17th April 2017 Yesterday, Easter Sunday, was wet and miserable here in Blackpool so I cheered myself up by doing another Workshop on the Web-Hot Ribbons by Angela Tigwell. First I selected a variety of fabric strips, yarns and ribbons from my stash in shades of green, red, orange and purple.... ....found this firm red felt square... ....proceeded to stitch the base layer.... .....using a variety of threads and stitches from my machine.... .....another layer to fill in any gaps.. ....and more to add texture, I particularly liked the recycled sari silks with frayed edges.... .....more fine yarns and silk threads... ....finally making some of my own braids to add yet more texture.... ...close up photos.... ....time flew by and I love the colour of the final piece, think I might choose blues, purples and orange next time. It would make a great note book cover, looking at it again reminds me of India! Not sure what I will do next, watch this space.....

OOAK Art decor Embroidery original tapestry by nerina52. Tapestry Embroidery Fiber art Handmade Landscape Tapestry hand embroidery on raw jute yarn ... mixed silk, wool, cotton, linen, viscose. *** Study on warm colors. This tapestry is part of a series of studies on how yarns reflect light. I used a classic image of the Tuscan street and I combined warm colors with greens. With the careful choice of the yarn and the angle given to the embroidery, I wanted to give depth to the landscape and a possible illusory movement given by the intensity of the light that hits the tapestry. I also wanted the raw jute on which I embroidery to become itself color and part of the landscape. *** Nerina52. *** ...... often in Italy ..... but if you're lucky, sometimes, also in life ... you must necessarily meet a white dirt road... and laboriously, always a bit uphill... curve after curve... you reach a place of the soul that you will never forget..........................*** I designed this Tuscan landscape with embroidery. ***This tapestry is all hand embroidered, point by point *** ...working my hands.....and my mind flies ... I embroider on an irregular raw jute canvas ... those that may appear to be defects, are the characteristic of this crude cloth. I like the contrast between a poor, natural, raw material and the preciousness and sophistication of the yarn I choose accurately to draw - embroider ... *** I think that often, even in life, knowing, approaching and merging seemingly different and conflicting things creates, unexpectedly, harmony, beauty and love. *** I used this technique deliberately irregular because I wanted to get different yarns with different optical effects for example shiny-opaque, proximity-distance Unfortunately the photos do not make you see how the light animates the landscape inch 45.5 x 25.5 cm 115 x 65 Italian Style! Made in Italy! SHIPPING IMPORTANT *** The free shipping refers only to the embroidered fabric, without frame ... you will choose the frame you prefer from your trusted framer who will be able to advise you :-) *** I recommend the frame that keeps it taut and enhances it, but if you prefer I can make a border above and below the tapestry where you can insert a rod or an iron rod to hang it, as you can see in the last photo. *** If instead you want it as you see it in the photos, with the wooden frame, ready to hang in your home, you know that you must also add the cost of the wooden frame and shipping per bulk package, for a total of $ 1050. I am not responsible for delays or additional charges if it can be stopped at customs. *** I would be happy if you visited my shops :) https://www.etsy.com/shop/nerina52 “woman accessories”: https://www.etsy.com/it/shop/nerina52woman *** Handmade by me in my home, in the absence of smoke and pets (but I love them much :) ***

How do you design a portrait for a client that has no photos? I've woven many tapestry portraits and the process usually follows a familiar format. The client sends me a variety of photos. We talk about the personalities of the people, clothes they might wear, hair style, earrings, flashy or conservative, turtleneck or button down, and we discuss it until we get it right. This time it was different. Clear photos of her two close friends were difficult to find and I couldn't get a clear idea of what the couple looked like. Once we both realized another approach was needed the design process opened up and we quickly settled on her friends' love of biking in the Fingerlakes area of Upstate New York. All that remained were the details (her favorite color is pink) and the background (mountains will be in the distance) and I was ready to weave. The piece will be ready for Christmas. And don't worry, I made sure they were wearing bike helmets. Biking on the Fingerlakes, 3 1/2 x 9 inches

