tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91933991239295582272024-03-05T16:32:49.983+00:00jo thomson - orkney artistJo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-6253576868013983902023-12-18T12:23:00.002+00:002023-12-18T12:23:43.699+00:00new winter work<p style="text-align: justify;">You'd be forgiven for thinking I had dropped off the face of the planet
judging by my lack of activity on the gallery's social media over the
last couple of months, but I've been quietly working away gathering new
ideas.<br />
<br />
By the end of the Summer I had come to the end of my last body of
research and desperately needed to spend time outdoors gathering new
inspiration - thinking, walking, sketching and taking photographs.
October in Orkney was dominated by wet, windy weather which I didn't
find particularly inspiring however there were many calm, beautiful days
in November which more than made up for the dull ones and the
increasing shorter hours of daylight.<br />
<br />
Ripples, reflections and low, golden light from these still days
feature heavily in my research at the moment and have resulted in two
smaller handwoven tapestries in the past month. Both are for sale and <a href="https://hoxatapestrygallery.co.uk/product-category/jo-artwork/" target="_blank">can be found on the gallery's website</a>.<br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiEpKoaAgwXXpL5etYOicxDz_8g5LcCTg62c-5BqGRyxBwSx8QXen-5NbBbjyIY2cefNxSVN0JADFGoNkznG9bMBiPL0vX_84r3-F80hgoIOX3DcFA2Q2JnJbnRRA_L32ehcAHPoppC62ZVTbGW6Xrth2FfPnQ3giHT43cCvi7K8Ge7Mw6MWEmusOIvty/s1000/winter-twilight-handwoven-tapestry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiEpKoaAgwXXpL5etYOicxDz_8g5LcCTg62c-5BqGRyxBwSx8QXen-5NbBbjyIY2cefNxSVN0JADFGoNkznG9bMBiPL0vX_84r3-F80hgoIOX3DcFA2Q2JnJbnRRA_L32ehcAHPoppC62ZVTbGW6Xrth2FfPnQ3giHT43cCvi7K8Ge7Mw6MWEmusOIvty/w640-h427/winter-twilight-handwoven-tapestry.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"winter twilight, Skaill"</i><br />
Handwoven tapestry by Jo Thomson<br />
Size: 25.5cm square (including painted wooden box frame.)<br />
Materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool; woven on 10 warps per inch.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This tapestry was inspired by late
afternoons up at the Bay of Skaill (at Skara Brae) watching the sun cast
a shimmering, warm glow across the shore before the sun set.<br />
<br />
I often find there's an assumption that Orkney must have cool toned
light in winter due to its northern location but this is not the case at
all. There is so much warmth in our winter light: dusky, warm toned
oranges which move into softer, duskier pinks further into winter.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBWc3tLrBC5lWwz-YZ-A36JpB62s8nmUjtEW1Q8dSxYrHNAQ0M_0ft1cAYBNckmVIM02B5UAQ9Q97ynI-E_wCjUHOAfUwLgqSlFdXao6QgJJJc8n41ZwTeeowDLfrQsARTWEdGXM7fpoo1uOqx8vUIetZ1Wd9DR-OvDWoKvjnLTuJGyjsktlIagHpIzFI/s1000/winter-twilight-tapestry-detail-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBWc3tLrBC5lWwz-YZ-A36JpB62s8nmUjtEW1Q8dSxYrHNAQ0M_0ft1cAYBNckmVIM02B5UAQ9Q97ynI-E_wCjUHOAfUwLgqSlFdXao6QgJJJc8n41ZwTeeowDLfrQsARTWEdGXM7fpoo1uOqx8vUIetZ1Wd9DR-OvDWoKvjnLTuJGyjsktlIagHpIzFI/w426-h640/winter-twilight-tapestry-detail-1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> (detail)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGSLVcPBBHqkbRZoXiXjuZyQZkTpz7h07vL4Rlg0ksgSZlDgbOFv7-np90mCtzvMQlhfuxNSTreUQnHBNjZVq18_Z88E67kCv5vcDOLaIlwM61gCFO8jwnyhEBPKhDgJjzn2AP4bn7MG2SKBbxU7-V2ltyN9cq2oNtYk1xaf0J5n1ibW40NlhuZrtdIJu/s1000/winter-twilight-tapestry-detail-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGSLVcPBBHqkbRZoXiXjuZyQZkTpz7h07vL4Rlg0ksgSZlDgbOFv7-np90mCtzvMQlhfuxNSTreUQnHBNjZVq18_Z88E67kCv5vcDOLaIlwM61gCFO8jwnyhEBPKhDgJjzn2AP4bn7MG2SKBbxU7-V2ltyN9cq2oNtYk1xaf0J5n1ibW40NlhuZrtdIJu/w426-h640/winter-twilight-tapestry-detail-2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><i>(detail)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9p7YrHkoT7g8H4XL_5eSIyDfsjLBwEaoOqOnXrNjvC85XX3ejf2xxX3gmYilDSIKL66aMCz2qFqSIrJeeGa_OuZ2KwU_94QdRLu6LbkTk9XCGV-nM4DYHJgDkX0DiY_Cy_cT3Q2d3kIsTVXHEmN4sNEV8qCCHhEwM4KVzm-BMjRFWOLWoN3PzxqzHBHRL/s1000/wave-memory-handwoven-tapestry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9p7YrHkoT7g8H4XL_5eSIyDfsjLBwEaoOqOnXrNjvC85XX3ejf2xxX3gmYilDSIKL66aMCz2qFqSIrJeeGa_OuZ2KwU_94QdRLu6LbkTk9XCGV-nM4DYHJgDkX0DiY_Cy_cT3Q2d3kIsTVXHEmN4sNEV8qCCHhEwM4KVzm-BMjRFWOLWoN3PzxqzHBHRL/w640-h426/wave-memory-handwoven-tapestry.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"wave memory, Skaill"</i><div style="text-align: center;">
Handwoven tapestry by Jo Thomson<br />
Size: 25.5cm square (including painted wooden box frame)<br />
Materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool; woven on 10 warps per inch<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Tidal cycles are a constant source of inspiration for me and "Wave memory" is a study of sea froth
left behind on the shore at Skaill, below Skara Brae. Traced wave edges are like fingerprints: each ripple, froth
or outline is similar yet unique each day. They reveal evidence of waves which have dispersed on the shore and the
quality of the weather and tide that particular day.<br />
<br />
As "wave memory" was a simpler piece to create it's priced lower
accordingly. Both tapestries were woven on 10 warps per inch - slightly
finer than my usual 8 warps per inch for a bit more detail and fluidity
in line.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoIuyFV_g0Mb8Y2rZjj0nhkrYJSrzzjDjOtszqcViLaS96GlCyoUR7tvVHjsHp_Iy_1YfVg4Zlw9FCvJ2_I-9Bc8zC6kYpqjeFImAr6FWMEVGMdYpvE3u_7Okr7UnCaYA1AcrwfJYcczVWOgTSsNhyphenhyphenzqTTcjvZpIhawS30gGsNMWrYT4si-yCCqUEZR4P/s1000/wave-memory-tapestry-detail-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoIuyFV_g0Mb8Y2rZjj0nhkrYJSrzzjDjOtszqcViLaS96GlCyoUR7tvVHjsHp_Iy_1YfVg4Zlw9FCvJ2_I-9Bc8zC6kYpqjeFImAr6FWMEVGMdYpvE3u_7Okr7UnCaYA1AcrwfJYcczVWOgTSsNhyphenhyphenzqTTcjvZpIhawS30gGsNMWrYT4si-yCCqUEZR4P/w640-h426/wave-memory-tapestry-detail-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The shiny blue thread used in both tapestries (a viscose rayon) really
shimmers and catches the light. It is difficult to convey in a photograph
though! I also used a mixture of single and doubled weft in both
artworks (and also knots in "winter twilight") which subtly play with depth
in different light.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpq8DDqheO-hJGrZMDecbjpVu2UX9m-STdkEZpw1DJ5bzHPn_YEw1w0GnsovWWUZtUfwfoT94ymTsjqUN0FBs9D5u_96ziYd8qQOOnYtMOFVr60gzgJMnb9LQ7u_Ugz1YBNr3SAcmrIqe3PyWce5-ZlOVNf6ue3MjmPisYk4CGpJfTIGeh1_AgyAjBCfG/s1000/wave-memory-tapestry-detail-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpq8DDqheO-hJGrZMDecbjpVu2UX9m-STdkEZpw1DJ5bzHPn_YEw1w0GnsovWWUZtUfwfoT94ymTsjqUN0FBs9D5u_96ziYd8qQOOnYtMOFVr60gzgJMnb9LQ7u_Ugz1YBNr3SAcmrIqe3PyWce5-ZlOVNf6ue3MjmPisYk4CGpJfTIGeh1_AgyAjBCfG/w426-h640/wave-memory-tapestry-detail-1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had a surprising amount of bother deciding how I wanted to treat the
wooden frames for these tapestries as I generally like to treat them as
an extension to the artwork, pulling out a colour or tone in the artwork
so the frame feels connected to it. After much deliberation I settled
on painting the frames a dark, sandy toned grey with a bright blue wash
rubbed into the wood grain which echoes the texture of the tapestries
and highlights the shiny blue thread running through both artworks. From
a distance the blue isn't obvious but I feel it's a lovely detail on
closer inspection.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysNuuee2nsC2vRytFtCcLoVv9VqGcjP-ubcf-mSgwKl2-3yjKqH9_ZVhD3kVlJ3AujhDo7Ep8eQVAQ7nZ2td4qwqYNNzHu5Jtc1iBVxjsEbO7jBk5zh5pa3T2wHBsGs8ojkyZJi8GIp4WiAkNWZAmmWJl6d7VnyoxCfteQxyggZBAAdZtzWrODQe_-VsL/s1000/winter-twilight-tapestry-skaill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysNuuee2nsC2vRytFtCcLoVv9VqGcjP-ubcf-mSgwKl2-3yjKqH9_ZVhD3kVlJ3AujhDo7Ep8eQVAQ7nZ2td4qwqYNNzHu5Jtc1iBVxjsEbO7jBk5zh5pa3T2wHBsGs8ojkyZJi8GIp4WiAkNWZAmmWJl6d7VnyoxCfteQxyggZBAAdZtzWrODQe_-VsL/w640-h426/winter-twilight-tapestry-skaill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>"winter twilight"</i> at Skaill beach<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvQ1YZ__c91YmsJjRhjkEu4w_lAVkCiRNR7XcRnv8PQBfdRv74gIk2QfErnyUoa_2FTZEqbf6lJ6n1INgg9jlSmHJYeYJVtm2pLbzHZyYI-0nsvm0ks9p8SV4Yfi3CqaWOZ2H4BaMUBTmYjxIjqE3dwUZkF0cy8ZYEyHbB-vdn3sr1nBDIXMP9DRkXFAH/s1000/wave-memory-tapestry-skaill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvQ1YZ__c91YmsJjRhjkEu4w_lAVkCiRNR7XcRnv8PQBfdRv74gIk2QfErnyUoa_2FTZEqbf6lJ6n1INgg9jlSmHJYeYJVtm2pLbzHZyYI-0nsvm0ks9p8SV4Yfi3CqaWOZ2H4BaMUBTmYjxIjqE3dwUZkF0cy8ZYEyHbB-vdn3sr1nBDIXMP9DRkXFAH/w640-h426/wave-memory-tapestry-skaill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"wave memory"</i> at Skaill beach<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">If possible I enjoy photographing my artwork within the landscape which
inspired it, so last Tuesday I took the tapestries out on an
adventure to Skaill beach to photograph in the twilight. Sadly it was fairly overcast
so I didn't quite get the golden orange/pink light I had hoped for, but
it was still beautiful and always satisfying to see my artworks connect
with their inspiration source.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GeUhoEJZElHbddSmTHTrDC0zfZ-G8HvKystP3oygASCGP1zeITRRNBrNwe_bDXLKJqG1CGCEFdGYDtzcSZhUacAQgMF6QRL54GdKYRCJPpIIIQvmKZFFJjmTwwDs8FW-0Ox0tIc5hD4iGoIr0p4rCYRafrDW0R3GUy5WHpwCd-JDnvxtwZfowSnettgY/s1000/skaill-beach-december-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GeUhoEJZElHbddSmTHTrDC0zfZ-G8HvKystP3oygASCGP1zeITRRNBrNwe_bDXLKJqG1CGCEFdGYDtzcSZhUacAQgMF6QRL54GdKYRCJPpIIIQvmKZFFJjmTwwDs8FW-0Ox0tIc5hD4iGoIr0p4rCYRafrDW0R3GUy5WHpwCd-JDnvxtwZfowSnettgY/w640-h426/skaill-beach-december-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Skaill beach, 12th November 2023.</i><br /></div></div></div>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-33328820849682101302023-09-11T10:52:00.002+01:002023-09-13T12:34:58.282+01:00Inganess ebb studies<p style="text-align: justify;">I don't always feel the need to create studies, for painting or tapestry, but occasionally I feel they're needed if there are techniques I want to explore or any uncertainties I want to address before beginning the final artwork. There were many things I felt unsure about with "Inganess ebb" (as mentioned in <a href="http://jkthomson.blogspot.com/2023/09/inganess-ebb.html" target="_blank">my previous post</a> I avoided starting this piece for a good two years) so my best way to push through the uncertainty was to make full use of studies.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As a happy surprise, not only have my studies been useful, they've also ended up as interesting, exploratory artworks in their own right. Now that I no longer need them for reference I'm happy to set them free into the world, rather just shoving them away in a sketchbook.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9D09gfvrP0UPh6u-KJeGYgm0l6HscTY9zmKBjskN95fs5Dub7U3VOwitez7DPTgl2OXXP8yp80rUTqHMp3dDmzNATWUCvg_uCZ8ubjepPw3OdBA6bhiH-fq-seRvKqXb29Tf-mbOo5GpmmF-OSW_1AKBYJ_wfqJsGzgbrzAeTOdnz6ZBDXlbHP6Frlg0/s800/sky-ripples-2-study.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9D09gfvrP0UPh6u-KJeGYgm0l6HscTY9zmKBjskN95fs5Dub7U3VOwitez7DPTgl2OXXP8yp80rUTqHMp3dDmzNATWUCvg_uCZ8ubjepPw3OdBA6bhiH-fq-seRvKqXb29Tf-mbOo5GpmmF-OSW_1AKBYJ_wfqJsGzgbrzAeTOdnz6ZBDXlbHP6Frlg0/w640-h426/sky-ripples-2-study.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> "sky ripples, II" Inganess study</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">handwoven tapestry<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">size: 18cm square (inc. limewaxed box frame)</p><p style="text-align: center;">materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool; woven on 8 warps per inch</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AOnyXB2E_LRvT_xKauKfdIZnhN2XL0YBA-Gi3D7jo41T6qB7AzYvIvTDadqtPLDAhxUmoLtArx-ZuGNfSWjcoH59woHvKihGvtwQOJkaLh-E7fblpUiR8pR7GnqOLR6cYvevTqlfZzJ6UU1awelwL0x0uouuMQK0AxYJhDCZjZ6G8_rVGzQ6FYaD2yIF/s800/sky-ripples-2-detail-study.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AOnyXB2E_LRvT_xKauKfdIZnhN2XL0YBA-Gi3D7jo41T6qB7AzYvIvTDadqtPLDAhxUmoLtArx-ZuGNfSWjcoH59woHvKihGvtwQOJkaLh-E7fblpUiR8pR7GnqOLR6cYvevTqlfZzJ6UU1awelwL0x0uouuMQK0AxYJhDCZjZ6G8_rVGzQ6FYaD2yIF/w426-h640/sky-ripples-2-detail-study.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> (detail)</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">"Sky
