I just returned from a trip to St. Louis to see the tapestry show at Webster Arts. Warp and Weft is a show of works in tapestry currently up at Webster Arts. The artists have all been students of mine in some capacity over the last seven years. Some are new to the medium and attended a foundations retreat or online class and some have been weaving for decades and attended an advanced design class or workshop or took my color gradations class online.
The video below shows the gallery, my talk, and a rather jumpy walk-through of the work. (I promise I'll get a tripod with a video head one of these days!)
I enjoyed seeing the diversity of work in the show. There were pieces full of whimsy and pieces inspired by travel. There were color studies, shaped pieces, work motivated by political subjects, work expressing personal experiences, and landscapes. I enjoyed looking at all of it and felt so proud that I had at least a tiny bit to do with those tapestries being created and hanging there.
I was also so happy that so many of the artists came to the opening. It was wonderful to talk to all of you.
I couldn't post photos of every piece in the show, but hopefully you'll see them all in the video. Below are a few more photos of the show and opening. It runs through August 24th, so go see it if you're in the St. Louis area. The gallery is on the campus of Eden Seminary at 483 East Lockwood, Suite #108, Webster Groves, MO 63119.
Webster Arts Warp and Weft tapestry show
foreground: Victor Dively, Sun-kissed Acorn Squash, four-selvedge tapestry
Dora Green, Rainy Day Dreams
Warp and Weft opening, August 14th, 2018
Warp and Weft opening, August 14, 2018
Warp and Weft opening, just getting started! August 14, 2018
Click on the thumbnails in the gallery below for larger images and captions. (If you get the blog via email, you can click HERE for the full experience.)
On my way home I had a little time at the St. Louis airport. If you walk far enough in the Southwest terminal, you find the rocking chairs. Unfortunately they are built for giants.
The rocking chairs at St. Louis Lambert are LARGE!
Travel weaving...
List of participating artists:
Gretchen Adams
Donna Andersen
Vicki Aspenberg
Robin Beveridge
Jeanne Bohlen
Jackie Bowcutt
Michele Braun
Lynn Breckenridge
Sara Brewer
Jenny Chicone
Kate Colwell
Victor Dively
Michele Dixon
Allie Dudley
Molly Elkind
Beth Emmott
Gretchen Flora
Hitomi Fujimoto
Dora Green
Patricia Jordan
Nancy Kramer
Susan Love
Karen Lucy
Sally Mack
Marilyn Martynuk
Marji McNeill
Sidsel Moreb
Anna Mullins
Theresa Nietfeld
Anne O'Neill
Heather Olson
Bonni Opthof
Krista Park
Susan Pierce
Liz Pulos
Marlena Rogers
Lu Ross
Judy Schoonmaker
Mansi Shah
Elizabeth Shoeman
Ellen Summey
Marilyn Switzer
Jeane Vogel
Diane Wardlow
Linda Watson
Beverly Weaver
Trish White
Linda Whiting
Betsy Wing