What’s on Elaine’s Loom
After completing eight small format tapestries this spring, I decided to dedicate a small copper pipe loom to weaving more of these little precious moments in time. While in Nebraska this past month, I photographed some rock with a feather sitting on top of a piece of wood. These images are my inspiration, as I continue in this series titled: “Art in Nature”. I have included the photos that captured my attention.
- my inspiration from Pahuk
more inspiration from nature
What I like to do is make a window out of a piece of paper…the window is the finished measurement of my small format tapestry…in this case 4″ by 4″. Then I enlarge the photograph to letter size and move the window around on the image until I find a section that is pleasing to my eye. I make a tracing of the image and use this for my cartoon, placing the mylar tracing behind the warp threads and sewing it to the hem area. I use the actual photograph as my source for colours.
The window surrounding the area I like
the cartoon folded back, the weaving from the right side, and the photo