ripples, II" is (unsurprisingly) my second sky study for "Inganess
ebb." The rippled effect is much more subtle than in the first study,
which I shared back in April (<a href="http://jkthomson.blogspot.com/2023/04/new-beginnings.html" target="_blank">see here</a>) and I also slightly changed how I wove it. This one is closer to what I ended up
doing in my final tapestry. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SZO9eqq8Na8wf0VKmrf27LWtRBFyOryPmTZoLXPaVOiNotaaHToTI3cPumnNbZZvOgRbw2jrJl6o8fBPTH7UH63zz3bPZUHI5Q7KGdrzGcv62105wkhtIyoy63CoGOUtBSde0EskwNmwFV-Iw5Wd7wYU40jBbPg05q8rcwtWaiOI1fwRx1sKhK50LXfl/s800/inganess-hues-study.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SZO9eqq8Na8wf0VKmrf27LWtRBFyOryPmTZoLXPaVOiNotaaHToTI3cPumnNbZZvOgRbw2jrJl6o8fBPTH7UH63zz3bPZUHI5Q7KGdrzGcv62105wkhtIyoy63CoGOUtBSde0EskwNmwFV-Iw5Wd7wYU40jBbPg05q8rcwtWaiOI1fwRx1sKhK50LXfl/w426-h640/inganess-hues-study.jpg" width="426" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"Inganess hues", study </i>*SOLD*<i><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;">handwoven tapestry</p><p style="text-align: center;">size: 17.5 x 22.5cm (inc. limewaxed box frame)</p><p style="text-align: center;">materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool; woven on 8 warps per inch.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFeV58NfQvFOrWUHL7HDG_Exec5w0cXgHh60gN3Nqj00ZZTLxUjsTfx2vkirrAg1vHQSRaEoIN6u_kJf47lJjnR81vcmV4bW4Aaa1p2MHRghNvxMY7qWGESEQBBjb4jI8rEIS-R-11qXLDhzbYtUyH3ev6dbLpLP8gEBBkV4a-_6AxMEn3VO9Zqg_7laD/s800/inganess-hues-detail-study.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFeV58NfQvFOrWUHL7HDG_Exec5w0cXgHh60gN3Nqj00ZZTLxUjsTfx2vkirrAg1vHQSRaEoIN6u_kJf47lJjnR81vcmV4bW4Aaa1p2MHRghNvxMY7qWGESEQBBjb4jI8rEIS-R-11qXLDhzbYtUyH3ev6dbLpLP8gEBBkV4a-_6AxMEn3VO9Zqg_7laD/w640-h426/inganess-hues-detail-study.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(detail) <br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">"Inganess hues" is an overall colour study for "Inganess ebb." It
helped to figure out the overall "feel" for the final tapestry, how I
wanted to use textures and also confirmed that I needed to purchase a
few new shades of green to achieve the effect I wanted for the seaweed
ebb area. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Even though the purpose of
"Inganess hues" (and studies in general) was
to give me a feel for my colour palette, my choices generally do change
slightly as I work on the final artwork. For this reason I often warp up
a separate narrow strip on the loom next to the large tapestry, usually
2 inches (5cm) wide, which allows me space to test colour
gradations or blends to see how they look before committing to it on the
final artwork.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The following two
studies are a result of this paint palette strip and I absolutely love
how they have turned out now that they're framed, especially
photographed against the larger "Inganess ebb" tapestry. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVCEyYW84-7Q_tqMSr1TlYM0pRblRqfYEIP5EGpZLQTES_8RykffcTbWrH-Sd4-qaWC4LZJP7R8oxo13c0mgtfx78kwH_zeuqhEwyuNxkUf4Y6gkwsj4Q92-Th0DiGTXsQIc5mM36eSYjwWHFPbToHwHAAfcAuy5bqep6tHbo1UaK0vnI-cSmgEOdTHdq/s800/sea-colour-study-edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVCEyYW84-7Q_tqMSr1TlYM0pRblRqfYEIP5EGpZLQTES_8RykffcTbWrH-Sd4-qaWC4LZJP7R8oxo13c0mgtfx78kwH_zeuqhEwyuNxkUf4Y6gkwsj4Q92-Th0DiGTXsQIc5mM36eSYjwWHFPbToHwHAAfcAuy5bqep6tHbo1UaK0vnI-cSmgEOdTHdq/w426-h640/sea-colour-study-edit.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"sea", colour study</i> *SOLD*</p><p style="text-align: center;">handwoven tapestry</p><p style="text-align: center;">size: approx. 21 x 7cm (inc. limewaxed box frame)</p><p style="text-align: center;">materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool; woven on 8 warps per inch<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MpCgpp2cOQvxOz_80e2lFOtj6GdIb0hJ-f3FKfs4cjVFzMFI63LX2L72W4vH06DReEE1D5W-vkYK-Ak8_-1mZ_LBgoavGpiYFJFatVCeAq7RY4cRFzuyyAFH1zaGEUabNrajxMOMEOEdVTZ_nWcQgp7qgVs6qS6W_tJu2MOd363KOq_1sL6Kb16GeI8v/s800/sky-colour-study-edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MpCgpp2cOQvxOz_80e2lFOtj6GdIb0hJ-f3FKfs4cjVFzMFI63LX2L72W4vH06DReEE1D5W-vkYK-Ak8_-1mZ_LBgoavGpiYFJFatVCeAq7RY4cRFzuyyAFH1zaGEUabNrajxMOMEOEdVTZ_nWcQgp7qgVs6qS6W_tJu2MOd363KOq_1sL6Kb16GeI8v/w426-h640/sky-colour-study-edit.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"sky", colour study</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">handwoven tapestry</p><p style="text-align: center;">size: approx. 22 x 7cm (inc. limewaxed box frame)</p><p style="text-align: center;">materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool; woven on 8 warps per inch</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now it's back to the drawing board. I've come to the end of my last body of research so I desperately need time outdoors to walk, think and draw and then time in my studio to think, draw, paint and develop! I've also coincidentally come to the end of my last sketchbook. A new sketchbook always feels fresh with possibilities so let's hope I put my new one to good use over the coming months. <br /></p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-88394286515088378712023-09-06T16:41:00.000+01:002023-09-06T16:41:36.394+01:00Inganess ebb<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmR4zux-kCQpAJLmSiB39XBG9yokQhrHI0rn8AQBBrfxzSzKb08Gp66CnqjVSdWCyuyD_h1xBJTnN1U9oPzleQ5dCNk68JE3kwzVvhnx55hg903N8EctDXKZyoqaecSCVKPo52dYDMUQ4XITcEWkVmsWZQthCoa2BwllwxY6G8T0BmMqcjFGI6gFV2f_IC/s800/jo-thomson-inganess-ebb-tapestry-artwork.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmR4zux-kCQpAJLmSiB39XBG9yokQhrHI0rn8AQBBrfxzSzKb08Gp66CnqjVSdWCyuyD_h1xBJTnN1U9oPzleQ5dCNk68JE3kwzVvhnx55hg903N8EctDXKZyoqaecSCVKPo52dYDMUQ4XITcEWkVmsWZQthCoa2BwllwxY6G8T0BmMqcjFGI6gFV2f_IC/w640-h426/jo-thomson-inganess-ebb-tapestry-artwork.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Myself with my artwork,<i> "Inganess ebb"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">Size: approx. 3ft square <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Handwoven tapestry <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Materials: cotton, linen, rayon, wool; woven on 8 warps per inch, cotton warp.</p><p style="text-align: center;">(currently nfs)</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i> </i> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">It's finished. Finally. This piece has been quite a battle, for various reasons, but I'm glad I pushed through to resolve it. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">This artwork is inspired by an oil pastel drawing from my sketchbook of Inganess beach, just outside Kirkwall on mainland Orkney. It was a Spring day of intense colours and I loved the vibrancy of the sea blues and turquoises against the almost luminous greens of the stones and seaweed in the ebb.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYwYNh2MqfYO0aqEQdpxxQvYe616uN99WTQNUR4r5Y8b0un_vuh8hDAfM8XHW1Tgoidl8mRx4eGYsvgKh9aQtLmwHbBV79yelwrvfQFGnadbAaYKY4YlqHxNUvJREhC9cco3J28iVU4ksJ1ZEjoM5yIjGDfVfaP7Yee2qcUed-eSyjDLMKulc60IoabnS/s800/inganess-ebb-drawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYwYNh2MqfYO0aqEQdpxxQvYe616uN99WTQNUR4r5Y8b0un_vuh8hDAfM8XHW1Tgoidl8mRx4eGYsvgKh9aQtLmwHbBV79yelwrvfQFGnadbAaYKY4YlqHxNUvJREhC9cco3J28iVU4ksJ1ZEjoM5yIjGDfVfaP7Yee2qcUed-eSyjDLMKulc60IoabnS/w640-h426/inganess-ebb-drawing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As always I keep my sketch close to hand when I'm weaving, both for
colour reference and capturing subtle nuances which can't easily be
noted on the linear compositional sketch I have tied behind the loom
whilst I'm working. <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The main reason I delayed starting this tapestry for at least two years is because I couldn't decide how I wanted to translate and weave the sky. I really liked the vdirectional mark making I had created with the pastels but was aware it would read differently when scaled up. I felt it needed to be present in the final tapestry as the sky would look too blank without it but I didn't want it to read as zebra stripes either. After a few experimentations on smaller studies at the beginning of the year I eventually got there. It's a subtle, rippled cloud effect, gently grading in colour.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39VK-cMfZ5mOOrPqmvBe804Ez9eZH7WnkDHNDsTwLh0f9X001wrV2tbd83ejbycR5TyLiPWzrG-oULS0xfz-o19Z-Lslk-Af49eWQYBXhSCw97ltZoiCln8OB0fp0xgb1Rg5w5VpFPaFeocoSL-Dc9MHC-FBanM9WSqVOCIQT2Gn0SmFIIAHX3YVS-8HJ/s800/inganess-ebb-tapestry-detail-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39VK-cMfZ5mOOrPqmvBe804Ez9eZH7WnkDHNDsTwLh0f9X001wrV2tbd83ejbycR5TyLiPWzrG-oULS0xfz-o19Z-Lslk-Af49eWQYBXhSCw97ltZoiCln8OB0fp0xgb1Rg5w5VpFPaFeocoSL-Dc9MHC-FBanM9WSqVOCIQT2Gn0SmFIIAHX3YVS-8HJ/w426-h640/inganess-ebb-tapestry-detail-1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The other reason for the delay was knowing that it would be similarly complicated to weave as <a href="http://jkthomson.blogspot.com/2021/08/eynhallow-disappearing-island.html" target="_blank">"Eynhallow, disappearing island"</a> (the sketches for both pieces were created at roughly the same time.) It has taken a while to recover from that one! By the end of last year it was niggling me that this drawing was still languishing in my sketchbook, waiting to be developed further. I'm glad it's finally out my system!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVDlIb4yikflUGMpb61w99_DfmAqiZcHwZrD1YOxUoKhEZE0DxZPWwa8-gRu8phJmcE2ucBeh8mO478OHpok4xHbaTfoyr5CYEkCy4Vekp3cxv4hb22GFi-UZlTMFtGZrVC_NmVDetid5cT2xKjbyfaLTkfgFxj2AwGqB2kwuA1nDORS8C-1GVJbiZb2e/s800/inganess-ebb-tapestry-detail-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVDlIb4yikflUGMpb61w99_DfmAqiZcHwZrD1YOxUoKhEZE0DxZPWwa8-gRu8phJmcE2ucBeh8mO478OHpok4xHbaTfoyr5CYEkCy4Vekp3cxv4hb22GFi-UZlTMFtGZrVC_NmVDetid5cT2xKjbyfaLTkfgFxj2AwGqB2kwuA1nDORS8C-1GVJbiZb2e/w640-h426/inganess-ebb-tapestry-detail-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9wSYg1U-U3854rNTaJU7pDS8GXS4R_CMlPGmpwnUqt53RFKys_ftF7acRsJTafu40UTW2Ot5fT9rQu18F-yqyBNE305oUEIgbphGJCK048XpSvwQaFgvaLEdqpwi_vXzf7t_f9mtSbtEo365jTrKBsCW3AFa1e3Lt6DHPsAmvFZaUQJnBPFNYNHiQzHk/s800/inganess-ebb-tapestry-detail-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9wSYg1U-U3854rNTaJU7pDS8GXS4R_CMlPGmpwnUqt53RFKys_ftF7acRsJTafu40UTW2Ot5fT9rQu18F-yqyBNE305oUEIgbphGJCK048XpSvwQaFgvaLEdqpwi_vXzf7t_f9mtSbtEo365jTrKBsCW3AFa1e3Lt6DHPsAmvFZaUQJnBPFNYNHiQzHk/w426-h640/inganess-ebb-tapestry-detail-3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3vrhslU_JvXKED4FxJxFaXf1BWb2_TouDa9coshaf2MzqZCV6OgZxE3lngVsx2qtIC9sQEp8Zz5eYg1r-TkfcsfasMj0mSDk_VRtgYjLqlpdf01YaluDVetF0nEGNOIOJ-U6GwbGlBm_78RblSrgE_MwtnVyPRwLn_1Po53v1caJ6GAIULdz_NhpCO7z/s800/inganess-ebb-tapestry-detail-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3vrhslU_JvXKED4FxJxFaXf1BWb2_TouDa9coshaf2MzqZCV6OgZxE3lngVsx2qtIC9sQEp8Zz5eYg1r-TkfcsfasMj0mSDk_VRtgYjLqlpdf01YaluDVetF0nEGNOIOJ-U6GwbGlBm_78RblSrgE_MwtnVyPRwLn_1Po53v1caJ6GAIULdz_NhpCO7z/w640-h426/inganess-ebb-tapestry-detail-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">As noted above in the artwork description, this piece is currently not for sale. Last year I decided to mark my last two big tapestries, <a href="http://jkthomson.blogspot.com/2021/08/eynhallow-disappearing-island.html" target="_blank">"Eynhallow, disappearing island"</a> and <a href="http://jkthomson.blogspot.com/2022/04/echoes-of-shore.html" target="_blank">"Echoes of the shore</a>", as not for sale in order to start building up a body of tapestry artwork to represent myself here at the gallery. Mum is no longer here and going forward I don't want to run a gallery where there's a lot of her work and very little of my own.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mum opened the gallery in 1996 with 10 -15 years worth of tapestry artworks. She sold at least three big pieces in that first summer and quickly realised she wouldn't be able to create quick enough to replace what was sold whilst also running a gallery. In order to not have a partially empty gallery she decided to hold onto the remaining pieces, some of which belonged to the family in the first place so were never intended to sell. This left her with a strong, cohesive body of work on permanent display for people to see when visiting the gallery. Anything else she produced from then on was sold.