Veronica Pock | Handwoven textiles

Tag: fine art

  • 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…

  • Stories from the weave studio – September

    Serendipity Following the long summer break, it’s sometimes difficult to jump straight back into a state of creative flow. I was helped greatly by having an unfinished warp on the loom, which I’ve been able to dwell on over the past two months. Once I started work again, the pieces…

  • Stories from the weave studio – August

    Fire and ice I’m late writing my August blog as it’s already well into September; no weaving has taken place throughout the past month – but August has been filled with foreign travel and holidays. For now, my head is full of summer heatwaves and dramatic Icelandic landscapes. Words aren’t…

  • Stories from the weave studio – July

    In search of three dimensionality The schools have broken up for summer and I’ve tidied the studio; the loom sits quietly with the existing warp waiting for progress to continue in September. For now, I have time to consider what to do with it next. I have some ideas which…

  • Stories from the weave studio – June

    Lichen, driftwood and geology On the west coast of Scotland, two hours’ drive north-west of Glasgow, stands the bustling port of Oban, known as the gateway to the Hebrides’ because of the constant to-ing and fro-ing of the CalMac ferries. Just across the bay from Oban lies the island of…

  • Stories from the weave studio – May

    All about colour The exhibition ‘Zeven x weven’ [Seven x weaving] at the Katoendrukkerij in Amersfoort continues this month. There have been positive responses and much interest, which is great to hear. I have three pieces on display: ‘Into the blue I and II’ and ‘Compilation IV’ shown above. The…