Above: Priscilla Alden, Seascape Studio 53 Fine Art Gallery, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, is hosting an exhibit of Contemporary Tapestry by Priscilla Alden, and contemporary Navajo rugs. June 25th to July 28th. There will be a Navajo Weaving Demonstration by Jennie Slick, a 4th generation master weaver, and a gallery talk by Mary Walker, interpreter and storyteller of Navajo culture and rugs, Saturday, July 13th, 2-5pm . Left: Jennie Slick, Germantown Revival Rug Studio 53 Fine Art Gallery is located at 53 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor, Maine. 206 633 2755 As I will be unable to attend the demo and gallery talk, I decided to see the exhibit and attend the opening reception on Friday, July 5 instead. Luckily for me, my husband has a small plane (a VERY small plane, just 2 seats), and he loves to fly, so instead of a 5 hour drive, it was a 1 hour flight. I'm not a huge fan of flying, but this made it possible as a day trip. As we are in the middle of a heat wave, it was a relief to discover another benefit of flying: it's a lot cooler up there. It went from 87 on the ground to 57 at 8,700 feet. Whew. I love to take pictures from the air, the views are great, and it distracts me from realizing that we are WAY up there....... On the way home, there were storm clouds off to the west, but we were flying south, so it was not a problem, and made for some gorgeous photo ops. The show is wonderful, with a wide diversity of styles. I hope any of you who are close enough will make the effort to visit. Not only can you see these beautiful tapestries, but they are for sale, so you can take one home with you. Above: Nathan Harry, Red Valley Pictorial; Emily Malone, Family Hallmark Rug Above: L to R, Priscilla Alden; Bertha Chee, Sandpainting Rug; Lula Brown, Anasazi Ye'i Rug; Dick Alden, "Shash" (alabaster bear); Nellie Glasses, Handspun Saddleblanket Above: Priscilla Alden; Bertha Chee, Sandpainting Rug Above: L: Priscilla Alden; Top: Gwendolyn Baldwin, Wide Ruins; Below: Emily Malone, Burntwater; R: Sylvia Baldwin, Smith-Baldwin Saltillo Diamond. Above L to R: Stella Goldtooth, Hand Spun Shiprock Ye'i; Priscilla Alden Above L to R: Veronica Sixx, Germantown Revival; Priscilla Alden Above L to R: Priscilla Alden; Marlowe Katoney, Floating Utility. NOTE: you can click on any photo to see a larger version of it.

Email: [email protected] Martha Christian’s Statement I am intrigued by abstract art. I like the mental process of extracting a form from nature to create a new form that suggests rather than represents its origin. Many of my tapestries are inspired (…)Read the rest of this entry »

Monique is weaving tapestry in her studio

I have finally completely moved my blog from Blogger to my website. You can (and should!) find it here: http://www.rebeccamezoff.com/blog/ My website got a nice facelift recently and as part of that, I moved the blog so everything is in one place. The content on Blogger will stay there, but it has also all been migrated to the website. New posts will only show up on the website, so come and find me there. If you receive my blog via email, I now have email set up on the new blog. When you go there, look for the little form in the right sidebar. It look like this: This sign-up is different than the one for my newsletter. Blog posts come several times a week. My newsletter is in the form of a letter and it shows up every other Thursday. They will both come from Mailchimp. If you're not sure whether you've signed up for my newsletter, you can do it HERE. Mailchimp will throw out any duplicate emails. Don't forget that you have to confirm the subscription in the email Mailchimp will send you. I recently had someone tell me they spent a day reading through my entire blog. I started it in April 2008, so that was a real commitment. If you like getting posts in email, sign up now so you don't end up with a backlog of tapestry weaving to catch up on. Since the move, you may have missed a few recent posts. Here is the list: Vermont 2016, A masterclass in color and design: The review of my fabulous retreat in Plymouth, VT. I can't wait to do it again! A small-town tapestry project--Cavendish: I taught a two-day beginners workshop after the retreat in Proctorsville, VT. Vermonters are real go-getters! Weaving on small looms, Hokett looms and beyond: A student asked me about warping Hokett looms and since she was in my online class, I made her this video. I thought it might be useful for others also. Commissions. Weaving for a client (or learning basic addition the hard way): My recent work on a large commission teaches me about the finite nature of time. The internet guide I wrote for my Mom. When you didn't grow up using the internet... My Mom is amazing. And she is learning a lot about using the internet since her retirement from 35 years as a behavioral pediatrician. It seems likely that many of us could use this kind of resource page. So head on over to the new blog home. We can have a glass of wine or sparkly water together and talk about tapestry. It looks like this. http://www.rebeccamezoff.com/blog/

