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Embroidering a Small Canvas
By Ayelet Lindenstrauss Larsen
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As I embroider, I think a lot about the surfaces and textures I am producing; I want each stitch to be there for a reason. In restricting my work to a small format, I try to get the viewer to look at my work from up close, the way I do.…
The ideal miniature textile should … be determined by the proportion between its design components and its fiber components, or by external references to objects whose scale is familiar. … I do not weave much tapestry, but of all other crafts, I feel that the aesthetic of tapestry weaving is closest to that of canvas embroidery. Which is why I am a member of the ATA!
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below: Ayelet Lindenstrauss Larsen, Maxwell’s Demon, 5.5" x 4.5" 2002 felted wool and alpaca, cotton thread on silk gauze, pyrite beads
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below: Ayelet Lindenstrauss Larsen, Love Across the Atlantic, 4.5" x 6.5" 2002 cotton, silk, and found doily on silk organza and cotton canvas
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below: Ayelet Lindenstrauss Larsen, Workman’s Lunch and Tea, 5" x 7.5" x 4" 2006 cotton and wool on linen, applied wool tape, wooden beads, acid-free board and copper wire supports. Collection of Gloria and Sonny Kamm
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Saving Memories
By Marjolyn Van der Wel
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While still living in The Netherlands, I found four green, square wooden frames and decided to weave a small tapestry for an exhibition that was part of Convergence, Cincinnati … the first in a set of 4 poppy tapestries.…
That experience set me on a path of weaving memories. … Working small is addictive; I am always searching for the next design. My hope is to inspire other weavers. After you find a good design, it does not take that long to complete a tapestry.
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below: Marjolyn Van der Wel, My Crossroads, 2003 cotton, hand dyed wool and silk
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below: Marjolyn Van der Wel, First Small Tapestry, 9.5" x 6" 1983 cotton, hand dyed wool and silk
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below: Marjolyn Van der Wel, Lina’s Orchid, 10" x 7" 2005 cotton, hand dyed wool and silk
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below: Marjolyn Van der Wel, Sunset on the Beach, 17.5" x 11" 1999 cotton, hand dyed wool and silk
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below: Marjolyn Van der Wel, Togetherness, 9" x 8" 2006 cotton, hand dyed wool and silk
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Doors, Gates and Windows
By Mary Colton
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… “Doors, Gates and Windows” (DGW) began with a simple question: what project would challenge everyone in our [tapestry study group of the Las Arañas Guild] to weave a tapestry? … The plan was for each of us to weave a [9" x 10" tapestry of a] door, gate or window we found in New Mexico.…
While these tapestries were still being designed, several of us went to Santa Fe for a workshop that also attracted three weavers from Vancouver Island [TAPIS] … [who] asked if they could join our project. … The TAPIS weavers would each weave a door, gate or window from Vancouver Island. Then we would pick partners … exchange photos, and all weave responses.…
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below: Ann Blankenship, Portal To One’s Passion, 9" x 8" (original: Albuquerque NM)
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below: Elaine Duncan, Song of the Loom, 10" x 8 3/4" (response to Ann’s: Errington, B.C)
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below: Karen Leitch, Kimono Door, 9 1/4" x 8 1/2" (original: Victoria, B.C.)
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below: Jaye Whorton, Red Silk, 9 1/2" x 8 1/2" (response to Karen's: Los Lunas, NM)
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below: Sharon Cameron, Windows to Memories, 7 1/4" x 10" (original: Nanaimo, B.C.)
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below: Katherine Perkins, Tricksters at Play, 9 1/2" x 9 1/2" (response to Sharon’s: Santa Fe, NM)
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