Wonderful workshop!

Pat Williams and I had a grand experience with fifteen fabulous folks during the past weekend.   The workshop we co-taught at Camp Mikell for Tapestry Weavers South brought together tapestry weavers from all over the place... Florida, Indiana, Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia--did I leave out anyone's state?  Old friends re-connected and new friends were made from last Thursday onward to mid-day Sunday when the workshop ended.  Everyone was eager to absorb as much as Pat and I could share, everyone also shared with each other so I feel the event was worthwhile in many ways.

Here's the group photo at the end of the workshop:

And here are their samplers (except for Nancy's that was still on her own loom... she's holding it in the photo above):

Thanks, Pat--for being such a good friend and a fantastic person to co-teach with!

Thanks, EVERYONE--for being such great folks to get to know... keep on weaving!

Tapestry days

Tapestry Weavers South workshop that I'll be co-teaching with Pat Williams begins today!  It has 15 participants and we should have a grand time over the next few days learning about the ins and outs of both basic tapestry methods and more.  I hope to have time to post a few photos from the class soon.

My blogging has slowed way down in the past couple of months due to life circumstances... ever have any of those?!  Most have been fine, some have been otherwise... but la, la, la, la... life goes on.

Anyway... my tapestry diary is progressing... lots of blanks in place but solid days, too.  The latest Handwoven with the theme of Slow Cloth has a tiny photo of my 2009 tapestry calendar included.  It's on page 32, if you've got the magazine and haven't noticed it.  I'm in good company on that page... there's also a photo of a couple of Michael Rhode's works, plus one of Sarah Swett's, and Kathe Todd-Hooker's tapestries.

Here's the tapestry diary as of Oct. 26... a few more blanks coming up as this teaching gig gets underway... and then next weekend begins the extended series of blanks as I leave for England to spend six weeks at West Dean College immersed in tapestry.  How exciting is that?!

News to come soon...still here but....!!!

More from Nebraska

Panel is over and done... good job by all!  I'm glad it's finished up, however!!

Last night Pat & I went to the American Tapestry Alliance Biennial 8 reception.  Here's Susan Iverson with her tapestry in the center of the background...

Pat Williams (on the left with her tapestry at the bottom) and Jan Austin (on right with her tapestry on the right just above Pat's)...

Pat... with Marci McDade, editor of Fiberarts magazine just to her right taking photo of assorted folks at the opening.