Category: Handwoven art textiles
-
Stories from the weave studio – February
New growth The 1st of February, St Brigid’s Day, Imbolc, marks the beginning of spring in the natural calendar, and on that day, it did feel as if there was indeed a perceptible lightness in the air, the earth was beginning to stir with life, and the birds were noticeably…
-
Stories from the weave studio – January
Letting in the light “When work is made with threads, it is considered craft; when it’s on paper it is considered art.” Anni Albers I’d like to think that things are changing, thanks to artists like Anni Albers, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Shiela Hicks… the list goes on. Textiles are functional, nonfunctional,…
-
Stories from the weave studio – December
Reflections “I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape – the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.” Andrew Wyeth In this quiet time, as the old year draws to a close, the days begin to…
-
Stories from the weave studio – November
Darkling days It’s almost mid-December and I’m catching up, writing about November. A busy time in these darkling days of late autumn. Finishing off experimental weaves using a double warp – each warp separately tensioned – has led to some interesting new work. Weaving the vintage maps into the warp…
-
Stories from the weave studio – October
Layers Starting with some new pieces using paper weft and linen, cotton and hemp in the warp, I’ve been using a double warp set up, something that I’ve not tried before on my current loom. I realise that I’ve not been exploiting the full potential of my loom, which has…
Veronica Pock | Handwoven textiles 