccamezoff.blogspot.com/">Rebecca Mezoff</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/KatieRussellWeaving">Katie Russell</a> and my mind is so full that my body can't keep up!<br />
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The name of the workshop I will be taking along with others from TWS is Weaving to the Medium. This is a topic which has been on my mind ever since I started weaving tapestry. The question of how to keep the design and expression in harmony with the medium and distinct from one of my other obsessions, drawing. In the past I have thought that the sketches I do provide impetus for design ideas in tapestry. Recently, I have discovered that it is a two way process.<br />
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I have been weaving a tapestry with hands as the subject and I have an idea in the back of my mind for another design but the interesting thing is that in doing a little experiment in my sketchbook I realized that some of my sketches are being influenced by the fact that I also weave tapestry.<br />
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This was my first experiment, a simple contour drawing using my left hand to draw the right hand and my right hand to draw the left.<br />
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Here is the second with the same type of experiment. These have nothing to do with the design I have been thinking about for a tapestry but it is obvious to me that these sketches have been influenced by my weaving rather than the other way around. It is these kind of connections that make things so interesting for me!<br />
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In addition to the workshop and the Woven Together exhibit I also have an opportunity to have a private consultation with Joan and I needed a way to show my current work. My thought was to share lots of progress photos and details here that could be accessed during our time together.<br />
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Here is the Hands tapestry. Not much progress lately as I have been so caught up in getting ready for this adventure and finishing an online class I have been taking at SBS but still hoping to finish it by the end of the year.<br />
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Another photo with more detail,<br />
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and even more detail.<br />
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Another detail shot of the hands,<br />
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Here is the last one!<br />
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Moving on to the 2014 tapestry diary which I am beginning to call, Red Dirt Days.<br />
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October has begun and my diary sketchbook is going with me so that I can draw the day as designs and weave them when we return.<br />
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Looking at the overall view I have a graphic reminder of how little of 2014 is left!<br />
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Here is another view of May through October 3rd 2014.<br />
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Here is a closer look at the bottom right corner with the beginning of October.<br />
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Starting from the bottom with July through September,<br />
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and working up for the same three months.<br />
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Here we are at the top of the same three months.<br />
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Here is a partial view of some of the work being done at the top of Red Dirt Days.<br />
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I am also bringing my sketches of ideas for next years diary and hope to discuss this with Joan when we meet.<br />
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I feel certain to come back with expanded sensibilities and new possibilities for next years work!<br />
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As some of you may know I do a lot of sketching. It keeps me connected to the world in a special way and nourishes all the other work going on in my studio, like tapestry for example.<br />
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Thought you might like to see the very beginnings of this years tapestry diary; a rough sketch in my current tapestry notebook. It seems that thinking for the next years effort starts to happen around the middle of the preceding year. At this point and thinking of the efforts of the past couple of years it is easiest to consider them as a series. At first my emphasis was on technique and more importantly learning how to express myself through the technique of tapestry weaving.<br />
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Here is the 2014 tapestry diary or daily practice as of yesterday afternoon. At this point I am giving some thought about how the daily practice differs from other types of tapestry work and what I can bring to it for next year.<br />
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The daily practice can be read very much like a cartoon, each little frame is a point in time and together they form a narrative which happens in time. My daily practice is of course my narrative and to some extent I can determine the way it is read just as all pictorial design can be manipulated with the design elements. <br />
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So I am continuing to think about my daily practice as a journey that can be read visually as a personal narrative, or cartoon of my life. It is a lot to think about!<br />
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Here is a detail of the top left corner of this years diary where I have started to add the border of pale colors which will tie together the columns of the various months. My intention is to be working on this steadily so that at the end of the year I can move on to 2015 in a timely manner.<br />
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One of the interesting things about this years tapestry is that it grows in two different directions at once, it grows up from the bottom as all tapestries do but it also grows from side to side. Using the squares as a symbol for the beginning of each month helps to establish the order of reading the narrative which is quite different from the normal "reading" mode which travels from top to bottom and left to right. It occurs to me that within this framework the symbols for the months can establish different ways of reading my cartoon narrative.<br />
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Here is another detail of a piece of 2014. I have used eccentric weaving this year and I really like the effect as it does lend motion and direction to the way the story is read. My thinking is that I would like to employ this idea again next year.<br />
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This is a rough sketch of my idea for next year but I have already reconsidered a few things since making this sketch.<br />
