Fiber Art for the Home
Afghans for the home
This winter I wove cozy afghans from the beautiful mohairs and woolen yarn (much of it hand dyed) that I had in my inventory. They are approximately 40" wide and length varies from 70" - 80". They are warm and soft, the perfect winter accessories for your home.
Jacquard woven images
I have been designing and weaving images from photographs. I am enjoying interpreting the living creatures that share my Maryland environment in weavings. I use original photos, create simpler images in Adobe photoshop, develop weave patterns and add these patterns, expressed in pixels, to the image. My TC1 (thread control) jacquard loom, then reads these patterns as individual threads. Of course occasionally I can't resist a photo from our travels expressed in a weaving as well.
The above image of a Cooper's Hawk was perched in a sweet gum tree in our yard. It is woven in a 4 color weft back weave.
Another method is to weave the image in black and white shaded satins and then hand paint the images. This can allow increased detail and colors.
The gallery below includes both jacquard woven images and additional afghan colors and designs.
Photo Gallery
"Predator Alert" 2 - 13" x 13" panels. Designed and handwoven from original photo of a Coopers Hawk in a sweet gum tree Price on request
"Flowers that Fly" 3 - 9" x 9" panels Designed from butterfly photos in my garden, handwoven in shaded satins and hand painted Price on request
"Board of Directors" 3 - 9" x 9" panels, 3 - 9" - 11" panels. Designed from Alpaca photos, handwoven in shaded satins and hand painted Price on re
Chincua Monarchs on Milkweed , 4 color jacquard woven in cotton and tencel designed from my photos taken in the Chincua Monarch Sanctuary 12" x 12"
Garden Monarchs 2 - 12" x 12" panels designed from garden photos, handwoven in 4 colors and with addition of original digitized embroidery
Monarchs on oyamal tree designed from photo taken in Chincua Monarch Sanctuary, handwoven in shaded satins and hand painted