I did, after all, get power back in time for this Textiles and Tea, with Murray Gibson. Blogger refuses to insert the image here, so read on.
He turned out to be a lot less grim than his picture. His driving force as a tapestry weaver, is to create works that are best exoressed in cloth.
This is not as obvious as it seems, as you'll see when you note people painting what photography can do, or drawing what weaving would do better, or stitching what painting would work better for. Every subject doesn't belong in any old medium.
He's also interesting in that he's equally at home creating realistic images and abstractions. He explains this as realism seizing a moment in material life, and abstraction seizing an idea.
The bottom image is about the work done by young students in the l'Arche program, like ARC in the US, I think, an agency to support and offer opportunity to young people with cognitive disability. He's very involved in spending time with the participants in this program, and finds that they love studying and working in tapestry.
He's very ready to acknowledge the teaching he's had and the debt he owes to great teachers. He seems to have continued the tradition of generous teaching, since a lot of the comments were shout-outs to his own teaching!
He currently teaches college level and is in fact teaching this morning on Zoom, and
trying to adapt to this new way of teaching, enforced by Covid.
Check his website. He's a very good tapestry weaver and a nice man, great combo.
That was part Three of yesterday.
Today is the next stage of the Dinner.
Prepping the fish, and the halibut separated very easily, so the fish is all marinating now, to cook at the last minute. After which I'll dress it in the lemon juice and garlic mixture in the bowl.
The onions are not quite caramelized but nearly, and I'll reheat them with the rice this evening.
Meanwhile, here's what I hope to live by
Yes indeed, what gorgeous tapestry work! I like the little mossy monk meme at the end of your post too.
ReplyDeleteThat reminds me of the spoonerism bossy monk for mossy bank.
ReplyDeleteRemember a couple of textile Tuesdays ago I mentioned an online place for designing your own fabric, couldn't remember the name? It came back: Spoonflower! Go there to see.
ReplyDeleteYou've had an excellent day, this one that I read about. That you had more is even better. You are right he's an interesting guy and your interest in textiles and fabrics brightens up my day as well.
ReplyDeleteOften I lament that I'm not getting anything accomplished as if down time is a waste of time. Fortunately people will remind me that down time is also accomplishing something.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful weaving! People are so amazing.
ReplyDeleteI love his spider signature. How perfect!
ReplyDeleteI certainly hope that Handsome Son appreciates all of the love and preparation and planning you put into your meals for him. I'm sure he does.
Good motto! Bet that meal was delicious!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely tapestries!
ReplyDeleteYou have a gorgeous dinner in the making!
If all I manage to do every day for weeks on end is walk the dogs and cook dinner, I am fine with that. Oh - and read blogs!
Interesting about spiders, making their own thread.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's the motto to prevent madness.
ReplyDelete"as realism seizing a moment in material life, and abstraction seizing an idea." What a succinct statement. Love it!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a pretty excellent Today too!
Chris from Boise
I thought that was a great explanation, too.
ReplyDeleteToday was another excellent one, yes, dinner having been very well received. More tomorrow on that.
Beautiful tapestry.
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