Weaving Landscape in Tapestry
About Weaving Landscape in Tapestry
Many of us are inspired to weave by the beautiful and meaningful natural places we know, by landscapes that move us at home and on our travels. How can we convey in tapestry the experience of being in a particular place? What does it mean to weave a landscape at this moment in history? In this workshop we will study tapestries inspired by landscape and look closely at various approaches to the subject. Will you weave an expansive vista or a close-up detail of your landscape? Will you tell the story of your place, or seek to convey your emotional connection to it? Realistic, stylized and fully abstract approaches will be considered. You will bring your own inspirational photos and sketches and be guided through the design process by questions, exercises, samples, and group sharing and feedback. Tapestry techniques will be discussed and demonstrated as they relate to specific design purposes. We will have two class sessions, and a check-in/help session between. Students will email photos to the instructor for sharing with the group.
This class is limited to 20 students.
Class Materials Needed
For design:
- Inspirational photos and sketches
- Paper
- Tracing paper
- Pencils, colored pencils or markers
- Black fine-line marker
- Ruler
- Any other design tools you prefer including digital tools
For weaving studies:
- Small tapestry loom (frame loom ok)
- Warp and weft yarns
- Strips of mat board or index cards for making yarn wraps
- Your favorite tapestry tools
Age Range
Teens and Adults
When
The class will meet for three 120-min live online sessions on the schedule below. The first session is on March 4.
Enrolled students receive 21-day access to the video recordings of the classes.
How It Works
Enroll above to save your spot in the class. Lessonface will send you a confirmation right away, and a Zoom link 24 hours before the class start time. You can log into your Lessonface dashboard to access class materials, communicate with your instructor, join the live Zoom session, and access the class recordings and chat transcript afterward. This class, and all lessons and classes on Lessonface, are covered by the Lessonface Guarantee.
Molly Elkind
Molly Elkind’s tapestry work was exhibited in a solo show in 2018 in Atlanta, just before she relocated to New Mexico. Recent work has focused on New Mexico’s high desert landscape, which is harsh, rugged, vulnerable and fragile.
MAFA - The MidAtlantic Fiber Association
The MidAtlantic Fiber Association (MAFA) represents and supports a community of fiber arts guilds in the greater Mid-Atlantic region.
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