Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Cave Painting Tapestry -- The Process


Cave Painting -- the finished tapestry


The Process:


drawing the cartoon cartoon -- it sits under the warp threads while I weave



pastel -- a guideline for choosing threads and yarns



beginning the weaving process -- frame is a foam core board with waxed linen wrapped around pins



getting the unicorn right -- there is no set order to free-form needle tapesty



needle-shaping and filling in spots



ends all tucked in -- I prefer to work from the front because this style of tapestry is very textural; the back is smoother and more like conventional tapestry

Tapestries


Time Warps: Greek Vase (double woven tablet weave)


sketch




finished vase -- frame give shape to the vase



detail


Time Warps: Proof of Alien Contact


alien vase in shaped frame



close-up


Needle woven tapestries


Hippolita -- Lascaux cave painting



Cave Unicorn -- Paleo-Mythos series



Cave Painting -- for Tina's b'day



Unicorn Tapestry -- Lin's b'day



Cat & Mouse -- Karen's b'day



Dove Ewe -- for Jeane


Needle Woven & Beaded Necklaces


Moon Faze


Noah's Arc


Sea Foam