After finishing "beyond the horizon" at the end of April I spent last month in my sketchbook and studio developing new ideas. I now have two pieces ready to work on and this week I warped up the loom and started the first piece. It's the smaller (and less complicated) of the two so I thought it was wise to start there.
The following photographs give a rough insight into my process from the last few weeks.
I spent the first couple of weeks working in my sketchbook. I've been feeling very driven by colour over the last few months so I've been favouring acrylic paints and oil pastels over charcoal or pencils.
After identifying what I was interested in I projected my drawings and paintings to get an idea for scale if I chose to develop them into larger tapestries.
Translating my painting into a linear sketch which will become my tapestry "cartoon." This will be tied directly behind the loom for me to work from.
Where colour/tonal changes are very subtle or complicated I've employed the use of coloured pencils to help me understand what I'm doing!
All warped up and ready to start. I decided to weave my initials and date in the bottom turnback (hem) of this piece.