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">My artistic practice has been different in that I've always sold my work as I produced it, even when I was still studying at art school. This has been good financially, however I've often felt my work and display space lacks impact and cohesion, largely to due it being made up from bits and pieces left over from larger bodies of work which have sold and disappeared. Quite often by mid to late summer I don't have many original artworks left for sale and I don't have the time to produce many new things whilst running the gallery. The vast majority of my work is produced over the winter months when the gallery is closed.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">My solution and aim going forward is to produce one bigger piece a year, which I will hold onto either indefinitely or for a few years until I have enough work to start letting some go again, alongside smaller pieces which I can sell throughout the year. I'm hoping this will create a better balance between mine and my Mum's work within the gallery and also having a solid body of work to show people as well as work to sell.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Speaking of smaller pieces to sell, I have a few more studies relating to "Inganess ebb" which will be for sale soon now that they are no longer needed for reference. They will pop up on our social media or the gallery's website in the next week or so (and eventually here!)<br /></p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-69010289332733380492023-08-18T11:21:00.000+01:002023-08-18T11:21:14.633+01:00rippling up that sky<p style="text-align: justify;">I've got "finishing fever", the end is in sight. What started as tentatively thinking "I could be finished by the end of August" has turned into "I *WILL* be finished by the end of August." To be honest I'm pretty fed up with this tapestry, it's been on the loom far longer than intended, and I want to shove it over the finishing line so I can work on new ideas. If I can't get near it during the day while the gallery is open then I'll have to put in the hours elsewhere. Either way, I'm determined to get this finished in the next couple of weeks. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eL77jm75HiT1-AIBcXXofCAvDCfivpLEqZNT9MCKJhxlw5Xj8ALBBJ7PLw-SpW9krC8nRaMAyQxAvvXtHdJUFHbHlqxpFtd7y2EWZxVym7tdSUVxGgh30BEYGIf0iBuHGvgbVtCXHWo9uLBR0K_F1_ZupGxTNfD-sw-ldWKoynn8Ldtoni73e80tWuyv/s800/DSC_0396_resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eL77jm75HiT1-AIBcXXofCAvDCfivpLEqZNT9MCKJhxlw5Xj8ALBBJ7PLw-SpW9krC8nRaMAyQxAvvXtHdJUFHbHlqxpFtd7y2EWZxVym7tdSUVxGgh30BEYGIf0iBuHGvgbVtCXHWo9uLBR0K_F1_ZupGxTNfD-sw-ldWKoynn8Ldtoni73e80tWuyv/w640-h426/DSC_0396_resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The first colour mix for the sky felt crucial as it needed to set off the horizon and create a sense of distance and after many "not-quite-right" attempts in early July I abandoned the tapestry to work on some sketching and painting instead. The change of pace and scenery must have done me the world of good as when I returned I immediately found the "right" blend. Once I figured out how I wanted to treat the sky section I've been making good progress. Other the first inch or so above the horizon the majority of the sky has been woven in the last two weeks.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23AWld-bWrWRqWCYzc6hQeRvMgpgXSCPpOjciERHos_-x6ubdHH0NeLXvNd-SE7NLMZWxRwqELSBFQ2C_ohOAWROq2V1LfMlHwWdHKnw8Hkp8Zpp8qO1WLd7mxLlklfGwwgyKyFH6tgPQejbZ_dIM8MLwsSLoMl2Mu6zQTHLPP-SHaAJN9IfVRW1gqWcx/s800/DSC_0417_resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23AWld-bWrWRqWCYzc6hQeRvMgpgXSCPpOjciERHos_-x6ubdHH0NeLXvNd-SE7NLMZWxRwqELSBFQ2C_ohOAWROq2V1LfMlHwWdHKnw8Hkp8Zpp8qO1WLd7mxLlklfGwwgyKyFH6tgPQejbZ_dIM8MLwsSLoMl2Mu6zQTHLPP-SHaAJN9IfVRW1gqWcx/w426-h640/DSC_0417_resize.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The day I discovered I colour matched my work-in-progress.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPycoVY38mY7ZIyCY4S0G7tyYB5YD7em0SjBNjezgEpyYOtkLTI58Nc5XTvPqOTrq0T0Ta4Ec_joLXMLhPoF7olifw1S3dea7Cg1FFbc9fJpBrUnOs-B5mK9mMCwB4sDkOidhDD3fST6487p_m_vCRGco4kHw0qG8UvxYY9tfSiCAq5BjjlEx8YztuKHa/s800/DSC_0432_resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPycoVY38mY7ZIyCY4S0G7tyYB5YD7em0SjBNjezgEpyYOtkLTI58Nc5XTvPqOTrq0T0Ta4Ec_joLXMLhPoF7olifw1S3dea7Cg1FFbc9fJpBrUnOs-B5mK9mMCwB4sDkOidhDD3fST6487p_m_vCRGco4kHw0qG8UvxYY9tfSiCAq5BjjlEx8YztuKHa/w426-h640/DSC_0432_resize.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8TaXygp3g8kZlaRqTfrBpxOpkVSLwulfcw5kMadC5FEVN8YUTym-E12SzG6kQCtxOlGILF-6B_XImaNpJIi9j1GnxxIy4sIhb1IwE-Fcyif0N57ThXtoMLdLbbe-pO6OIBMlKLr8mcCjWeiBfosOuIgFwbDwA2pMM24Kt5KgWJObeB5chWGvBSpxlK20/s800/DSC_0463_resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8TaXygp3g8kZlaRqTfrBpxOpkVSLwulfcw5kMadC5FEVN8YUTym-E12SzG6kQCtxOlGILF-6B_XImaNpJIi9j1GnxxIy4sIhb1IwE-Fcyif0N57ThXtoMLdLbbe-pO6OIBMlKLr8mcCjWeiBfosOuIgFwbDwA2pMM24Kt5KgWJObeB5chWGvBSpxlK20/w640-h426/DSC_0463_resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Subtle colour gradation + subtle ripples = a lot of bobbins in very close shades.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD59GpB2aHakJ5GG9ZQEHN-WUVWIpmk606kkxDO76b03AIX7b_8Z-l5NqCSN671SjxPfc7g8EQHvKwTx3E6v4gakWyuO7X-Jp97C0aTqdonGMg4svXgs3iGkYXsY7YfXNghD29GaETKJHNg05884cdBd6O9u-TpPG8EZHsBDGJ6JVVE40lFWQA659T2nxY/s800/DSC_0486_resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD59GpB2aHakJ5GG9ZQEHN-WUVWIpmk606kkxDO76b03AIX7b_8Z-l5NqCSN671SjxPfc7g8EQHvKwTx3E6v4gakWyuO7X-Jp97C0aTqdonGMg4svXgs3iGkYXsY7YfXNghD29GaETKJHNg05884cdBd6O9u-TpPG8EZHsBDGJ6JVVE40lFWQA659T2nxY/w426-h640/DSC_0486_resize.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Playing with fun camera angles. I love how shooting from below brings out the texture of the doubled up weft in the foreground.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNWPCcwsokq_5i2V2_NBqxA-OYLANAyYrIryWDk9vxBs9ijak6tSHVLQCy8I250OyDJuAeqvbPpAuHRpXGfEpYdVlwSgqKqfgt0esvZWc_DPRe4I5tWZu1soG5_48-jO5OOSY1vwqHmHXxd3RyXKXrumjJkTcJuzSM2jAF2QYvYKQJoY_Q2s9usr7T8n3/s800/DSC_0490_resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="800" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNWPCcwsokq_5i2V2_NBqxA-OYLANAyYrIryWDk9vxBs9ijak6tSHVLQCy8I250OyDJuAeqvbPpAuHRpXGfEpYdVlwSgqKqfgt0esvZWc_DPRe4I5tWZu1soG5_48-jO5OOSY1vwqHmHXxd3RyXKXrumjJkTcJuzSM2jAF2QYvYKQJoY_Q2s9usr7T8n3/w640-h416/DSC_0490_resize.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Subtle sky ripples.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hopefully my next post will be a "ta-da, finished!" reveal.<br /></p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-41343415692742741382023-07-02T16:39:00.000+01:002023-07-02T16:39:30.046+01:00half way update<p style="text-align: justify;">Progress has been slow for the last two months as the gallery gets busier with visitors. It's a double edged sword: being open to the public is what allows me to make a living from what I do, however it also means I get very little creative work done as I'm busy speaking to visitors, manning the gallery all day. Every year I have to frustratingly accept that most of my creative work happens over winter when the gallery is shut and I have time and peace to concentrate. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Any progress in the last month has taken place first thing in the morning. I started coming to work earlier so that I can have at least one hour to myself before the day starts. Half of that time is usually spent just staring at the tapestry, trying to refamiliarise myself with what I was doing the previous day as it is complicated with many subtle colour blends. It's slow, fractured progress but better than no progress at all.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I
am somewhat regretting starting such a complicated artwork when I don't have much
time to dedicate to it at present. I think this is the reason I've delayed starting this tapestry for a couple of years, I knew it was going to be complicated! Now that I have finally reached the horizon (hurray!) I think I'll temporarily ignore this piece and spend some time with my sketchbook and paints as I haven't painted in ages. My brain could benefit from a change of scenery.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NQj5D8AZGxoZIljSK9CbU7bOU2G7KfOlpIdIAwB0KUc6JSVbC3WQA5TOg5QkitCyO_BxIqPhrsOVIvjIeZYMqfwH5k-UtdAZ0fQ2GOLwvuMgaO91s3hmGjkV9vgJo41YVLCtuSQ4KtLsu9k2CvChJYJ4BRJQbzXB_X9P9tAhwdiFstcIy7RDWbqsb_QO/s1000/DSC_0322-edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NQj5D8AZGxoZIljSK9CbU7bOU2G7KfOlpIdIAwB0KUc6JSVbC3WQA5TOg5QkitCyO_BxIqPhrsOVIvjIeZYMqfwH5k-UtdAZ0fQ2GOLwvuMgaO91s3hmGjkV9vgJo41YVLCtuSQ4KtLsu9k2CvChJYJ4BRJQbzXB_X9P9tAhwdiFstcIy7RDWbqsb_QO/w640-h426/DSC_0322-edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvfSuiRREYyn7AG6S91ioxLEdbWg1chCr-dYAa7V9Q-Q5u5nBL41tMJ54SRtCzJJwpQOKXPaVANpEXDjVaAQVS4xMSeCP3porPUTO3YyyDkTcFF3ePCnJ078cqQWnLsUqIWC82KL6zKzokVwsXQyFTdutnvqHwLxkp5jFOIOCoew-6miH8ndqYjhUzwLs/s1000/DSC_0330-edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoIT7gmfRbKzYFMxL4FMd6s7wThTrWNR14GO7vETdu6Nunf9RM3sh53mZ4aRX1VmoZ-cU-t85ucN_c2FPj5mKBrzulG6qhvFHnz--gdpjv5TDKOJiuenmUU-3W8ArVMbVPB4tvyomd_QboEgW5qSpbLlAPEnhTivLNq1cC2WCJBM00qA7sI6GTMtb8K1I/s800/DSC_0391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoIT7gmfRbKzYFMxL4FMd6s7wThTrWNR14GO7vETdu6Nunf9RM3sh53mZ4aRX1VmoZ-cU-t85ucN_c2FPj5mKBrzulG6qhvFHnz--gdpjv5TDKOJiuenmUU-3W8ArVMbVPB4tvyomd_QboEgW5qSpbLlAPEnhTivLNq1cC2WCJBM00qA7sI6GTMtb8K1I/w640-h426/DSC_0391.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-88850471915783822392023-04-21T14:11:00.001+01:002023-04-21T14:11:36.637+01:00new beginnings<p style="text-align: justify;">I've had an idea for a tapestry sitting on the back burner for a couple of years. For one reason or another it has been pushed aside in favour of other ideas, but I finally got around to projecting my drawing to scale by the end of last summer. Then it got abandoned, again, as I didn't feel in the right head space to start it. By January I decided it had too much potential to leave languishing in my sketchbook and that if I didn't commit now then I'd never make it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I always like to have a rough idea of how I'm going to treat a surface,
whether it's woven or painted, even if I change my mind as I'm working and I think this was the main reason for the delay. When stuck like this I often turn to smaller studies. I
don't always find this to be a necessary step in my
creative process, again for painting and tapestry, but they can be useful for
experimenting with different techniques, surfaces and colour blends before venturing onto the "real thing."<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Often these studies become lovely individual
