pull the truth apart and weaveit in the lie

#Pull the truth apart and weaveit in the lie plus#

I plan to add small paintings or drawings behind some of the exposed warp once the kinks are worded out of the tapestry. There was a lot of tension issues in this piece most likely caused by the areas of negative space I have where the warp is exposed. This banner will have more surface design details than my others. It's so tall, I need a taller ladder than my two step to raise the nail about 4-6 inches so I can have the tapestry hang without touching the floor. It is a bit shy of 100 inches and exactly 20 inches wide. I finished the weaving portion of my third tapestry banner and have it hanging temporarily on the wall to straighten out a bit before I go further. Once opened however, the many yards of tapestry take on an organic and lively appearance as they fall from a helicoidal spiral into a droopy yet energetic shape uniquely its own. For shipping, My Spiral Tapestry flattens to a cylinder shape less than nine inches wide and only three inches high. Technically, the shape is a helicoid a remarkable form which packs great densities into small spaces. Using this method a wonderful spiral was formed similar to tricolor fusilli pasta or a colorful spiral staircase. On one end, the original warp was braided and retained. Once completed the negative space was removed by pulling the warp and closing the spaces. My Spiral Tapestry was woven as a tapestry, thirteen yards long and four inches wide with 182 darts of negative space. A great deal of care and thought went into this presentation. It is always fun to see how the curator will exhibit this piece. Here is a photo of My Tapestry Spiral which is being exhibited at the Morris Graves Museum in Eureka California. On another table I have my waxed crayons as well as my soluble crayons waiting for their daily spin. It's not a rush.I have it laying out on a table in my studio so the yarns and the design can speak to me. I think I'll try watercolors instead of wax crayons to achieve a better idea as to what the finished tapestry might look like.

#Pull the truth apart and weaveit in the lie plus#

On my next revision, I hope to have a more menacing fish plus show more realistically the variances in light reflections under water. My first drawing, done on tracing paper and in crayon is on the left along with some of the stipulated palette. The size is 9 by 12 inches with a sett of around 6-8. I'd like to achieve that impressionistic look with the colors blurry up close but clearing as one steps back. The page of the story I am illustrating is an underwater scene at the sandy bottom of the Santa Monica Bay with a menacing surf perch. Such limitations are said to provide greater unity to the combined pieces as well as spur one's creativity. There are specified yarns which must be used in at least half of the piece, a red and a blue which must be used in all pieces and sizes to the overall piece as well as the frame. Our group projects have lots of rules and regs to follow and this group project is no exception. I am scheduled to weave/finish it in September.

I finished page 1 and am now designing page 7. Our tapestry group is working on a group project consisting of a dozen and a half small tapestries which tell a story. I spent some time working on a plan as to what I should be working on when in order to accomplish the things I want to accomplish by when. I am not weaving any tapestry at the moment.finishing several, designing one and racking my brains out on another.