In the studio

Time to clear the cobwebs.
43 years ago, Oct. 30, 1981, I returned to @Oomoto-kyo in Kameoka, Japan and learned to wind a warp, some natural dye techniques and to weave. My teacher was Tomohiko Inoue. He showed patience, understanding and humor. I knew nothing about weaving an
I recommend listening to the podcast: How Textiles Took Over the Art World. Ben Davis and Elissa Auther have a really interesting conversation. The book was published in 2010, and it's getting some traction again now fourteen years later the hierarch
@chadonewmexico celebrated 20 years with a wonderfully memorable, thoughtful and heartfelt event last weekend. Thank you everyone, new friends and old! Peace through a bowl of tea.
@meryl_mcmaster @instituteofamericanindianarts #longing #landscape #landscapephotography #inspirational #wandering #wanderingsoul #dreamspirits #wovendreams #whispersofoursouls
This is exciting! #contemporaryart #ikat #handwoven #naturaldye #pastel @browngrottaarts @chiaroscuro_gallery @graverslanegallery
In the summer of 1978 I attended the Oomoto School of Traditional Japanese Arts, an experience which determined my career path and my aesthetic sensibilities. Our class gathered at the beginning of the session to offer prayers and looking back I am o
Oh my another fav! A detail by Porfirio Gutiérrez @mingei museum #bluegold
Another surprising favorite!@mingei museum #Blue Gold
A favorite @mingei museum #bluegold
CanyonLands, 2024 I have always wanted to weave inspired by Canyon de Chelly. I was also tempted to call this Screentime distracted this summer by our political times. The double ikat in slippery silk revealed both … the beautiful and the dig
Dry Bones, part of Dialogues with the Beast, @chiaroscuro_gallery up for 3 more days. This is gold leaf on shifu, double ikat.
Threadbare, a small gem (15"x9.5") in my show holds so many ideas....new fibers (the black is spun rubber!) and slubby silk, and how best to reveal pigment on the warp. And that turquoise excites me. @chiaroscuro_gallery @browngrottaarts @g
Two double ikats, two different moods, two seasons... endless possibilities! #ikat #contemporarytextiles #textiles Dialogues with the Beast is up through August 3 @chiaroscuro_gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Dialogues with the Beast are explorations in Ikat using all kinds of media: silk, paper, shifu, natural dyes, pigments, soy milk, gold leaf @chiaroscuro_gallery up thru Aug. 3. In this picture is Inland Sea, Demeter's Embrace, Sonar and Sunlight in T