artworks in their own right. Below are two studies which I no longer need for reference so I'm happy to release them into the world. They're also listed for sale on the gallery's website under <a href="https://hoxatapestrygallery.co.uk/product-category/jo-artwork/" target="_blank">Jo Original Artwork.</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aAy5fh6x9PlGfOjdOb2WJm66xidf8-nJ1jWUzWdV5izpREh5SJigw8SSapX1Fx2PNIJoAnzr67hh1d86SHtj1HQOeL4-xRZfYfehAVJQw85CDR1FrxZqTZQsKi4JSPTUALo5gpcw0RB1ldMdDFjK54_6waJHmvdtlIvNuZYOW94WbAIXCWQk3LFfYg/s800/rockpool-edge-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aAy5fh6x9PlGfOjdOb2WJm66xidf8-nJ1jWUzWdV5izpREh5SJigw8SSapX1Fx2PNIJoAnzr67hh1d86SHtj1HQOeL4-xRZfYfehAVJQw85CDR1FrxZqTZQsKi4JSPTUALo5gpcw0RB1ldMdDFjK54_6waJHmvdtlIvNuZYOW94WbAIXCWQk3LFfYg/w640-h426/rockpool-edge-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"rockpool edge"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">size: 18cm sq. (inc. limewaxed wooden box frame.)</p><p style="text-align: center;">materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool; woven on 8 warps per inch.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNdxj36xZ7-Or9tRftrF98oI5sTfiwcu08rpTxxnxwFmgJ6etdACNzqEhBOBlE_C9C6KWuKlWgZGiaOFHx1XVilebuCcREG9iQpvOHMckZmXsQW_aWvHbt2YVh_OULTUm99chGe6ce2eiguzrgiISlNFVSw_hmGqw1gv3v-vQgWrUpdQZOsWCMZ8nZA/s800/sky-ripples.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNdxj36xZ7-Or9tRftrF98oI5sTfiwcu08rpTxxnxwFmgJ6etdACNzqEhBOBlE_C9C6KWuKlWgZGiaOFHx1XVilebuCcREG9iQpvOHMckZmXsQW_aWvHbt2YVh_OULTUm99chGe6ce2eiguzrgiISlNFVSw_hmGqw1gv3v-vQgWrUpdQZOsWCMZ8nZA/w640-h426/sky-ripples.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"sky ripples"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i>size: 17cm (h) x 18cm (w) (inc. limewaxed wooden box frame.)</p><p style="text-align: center;">materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool; woven on 8 warps per inch.</p><p style="text-align: center;">*sold*<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In March I started the "real thing" which will be 3ft square when completed. The beginning is a watery rock pool. I love that almost luminous shade of green in seaweed and rocks that can be found around rockpools on the shore.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBm2JC8DGvuZie1ZqsS7HuIiNAAX_dCctTlIipUyomAs2h-bWLZnhJpKPYLBPgw5TvzFkwEUX9IWaNwGJZZQDU0ie8QLGyOwn6zEJdRWFKGSJ82a0x-UEyGOs7nCG1M44UlGP5Pd4gpYSPmn91cphYxgQwwvanH1Ua6pD8DjAvb3J9jZQsP93HSE6mg/s800/jo-tapestry-march-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBm2JC8DGvuZie1ZqsS7HuIiNAAX_dCctTlIipUyomAs2h-bWLZnhJpKPYLBPgw5TvzFkwEUX9IWaNwGJZZQDU0ie8QLGyOwn6zEJdRWFKGSJ82a0x-UEyGOs7nCG1M44UlGP5Pd4gpYSPmn91cphYxgQwwvanH1Ua6pD8DjAvb3J9jZQsP93HSE6mg/w640-h426/jo-tapestry-march-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWsIrNmo8WVAaJbEHeKReWWnh9RuEBXsDlnaYZ5hOpHwNyfiYYVPMKvCOMU22GjC4bjeArYbjslFGFjReOvtXUTiR2R3D3fuwbgwtCNj9iSL1BtxHjdYIuXf1OAsQC5nfsczpeeY0ugPPWtECkDcFX3ELAuTVM0av6pgjPNjQhcJkFGDQJ6QPjALOcxA/s800/jo-tapestry-march-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWsIrNmo8WVAaJbEHeKReWWnh9RuEBXsDlnaYZ5hOpHwNyfiYYVPMKvCOMU22GjC4bjeArYbjslFGFjReOvtXUTiR2R3D3fuwbgwtCNj9iSL1BtxHjdYIuXf1OAsQC5nfsczpeeY0ugPPWtECkDcFX3ELAuTVM0av6pgjPNjQhcJkFGDQJ6QPjALOcxA/w640-h426/jo-tapestry-march-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Tr0Hqt5EagHimko6sS0c3Ha4ZGyDV4hXFysyzbKl3L7Cb4U8awYnHBvDochCGeHQuqq91eFiiV_OfNV4baerxIZ9nKqj2wTt94E8R2rPem9PjbLEUiijQRJ1C8V3ZB8i338d3rlGxiAEH4tg9pezVjR1cfvJJj-wiLRnsfoKhEEy4D9JcQHvFmPLdQ/s800/jo-tapestry-april-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="586" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Tr0Hqt5EagHimko6sS0c3Ha4ZGyDV4hXFysyzbKl3L7Cb4U8awYnHBvDochCGeHQuqq91eFiiV_OfNV4baerxIZ9nKqj2wTt94E8R2rPem9PjbLEUiijQRJ1C8V3ZB8i338d3rlGxiAEH4tg9pezVjR1cfvJJj-wiLRnsfoKhEEy4D9JcQHvFmPLdQ/w468-h640/jo-tapestry-april-1.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hqcKX9bsPCnQdZeFW7goEADDYbkQbXKZPJiCrvD1WrSRrFkUTEegfkQxM4E4caziKMcCUPpI98Zindk9hgu6g20_4g5Q6zEvlFzatkkc5BdhlalxsEnmq_A8Zw1PKlL1bR8C_qMN-QX3UA6EIEuL32Kd115cYWSDBEdAJ90zTEJk4TeBaBSSsJtLEQ/s800/jo-tapestry-april-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="528" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hqcKX9bsPCnQdZeFW7goEADDYbkQbXKZPJiCrvD1WrSRrFkUTEegfkQxM4E4caziKMcCUPpI98Zindk9hgu6g20_4g5Q6zEvlFzatkkc5BdhlalxsEnmq_A8Zw1PKlL1bR8C_qMN-QX3UA6EIEuL32Kd115cYWSDBEdAJ90zTEJk4TeBaBSSsJtLEQ/w422-h640/jo-tapestry-april-2.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I've taken a break from weaving for the last couple of weeks as I was feeling burned out and having increasing bother with aches and pains (oh the joys of recurring repetitive strain injury.) Instead of feeling frustrated by it I've used my time to catch up on admin and other things which invariably fall by the wayside when I'm tunnel-visioned with creative work. Hopefully I'll get back to weaving next week with renewed energy.<br /></p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-74323063090102761502023-04-13T16:16:00.002+01:002023-04-27T14:55:09.298+01:00catch up: artwork of 2022<p style="text-align: justify;">It's been a while, so long that it has become difficult to know where to start. <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Updating this blog has become a bit of a chore and it can be difficult making time for it, especially since Google/Blogger took away the subscribe by e-mail function which adds an extra step of admin at my end for notifying followers. Saying that, I do want to get back into the habit of using this blog and will endeavour to update it more than once a year, but if you're keen to see regular updates of my work it's best to follow the gallery's social media pages. I'm "Hoxa Tapestry Gallery" on all platforms.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And now for a photo dump of pieces I created last year. After finishing my <a href="http://jkthomson.blogspot.com/2022/04/echoes-of-shore.html" target="_blank">"echoes of the shore</a>" tapestry I spent the summer researching and sketching which resulted in some large drawings and monotypes, some of which I forgot to photograph entirely before they set off to new homes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6R8Kpwt_ewerVb77U4fIuGqDA_0DIsPs4AIf--Z-_6x1713q7ImHcoLsvrUF2-cjinfCT-UvNEJ8H-z2dsTinQ9r5NHPuie3xZrKR1gjdGjZcTEYuxIVuVFlTKvVNy3BOvVCimuB5qnyoN3_zwaNRL-RXtnIC2g8XAwzAaVCU31jCeTM7BTRA34QwQ/s800/2022-artwork-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6R8Kpwt_ewerVb77U4fIuGqDA_0DIsPs4AIf--Z-_6x1713q7ImHcoLsvrUF2-cjinfCT-UvNEJ8H-z2dsTinQ9r5NHPuie3xZrKR1gjdGjZcTEYuxIVuVFlTKvVNy3BOvVCimuB5qnyoN3_zwaNRL-RXtnIC2g8XAwzAaVCU31jCeTM7BTRA34QwQ/w640-h426/2022-artwork-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">Left: <i>"Mirrored sky, Skaill beach"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">Right:<i> "Midsummer reflections II, Skaill beach"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">Both artworks are oil monotypes<i> </i>with chalk pastel on paper.<i> <br /></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdZQpVnpskDKudupYFtl6LcRHo0dxGqjXuw3Cpp5PFF3eP_mZUQvAG2DP5exrR4VG3K4yABXfu1fF7nwGjHE_vZRp39CnHwV2nvS25GL8G2O9bCWwWx2VZ_zO3d7o3ivzZu-LxA-qYl-B3ZgopEG1vaHY-sIr2a8MWbdAEMD5d78_EIqu1oaFdbGhng/s800/2022-artwork-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdZQpVnpskDKudupYFtl6LcRHo0dxGqjXuw3Cpp5PFF3eP_mZUQvAG2DP5exrR4VG3K4yABXfu1fF7nwGjHE_vZRp39CnHwV2nvS25GL8G2O9bCWwWx2VZ_zO3d7o3ivzZu-LxA-qYl-B3ZgopEG1vaHY-sIr2a8MWbdAEMD5d78_EIqu1oaFdbGhng/w426-h640/2022-artwork-2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Top left: "Bu Sands, Burray." Oil monotype and chalk pastel on paper. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Top right: "Blue horizon, Birsay." Oil monotype and chalk pastel on paper.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Bottom: "Seapink haze, Brough of Birsay." Oil pastel on paper.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">After my Mum passed away in August last year I spent the first few weeks walking the Hoxa shoreline, seeking comfort in the familiarity of the landscape and sketching down on the rocks overlooking Scapa Flow below our gallery and house I grew up in. Orkney had stunning skies and light in August so I spent a lot of time in my sketchbook with pencils and watercolours, observing the combination and quality of light, expanse of sea and sky against the low, unbroken landscape. All my sketches were loose and immediate, capturing the effects of the constantly moving light.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWR2vCVgPi_pYktkPgpVEHpQrKbMG5I2jGHXS5YsluXmhJPtFQ1rBP0i22M6IZdr5cTsWRPErERa8EQlvFF26QLHf9bU-DrPmAR9-5fsxfgtIvQEGOF8W_JhipgHQtrFUuDphJTYJnX8ZychgOqOJW-x9q7mCTyhr_UB3HNqqaR0Pcz_kvYUiL6Pc-rA/s800/fleeting-light-scapa-flow-tapestry-jo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWR2vCVgPi_pYktkPgpVEHpQrKbMG5I2jGHXS5YsluXmhJPtFQ1rBP0i22M6IZdr5cTsWRPErERa8EQlvFF26QLHf9bU-DrPmAR9-5fsxfgtIvQEGOF8W_JhipgHQtrFUuDphJTYJnX8ZychgOqOJW-x9q7mCTyhr_UB3HNqqaR0Pcz_kvYUiL6Pc-rA/w426-h640/fleeting-light-scapa-flow-tapestry-jo.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"Fleeting light, Scapa Flow"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">Size: approx. 1ft/30cm square <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Handwoven tapestry. Materials: cotton, linen, rayon, wool; woven on 8 warps per inch.</p><p style="text-align: center;">*SOLD*<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">"Fleeting light, Scapa Flow" was inspired by one of my watercolours and was the first artwork I created after Mum's passing. I finished it in October and submitted it to the Pier Arts Centre's Annual Christmas Open Exhibition in Stromness, Orkney where it sold. My Dad helped with my outdoors photoshoot by being my glamorous hand model on the Hoxa shoreline. He did well to hold onto the artwork whilst being buffeted by strong wind!<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As well as "Fleeting light, Scapa Flow" I created three smaller tapestries over the winter period.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0r-11QnN0rDKeX8dnHVBCrB-zDVn192yCUv0tO50rhg8Epgl43ppXBGfha2D0XztdqKqhYgtX6p3DK0AEMROlaQYJkIDViAeBxnWe8EYUR2qj1F6j5t8T3m74WAGJUV8yspd6xJECm3zVEL-esM29W-Ze3aY6k2s-d4qWCcuoXzmVSvOVjCyLF7K29Q/s800/attry-weather-tapestry-jo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0r-11QnN0rDKeX8dnHVBCrB-zDVn192yCUv0tO50rhg8Epgl43ppXBGfha2D0XztdqKqhYgtX6p3DK0AEMROlaQYJkIDViAeBxnWe8EYUR2qj1F6j5t8T3m74WAGJUV8yspd6xJECm3zVEL-esM29W-Ze3aY6k2s-d4qWCcuoXzmVSvOVjCyLF7K29Q/w640-h426/attry-weather-tapestry-jo.jpg" width="640" /></a><i><br /></i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> "Attry weather"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">Handwoven tapestry. Materials: cotton, linen, rayon, wool; woven on 8 warps per inch.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Size: 23cm square</p><p style="text-align: center;">*SOLD*<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">"Attry" is an Orkney word which describes wild, cold, rainy weather and it felt rather appropriate for this piece. At the time of weaving (late October/early November) Orkney had settled into winter weather with plenty of inky, rainy skies, wild winds and "white horses" on Scapa Flow. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">"Attry weather" joined "Fleeting light, Scapa Flow" on my outdoor photoshoot with Dad. We took it to its place of inspiration, Hoxa Head, looking south to mainland Scotland. <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HPgAR9CEJQms7XpnJVCnThsTbWNKGekvP4Yu6sml67Ye6CUZ9Q0RbYuw3eL73YxzFh5MSHRPJmoF1pbR4kN8NMdj7BEANgfaTo-QVT2OKEtSgAkbl5bkmvz7Y7BKMzOT_UifoV3lrRMS9FtG4hHDlT2JUY9wAX0pHg5SNFxSlAZ9vSe-Iq4-8_Rh-w/s800/stormy-hues-tapestry-jo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HPgAR9CEJQms7XpnJVCnThsTbWNKGekvP4Yu6sml67Ye6CUZ9Q0RbYuw3eL73YxzFh5MSHRPJmoF1pbR4kN8NMdj7BEANgfaTo-QVT2OKEtSgAkbl5bkmvz7Y7BKMzOT_UifoV3lrRMS9FtG4hHDlT2JUY9wAX0pHg5SNFxSlAZ9vSe-Iq4-8_Rh-w/w426-h640/stormy-hues-tapestry-jo.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"Stormy hues"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">Handwoven tapestry. Materials; cotton, linen, rayon, wool; woven on 8 warps per inch.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Size: 23cm x 7cm</p><p style="text-align: center;">*SOLD* <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I was my own glamorous hand model on this occasion, photographing this tiny artwork inspired by the view from the gallery's front door, overlooking Scapa Flow. <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvSJB1rKK1GQ27TLhepfUt5gmbaPPsZV9k69tEW-iFkFWLLRTFUCmOcjZ0iDOjeOc2LU6G66Fl_kXAdvuOl2Oa08fNSDLRwl2AFZn0v5Vc_aJFomKnwz0wSr9wl9DJpSWiqq3_mWQbFGwz1dK9Bml0nYO4vL2VmL9duOws68AELqg9Oz7BU1Esl_s9g/s800/dister-windwick-tapestry-jo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvSJB1rKK1GQ27TLhepfUt5gmbaPPsZV9k69tEW-iFkFWLLRTFUCmOcjZ0iDOjeOc2LU6G66Fl_kXAdvuOl2Oa08fNSDLRwl2AFZn0v5Vc_aJFomKnwz0wSr9wl9DJpSWiqq3_mWQbFGwz1dK9Bml0nYO4vL2VmL9duOws68AELqg9Oz7BU1Esl_s9g/w640-h426/dister-windwick-tapestry-jo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"Dister, Windwick"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">size 18cm sq. (inc. painted wooden box frame)</p><p style="text-align: center;">materials: cotton, linen, rayon, wool; woven on 10 warps per inch.</p><p style="text-align: center;">*SOLD* <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">"Dister" is an Orkney weather word for a passing shower and Windwick is a location on the east coast of South Ronaldsay, Orkney. The inspiration for this piece was capturing the fleeting moment of intense tonal contrast and colour on the horizon before a shower passes and clears. I photographed the tapestry alongside the original acyrlic paint and oil pastel drawing from my sketchbook and some of the yarns used in the tapestry.