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
thanks for inviting us to be part of the audience, beautiful tapestries there. k.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kaite... and even more wonderful tapestries were on display!
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't ordered the catalog of the exhibit, it's available through the ATA website. Nothing is like seeing the pieces in person, though!
Thanks for posting Tommye! I'd love to see more photos of the ATB8 show as I won't get to Nebraska myself. I hope the symposium was wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI used to live in Nebraska and always enjoyed all the displays at the museums and galleries in Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Island. Pioneer Village is pretty cool too.
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