Getting back to my roots.
I had the chance to weave for Roy McMakin. He and the Lora Reynolds Gallery have created Domestic Furniture, a line of Roy furniture multiples. Normally I will over see the production of handwoven fabrics for his Sofa and Chair. This time, the deadline was tight and ... well... I couldn't ask anyone else to work like that.
The Textile Arts Center came to the rescue with a loom I could use. That place is a slice of heaven filled with people who really care about fabric and people.
I wove 15 yards of blue and 24 yards of green which took 24 long days, sourcing the yarn from around the country and even dying 1 last pound of green at Jeff Fender's, a legendary NYC costume shop. They actually took a break from clothes for Lady Gaga to dye this green.
Roy took my fabric and made Domestic Sofa In Green Handwoven Fabric and 11 am- a chair from a Hopper painting.
I had never hand woven on that scale, and I rarely get the chance to weave at all. I still love it. ( and Roy.)
The fabric for 11 AM
High quality close up of the fabric for Domestic Sofa In Green Handwoven Fabric
Action shot of the shuttle in the shed.