Description
Barbara Burns will tell the story of her exploration with the pulled warp technique in tapestry. She will talk about the evolution in her weaving from flat work to 3 dimensional corsets to large vessel shapes. Barbara will share what inspires her, what worked and what didn’t, along with process photos, techniques and the latest work on her six-foot Shannock loom.
About the Speaker:Â
Barbara Burns is a figurative artist working in the medium of tapestry. Barbara’s early work focused on faces. As her career progressed, more of the figure came into view. Her background in historic costume and textiles and interior design fuels Barbara’s interest in the female form and her desire to work in 3 dimensions. She has been pushing the boundaries of pulled warp weaving, coming off the wall with art corsets and large, vessel shapes.
Barbara’s tapestry instruction includes an 11 year mentorship with world renowned tapestry artists Archie Brennan and Susan Martin – Maffei, a 6-week course at West Dean College in England and numerous workshops with well known tapestry artists.
On both a national and international platform Burns has exhibited extensively in solo and group shows, received many awards for her tapestries, lectured, curated and juried exhibits and written for textile publications. Her work is in several private collections.
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