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For next year, still thinking of a journey through the days symbolized by moving over a landscape or terrain, perhaps a more challenging journey next year and rougher terrain. Also considering letting the months read alternately from left to right and right to left. 2015 may be a journey with an incline!<br />
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Speaking of sketchy stuff here is my first rough sketch for the Hands On tapestry. All my tapestry sketches end up in notebooks and very thumbnail in approach. I think it is because the materials of tapestry are so sensuous that I don't want the sketches to compete, they are just an idea of the slightest kind put on paper. The real work will happen with wool, silk cotton and linen!<br />
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Here is a photo of the "Hands" as of today. I am happy to be able to say that it is making some progress and finding a voice. There is much more linen and silk in this one than any of the others I have done and while I am not exposing warps the linen warp is also being used as weft in the tapestry.<br />
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A little closer view with some of the background eliminated. It is coming along.<br />
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A few more sketches done in my tapestry notebook from the ATA retreat, July 2014 in Providence, Rhode island.<br />
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I had almost for gotten about them until I went searching for something this morning. This is from Susan Martin Maffei's class...<br />
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and so is this one. I was trying to work out an idea for my extended warp sample and ended up working with the trees above.<br />
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Here is a little sketch of Marcel Marois while he was giving an introductory lecture at the same retreat. I was impressed with how expressive his body language was. It was easy to read how passionate he is about tapestry even if you couldn't hear what he was saying. Fortunately I was able to enjoy both!<br />
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I have had my head and body in my work the last couple of weeks and sometimes it is hard to transition from doing the work to talking about it.<br />
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Hoped to have lots of pictures from a studio party I gave a while ago and this one picture of the lovely food that my friend Janet Kozusko made for the event is all I have.<br />
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The transition from taking pictures and observing an event to participating in the event is also difficult to make. Obviously I made the transition to participant at this event and the picture taking was all but forgotten until after it was over. Pretty sure we all had a good time though.<br />
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The 108 Contemporary is having a weaving invitational this month and although I missed the opening while on my way to Convergence I did get to see it recently.<br />
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This space is fabulous and we are so fortunate to have it as part of the ever burgeoning art scene in downtown Tulsa. Here is a link, <a href="http://108contemporary.org/">http://108contemporary.org</a><br />
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I spent a few hours last Sunday spinning at the 108. It was toward the end of the show and not very busy while I was there but the people I was able to talk to seemed genuinely interested in the work displayed.<br />
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They have had demonstrations in weaving and spinning throughout the show and I was happy to be able to come in and demonstrate.<br />
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Here is Jen who was working at the gallery that day weaving a very nice shape on the community tapestry that was displayed.<br />
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She was also making some weaving kits to distribute and mentioned that they have been very popular and viewers at the gallery were enjoying them.<br />
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I took a couple of pictures of the space which is just amazing. This show included several types of weaving in many forms; wall pieces, garments and three dimensional objects.<br />
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My 2013 Tapestry Diary Triptych was in the show, sharing space with a piece by Sheryl Landis.<br />
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Also my first Tapestry Diary piece from June/July 2012 was displayed.<br />
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In this picture of the space Lyn Lucas's woven traffic cone is prominent.<br />
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I hope you have had a chance to see the show if you live in the Tulsa area but if not it doesn't close till Sunday so there is still an opportunity.<br />
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I will share some more pictures after it closes but the best thing is to see it at the gallery!<br />
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There is also a nice gift shop with a lovely array of hand made things for sale.<br />
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Since I have been back Mack and I have been trying to catch up on some of the projects left on hold when things got so busy in June/July.<br />
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Here is Mack putting some finishing touches on the path to the Fiber Studio. <br />
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The tomatoes just keep coming and require picking and eating, very tough work.<br />
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Thank you to Janet for giving me a jar of her excellent tomato jam made with part of my harvest.<br />
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In addition to getting some details on the studio building taken care, filling orders and making them I have also been making some time to weave.<br />
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Hands On and the Tapestry Diary for 2014 are making some progress. I have to confess on some days I take out more on the "Hands" than I weave, and so it goes. I can't believe that I'm contemplating doing two more of these tapestries with hands!<br />
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I took dozens of pictures of the fireworks we enjoyed the first night of the American Tapestry Alliance retreat in Rhode Island recently. As I was reviewing the pictures from Convergence, the ATA retreat and the Fiber Christmas in July show I did directly after returning home it occurred to me that the last few weeks my life has been like fireworks, fast paced and exciting. Now that the flurry is past the Ahhh of reflection and wonder.<br />
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I had a wonderful time at Convergence! Even though I did not take any classes I did get to see the Vendor Mall and the exhibits.<br />
