It was a whole lotta fun premiering my new Adventures in Paperweaving class at Turquoise Raven Art Gallery in Cortez, CO. The class was in conjunction with a focused exhibition of my own work in the gallery; scroll to the bottom for images of that.
Ten brave non-weavers and one tapestry weaver signed up to learn how to turn paper with painted or photographed imagery and patterns into skinny slices and then into a new woven surface. I threw fistfuls of weaving terminology and drafts at them but they plunged in and got well down the road. Here are some images:
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Sam decided to weave a diamond twill on his very first attempt!
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This artist, inspired by my Windblown Grasses piece, chose to weave at random angles.
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This artist introduced contrast and texture by weaving in linen thread
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| This piece reminds me of Monet's garden. |
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Different colored wefts are being played with here. The gold strips are quilter's cotton fabric!
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A 3/1 twill is the structure here, privileging the image of the warp or vertical strips.
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Mary, whose piece in progress is the first image above, was kind enough to share an image of her finished piece. She chose after weaving a few rows to switch from a 1/3 to a 3/1 twill in order to foreground paper with the photographs of flowers.
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Mary Berry, paper weaving
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Look like fun? If you want to give it a go, use the
Contact page on my website and I'll add you to the list of attendees for a Zoom class I'll be offering soon:
Saturdays Nov. 16 and Nov. 23, 1:00-3:00 pm ET with optional feedback session Weds. Nov. 20, 6:00-8:00 pm ET.
$80 for the two Saturday sessions; additional $40 for optional Weds. feedback session. You don't have to decide about the Wednesday session until after the first class on Nov. 16. Payment via PayPal or mailed check.
Recording available for 30 days. Supply list and all details available here. Contact me with questions and to sign up.
It's a pleasure to see my work up on the walls at Turquoise Raven through October. If you're in the area, do stop in, say Hi to Mary and browse the art, gifts, and art supplies. Gift-giving season is nearly upon us!
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| From top: SkyGramaGrass, Air Quality, and Ash Wednesday, all (c) Molly Elkind |
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Clockwise from top left: Faraway Nearby, Morning Grasses, SkyGrass, and WUI 10: water. All (c) Molly Elkind
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Top: Windblown Grasses. Bottom: Ashfall. Both (c) Molly Elkind
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