The Anatomy of Tapestry Workshop
by Elaine on Sep.21, 2011, under Blog Posts
Jean Pierre Larochette and Yael Lurie taught a tapestry workshop for 12 participants in Parksville, BC from Sept 6- 9th, 2011. This workshop was taught in the traditional French Aubusson way with many people weaving from the back of the tapestry for the first time. Exercises in colour blending, demi duite, battage, pass oblique hachures were introduced and then each person worked with Yael designing an individual tapestry based on these techniques. Of course, each person’s work varied according to skill level and personality. Jean Pierre and Yael shared images of their work, their friend, Gabriel Canales’ work, and history of traditional Aubusson workshops. Everyone was very happy with the results.
the tapestry class room
Another day, another view