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The most exciting ( and the only) purchase I made at the vendor mall was a new Spencer power treadle for my Mirrix Looms. Here is a picture I took this morning in the Studio. I am getting very attached to this new tool. Not only does it work fast and efficiently with little effort to open the sheds but it is so much easier to carry along to shows and to attach and detach from the loom. It took me less than a weekend to be quite spoiled by it and very comfortable with its operation.<br />
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It was also so much fun to meet Claudia and Elena there. One of the most exciting things about the whole experience was meeting so many tapestry weavers previously only known through Facebook face to face. I even managed to make a few brand new friends while in Rhode Island.<br />
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On Thursday night the Untitled Unjuried show opening was inspiring. The gallery director said that about 500 people attended and with so many small tapestries from all over the world it was an exciting event. Janet Austin headed the show committee and her hard work was evident everywhere. It was a great event!<br />
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Here is the panel with my Riverside tapestry on the upper right. If you want to find out more about the show including pictures of all the tapestries check out <a href="http://www.austintapestry.blogspot.com/">Janet's blog</a>.<br />
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On Friday I was able to make a day trip to the Fuller Museum where the Small Expressions HGA exhibit was installed as well as another wonderful fiber show.<br />
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Later that day we visited Peter Patchis yarn warehouse which was a fun side trip and I was able to collect a few samples that ended up in the sample I wove at the workshop later in the week.<br />
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The first evening of the ATA tapestry retreat was marked by an exciting bus ride that included a glimpse of the Rhode Island coastline, a dinner and concluded with the fireworks I mentioned earlier. They were actually part of a hot air ballon festival on campus that weekend but considering the timing it felt like they were especially for us.<br />
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Once the workshop started with talks by both of the instructors Susan Martin Maffei ( far left ) and Marcel Marois (far right) things started to get busy! In the middle is Mary Lane, coordinator of the event for ATA.<br />
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My workshop was with Susan.<br />
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Here are the small samples I wove during the workshop. Susan led us through four selvedge weaving ( no warp ends) and adding supplemental warps to create shaped tapestries and then through many interesting finishing techniques like embellishments with feathers and crochet; even how to move the warp threads to create shaped edges. Fascinating, fun and a great workshop! My only regret was that I couldn't be in two places at once and take Marcel's class also. Everyone who was in it seemed excited by all the design inspiration they received there.<br />
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After all the pleasant exhaustion of the ATA retreat and workshop I have to admit the trip home was not that pleasant. Starting with catching a limo ride at 3:30 am on Wednesday morning to arrive at the Providence Airport for a flight at 6am. Then sitting on said flight because of a computer glitch for an extra half hour which resulted in missing my connecting flight from Chicago to Tulsa. After a great deal of walking and confusion at the Chicago Ohare airport I discovered about 9 am that there would not be an available fight to Tulsa until 7pm. Ah, the joys of a 10 hour layover at the Ohare airport! Instead of arriving home at 10 am on Wednesday it was more like 10 pm.<br />
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Never mind, I had until Thursday at 7pm to pack and deliver my things for the Fiber Christmas in July show. This show just keeps getting better every year and despite my less than energetic start I had a great time. Lynn and Janet were there to help which made the whole thing possible. They definitely have the best food of any of the shows I do and we had a nice roomy booth space where all the looms were nicely displayed.<br />
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I had a special spot to demonstrate tapestry weaving and play with my new power treadle from Mirrix. It didn't take any time at all for me to become spoiled by the ease of opening those sheds. Channel six came by to talk with me and film me weaving as well as others at the show. If I find out when it will air in time I will try to post it here on the blog.<br />
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Here is a picture Of Emmelita from the show. I can't say she is a new Mirrix owner because I know she already has at least one at home but she is the owner of a new 12 inch Little Guy.<br />
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I celebrated the fact that FC is a local show by bringing the Mango Hunters to display.<br />
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It took me a few days to get things in order after the show, unpack and put the shop part of the studio back together. Then there was the day long laundry fest and I really wanted to weave the days I was away on the TD so I had some weaving to do.<br />
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Here is a picture with July 2014 complete.<br />
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I also took some details of June/July from this one at the bottom...<br />
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then a little further in the month,<br />
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to this one which includes the fireworks in Rhode Island.<br />
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At the top and end of the month it looks like Spring. It really felt like Spring that week with temps in the 70's and plentiful rain. Not your typical July/August in Oklahoma!<br />
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I now have August underway and am doing a little work on the top edge so I will have more progress photos soon.<br />
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Let me finish with this lovely beginning of a color study in Ymmyarns woven by Cathie Beckman at a color class with Tommye Scanlin recently. The color palette and lovely gradations of Ymmyarns make them ideal for studies like this. Thanks Cathie for sharing!<br />
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I have a few other photos that friends have sent me but am having some trouble loading them so I will try to work that out for next time.<br />
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For now the fireworks are over and I am entering the nearly cooked popcorn days, small bursts of excitement followed by a little rest in between. I am ready for the popcorn days and ready to do some weaving!<br />
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