Description
Description: Mary Lane is the instructor for this 4-day workshop. Explore the sophisticated techniques of half pass, referred to in French, as demi-duite. Students will weave several of the many demi-duite patterns as isolated exercises and then apply some of those patterns to specific interpretive problems, such as transparency, color blending, color transitions or pattern. Participants should have enough experience weaving tapestry that they are proficient at producing an even surface and straight selvedges. Knowledge of the shape building principles of full and hollow threads (low and high threads) will ensure accurate rendering of shapes. This workshop is not suitable for beginners. A materials fee of $30 is payable to the instructor. The maximum class size is 12.
About the Instructor: Mary Lane is an artist and art historian. She began weaving tapestry in 1976 and in 1982 became a founding member of the Scheuer Tapestry Studio in New York City. Her tapestries have been exhibited internationally and have been collected by both private and corporate art collections. Her teaching experience includes Parsons School of Design, the University of Maine and Evergreen State College. Lane’s writing on contemporary textiles has been published widely. She is retired from her position as Executive Director of the American Tapestry Alliance.
Website: marylanetapestry.com
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