Ethnic influences appear everywhere today, in our clothes, in our food, in the people we meet on the street, and in the instructions on products we buy. In my work, I struggle to make sense of the immigrant experience, the memories of my own exposure to other cultures, stories from my family’s pioneer past, and the migrant history we share as we work to integrate our society.


I use the form of the headdress and the technique of weaving to describe what we mean to each other and how those meanings come into being. As I weave, I look for signs of what the future holds and I am hopeful and discouraged, fearless and worried, invigorated and weary, but always curious.


The stories for each of my pieces can be found below. I hope you enjoy them! Click on a picture (the ones on the right) to see a very large version of that picture.


Thursday, May 20, 2010

My new tapestry loom!

I just finished building this sweet little tapestry loom from mahogany wood given to me by a friend. (Thanks Steve!)   I wanted a little loom that I could fold up and take with me on weekend trips, even while warped.  I also wanted a tapestry loom with real harnesses and a real reed.   The weaving width is 24 inches and the over all dimensions are 41 inches high, 34 inches wide including handles and 33 inches deep.  The reed, string heddles, ratchets and  handles were all purchased from Camilla Valley Farms.   The reed is held up with springs, which I released to show the reed on one of these pictures.

The shed under the reed is about 2 inches

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