Tommye McClure Scanlin ~ artist and teacher ~ tapestry and other things ~ Dahlonega, GA, USA
I am an artist who observes and responds to my surroundings for inspiration. My primary artistic medium is handwoven tapestry, an ancient method of working with fibers to create images. As I seek images and ideas to interpret into tapestry I experience my surroundings a closely as I can. Photographs, sketches, paintings, and writings all are part of the research I put into my work.
I have been living in the southern Appalachians most of my life and so my surroundings are filled with natural forms of woods, streams, and fields. My eyes are frequently drawn to the myriad details of the landscape and many of my tapestries are based on aspects of those details, simplified and enlarged in a weaving.
Please visit my American Tapestry Alliance page and my website to see more of my work--scanlintapestry.com
I'm on dialup & the slide show works just fine in Firefox... it doesn't seem to work in Thunderbird, but that's not a browser, just an email program that I have set up to check for updated blog pages..
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Jessica
Trees! Trees! Trees!
ReplyDeleteIf there's one thing I do when I go somewhere that's not desert, I stare at the trees! We have a few trees, of course, but most have very teeny tiny leaves for water conservation. So, I miss seeing the big deciduous & conifer varieties.
Tommye, your photos remind me of when Dennis & I used to drive up from the FL panhandle to the Smokies for backcountry hiking. We loved it there!
Can't wait to see the final design & the start of the new tapestry. Have great holidays, Tommye!
Lyn
Jessica, thanks for letting me know the slide show works from dialup!
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Lyn,
ReplyDeleteYour landscape is so beautiful, too...I love seeing your photos! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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