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Usually my tapestries are woven on 8 warps per inch however for this piece I decided to work slightly finer at 10 warps per inch. Although I was happy with the previous smaller tapestries completed in October/November, I felt they could have benefitted from, or have been easier to weave, on a finer warp. The complication of working at a small scale is that you sometimes need to work finer in order to achieve the same level of detail and fluidity in shapes and blending as larger pieces. Basically, it's not necessarily easier or quicker to work smaller!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It has been interesting to look back at my work from last year within one post and reflect on my practice. So often I have a tendency to overthink and agonise whether my ideas and artwork are strong or relevant enough (analysis paralysis is very real) but last winter I just went with my gut and simply responded to the weather in my environment as that's what interested me most. I wasn't in the headspace for undertaking anything big, especially after finishing a large scale piece early on in the year, so it was fun to spend a few months making smaller, more immediate pieces which allowed me to play and experiment with techniques and ideas.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Speaking of undertaking big things, I have started something this year. Watch this space.... (or check out the gallery's social media if you're impatient!) <br /></p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-28352371143024294992022-04-26T17:08:00.001+01:002022-04-26T17:25:27.511+01:00echoes of the shore<div><p style="text-align: justify;">This is my latest completed tapestry, "echoes of the shore." I started working on it in December last year, following on from <a href="http://jkthomson.blogspot.com/2021/10/shoreline-circles.html" target="_blank">"shoreline circles"</a> last October. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HJhYVfKA60n1ighgDWpnnl56vkFdsG3VxsjR0y0YoinI3kvlZ8D4pxFwFDtOVZY2ckdZ66LXs8CjEXjUg8FvNRtdM6a8U-f16tx971VpAQRq2z8zgGVXuutVIA4k2vFqdNm4mfFUuw0dysdWI-0XTn8Nr4_hW23WJ-wcCBnRH0kQPP1YIQW_Z90WzA/s1000/echoes-of-the-moon-tapestry-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="813" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HJhYVfKA60n1ighgDWpnnl56vkFdsG3VxsjR0y0YoinI3kvlZ8D4pxFwFDtOVZY2ckdZ66LXs8CjEXjUg8FvNRtdM6a8U-f16tx971VpAQRq2z8zgGVXuutVIA4k2vFqdNm4mfFUuw0dysdWI-0XTn8Nr4_hW23WJ-wcCBnRH0kQPP1YIQW_Z90WzA/w520-h640/echoes-of-the-moon-tapestry-1.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>echoes of the shore</i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">size: approx. 5ft square</p><div style="text-align: center;">materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool, woven on 8 warps per inch on cotton warp. </div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">"Echoes of the shore" is a collection of memories from walks along local beaches, mostly the Sand O' Wright beach in Hoxa, exploring repeated shapes and patterns which echo one another: limpet shells, pebbles, circular marks found on pebbles, sand blisters and scattered edges of waves before they disperse over wet sand. The tapestry is based on and developed from a small watercolour painting in my sketchbook. In the photograph below you can see the sketchbook painting along with the pebble which inspired the main concentric circles in the painting and tapestry. It's tiny but packs a visual punch.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVe9pOfMZJTftFI9JoyXwKwasQ4mHf6LYCsMj562npV0pBPKpY8mdBzPRb6HpPp8IWj7nZuqrQaBdrCcVAuEciJ4iseh3pcsK3mRqAxJo_I3i6yXahy8Jufpj2s-0i7hWCPpNUwdkJ1_WZYyFinzrjkbq_8bGP3TP6y-qL5_TB3c-anwRiXMcuWroLg/s1000/echoes-of-the-shore-sketch.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVe9pOfMZJTftFI9JoyXwKwasQ4mHf6LYCsMj562npV0pBPKpY8mdBzPRb6HpPp8IWj7nZuqrQaBdrCcVAuEciJ4iseh3pcsK3mRqAxJo_I3i6yXahy8Jufpj2s-0i7hWCPpNUwdkJ1_WZYyFinzrjkbq_8bGP3TP6y-qL5_TB3c-anwRiXMcuWroLg/w640-h426/echoes-of-the-shore-sketch.tif" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">On first impression the colours in this tapestry look predominantly grey but there are actually lots of shimmering blues and warm sandy colours running all the way through it. The tonal background allows for subtle shifts in colour and surface texture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmVSdmlYCcW88DTooma-Myr3Uf2PlQdTGfkxwdussUBXfFP7rfH7BpwC9XaR78rXsPDkG3zVgdfuq5A5WqRVYO9sjiPj7lY7kQc5jE40mQuj5V8ZPR-np0iF9YLRtEkqLZmPRoFKUnmR_3XHXR6g6eIbIu84UAHoEewrq4nhmlU25KvyBEckyF5qHUQ/s800/echoes-of-the-shore-detail-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmVSdmlYCcW88DTooma-Myr3Uf2PlQdTGfkxwdussUBXfFP7rfH7BpwC9XaR78rXsPDkG3zVgdfuq5A5WqRVYO9sjiPj7lY7kQc5jE40mQuj5V8ZPR-np0iF9YLRtEkqLZmPRoFKUnmR_3XHXR6g6eIbIu84UAHoEewrq4nhmlU25KvyBEckyF5qHUQ/w640-h426/echoes-of-the-shore-detail-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdJTcJz3yAjismx9AcLjVKP4s1JKa8snIBtorwJVpH87icjqxmee-KV5xB9m73dn_rGULo-PrTM_T0c0MS9k1_rBXGqrHBTVKNwlnYmNWnN0S6juVSLk4tSDbJZCqAVsGVtJjnRjN9lgO5dzVOhvcaQbDd2bK7EuP8cz1yacSzPfUJhVEm5l4yedsCQ/s800/echoes-of-the-shore-detail-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdJTcJz3yAjismx9AcLjVKP4s1JKa8snIBtorwJVpH87icjqxmee-KV5xB9m73dn_rGULo-PrTM_T0c0MS9k1_rBXGqrHBTVKNwlnYmNWnN0S6juVSLk4tSDbJZCqAVsGVtJjnRjN9lgO5dzVOhvcaQbDd2bK7EuP8cz1yacSzPfUJhVEm5l4yedsCQ/w640-h426/echoes-of-the-shore-detail-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0gOkWWZsU2AlQq0KoeUekdSFSec31Wzl5eJM4YoQBR-1DO3s3ycyIEYCzVVQwVRPiIfrxpWiFrOZCr-b4odukb4F1GOqO-XonauNDewlhRo8w8bVZp7Ovij5CnstszfdIUHtp4qmZeWXd70AxA1kkjwq3da9FRIIXiYeCbzPAFep3j42P9BsXfCuMA/s800/echoes-of-the-shore-detail-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0gOkWWZsU2AlQq0KoeUekdSFSec31Wzl5eJM4YoQBR-1DO3s3ycyIEYCzVVQwVRPiIfrxpWiFrOZCr-b4odukb4F1GOqO-XonauNDewlhRo8w8bVZp7Ovij5CnstszfdIUHtp4qmZeWXd70AxA1kkjwq3da9FRIIXiYeCbzPAFep3j42P9BsXfCuMA/w426-h640/echoes-of-the-shore-detail-3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a naturally very colour-driven person, creating something so "grey" at such a large scale felt potentially boring(!) but that's what the piece needed to be to feel right and to create the effects I wanted. Also wet sand is, after all, wet sand! I found myself longing to reach the blue, tufted circles for a burst of something different. </div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_m5P5IeSVDDdGQScpBfj5wotyEwc_cUUGf-C95yhdBqauYt5KG3HVsZ_QE3YfGnaZP2ORVssYRnCQ_adBkSAYlr1B_E7NnPyuFOU5LeMmut4CWFKBGGILZ8lBVL5pNuAw481_EWUMzieVIbZncp3JodwXqlwJNEcD5Q6uzWcrnYjtj1BNZwStjhZ6Zw/s800/echoes-of-the-shore-detail-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_m5P5IeSVDDdGQScpBfj5wotyEwc_cUUGf-C95yhdBqauYt5KG3HVsZ_QE3YfGnaZP2ORVssYRnCQ_adBkSAYlr1B_E7NnPyuFOU5LeMmut4CWFKBGGILZ8lBVL5pNuAw481_EWUMzieVIbZncp3JodwXqlwJNEcD5Q6uzWcrnYjtj1BNZwStjhZ6Zw/w428-h640/echoes-of-the-shore-detail-4.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think there's an expectation to feel elated after finishing something large which has taken months to complete (in this case 3-4 months weaving, not including research and development) but I just feel zapped, both physically and mentally. I am pleased to be done as the idea is out my system and into the physical world, but as usual I need some distance before I can look at the work again with more objective eyes. On the whole it was a fun piece to work on; I enjoyed experimenting with varying tufting depths and weft thickness and it was a good exercise in weaving circles.<br /></div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As I completely neglected to post any work in progress photographs here earlier in the year I'll add them now at the end.</p><p style="text-align: center;">January 2022<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhT3QUU1uZA8wK9bhTk1uEJEJEilNCpIWXF7THvka-B8ZUU8LP0BQ68DfzM1eF27dcq0RlfdsZDORvm0ZctvCM-zZnUZGiI3uCHSTWutV9VDEm5_aBgHCC7e2dZmVv1hhSU1J4cxBv0mzhaJbNNWp2NCDUwGRsQxj_BxnR7ajfLZHEVeKF2xe9KfwZw/s1000/tapestry-in-progress-jan-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhT3QUU1uZA8wK9bhTk1uEJEJEilNCpIWXF7THvka-B8ZUU8LP0BQ68DfzM1eF27dcq0RlfdsZDORvm0ZctvCM-zZnUZGiI3uCHSTWutV9VDEm5_aBgHCC7e2dZmVv1hhSU1J4cxBv0mzhaJbNNWp2NCDUwGRsQxj_BxnR7ajfLZHEVeKF2xe9KfwZw/w426-h640/tapestry-in-progress-jan-22.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nc8d8aA6mIuEbK2g7dDUBkL6xs2RIjV1vdcsfA4x2g6FYm9TXA_Y8S3-70KKxMPAKP3pWioE77CmPgvzq9iztOOX50zu22286S2EMo0RLot1fDApXXGrkqHStTXPmKVBM9hi5TDlKMWgKjltH1mGEI0Fu4z_HqbwjAfrHmtwiXwsh0jOZKBoaAVVVw/w640-h426/tapestry-in-progress-april-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After catching up with general business admin I'm back to the
beginning of the creative cycle again: walking, thinking, sketching and
painting. I can never decide whether it's daunting or exciting to start afresh. Hopefully exciting!<br /></div><br /></div>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-87263847387336487392021-10-29T16:06:00.002+01:002021-10-29T16:21:25.535+01:00shoreline circles<p style="text-align: justify;">My latest tapestry "shoreline circles" is now winging its way to the
Bonhoga gallery in Shetland to take part in their "An Island Christmas"
exhibition which runs from 4th November - 24th December 2021. Mum and I have
been invited to take part along with three other Orkney creative makers so if you happen to be in
Shetland over the next two months you can pop along to see my tapestry and some prints of
both our artwork in person.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">"Shoreline circles" is an exploration of circular repetition found on the Sand O' Wright beach in Hoxa: pebbles, limpets and scattered edges of waves.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-mcgoGOfyuoC-t1sZPllyXRtZZjCVgwGgbBGqJtLz0WNGrNjkz172VRtk9gp-TXJ2svVKfvbHbUhrQ5BaRHoIUJqn_44f6OiZ8LXuqDztFbSXf6oTX6xwrtc2fU1U5-mtRCM9yAwnPd_/s1000/shoreline+circles1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-mcgoGOfyuoC-t1sZPllyXRtZZjCVgwGgbBGqJtLz0WNGrNjkz172VRtk9gp-TXJ2svVKfvbHbUhrQ5BaRHoIUJqn_44f6OiZ8LXuqDztFbSXf6oTX6xwrtc2fU1U5-mtRCM9yAwnPd_/w640-h426/shoreline+circles1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSH_1I6INFVYG9WPUc6IMbKXoFbLOKSlLZbv3XF60taKDa7vhkLfrWPcReCrNAYGFkTA6qkOBJj9LzhcGKO3GK9OS_zY1x952y_5CDRQK4omxsppuv_te1G4t8S3qQgqoiFbHpq9eW5PTL/s1000/shoreline-circles-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSH_1I6INFVYG9WPUc6IMbKXoFbLOKSlLZbv3XF60taKDa7vhkLfrWPcReCrNAYGFkTA6qkOBJj9LzhcGKO3GK9OS_zY1x952y_5CDRQK4omxsppuv_te1G4t8S3qQgqoiFbHpq9eW5PTL/w426-h640/shoreline-circles-2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"Shoreline circles"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">size: approx. 60cm square/ 2ft square (not inc. painted wooden frame)</p><p style="text-align: center;">materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool, woven on 8 warps per inch on cotton warp.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This tapestry follows on from my <a href="http://jkthomson.blogspot.com/2019/04/exhibition-found-on-shore.html" target="_blank">"found on the shore"</a> sewn drawing series which I created a couple of years ago. I don't believe I'll ever tire of working from the Sand O' Wright beach; I am forever fascinated by repeating marks and shapes found within the shoreline. <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The
original drawing for "shoreline circles", seen in the first photoraph and also the foreground below, is acrylic paint and
