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New York City Art Adventure (Before Covid19) Part I of 2
July 27, 2020
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?
April 30, 2020
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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…
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Mining Historic Textiles as a Route to the Future
March 26, 2020
The following is a Guest Post by weaver Mary Lane about her recent work and her participation in a workshop led by Gerhardt Knodel on mining historic textiles for design inspiration. I was a participant in this workshop as well, but I asked Mary to write about her experience because…
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A Visit with Erin Riley
March 18, 2020
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Erin M. Riley in her studio
So, I’ve been living in NYC since October and one thing that was high on my list was to meet tapestry phenom Erin M. Riley. I was finally able to meet her in February. If you don’t follow Erin’s work, you should! (www.erinmriley.com) She…
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In the Galleries: Alexandra Mocanu
January 26, 2020
I was fortunate to see tapestries by French-Romanian artist Alexandra Mocanu at Twenty First Gallery, New York, in December. For the weaving geek, there was much to swoon over
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Twenty First Gallery, 76 Franklin Street, NYC
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Twenty First Gallery
First of all, allow me to apologize for the yellow cast…
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A Field Trip to Browngrotta Arts
November 8, 2019
This week I finally had the chance to see an exhibition of fiber art collected by Sandra and Louis Grotta. For thirty years, Browngrotta Arts has been the premiere gallery dealing in dimensional textile art, sculpture, and fine craft in the U.S., and for nearly that long, I have wanted…
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Heallreaf
November 4, 2019
This year was my first year participating in Heallreaf, an international tapestry biennial in the UK organized by Margaret Jones. Yes, you heard me right – a major exhibition organized entirely by a single individual. This would be quite a feat even if Heallreaf was limited to artists living in…
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Tapestry in the Galleries: Terri Friedman
October 21, 2019
So way back in April, I saw a show of tapestries by Terri Friedman at Guerro Gallery in San Francisco. The experience was kind of a “perfect storm,” in that I had only just become acquainted with her work on Instagram, where she mentioned the opening of her show. I…
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A Visit With Mary Zicafoose
September 26, 2019
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Mary poses in her downtown Omaha studio.
Recently, my husband and I took a cross-country road trip to the Mid West. I used this occasion to drop in on one of my favorite tapestry artists: Mary Zicafoose. I met Mary at her downtown Omaha, Nebraska studio. It was such a…
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The Shape of Things
September 7, 2019
Have you ever felt like you are standing at a threshold between one state of being and another? I have - a lot actually. In fact, I created a whole body of work trying to convey that frame of mind, but I’m here to tell you that I have finally…