A new tapestry has me going back to my traditional roots, leaving distortion weave behind. I'm enjoying the change and the opportunity to problem solve.
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| Hagen pipe loom, warped 26" wide, 10 epi |
A client contacted me with the idea of honoring her father's internment last year at Arlington Cemetery. She sent me photos she had taken and we identified three areas that seemed most important. Drawings and a watercolor followed.
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| photo resource, color swatches and beginning of watercolor |
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| final sketch, half the scale |
This is the perfect way for me to start the new year. It's a very proscriptive idea; I know what I need to do. The colors are a limited palette focused on grey blues and greens, most I have dyed this past summer, and the size is perfect for me, 12 x 22 inches.
What an opportunity!
My biggest challenge is naturally, the values. I need to manipulate the shades of the road, uniforms, and hearse to make the idea clear.
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| sunspots took over in the frigid temps when I started |
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| Porkchop discovers a prime sunspot |
And I will keep you all informed on the challenges as they arise...should be an interesting journey.
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| Here's where I stopped today... |
Great start Ruth.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Ruth. It will be a wonderful piece. She couldn't have picked a better person to weave this. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks all, I am pleasantly surprised at how nice it is to start this year with a definite task, and one so colorful. And a subject so important to all of us - our parents.,
ReplyDeleteWOW! Can't wait to see your progress.
ReplyDeleteThanks Judy, I'm nearly to the flag and so far the values are behaving themselves. Will probably post an update next weekend.
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