oil pastel on paper, 13.5cm square.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShwe4l_AFfss43fghaZzHQhflb0SvMkq2NMkCSfvL0YfQYtZW1y_i8Gg5lpqfrXI4_4ZhibLqSCexfbsx6ShlwYXVt-V0UsE8sKCdP7mi9Ktjf1xowC-Od3-hMxN5YHpzICGGBP-O7ukV/s1000/shoreline-circles-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShwe4l_AFfss43fghaZzHQhflb0SvMkq2NMkCSfvL0YfQYtZW1y_i8Gg5lpqfrXI4_4ZhibLqSCexfbsx6ShlwYXVt-V0UsE8sKCdP7mi9Ktjf1xowC-Od3-hMxN5YHpzICGGBP-O7ukV/w426-h640/shoreline-circles-3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY32T5Fg6h8uuq1kvc_IbkfC10ChbdnqYLnnGVkMYJwaYYjGyvRfIjAzLP-txfFIXHK9zvccX67Ex2m5FtHdrX-yzC33sMrbFXdZqR95I0DpfdLIgkCJiENNCHr_toXKUPZ7i2Rxhccsml/s1000/shoreline-circles-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY32T5Fg6h8uuq1kvc_IbkfC10ChbdnqYLnnGVkMYJwaYYjGyvRfIjAzLP-txfFIXHK9zvccX67Ex2m5FtHdrX-yzC33sMrbFXdZqR95I0DpfdLIgkCJiENNCHr_toXKUPZ7i2Rxhccsml/w426-h640/shoreline-circles-4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiS84gokerzPBXX6peSHi1190yja0D-APLp6iMQbXp2Z1IGhyphenhyphenVyalAKFoqgXKZhAd2QsS7lETOCMuujg6KdaVnw6PqfMtIayDIQwt9Lj2Kq3ct8G0A7j52dbTWgTzNTwx0TC_Hb8lO-AT/s1000/shoreline-circles-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiS84gokerzPBXX6peSHi1190yja0D-APLp6iMQbXp2Z1IGhyphenhyphenVyalAKFoqgXKZhAd2QsS7lETOCMuujg6KdaVnw6PqfMtIayDIQwt9Lj2Kq3ct8G0A7j52dbTWgTzNTwx0TC_Hb8lO-AT/w640-h426/shoreline-circles-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhlsMpc6wIbXFg2qRghU03d9dmudBPw54l60slG1YoR7_agJXDPw8yI63XIdYRtr0roGrav8N_NuG2qnuPfbQxD9pg1OgrbXlweTxL1UtnGq8sm0arfCY2Ox4DO6sp16TezLKza0mBW3M/s1000/shoreline-circles-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhlsMpc6wIbXFg2qRghU03d9dmudBPw54l60slG1YoR7_agJXDPw8yI63XIdYRtr0roGrav8N_NuG2qnuPfbQxD9pg1OgrbXlweTxL1UtnGq8sm0arfCY2Ox4DO6sp16TezLKza0mBW3M/w640-h426/shoreline-circles-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This tapestry was a completely different type of weaving compared to my previous piece, <a href="http://jkthomson.blogspot.com/2021/08/eynhallow-disappearing-island.html" target="_blank">"Eynhallow, disappearing island"</a> as it focussed more on quality of line and playing with surface texture rather than translating a multitude of subtle, painterly marks and colour blending. It tested different technical skills but the simplicity of the composition allowed me to work much quicker. After a run of more intricate, complicated tapestries it felt lovely to complete something within a few weeks rather than a few months.</p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-2503362169220041752021-09-06T15:00:00.001+01:002021-09-06T15:00:15.902+01:00new prints: Eynhallow, disappearing island<p style="text-align: justify;">I am delighted to announce that I now have photographic prints of my latest tapestry "Eynhallow, disappearing island."</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Small and medium sized prints are available to purchase online through the <a href="https://www.hoxatapestrygallery.co.uk/" target="_blank">gallery website</a>. They can be found in "jo art prints" in the "shop" drop down menu on the homepage, <a href="https://www.hoxatapestrygallery.co.uk/product/eynhallow-disappearing-island/" target="_blank">here's a direct link</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Small, medium and large prints are available, framed and unframed, at the gallery.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IJjsDAQugIxpjgTtpYc3u3zOj4kodJmR5nBbpOw5AllGXSoRjixJlUlaVUXDT8gZv4mTSu7Ps7n4z8283IXQLc0sQuRixJidJG9vM1YXmAOlbl89vTg3Qv1WYPg_8rjcP-ICXEY8l8Tj/s1000/NEW-JO-PRINT-RESIZE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IJjsDAQugIxpjgTtpYc3u3zOj4kodJmR5nBbpOw5AllGXSoRjixJlUlaVUXDT8gZv4mTSu7Ps7n4z8283IXQLc0sQuRixJidJG9vM1YXmAOlbl89vTg3Qv1WYPg_8rjcP-ICXEY8l8Tj/w426-h640/NEW-JO-PRINT-RESIZE.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-27132579852436577642021-09-01T17:02:00.001+01:002021-09-02T12:04:29.014+01:00blog update: subscribing by e-mail<p style="text-align: justify;">Just a quick note to say that I've updated the "follow by e-mail" button in the right hand sidebar of my site this week. The e-mail subscription service I previously used through Google was scrapped in July which meant those who previously followed by e-mail stopped getting updates on new blog posts.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Before the service closed I managed to download my list of followers and I have now (hopefully) transferred them to a new mailing list service. Those who previously subscribed by e-mail shouldn't need to do anything to receive future blog posts, you should get notified by e-mail as normal with a link to my latest post (best check your spam filter in case it heads there though.) If you no longer want to receive my blog updates you can opt to unsubscribe from the mailing list at the bottom of the e-mail.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Fingers crossed this has all worked. I am a not a techy person!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjX1cjSXovl0LuT0L7IPbzW7KXHfw7BaigoNoi461agK-HhqwyGke8dxyNlzwYycw3Y6cvIkcjRxn8f_42eb1L_jDAx2u3HqY0dvnaZyyc9QeeaGIeQkTdy24CQOY_IIhzNmBGz4vhWZl/s800/jo-studio-mess.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjX1cjSXovl0LuT0L7IPbzW7KXHfw7BaigoNoi461agK-HhqwyGke8dxyNlzwYycw3Y6cvIkcjRxn8f_42eb1L_jDAx2u3HqY0dvnaZyyc9QeeaGIeQkTdy24CQOY_IIhzNmBGz4vhWZl/w640-h426/jo-studio-mess.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">In other news I have been working on making photographic prints of my latest tapestry, "<a href="https://jkthomson.blogspot.com/2021/08/eynhallow-disappearing-island.html">Eynhallow, disappearing island</a>". They will be available for sale through the gallery and <a href="https://www.hoxatapestrygallery.co.uk/">gallery website</a> within the next week. I'll be back with an update when that's live.<br /></p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-75478473117089214292021-08-09T12:44:00.001+01:002021-08-09T12:44:34.826+01:00Eynhallow, disappearing island<p style="text-align: center;"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaWda7ox7B6IINbXhzf8u2xdLSOyTJya_Nu2jEJI2_X29Asq8h8rXi97VM_22NEJJUW9dXli5ELevKlzLc2h18IBquXEK3MiRs1NI32KfNPqyG99MHRBgr0sd4_d3Sbu-WLlg1LrZT7Y2/s1000/eynhallow-disappearing-island-tapestry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaWda7ox7B6IINbXhzf8u2xdLSOyTJya_Nu2jEJI2_X29Asq8h8rXi97VM_22NEJJUW9dXli5ELevKlzLc2h18IBquXEK3MiRs1NI32KfNPqyG99MHRBgr0sd4_d3Sbu-WLlg1LrZT7Y2/w426-h640/eynhallow-disappearing-island-tapestry.jpg" width="426" /></a></i></div><i> </i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"Eynhallow, disappearing island"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">Size: 170 x 76cm (67" x 30")<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool. Woven at 8 warps per inch on cotton warp. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54M8o6ZqGjapV4LIPNj99NDbd3XPoMPe51wYru0on3aecBzqcjhw1jDlE3_TFx44MAADK4MyiZm4dzIMnUOUxQDAzYlLfGyJfa_bbmte4IYuXA2NoHQTHQJUtCaK9d_22asocAVMVgFZY/s1000/eynhallow-painting-and-tapestry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54M8o6ZqGjapV4LIPNj99NDbd3XPoMPe51wYru0on3aecBzqcjhw1jDlE3_TFx44MAADK4MyiZm4dzIMnUOUxQDAzYlLfGyJfa_bbmte4IYuXA2NoHQTHQJUtCaK9d_22asocAVMVgFZY/w426-h640/eynhallow-painting-and-tapestry.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Handwoven tapestry based on an acrylic painting in my sketchbook (size 20.5 x 9.5cm) of the view looking across to the uninhabited island of Eynhallow from Aikerness beach in Evie, Orkney. <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Eynhallow, also known as Holy Island, is known within local folklore as a disappearing island due to the surrounding turbulent tides. 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Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-37824529820231766802021-08-02T16:29:00.002+01:002021-08-02T16:29:39.965+01:00cutting down<p style="text-align: justify;">I finished my tapestry and cut it off the loom last week. It was an exciting day.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I don't think I was prepared for just how tired I'd feel after finishing, I felt like I'd completed a marathon! Granted it is my biggest piece to date and I put in a huge effort over the last month as I was determined to be finished by the end of July. Post-completion mental and physical fatigue was therefore inevitable. I'll be back with "finished" photos and more coherent sentences soon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYy4m2TnnalBsuw0N2hko2HDrfl4CNE_ot5_3H3Uqq3u72fZ50r2NwwMvzKvT6JuskVSK4L_TVC7Rt4YfTJMVb3qHQjCQct1vXqu4Sbs4697fxjSeXDj9XCt8cdqzhyF1HSu-dKo1yR3o-/s1000/cutting-down-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYy4m2TnnalBsuw0N2hko2HDrfl4CNE_ot5_3H3Uqq3u72fZ50r2NwwMvzKvT6JuskVSK4L_TVC7Rt4YfTJMVb3qHQjCQct1vXqu4Sbs4697fxjSeXDj9XCt8cdqzhyF1HSu-dKo1yR3o-/w426-h640/cutting-down-1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Trimming all the long end on the back. There were a lot of colour blends, therefore a lot of ends!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNjv07xbcsgIN3eYbJY1FgeGpBeHIaVn1HJiFLBdeBYcVQ9lW7oqWbAYp2JIBsp8urmS6_63S1rZ819_ueZeIg64c9cRuzM3zBVJbtZKKnHFvehY3muq7-r5O447JUOxGoi7-4b16CXVg/s1000/cutting-down-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNjv07xbcsgIN3eYbJY1FgeGpBeHIaVn1HJiFLBdeBYcVQ9lW7oqWbAYp2JIBsp8urmS6_63S1rZ819_ueZeIg64c9cRuzM3zBVJbtZKKnHFvehY3muq7-r5O447JUOxGoi7-4b16CXVg/w426-h640/cutting-down-3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHnrDwjm8C5iZKvBFZ56Imgk_mKg-PWn9H6F2NlDlLPyp0dSyjBS_8Von-bHdOkymodwKTwiFWrXfyELcGic82N1YHfTkxyBwxQygu7HxDPcO_3PPQzpJ6FOh3-TNCGJevflEh9FfR1pI/s1000/cutting-down-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHnrDwjm8C5iZKvBFZ56Imgk_mKg-PWn9H6F2NlDlLPyp0dSyjBS_8Von-bHdOkymodwKTwiFWrXfyELcGic82N1YHfTkxyBwxQygu7HxDPcO_3PPQzpJ6FOh3-TNCGJevflEh9FfR1pI/w426-h640/cutting-down-4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YJp9vAVMMFG2rz1tsNtJcdwm6mo3cq2wZxfgG3ARGPoz5PYve5OfpUM0W0v4QMTZxBA4BDHFScKy2UxNn3JYloZO1URE7N4LHSJTa68p1lnxqGkU9alwvrURKVXtLA2z5q3VDsWZFUFH/s1000/cutting-down-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YJp9vAVMMFG2rz1tsNtJcdwm6mo3cq2wZxfgG3ARGPoz5PYve5OfpUM0W0v4QMTZxBA4BDHFScKy2UxNn3JYloZO1URE7N4LHSJTa68p1lnxqGkU9alwvrURKVXtLA2z5q3VDsWZFUFH/w426-h640/cutting-down-5.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGm72-2RPlN9n8ax2CWS7ditQfxp1tAgr_Gq0bZNgeqIcxC8K5rnjDy7_0E0XhAwPR6taBzXD8vaw4Yj7nOGYvdhCtQNQyRsYXwkQwRzlx9hf6Surd2yJIu3j4KINbeTWvlRrLp-I9NgF/s1000/cutting-down-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGm72-2RPlN9n8ax2CWS7ditQfxp1tAgr_Gq0bZNgeqIcxC8K5rnjDy7_0E0XhAwPR6taBzXD8vaw4Yj7nOGYvdhCtQNQyRsYXwkQwRzlx9hf6Surd2yJIu3j4KINbeTWvlRrLp-I9NgF/w640-h426/cutting-down-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ta-da!<br /></div><div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p></div>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-46765730102234008252021-07-23T10:54:00.001+01:002021-07-23T10:54:52.243+01:00blending<p style="text-align: justify;">I'm on the home straight, just lots of subtle colour blending until I reach the top.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I say "just", but obviously creating a seamless, subtle blend has its own difficulties, but at least I'm not weaving lots of interconnecting shapes whilst blending, like the lower half of the tapestry.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This tapestry is proving to be a classic example of why it's difficult to answer the often asked question, "how long does it take to weave a tapestry?" I managed to weave 1ft last week (1ft x 30" wide) whereas a similar sized area in the lower half of this tapestry took around a month to complete. It really does depend on the complexity of the composition/drawing and how you're choosing to weave it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'll be finished next week. Watch this space!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvRjEjltP_h2_SIfvFE_eUeDplpxD3JbE2yvTwuhSiZnpnAOxQG9hGR2z48qgJnc_OrREg6uEdKiZ3REGOLvef6MvRXy4s93A71pR6l3_lyhkVv7lAXB0c6rr0rt1odE2MX0Utp9Ja2g_/s1000/jo-tapestry-july21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvRjEjltP_h2_SIfvFE_eUeDplpxD3JbE2yvTwuhSiZnpnAOxQG9hGR2z48qgJnc_OrREg6uEdKiZ3REGOLvef6MvRXy4s93A71pR6l3_lyhkVv7lAXB0c6rr0rt1odE2MX0Utp9Ja2g_/w428-h640/jo-tapestry-july21.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Photograph taken this time last week. I am now less than 3 inches away from the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEwLCrILpTlK0glHY-C5s3HaTSkp-vsCg4qOqKdbNMXxeGGHp1WN_xnM66ula-LRAc-IJfPVMQW7CKOd3I-pgKRJi-x9GaLciTKVJ_65wY254ywBF7VznOjHUZbDvMHm9BLbjMnrQ6CfQ/s1000/jo-tapestry-in-progress-july21-bobbin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEwLCrILpTlK0glHY-C5s3HaTSkp-vsCg4qOqKdbNMXxeGGHp1WN_xnM66ula-LRAc-IJfPVMQW7CKOd3I-pgKRJi-x9GaLciTKVJ_65wY254ywBF7VznOjHUZbDvMHm9BLbjMnrQ6CfQ/w428-h640/jo-tapestry-in-progress-july21-bobbin.