tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35771337.post1354611013365457450..comments2024-03-04T00:14:26.717-08:00Comments on Sandra's Loom Blog: Our Lady of the AngelsSandra Rudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04691078578557110217noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35771337.post-28256066216869455052009-12-01T14:39:30.097-08:002009-12-01T14:39:30.097-08:00Sandra, thanks for this posting... and also thank ...Sandra, thanks for this posting... and also thank you for saying "I hesitate to call them tapestries, because jacquard weaving isn't true "tapestry," which is defined as having discontinuous wefts and a warp that doesn't show" As a weaver of plain weave, discontinuous weft tapestries I so much appreciate the use of the distinction in terms. I also very much appreciate beautifully designed and executed jacquard weaving. I'll be checking back to see how you and your new loom proceed!<br />Tommye ScanlinTommye McClure Scanlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816922767294739515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35771337.post-86927066675697867112009-11-30T13:40:44.716-08:002009-11-30T13:40:44.716-08:00I agree with Neki to some extent; I really dislike...I agree with Neki to some extent; I really disliked the Magnolia Editions hanging that showed Michelangelo's statue of David, based on a photograph. The original statue is one of the most beautiful objects in the world; a photo of the statue is one step removed; and a weaving of a photo of a statue is so far removed from the original, it's pretty much irrelevant. At Our Lady of the Angels, I was more interested in observing the different weave structures and yarn choices and background textures than in the human figures portrayed. I'm not saying these hangings are good or bad, just interesting from a technical standpoint.Sandra Rudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691078578557110217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35771337.post-6644673572272046722009-11-30T02:24:15.875-08:002009-11-30T02:24:15.875-08:00i feel a tad uneasy when i see such realism in wea...i feel a tad uneasy when i see such realism in weaving.same with baroque tapestries.if what one wants is realism there are much better ways to depict it . to me it's not worth the effort and says little of the craft and the language of weaving.<br />(sorry for the rant, but it's one of my peeves)neki desuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780249422205001288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35771337.post-60489402116708519252009-11-29T07:56:19.579-08:002009-11-29T07:56:19.579-08:00Wow, those are exquisite!Wow, those are exquisite!Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08883789917847527006noreply@blogger.com