Blog: Musings on Textile Art
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The Hundertwasser Tapestries: Part 1
2022-12-05 18:19:00 UTC
Vienna is a museum lover’s paradise. There you will find palaces filled with the vast treasures of the Hapsburg dynasty as well as Vienna’s modern masters, Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. But the highlight of my recent trip to Vienna was a small, quirky little museum called the Museum Hundertwasser…
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In the Galleries: Christina Forrer, Again
2022-10-15 22:42:44 UTC
For my birthday, I was able to make a quick trip to New York City for an infusion of artistic inspiration. I had a divine day visiting a few selected shows featuring tapestry and textile art. I feel inspired to share my experiences, so here goes….
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The author’s husband attempts…
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In the Galleries: Igshan Adams
2022-06-12 17:08:00 UTC
I am totally obsessed with the weavings of Igshan Adams. I’ve been wanting to see the work of this South African artist IRL for quite some time. I narrowly missed my chance to see his show at the Casey Kaplan Gallery in New York last year. So, I just had…
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Lost in the Metaverse
2022-01-03 20:12:34 UTC
Wow. It has been a long time since I posted, eh? As 2022 begins, it is time to look back at what I’ve been up to in the studio for the last six months and what I am looking forward to in 2022.
I have been working on a very…
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For Weavers Only: More Erin Riley Tapestries
2021-06-30 20:05:00 UTC
In my last post, I focused on the themes and content of Erin Riley’s work as recently exhibited at PPOW Gallery. For this post, I just want to share “weaving porn.” Not weaving (verb) pornography (noun) – although Erin has done that – but “weaving porn” as in what turns…
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In the Galleries: Erin M. Riley at PPOW
2021-06-25 00:34:11 UTC
I had the good fortune to catch Erin Riley’s recent showing at PPOW Gallery in New York. Entitled “The Consensual Reality of Healing Fantasies,” the show featured sixteen tapestries, half of which exceeded 8 feet in height or width and all of which were woven in 2020. (If this reality…
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The Big Hack Revealed
2021-04-30 19:11:00 UTC
In my last post I wrote about getting started on the first large(ish) tapestry in a new series of work. After four months on the loom, I finished weaving the piece on New Year’s Eve 2021 with a rather solitary cutting off with my husband and the dog. I dragged…
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A New Direction (Before Covid19, Part 2)
2020-08-07 19:50:57 UTC
I’ve never done an artists residency (and still haven’t) but setting up shop in unfamiliar Brooklyn last winter turned out to be very productive situation for me. Due to space and time restrictions, I was forced to work small – which is not really my jam, but I made the…
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New York City Art Adventure (Before Covid19) Part I of 2
2020-07-27 15:12:55 UTC
Just recently four boxes arrived at my door. They contained the contents of my “sabbatical studio” in Brooklyn and receiving them represented the last tie to my brief but fun time living in New York City last fall and winter. I can't believe how much time has passed since then…
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Creative Paralysis: Side Effect of Pandemic Restrictions?
2020-04-30 20:33:00 UTC
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Sometimes you just have to cut bait and jump ship. I left NYC abruptly in early March. This sample had to be sacrificed in order to pack the pipe loom.
What to do when your normal routine comes to a grinding halt? That’s the question we all face during this…