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><p></p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-88843615456493856352021-07-09T18:13:00.000+01:002021-07-09T18:13:39.062+01:00over the horizon<p style="text-align: justify;">Wayhey, I'm finally in the sky section of my tapestry! After reaching the half way point last month, the horizon, I had a big tidy up in my studio and put away colours and bobbins that were no longer needed. I think I felt smug for half a day before remembering that the second half is almost like starting a new tapestry as it requires a completely new set of colours. I also made things more difficult for myself as I no longer wanted to weave the sky section the way I had drawn it on my big sketch/cartoon (which is tied behind the loom) as it would look too different and disconnected from the sea section, so I'm now working between the original painting, reference photographs and the cartoon. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I had a couple of days of head scratching and finding new colour blends but now that I've got the new section established I'm fully on the move again. It has grown a fair bit in the last couple of weeks. It won't be long before I need to stand on a scaffolding platform!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_y85d5ULYGZau_XpfsoMgr8jWDftjC7oB9Sy6UkgTp1tn6QFBYqoOSQhpfZb24j_1erK88W61N58v7u6pQn03_sFioFr-yI1iiaTXcRNf8TlRZ-LQHneRMwnkhcS5EKGpEc9YJtMmvhgy/s1000/jo-tapestry-in-progress-june21-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_y85d5ULYGZau_XpfsoMgr8jWDftjC7oB9Sy6UkgTp1tn6QFBYqoOSQhpfZb24j_1erK88W61N58v7u6pQn03_sFioFr-yI1iiaTXcRNf8TlRZ-LQHneRMwnkhcS5EKGpEc9YJtMmvhgy/w427-h640/jo-tapestry-in-progress-june21-6.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RfwYxekt3cqnglcZf5izpmML-YMD4VYYiK4oZGnxcpl6mgFkE-T9tPpkncEkEb5miVZBtkOLB8DXB__mTTpcqQGnRA1aEptnQ5xw85R9lmEX-3n-tGeyVs11VaNorZHUjNHUp-9IdaQy/s1000/jo-tapestry-in-progress-june21-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It appears the further into the tapestry I go the less I remember to photograph any progress. The section I've been working on over the last couple of months has been very complicated: lots of fiddly shapes and subtle colour blends and tonal shifts. However the tapestry is really starting to push on now. I'm excited to approach the bright blue horizon...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtjO_cRO0Itw9WvoF_EWrlq8hFpJluLmS3UlEiAQ0an-AUG1BLugqbLaXoU54ryVfq1VcSbYldmvuiOfAWKJjlGmhODLwS2NjuVpy0jCuN1QsB2x6XmUGeqqpphgHFia47V1XHptbr-CE/s800/jo-tapestry-may-2021-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtjO_cRO0Itw9WvoF_EWrlq8hFpJluLmS3UlEiAQ0an-AUG1BLugqbLaXoU54ryVfq1VcSbYldmvuiOfAWKJjlGmhODLwS2NjuVpy0jCuN1QsB2x6XmUGeqqpphgHFia47V1XHptbr-CE/w426-h640/jo-tapestry-may-2021-1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14E-EOSmbDBmcnPKaPQ8ckIs16x28C9yur8D2fpgtvtE73xVl0gmMVrGGFpL9bVvC0S52IhNtmOFeUTCLNJitZ-GIZ6q3hfC0IMpvTD68fMVyR9qg154y9IU7LT8hcES0QpBUHHF_do87/s800/jo-tapestry-may-2021-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14E-EOSmbDBmcnPKaPQ8ckIs16x28C9yur8D2fpgtvtE73xVl0gmMVrGGFpL9bVvC0S52IhNtmOFeUTCLNJitZ-GIZ6q3hfC0IMpvTD68fMVyR9qg154y9IU7LT8hcES0QpBUHHF_do87/w426-h640/jo-tapestry-may-2021-2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8Vg6sqiGTdfr36jNu90DY9y3xJojo-wG4N_OjSTHwvH29HyPSkQFKiiDI1iHrgpLzJvWz6z7wcfDJOxRAglAQ3mRjUYN63KiTyjUZPWhnymve6qjNGUVe4vyPZGJ8D9YDHy877qEv9oE/s800/jo-tapestry-may-2021-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8Vg6sqiGTdfr36jNu90DY9y3xJojo-wG4N_OjSTHwvH29HyPSkQFKiiDI1iHrgpLzJvWz6z7wcfDJOxRAglAQ3mRjUYN63KiTyjUZPWhnymve6qjNGUVe4vyPZGJ8D9YDHy877qEv9oE/w640-h426/jo-tapestry-may-2021-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQCbkMCZzEPJpHJGkDC5S8DBLAzgp3Pnu0uQ0c88EpGKHZUAK6zosgi25H45SyC1mzmSOqnzvdZjFW5g45mGzcH8HWphUAadmJKR6HdDY5KF06gkJG-00KgDPqcoqzOgz_KKK1U69nHE2/s800/jo-tapestry-may-2021-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQCbkMCZzEPJpHJGkDC5S8DBLAzgp3Pnu0uQ0c88EpGKHZUAK6zosgi25H45SyC1mzmSOqnzvdZjFW5g45mGzcH8HWphUAadmJKR6HdDY5KF06gkJG-00KgDPqcoqzOgz_KKK1U69nHE2/w640-h426/jo-tapestry-may-2021-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdofuUd5hzufQnUURgdUyAI2meM5c3Plq_6HnRf3Xd-6x5_bRrq3i-5Ev60yastTCWTYbj5RHYDmVY9mRhZaGwRPPoZEODkWgFsJ0iqCVQqFWizshe_-nBwQTlssrHdNEvIScgLKcQGD6N/s800/jo-tapestry-may-2021-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdofuUd5hzufQnUURgdUyAI2meM5c3Plq_6HnRf3Xd-6x5_bRrq3i-5Ev60yastTCWTYbj5RHYDmVY9mRhZaGwRPPoZEODkWgFsJ0iqCVQqFWizshe_-nBwQTlssrHdNEvIScgLKcQGD6N/w426-h640/jo-tapestry-may-2021-5.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-8530225304490811982021-03-12T13:02:00.000+00:002021-03-12T13:01:59.981+00:00easing into the flow<p style="text-align: justify;">I thought it was about time I updated the blog since a month has passed since my last post. Progress on my latest tapestry has been fairly steady as I've been working on it most days. <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The lower half of the composition is the most complicated in terms of weaving so at least I know it should get easier the more it grows. I'm 1ft up now so starting to get a good feel for the piece and all the colours. Onwards and upwards.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlO8h2jHbA4H4ULatcK24dUqSkEXl7GActsbM4D3i1ZjjI2db5o8VCd2Q0PGJBgRJMbt-GX851O-Fih1BBCiBiPRFWoWKQ6Oyn2g7tW2br2wL_fpVZtcztwfJK5dOaGj2Er8eg58yxcf5/s1000/jo-tapestry-in-progress-march2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlO8h2jHbA4H4ULatcK24dUqSkEXl7GActsbM4D3i1ZjjI2db5o8VCd2Q0PGJBgRJMbt-GX851O-Fih1BBCiBiPRFWoWKQ6Oyn2g7tW2br2wL_fpVZtcztwfJK5dOaGj2Er8eg58yxcf5/w640-h428/jo-tapestry-in-progress-march2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEike48w7SsD512qldB1wcSA0K7_Z_yEjJrq5bWVkUrhwGAx36h7yVXDOlYF53Gsvy3S_Cwfj7cm-j7DRk4c5hyWP0fdHlNFMpJmGU0ZcwI1T0LFNze8248feXfM81yaxi83l8X9-xhojiBV/s1000/jo-tapestry-in-progress-march21-detail3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEike48w7SsD512qldB1wcSA0K7_Z_yEjJrq5bWVkUrhwGAx36h7yVXDOlYF53Gsvy3S_Cwfj7cm-j7DRk4c5hyWP0fdHlNFMpJmGU0ZcwI1T0LFNze8248feXfM81yaxi83l8X9-xhojiBV/w640-h428/jo-tapestry-in-progress-march21-detail3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnk0Ol51JaJDI_Ay5omPPl2-TinkbX5gQoXbTmFqTY6hzXZX9rElP85Ua3N7mWFuermCKlQ_ECGoJaS8IxJiyPDiZguI_QfvIemcMoGBTVpJmE3pC69cpD4ycUw_GALTXznR4HkfDo0pJ/s1000/jo-tapestry-in-progress-march21-detail2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnk0Ol51JaJDI_Ay5omPPl2-TinkbX5gQoXbTmFqTY6hzXZX9rElP85Ua3N7mWFuermCKlQ_ECGoJaS8IxJiyPDiZguI_QfvIemcMoGBTVpJmE3pC69cpD4ycUw_GALTXznR4HkfDo0pJ/w640-h428/jo-tapestry-in-progress-march21-detail2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTN0nqjxXkcPtwdGhW6gs59yxobh-7FJuVsE5RNsGe5Fcn9GHb-9gVw1iyDZhoFf2K73vB2MvNn7MCQteN3aE51BkLIXxXgo-0XtJ0apvZ0742fLwjXOwTsVpMNsuWimd219c-57biis1Y/s1000/jo-tapestry-in-progress-march21-detail1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTN0nqjxXkcPtwdGhW6gs59yxobh-7FJuVsE5RNsGe5Fcn9GHb-9gVw1iyDZhoFf2K73vB2MvNn7MCQteN3aE51BkLIXxXgo-0XtJ0apvZ0742fLwjXOwTsVpMNsuWimd219c-57biis1Y/w428-h640/jo-tapestry-in-progress-march21-detail1.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-62945522988047525492021-02-04T15:11:00.000+00:002021-02-04T15:11:05.278+00:00new year, new tapestry<p style="text-align: justify;">In January I bit the bullet and warped up my biggest tapestry to date. I've had the idea and composition for this piece ready since April or May last year, but left it on the back burner as I wanted to experiment with some weaving techniques which I knew would inform this piece and future work.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This tapestry is just under 6ft tall so the loom has been extended to 10-11ft high! It was a two person job warping up. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Vc0AjqbipHKgMJdAVJczSkcqj9tAKGPHsb3md-AnlfOM02WhIi40m2PrqiZa1eMH_nf2x4QXCq7vAxoXbcA5mgR1hNW-OnDt2ckpQohxqj3U_m3l-zaGBKQevH3P53OVK9iHcVBDRIvt/s800/warping-up-tapestry-loom-feb21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Vc0AjqbipHKgMJdAVJczSkcqj9tAKGPHsb3md-AnlfOM02WhIi40m2PrqiZa1eMH_nf2x4QXCq7vAxoXbcA5mgR1hNW-OnDt2ckpQohxqj3U_m3l-zaGBKQevH3P53OVK9iHcVBDRIvt/w426-h640/warping-up-tapestry-loom-feb21.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Attaching the leashing bar. <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9I7g3kjO63E9q1S3QyVxAxA9fsVxEGMVBP5SiZxY4ARGf0tZwjAAEHOD599P4XDTSqqKPX_3NwQAanHd5iqR6MW47EWFmu89jHn_Cq7dvpgW3EzAC9wuBANGyn9CIhp8j8iCq7qDhl85/s800/jo-tapestry-loom-feb21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9I7g3kjO63E9q1S3QyVxAxA9fsVxEGMVBP5SiZxY4ARGf0tZwjAAEHOD599P4XDTSqqKPX_3NwQAanHd5iqR6MW47EWFmu89jHn_Cq7dvpgW3EzAC9wuBANGyn9CIhp8j8iCq7qDhl85/w426-h640/jo-tapestry-loom-feb21.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All set up, colours laid out and turn back (hem) woven. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDDOtJQXMSKB9_6NtLkMEl4pd05TrUrZduvRLuzZQrDU22-h6uIvKI8bUMbKsw645-8u7YzM3Pszn0PRSCqkpuZbNSpwRkfyfuRVaGz8myPXxirZo5J725B5KfdBHO5R9-9xMj6va0CH5/s800/handwoven-tapestry-initials-feb21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDDOtJQXMSKB9_6NtLkMEl4pd05TrUrZduvRLuzZQrDU22-h6uIvKI8bUMbKsw645-8u7YzM3Pszn0PRSCqkpuZbNSpwRkfyfuRVaGz8myPXxirZo5J725B5KfdBHO5R9-9xMj6va0CH5/w426-h640/handwoven-tapestry-initials-feb21.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Initials and date woven into the turn back. <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ0t_3TZ09b-hCOFd-53Yzu9OKDaNSzj6t6Fdyxo1V6qbO3ei_End8UdltfHRyGJ_qSfCxCnRn_nfyf_VZtWltX9QW3KMrdzHeLIwXXY-bKVHC24V6U5mHde7UyWIsu7Aa3xVR1JqyiST/s800/handwoven-tapestry-feb21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ0t_3TZ09b-hCOFd-53Yzu9OKDaNSzj6t6Fdyxo1V6qbO3ei_End8UdltfHRyGJ_qSfCxCnRn_nfyf_VZtWltX9QW3KMrdzHeLIwXXY-bKVHC24V6U5mHde7UyWIsu7Aa3xVR1JqyiST/w640-h426/handwoven-tapestry-feb21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting started is always the most difficult. Onwards and upwards now! <br /></div><p><br /> </p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-3735323346109867492020-12-09T16:35:00.001+00:002021-06-15T16:50:03.040+01:00ebb and flow ripples<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh126N2NPMpbs2g6axNhDlAwgdPReour2FtROb7r_PQjovPZtVu4aE0eKTjL6nut7g3MXUF4aZwU15nkzYdlFBQK3Ykk7lxR97qOKatNs00-VHRcn4l9ddakoIV-l9zO_JW_iHdgiD8mbqO/s800/ebb-and-flow-ripples-beach.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh126N2NPMpbs2g6axNhDlAwgdPReour2FtROb7r_PQjovPZtVu4aE0eKTjL6nut7g3MXUF4aZwU15nkzYdlFBQK3Ykk7lxR97qOKatNs00-VHRcn4l9ddakoIV-l9zO_JW_iHdgiD8mbqO/w640-h428/ebb-and-flow-ripples-beach.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"ebb and flow ripples"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">handwoven tapestry, 2020</p><p style="text-align: center;">*SOLD* <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool. Woven at 10 warps per inch on cotton warp.</p><p style="text-align: center;">size: 40cm square (including painted wooden frame.) <br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A tapestry reflecting the ebb and flow of the tide at the Sand O' Wright beach in Hoxa, Orkney and an exploration of knotting, subtle tonal blending and textural changes through varying warp and weft thicknesses.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The photographs were taken this afternoon (09/12/20) at the Sand O' Wright beach. I've been waiting for nearly a week for a dry and relatively clear day to take photographs. It was a bit windy so slightly challenging conditions for carting around a camera bag, tapestry and a board to protect the frame from getting wet in the sand. I chanced my luck seeing how close I could position the tapestry next to the shoreline without getting swept up in the tide and I succeeded! