Silvia Heyden: Tapestries
A wonderful exhibition of Silvia Heyden's work opened Tuesday night at the Betty Ray McCain Gallery This gallery is part of the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh. What a joy to see these tapestries in person. The exhibition was curated by Lee Hansley and a talk was presented by Silvia's daughter, Francoise Heyden. Francoise discusses Silvia's last two tapestries. From Above Francoise named this tapestry, she explained that Silvia loved to fly and especially enjoyed the view of the clouds from above. A Weaverly Path This was Silvia's last tapestry and was cut off the loom after her death by her family. Francoise lovingly talked about her mother sitting at the loom staring at this tapestry without the physical strength to engage the treadles and complete the weaving. The detail below shows the butterflies of yarn and how close to completion it was. Detail - A Weaverly Path The opportunity to view this work up close after vi...