I know. It doesn't look like I have done much on these tapestries. And I haven't progressed very far, just a bit more than an inch on each of them. But each of those little bits of weaving represent a lot of thought, and many choices and decisions.
As I am 'beginning again,' weaving the start of the tapestry bodies, I have had to decide a lot of things: how much texture does the fox area need to look fox-like? And should the sheep be physically textured or just visually textured? How can I keep the rhythm of dark/light (chiaroscuro) going between the fabric and the animals? How dark should the darkest shadows on the fabric be, and how light should the lightest highlights be? Can I weave 'straw?'
So there was a lot of work, and even a bit of unweaving, in these few inches. They represent two weeks of work. Sad.... but true.
In my non-weaving time, I am knitting and sewing grand-children holiday gifts. Fun!
1 comment:
The minutiae of the decision making process for texture, illusion, etc is hard to comprehend, but I understand the time factor. It's amazing to see the total effect in a finished piece. I have never considered how much "weaving time" is actually contemplation time.
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