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemB7B2HA8CflObAGI5IcxBX32H9wDDu9x-SWpvJn5iR0lSbRlq7b98LkoI3506ix2JWB0-ZU-bVawoVRgYKHAyUeWZEVQbj-7PiXNUh8MWl0YzX-GQdK1-6yMGXlv0kqsb1QMG2day2sq/s800/ebb-and-flow-ripples-beach2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemB7B2HA8CflObAGI5IcxBX32H9wDDu9x-SWpvJn5iR0lSbRlq7b98LkoI3506ix2JWB0-ZU-bVawoVRgYKHAyUeWZEVQbj-7PiXNUh8MWl0YzX-GQdK1-6yMGXlv0kqsb1QMG2day2sq/w426-h640/ebb-and-flow-ripples-beach2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7C2XeayWznMwqAClgpEZEAP-1jtgBxa3xtnmKVx-bTU_Mxhj88YfZdSt_fyqTTKfR3xeIROQrQevzQsK7AtMc26dqd5gSvz0jjfQbhNAtLXpklVXzc-BHX_05r2MU-6gfrdboC5TTtOn/s800/ebb-and-flow-ripples-beach3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7C2XeayWznMwqAClgpEZEAP-1jtgBxa3xtnmKVx-bTU_Mxhj88YfZdSt_fyqTTKfR3xeIROQrQevzQsK7AtMc26dqd5gSvz0jjfQbhNAtLXpklVXzc-BHX_05r2MU-6gfrdboC5TTtOn/w426-h640/ebb-and-flow-ripples-beach3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfKWMTuq4D7HWyzGmzfkYYNH5cUFf-FFlaIMth8RJ4PtoPQzAXJjUNjnd7hRMML5n9lYbdAd7k7UJiR5zQa99cEcp2q_8B2Mm8xl3ZJ2N77V9sENqjyV3piduWuL_q6uk7jJEtdMUrQ84/s800/ebb-and-flow-ripples-tapestry-detail2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfKWMTuq4D7HWyzGmzfkYYNH5cUFf-FFlaIMth8RJ4PtoPQzAXJjUNjnd7hRMML5n9lYbdAd7k7UJiR5zQa99cEcp2q_8B2Mm8xl3ZJ2N77V9sENqjyV3piduWuL_q6uk7jJEtdMUrQ84/w640-h426/ebb-and-flow-ripples-tapestry-detail2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">detail</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55QEnIMCOO_D3P8txUmukRF6uLCePTZB_mvAytVg6R2jIzT6gIc7QSUa2NtNT6-1KwdsfcMvOC3iXYE6lu8JaoYiC5ftaI-3BBvAyc6_Vext9ToG52J3dLWKK03y-A0x2MdscROsgB3Qo/s800/ebb-and-flow-ripples-tapestry-detail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55QEnIMCOO_D3P8txUmukRF6uLCePTZB_mvAytVg6R2jIzT6gIc7QSUa2NtNT6-1KwdsfcMvOC3iXYE6lu8JaoYiC5ftaI-3BBvAyc6_Vext9ToG52J3dLWKK03y-A0x2MdscROsgB3Qo/w426-h640/ebb-and-flow-ripples-tapestry-detail.jpg" width="426" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">detail<br /></div>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-35205431291392337222020-12-04T16:56:00.000+00:002020-12-04T16:56:03.357+00:00In progress - November<p style="text-align: justify;">Here are some images of what I was working on in November. I finished the piece this week so I'll be back soon with finished images and details.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16k1IocB2fjo_sKOrZapuoQzPo5iWk5o_pDczfszIf5Fe7G2sleqXpCRXOHXllXQLXBF1MujHBHb83t1hOoXf8BGsNFADIuI41m1s83UObQsynKvjv6ntG-A1TfA9cgR-o8QJ9LJWND2n/s800/in-progress-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16k1IocB2fjo_sKOrZapuoQzPo5iWk5o_pDczfszIf5Fe7G2sleqXpCRXOHXllXQLXBF1MujHBHb83t1hOoXf8BGsNFADIuI41m1s83UObQsynKvjv6ntG-A1TfA9cgR-o8QJ9LJWND2n/w640-h426/in-progress-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1o9d82SdpPxUxusc0mL_tHDvg9VXRdGUKfdAON2tPDQpsoPoTcYZUJpkcTe4kjJO0jgK6Yp_OtV5MKtuEH8mxywRRhY2WbbVm6WywL9-N85TTns1_nWndXOtlf9jY6f5pzdudnTE4fq6h/s800/in-progress-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1o9d82SdpPxUxusc0mL_tHDvg9VXRdGUKfdAON2tPDQpsoPoTcYZUJpkcTe4kjJO0jgK6Yp_OtV5MKtuEH8mxywRRhY2WbbVm6WywL9-N85TTns1_nWndXOtlf9jY6f5pzdudnTE4fq6h/w426-h640/in-progress-2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9TZgpfOW6xZtA8eQBRNiWG8929cJfCFunDgDz3qEItWeE0kS75wOUDPqtiyeaiehYjrG4C3NO-7lTl5Os72D5mCQJHIdSMkttlN2wY47si26u3fwgyNjS9K6Ik7tt0vBVoDBYIFmVmYo/s800/in-progress-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9TZgpfOW6xZtA8eQBRNiWG8929cJfCFunDgDz3qEItWeE0kS75wOUDPqtiyeaiehYjrG4C3NO-7lTl5Os72D5mCQJHIdSMkttlN2wY47si26u3fwgyNjS9K6Ik7tt0vBVoDBYIFmVmYo/w640-h426/in-progress-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcL8ceDLRYdF45knA-dEvQuyQEkCI_cwMTjXnjhagNK2EPeYe98wQWWIkkB70uz9ty3ESXknD7PAmnWrvniLtnK9Z28lhFc5pknpbb8pZKlDG_uJKn9FTNZ3wVJo5ThP171rZSl39rktv/s800/in-progress-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcL8ceDLRYdF45knA-dEvQuyQEkCI_cwMTjXnjhagNK2EPeYe98wQWWIkkB70uz9ty3ESXknD7PAmnWrvniLtnK9Z28lhFc5pknpbb8pZKlDG_uJKn9FTNZ3wVJo5ThP171rZSl39rktv/w426-h640/in-progress-4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVvBRV9idQtYywapJWs7kkKhFxvTpSFYfVEWnf13GO2LRukMPzrcPXjQResnwAMSChfii79rCFdGwQ3Pk1HVDGF0SG7OzkAbGv_60oPfRNDxwMGfiIRh8IgKa7DPWOIrIoHKWJVVFhpmw/s800/in-progress-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVvBRV9idQtYywapJWs7kkKhFxvTpSFYfVEWnf13GO2LRukMPzrcPXjQResnwAMSChfii79rCFdGwQ3Pk1HVDGF0SG7OzkAbGv_60oPfRNDxwMGfiIRh8IgKa7DPWOIrIoHKWJVVFhpmw/w640-h426/in-progress-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-56350569825451181432020-11-02T11:53:00.001+00:002020-11-02T11:53:55.892+00:00ebb and flow notation<p style="text-align: justify;">This is the second piece I was working on last month. It's a continuation on the theme of tidal line cycles which I always enjoy working from. I've actually been sitting on this particular idea/composition for a few years with the drawing pinned up on my studio wall all this time. I recently came to the conclusion that I was making it too complicated. (Who, me? Never!) It's all about the fragmented scatterings of the end of a wave against the subtle, tonal gradation of wet sand. Sometimes less is more.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It's a shame that it doesn't particularly capture on camera, but there's
a shiny, blue rayon yarn (the tall cone in the photo below) running through most of the background
which gives the tapestry a really lovely shimmering quality. The shiny background and the low relief tufting create an unusual surface which play with the sense of depth and can change quite dramatically
in different lighting. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTPLSA_pDLODKTrHCaIhn12vvB2foOXL1Luemcb0lECK7MmMT1R8nFWvAl-8vAzzQZMcCjr-0dO5WI32ViYi_aPrrATRGEsotZkx9dvP06C4KRxQl01RgIbUkWzMGCu327vd986e8Ejou/s1000/ebb-and-flow-notation-tapestry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTPLSA_pDLODKTrHCaIhn12vvB2foOXL1Luemcb0lECK7MmMT1R8nFWvAl-8vAzzQZMcCjr-0dO5WI32ViYi_aPrrATRGEsotZkx9dvP06C4KRxQl01RgIbUkWzMGCu327vd986e8Ejou/w640-h640/ebb-and-flow-notation-tapestry.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"ebb and flow notation"</i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">size: 65 x 22.5cm (not including painted wooden frame)</p><p style="text-align: center;">materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool. Woven at 10 warps per inch on cotton warp.</p><p style="text-align: center;">*SOLD* <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozdk4MleNxNDMmWD_tw4V7qu4iUBrz8T2c_sG91t9InApcG6BsrmbRv8F6q0rw98EkKP_eDswT1F57mZrGHFJJrOBA4lh9_TpYRkSlaPNvcnxetoH6XV7HdduUmTYdz_SB-lMFcjQ5-4B/s1000/ebb-and-flow-notation-tapestry-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozdk4MleNxNDMmWD_tw4V7qu4iUBrz8T2c_sG91t9InApcG6BsrmbRv8F6q0rw98EkKP_eDswT1F57mZrGHFJJrOBA4lh9_TpYRkSlaPNvcnxetoH6XV7HdduUmTYdz_SB-lMFcjQ5-4B/w426-h640/ebb-and-flow-notation-tapestry-3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Side view to show the low relief depth of the tufts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-0fV97m1wdZ4Zew3hZHz-eqz9nMFIZ04wFt3l0tT1jg4TiRnxv89kOKkUOgoOUuDrYYZ69aIy0vOGBalJhOJAgqYJOKMAN5c5og-MU_vyL5Q8bL89_SFJn8aV_s689acVu4KxffTn_4D/s1000/ebb-and-flow-notation-tapestry-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-0fV97m1wdZ4Zew3hZHz-eqz9nMFIZ04wFt3l0tT1jg4TiRnxv89kOKkUOgoOUuDrYYZ69aIy0vOGBalJhOJAgqYJOKMAN5c5og-MU_vyL5Q8bL89_SFJn8aV_s689acVu4KxffTn_4D/w426-h640/ebb-and-flow-notation-tapestry-2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnDZeTc7fTtQppSTeLJUzvMjU0WO-SFD3TRfLZHnaelZco1UGagGmDBjy5ZH5JdR2q0qSvllRcvoHSQVquOH6B54h6SB31_E0LC_1MnWmm2dFcpC4nrDEwUH9sYWt50F2AbG1JZn-jAnt/s1000/in-progress-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnDZeTc7fTtQppSTeLJUzvMjU0WO-SFD3TRfLZHnaelZco1UGagGmDBjy5ZH5JdR2q0qSvllRcvoHSQVquOH6B54h6SB31_E0LC_1MnWmm2dFcpC4nrDEwUH9sYWt50F2AbG1JZn-jAnt/w426-h640/in-progress-1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">in progress detail.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY53dqm3CcbNnI_gTJ4P3LuB_7YM2slaL4atNQqGAl_iR1zQpZtF21QRZ_Qno6hHt8tuHmzWb7lpX2GDDYG2QqR3R0Z8IMQdkVeqbnjaD2vyTs_HlCIs5rNnRSW9bTn8w-bBEwoeSYEYa/s1000/in-progress-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY53dqm3CcbNnI_gTJ4P3LuB_7YM2slaL4atNQqGAl_iR1zQpZtF21QRZ_Qno6hHt8tuHmzWb7lpX2GDDYG2QqR3R0Z8IMQdkVeqbnjaD2vyTs_HlCIs5rNnRSW9bTn8w-bBEwoeSYEYa/w428-h640/in-progress-2.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">in progress on the loom.<br /></p><p><i></i></p></div></div>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-47830955842990521952020-10-26T14:19:00.006+00:002022-05-05T11:45:10.934+01:00horizontal rhythms, Echna Loch<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's been a while, but I have still been busy working over the last few months. I recently finished two smaller tapestries and I'm sharing the first one today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This piece was directly inspired by a view from a walk I took on Burray a few months ago, looking across Echna loch to Scapa Flow with the road sandwiched in between and the hazy hills of the West Mainland in the distance. I was really struck by the flat, horizontal planes of texture and colour against the gentle, undulating hills and immediately felt it could make a subtle yet visually interesting tapestry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Although I photographed the finished piece outside the gallery (in South Ronaldsay) at a different time of year to the inspiration source, the colours and landscape echoed the tapestry rather nicely.<br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtgEgyNNQilY1x8iibuHxC9GSvqyyD18yHfVeimvBpT0QRtd4AW6M9-AhYg0yYbOszOFDxmu0DgtC6B8PQ6gVqarGB8bm3lSFZ9nrdVTQ1JkxFdhr90IWfr8j_qt6IVZZepmWWGhzPIS2/s800/horizontal-rhythms.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtgEgyNNQilY1x8iibuHxC9GSvqyyD18yHfVeimvBpT0QRtd4AW6M9-AhYg0yYbOszOFDxmu0DgtC6B8PQ6gVqarGB8bm3lSFZ9nrdVTQ1JkxFdhr90IWfr8j_qt6IVZZepmWWGhzPIS2/w640-h426/horizontal-rhythms.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"horizontal rhythms, Echna Loch"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">size: 19 x 62.5cm (including the painted, wooden frame)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">materials: cotton, linen, viscose rayon, wool.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">woven at 10 warps per inch on cotton warp.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">*SOLD*<br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGM3RtiJtxHHYTIaRkIZzDjkHjbI9dspBLbeIrSKOShtOkv2uprUTwqfeFP8Keis15zrK3BdiaOxXWE9N-4y1nA6p5XHoPuDt7DE6JJSZRkBlVBfuFPfGYnBe7m3-aG1W5sCakQQC0cBa/s800/horizontal-rhythms-detail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="573" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGM3RtiJtxHHYTIaRkIZzDjkHjbI9dspBLbeIrSKOShtOkv2uprUTwqfeFP8Keis15zrK3BdiaOxXWE9N-4y1nA6p5XHoPuDt7DE6JJSZRkBlVBfuFPfGYnBe7m3-aG1W5sCakQQC0cBa/w458-h640/horizontal-rhythms-detail.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">woven detail: I used a mixture of handtufting, single warp and double warp weft to create textural variation between the horizontal planes.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtvER980poyT_9Js02ycqwEYlt6GKescbWoJNr7Q0M1nK3PasDAl9jTLrkqwqNkcPMismbCPoGfOhdwi4nNwICOBcE5svD2KP60-WY1RidT6fuXtG6l-qcHQHxyTB8vm3pyfQu-6o18uj/s800/horizontal-rhythms-loom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtvER980poyT_9Js02ycqwEYlt6GKescbWoJNr7Q0M1nK3PasDAl9jTLrkqwqNkcPMismbCPoGfOhdwi4nNwICOBcE5svD2KP60-WY1RidT6fuXtG6l-qcHQHxyTB8vm3pyfQu-6o18uj/w426-h640/horizontal-rhythms-loom.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">in progress on the loom</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmzpWlL91YabyaprMjOanDSYLGWeg6NZRXFwK49b2T2-MI87dgo8wgTnKOMbjuRC7ulTn-NtkDrpGr47vwzfMDi4N5hV354K906fJEIiFFV8Zjj9SHJ2s9Z3F2Ijp9WoYrjrr-CZRj7is/s800/horizontal-rhythms-loom-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmzpWlL91YabyaprMjOanDSYLGWeg6NZRXFwK49b2T2-MI87dgo8wgTnKOMbjuRC7ulTn-NtkDrpGr47vwzfMDi4N5hV354K906fJEIiFFV8Zjj9SHJ2s9Z3F2Ijp9WoYrjrr-CZRj7is/w640-h426/horizontal-rhythms-loom-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Somewhat naively, I thought the simplicity of the composition would lead this piece to being "easier" to weave. Sadly, as the photo above demonstrates, this is not always the case! It sounds completely ridiculous, but I was stuck for a full week on finding the correct combination of yarns for the blue tones to put above the tufted "land". I think I wove and unwove that area at least 4 times!<br /></div>Jo Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550973012330632913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193399123929558227.post-48996517476584483302020-07-27T12:46:00.000+01:002020-07-27T12:46:23.605+01:00new tapestry art prints<div style="text-align: justify;">
Just a quick post to say my three latest tapestries are now available as art prints from the gallery's website. They're listed under "Jo art prints" in the "Shop" drop down menu:</div>
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