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My favorite thing in the world is taking tapestry classes.  It is the jammiest of my jam!  I kept stalking  Ruth Manning's website  to find her woven faces class.  Last May, I gave up waiting for Ruth to come south and signed up for her class at  Lost Art Fiber Studio  in Wisconsin.  I am so glad I did. Last Thursday I flew into Milwaukee and drove to Waukesha.  It is a lovely little town on the Fox river. Friday, we started class with looking at Ruth's work and enjoying freshly baked pumpkin scones and coffee Nancy lovingly provided. Ruth's work reflects a joy and vibrancy that I love and of course her use of wedge weave with traditional techniques drew me right in. Ruth brought an amazing variety of colors and textures for us to work with and got us started on our woven faces. She demonstrated various techniques and because the class was small, provided lots of personal attention. Not having a drawing or art background, I had trouble with p...

Tapestry Weavers South  new show will open January 20th at  The Folk Art Center .  Dear hubs and I took a road trip Friday, January 5th and delivered these two pieces for exhibition. Beauty and the Break and Rust and Ruin. I blogged previously about Beauty and the Break  here.   Rust and Ruin is my ode to 2017. I attached this page to the back of each submitted tapestry. As it explains, 2017 was a year of fits and starts and this tapestry reflects that. C. Cactus Flower Loom warped at 10 ends per inch with 12/6 cotton seine twine.  Weft is linen,  wool, rayon and metallic yarns augmented with rusty bits from a friend's farm in Meadow, NC. Last year's challenges included sudden hearing loss and some dizziness diagnosed as Meniere's Disease.  Many discussions with physicians about my fluctuating hearing loss and the efficacy of hearing aids.   When I wanted to do a self portrait, it made sense to title it "Say What" My self portrait. ...