Happy 2015! Every week I try to declare one day a Weave-to-my-Heart’s-Content Day. On these days I give myself permission to let go of the to do list and sink into the joy of weaving. It’s a day with no commitments, no need to leave the house other than to walk Codi. The only thing […]
Inside the studio
The other day my friend Faith came over with a friend of hers visiting from Germany. Faith had asked if she could show her friend my studio and I was delighted to welcome them in. I had such fun encouraging them to try weaving in the studio, then spreading my inventory of towels on the dining […]
Do the patterns I weave have any meaning?
In June I had the pleasure of visiting a first grade class to demonstrate and talk about weaving. They had been reading stories featuring Anansi the Spider and that led them to watching a video about weaving Kente cloth in Ghana. A friend of mine whose daughter in that class asked if I might be […]
Leaning into color
Weaving is pattern and color. Pattern is my comfort zone. I’m left-brained and enjoy logic, structure and order. Numbers, formulas and equations make me happy. On car trips as a child, while my sister was reading her novel, I was pestering Dad for math problems to solve. Now, I analyze the patterns in license plates. Color […]
Replenishing a tired spirit
At the very end of December or beginning of January, I do inventory. I count and weigh tubes of cotton, dust the shelves before putting the tubes back, and make a list of unsold towels. I started this ritual for tax purposes, but it’s become a way to close out one year and begin a […]
