Whimsy & Tea in the media
Stories in the cloth
Stories, some overt and some less direct, are as much a part of my weavings as cotton, warp and weft. As I throw the shuttle, I weave a series of narratives into each piece of cloth …
Narratives of intention: for nourishment, beauty, worthiness and ritual.
Narratives of the heart: for what takes place at kitchen counters and kitchen sinks, over stove tops and near oven doors, at dining tables and picnic tables and on park benches.
Narratives of creative inspiration: platinum clouds of early evening, a lakeside at daybreak, tall prairie grasses, pine needles in fresh snow.
Stories in the media
My intention is that the spirit of these narratives remains present in articles about my work – and in pieces that feature collaborations I’ve been a part of: the Working Weavers Studio Trail, an open studio weekend hosted by gifted Massachusetts weavers, and Clay Wood Cloth, a trio of like-minded and like-hearted craftswomen from my time living and weaving in Sonoma County, California.
Podcasts
Marilyn Webster: Presence and Patience at the Loom
Hand Craftsmanship in the Digital Age, episode 7
Strother Purdy, host
December 2022
Guest on Golden Thread Conversation
(a discussion about my transition from Whimsy & Tea to Walks with Asha, my blog that’s also a podcast, sharing what inspires me as well as what gets in the way)
Judy Murdoch, host
September 2020
Newspapers
Fine Furnishings Show, back in Providence, takes place this weekend
Providence Journal
by Channing Gray
November 2018
Weavers welcome guests for open studio tour
Greenfield Recorder
by Shelby Ashline with photo by Lynne Graves
October 2018
R.I.’s Annual Fine Furnishings Show to feature a number of new exhibitors
Providence Journal
by Channing Gray
November 2017
Making Cloth Visible Again
Shelburne Falls & West County Independent
October 2017
‘A good example of functional art’: Working Weavers Studio Trail this weekend
Greenfield Recorder
by Steve Pfarrer with photographs by Carol Lollis and Jerrey Roberts
October 2017
A weaver’s path: Local weavers to open their studios to visitors in mid-October
Daily Hampshire Gazette
by Steve Pfarrer with photographs by Carol Lollis and Jerrey Roberts
September 2017
Voices of the Valley
MassLive
December 2016
Trio of Artisans at Dragonfly Farm
The Sonoma County Gazette
by Griffin Okie
April 2012
Magazines
Snippets: New Weaves
UPPERCASE
by Janine Vangool
Issue #42
Picnic in style
Edible Pioneer Valley
by Alice Lee with photographs by Dominic Perri
Summer 2016
Table Mates: a ceramic artist, a woodworker and a weaver come together to warm your home
Sonoma Magazine
by Michele Anna Jordan with photographs by Erik Castro
November/December 2013
Books
Craftspeople: In Their Own Words
Choosing a life
by Marilyn Webster
digital March 2016; print February 2017
Blogs
Working Weavers Studio Trail – Oct 2018
tammyweaves
by Tammy Renner
October 2018
Whimsy & Tea towels
Mirror Mirror: Reflections on food, photography design + life
by Paola Thomas
2013
Radio
Weavers Studio Trail Tour to show off western Mass. textile history
WAMC radio interview with JD Allen
October 2017
