Summer handwovens on deep discount

If you are a regular reader you know that for the past year and a half I've been pretty focused on weaving tapestry.
But I have a few handwoven items remaining that would be perfect to wear now and into the early fall.
I rarely put things on sale so this is your chance!  These sale prices are good through Friday, Aug. 11.    
If you are interested, please email me and we'll make it happen!

Handwoven infinity wrap.
Blue clasped weft lines highlight the moebius structure.
Lightweight and silky Tencel.  Handwash, hang to dry, touch up with warm iron.
Originally $125, now $65 plus shipping. 

Back view of Blue lines wrap.  

Handwoven infinity wrap.  
 Gray clasped weft lines highlight the moebius structure.  
Lightweight and silky Tencel.  Handwash, hang to dry, touch up with warm iron.  
Originally $125, now $65 plus shipping.

Back view of Gray lines wrap. 

Handwoven infinity scarf with Fuchsia clasped weft lines.
Was $95, now $45 plus shipping. 

Handwoven infinity scarf with Brown clasped weft lines.
Was $95, now $45 plus shipping. 

Handwoven infinity scarf with Dark Green clasped weft lines.
Was $95, now $45 plus shipping. 

Email me to purchase or with any questions you may have.  

P.S.  Next week I'll be putting on sale some of my mixed-media art for the wall.  Stay tuned!

SOLD!

I am so humbled and grateful for the wonderful turnout for our annual Alpharetta Art + Fine Craft Sale last weekend.  We saw an uptick in the number of guests and sales throughout the weekend.  I think our fabulous roster of ten artists and makers had a lot to do with that, especially our two newest additions (you know who you are!).  And folks enjoyed learning more about the nuts and bolts of photography, tapestry, and jewelry techniques from the five artists' talks as well.  I for one have a whole new appreciation of chain mail weaving--so much math!

So if you came, THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts--and if you missed it this year, well, there's always next year!  Let me know if you need to be added to our mailing list.

Here are a few of my pieces that found new homes.

Illuminated Manuscript, collage, (c) 2016 Molly Elkind 

Infinity wrap, (c) 2016 Molly Elkind

Red (T)his, collage, (c) 2016 Molly Elkind

Hand bead-embroidered cuff bracelet, (c) Molly Elkind

Ways of Looking at Dodd Creek #10, (c) Molly Elkind

This is a motley assortment that includes both recent work and pieces from previous bodies of work.  Going forward, I am focusing on handwoven tapestry and collage.  (I do have a few handwoven scarves and wraps if you are interested!)  Please check my website to see what's available both in handwovens and work for the wall.

The Joy of Finishing

Awhile back I griped in this space about having too many projects underway at once.  I'm happy to report that finally, finally I have got some projects finished, others well underway, and a couple empty looms sitting around, at least for a little while.

I finished the scarf for my sister-in-law, plus three extra for our upcoming show.  Please check my Facebook page for details about that event if you're in the Atlanta area, Nov. 11-13.

tencel and silk-alpaca infinity scarves (c) Molly Elkind

tencel infinity scarves (c) Molly Elkind

I selected several of the collages I've done this year and, thanks to the patient instruction of my dear husband Sam, learned how to cut mats for them.  What an incredible difference it makes to put a mat around something!  These affordable pieces will also be in our show.

collage of painted words and torn paper in sketchbook

dictionary page for "annunciation" and pasted paper collage

L to R:  "Huh?", Red (T)his, Annunciation,  matted and cropped collages (c) Molly Elkind 2016

L to R: Column and Spiral, Weeping for Istanbul, Manuscript/Portal, collages (c) Molly Elkind 2016

I was very happy to finish a set of four 4" x 6.5" small tapestries that I've been thinking of as small contemporary illuminated manuscripts, because they contain or allude to text.  Three of them were inspired by the collages in the top group photo above.  I'm happy overall with how they turned out, but boy, were they fiddly, in both the weaving (12 epi) and the finishing!  I did and re-did the edge finishes, first thinking I would hide the warp fringe (with a half-damascus that would turn the warps to the back) and then deciding to expose it.  I never could get the corners to be as neat as I wanted.  I like that the fringe is visible.  These will also be in our holiday show/sale Nov. 11-13.

Clockwise from upper left:  Huh?, Red (T)his, WTF, and Annunciation, handwoven tapestries  (c) Molly Elkind 2016

I'm still working on the large Mary tapestry, and I expect it to take several more months at the rate I'm going.  I'm discovering just how hard it is to weave a self-portrait.  Just call me Penelope. 

M3 (working title) in progress

Meanwhile I'm designing the next Mary piece, a smaller tapestry on the theme of Mater Dolorosa, the sorrowing or weeping mother.  Goodness knows, if Mary is paying attention at all, she must be weeping over our world.  I'm thinking of incorporating somehow tiny shards of obsidian I've collected in New Mexico, known as Apache tears.  Wonder if I can drill through them so I can thread the yarn through?  Let me know if you have any intel on this.  Would a bead-reaming tool work?

study for Mater Dolorosa, with Apache tears 

So, that's the way things stand here.  Don't ask about the quilt.