TAPESTRY WEAVERS in NEW ENGLAND

Please note that the deadline for this exhibit has been extended to February 7, 2014.  All information here .

Call for Entries! The Art is the Cloth – a juried exhibition of hand woven tapestry at the New Hampshire Institute of Art.   Open to artists from Mexico, USA and Canada. There will be a printed catalog. Entry deadline: February 7, 2014. Details and Registration Form HERE

Above: Priscilla Alden, Seascape Studio 53 Fine Art Gallery , in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, is hosting an exhibit of Contemporary Tapestry by Priscilla Alden, and contemporary Navajo rugs. June 25th to July 28th .  There will be a Navajo Weaving Demonstration by Jennie Slick, a 4th generation master weaver, and a gallery talk by Mary Walker, interpreter and storyteller of Navajo culture and rugs,  Saturday, July 13th, 2-5pm  . Left: Jennie Slick,  Germantown Revival Rug  Studio 53 Fine Art Gallery is located at 53 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor, Maine. 206 633 2755 As I will be unable to attend the demo and gallery talk, I decided to see the exhibit and attend the opening reception on Friday, July 5 instead. Luckily for me, my husband has a small plane (a VERY small plane, just 2 seats), and he loves to fly, so instead of a 5 hour drive, it was a 1 hour flight. I'm not a huge fan of flying, but this made it possible as a day trip. As we are i...

On May 10th "a piece of TWiNE" opened at the Imagine Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts. There was a wonderful turnout for the reception, with TWiNE members driving for many hours to attend, and many members of the local community filling up the gallery as well. (ABOVE: Left wall, Janet Austin, right wall, Suzanne Pretty) In addition to the tapestries, and visiting with old friends, there was quite an impressive spread of delicious food! (ABOVE: Sarah Warren's tapestries in the hallway) The tapestries filled the gallery space, and were also hanging in the hallway and reception area. I was pleased that each artist's works were kept together. I think it makes the exhibit more cohesive. (LEFT: Julia Mitchell) (LEFT: Four tapestries by Bonnie Eadie) I am embarrassed to say that, what with all the socializing, I missed some of the artists completely. Sorry. The show will be up until June 1, so you still have time to s...

a piece of TWiNE  May 10 - June 1, 2013  for details CLICK on the image to see it larger. 

Learn the basics of CLASSIC TAPESTRY WEAVING An intensive workshop April 5 and 6, 2013     10 a.m.- 4 p.m. (1 hour lunch break) Florence, MA  (2 miles from center of Northampton) * For beginners and those with some experience * Portable Frame looms and other equipment and supplies provided * Limited enrollment Contact: tamarshadur at hotmail.com (use @ symbol in place of “at”) About the Instructor, Tamar Shadur: I have been a tapestry weaver for the past 34 years, as well as an ESL and Adult Basic Ed. teacher for about 20 years. (BFA Ed., MEd, both degrees from UMass, Amherst). Over the years, I have given numerous workshops, most recently at the Fiber Arts Center in Amherst. My larger and finer tapestries are woven on a large low-warp loom (Aubusson tradition), and smaller tapestries on portable upright tapestry looms. My students use the small portable upright looms. Memberships: TWiNE, ATA (American Tapestry Alliance).

"Paradise Lost," a tapestry by Connie Rush Lippert. Click on the image to see a larger version. It measures 32 x 47 inches, and is woven with the technique known as "Wedge Weave." You can see more of her work on her website here .  Read more about Wedge Weave here.