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"Golden Motif" ABOUT THIS PIECE: A blend of white yarns establishes a solid background for this not-so-symmetrical weaving. I have incorporated my signature motif with randomly placed squares for playful fun :-) The yellow glistens in the light, the gray is solid and I chose a blend of brown, turquoise (blue/green) with a light tan to accentuate the top and bottom of each motif. The yarns in this piece are a gentle combination of wool and cotton. The large wood clip-on rings will be included for ease of hanging on a dowel or stick of your choice. The overall size (including the top rings and bottom fringe) is: 21 inches wide X 35 inches ABOUT ME: I've been a fine art weaver for over forty years. I primarily weave on a frame loom that I designed and built myself. My work is, "Fiber Painting" because each piece I weave is done similarly to how I imagine a painter would paint on a canvas. In addition to weaving in my studio, I teach textile art and woodworking to students of all ages up and down the West Coast of the United States.

Finished this weaving last week... just before the flu hit me. My second weaving. Very addictive......watching textures grow with each woven line. My rusted string is of course a favourite. Who the heck gets a flu in June?! And it seems to be one that won't let go. No stitching being done in my house. Darn it.... I'm back to bed! Apologies for not being on-line and communicating.

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The long open slits in the 'Terra' diptych inspired me to make a piece with even longer slits to see what would happen. I liked how the Terra piece had so much surface interest with open slits and overlaps. I wanted to keep the narrow areas free to move as they wanted some with twists and some just loose and falling in front of one another. This is not what traditional tapestry is supposed to do but I am interested in this as a textile as well as a tapestry. By weaving the slitted area on an angle there would be tension built into those areas to start them moving out of the 2D plane. They will be free to overlap each other. The history of tapestry has long been about telling a story in a narrative form but tapestry for me is more about the construction and the ALL the artistic possibilities. I like to play with the dimensions that are possible when it is no longer linked to the 'flatness' of traditional tapestry. It was important to finish the back areas cleanly so that the little tails of the yarn ends would not peek thru. To give stability to the whole piece it was necessary to have a pretty solid upper and lower area. I do like including geometric areas with more organic areas for contrast. When it was finished I felt it lacked a spark. It was too blue for my taste so I decided to add a surface design in the form of added threads and textile beads. I have had this HABU Yarn for a long time and liked the texture it gives with the short ends. When it is woven the ends are trapped in the warp so they will not show. By keeping them free and on the surface the special quality can be seen so this was a good opportunity to use it. I also had found some small woven seedlike elements from a visit to the International Market in Santa Fe. They are djellaba beads that come from Morocco. I have added many of them to the surface as well. Here is a view of the finished piece. It went into a show as soon as I completed it but I may still add some more when it returns. It is called Wave Re/Action and is 51" H x 36" W ( 130 x 92cm ). I welcome any comments as this is a new area for me.

Over the years I've developed handouts for my classes. I almost always do revisions to the file and that's what I'm working on now. I con...

In seven days time I will start the second year of the HNC course in Woven Textile Design at Bradford College, the course I began in September 2008. The Autumn School as it is known will be 6 days …

The wall decoratıons are typically made from scraps of cloth, but this one is made our of 100% wool yarn hand woven on Weave-ıt and Weavette looms. It was made over 10 days while vacationing in Patara, Turkey. It was a gıft for the Eucalyptus Pension owners, Ahmet and Nebahat Ovali.

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