Textile Tapestry

vanessa barragao coral garden tapestry installation makes use of materials drawn from the deadstock of an artisanal rugs factory in beiriz, portugal.

March 14, 1952 – August 23, 2018 Inge’s artistic passion found an outlet in many media, one of which was hand woven tapestry. She spun and dyed her wool weft yarns. her imagery was inspired by everything from the mythology of her Danish culture to the world she encountered in international travel and in the … Continue reading "Inge Norgaard"

Bridget Steel-Jessop: Self-portrait (detail) Unable to carve out a career path in medieval tapestry weaving, Bridget Steel-Jessop set about finding other jobs that could utilise her textile design skills and love of people. But it was only when her son became more independent that she could honour her innate creativity. She bought a stitch dictionary and, after five years of 'hard stitching', finally found the confidence to state 'I am a textile artist'.

My first weave

first symptoms, the show of kustaa saksi at the finnish institute in stockholm, presents six tapestries influenced by the artist's experience with migraine.

The Tiny But Mighty exhibit was in Knoxville, TN in conjunction with Convergence this summer. This was the biennial un-juried small format show for members of American Tapestry Alliance. One hundred thirty eight small tapestries hung at the Emporium Gallery from July 1-29th . The emphasis this yea

Here at last are the last 16 tapestries from the American Tapestry Biennial 9 at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. I was heartbroken not to see many of these pieces after traveling from Colorado, but I am grateful to Ellen and Phil Robertson for going to the show, taking these lovely photos, and allowing me to post them for you to see. The placement of the remaining tapestries is in the main hallway of the museum. It is a high-traffic area and so the tapestries should get a lot of viewing. I am…