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Weave Your Pet

$870.00

Available

Weaving
Brasstown
Week (Sunday-Saturday)
Ages
18yr+
Sep
20
Sun
-
Sep
26
Sat
PM
04:00
-
AM
09:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Daily
Program Area: Weaving
Instructor: Mary Jane Lord
Studio/Location: Weaving Studio
Student Materials: Please bring the following: -Tapestry loom warped with 12/9 seine twine or similar at 8 EPI. Instructor can supply for a fee. -Weft yarns in the colors of your pet, but also you may want to weave your pet in technicolor! Some yarns available in class -Several photos of your pet so the image you weave can be contained in an 8” square. Focus on the face, and a good close-up photo clearly showing features. Eyes, ears, and noses are especially important. -Your favorite art supplies (colored pencils, watercolors, etc)
School Fee & Materials: FOLK SCHOOL FEE: $0-10 for yarns
Instructor Materials: Yarns, looms for rental if requested
Equipment Needs: weaving toolkits
Skill Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Total Materials Fees: $20-$25
Weaving Studio
1 FOLK SCHOOL RD
BRASSTOWN, NC 28902-8008

Description

Weave a small tapestry portrait of your favorite, furry friend. Spend the first part of class working out a cartoon based on a photocopy brought from home. Take into consideration composition and color, especially eyes, ears, and nose. Study your subject using up-close photos and aim for an impression of your pet. Focus on simplification and imagination as you weave your companion cartoon into a beloved treasure. Intermediate to advanced levels welcome; basic tapestry weaving skills required.

Weave a small tapestry portrait of your favorite, furry friend. Spend the first part of class working out a cartoon based on a photocopy brought from home. Take into consideration composition and color, especially eyes, ears, and nose. Study your subject using up-close photos and aim for an impression of your pet. Focus on simplification and imagination as you weave your companion cartoon into a beloved treasure. Intermediate to advanced levels welcome; basic tapestry weaving skills required.

$20-$25

Mary Jane Lord has studied with tapestry masters at Penland School of Craft and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. She is also a member of Tapestry Weavers South and the American Tapestry Alliance. Mary Jane's tapestries have won awards in juried exhibits, including at the 2019 Florida Craft Art juried members show and the 2018 Art in Gadsden at the Gadsden Art Museum in Quincy, FL. In years prior, she exhibited 15 large and small tapestries in a show called "Warp Weft Image" and was included in Small Tapestry International 4, put on by the American Tapestry Alliance. In 2014, Mary Jane participated in a two-person show called "Threads of Light" at the ArtPort Gallery, a dedicated art space at the Tallahassee Airport.

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