Monday, February 18, 2013
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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
There's something so appealing about all those bobbins hanging in front. Too bad you can't leave them there :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is going to be a beautiful piece.
Thanks Alice! Those bobbins sound nice, too.
DeleteLooking beautiful, Tommye! The gold feather just glows!
ReplyDeleteAre you using spelsau on this one?
Thank you, Kathy. I'm using a combination of Vevgarn from Noel and the 20/2 worsted from Kathe. Two strands of Vevgarn and one of the smaller in all the bobbins.
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