A TRAGEDY

ECO-DYED TAPESTRY WEAVING

INTERMEDIATE 3-D ART

cotton warp & weft, rusty hardware findings & handmade tapestry loom

Poor senior Helen Park,

she wove this super cool tapestry below,

secured her rusty findings,

loved the whole process,

and even eco-dyed it with all kinds of plant windfall.

Then somebody thought the bundle sitting outside my classroom door amongst the potted plants

(where we always put these bundles to dry up before we open them)

was trash and threw it away.

Or perhaps made off with it.

We didn't know and couldn't locate it anywhere.

Both Helen and I (maybe mostly me) were distraught,

we (I) tore thru all the potted plants,

looked thru the trash cans,

did everything we (I) could think of to find her sweet bundle,

and finally gave up.

It was gone.

But at least I was able to get a pix of it before she put her windfall on top

so you can see how cool it was on both the front an back side.

What are those silly expressions?

"That's how the cookie crumbles"

"Que sera, sera",

"What will be will be",

"It wasn't meant to be",

and so on and so on.

I just know I felt really badly and was so disappointed we didn't get to see the final dyed result,

while Helen on the other hand 

seemed to take it in stride.

Once again,

so sorry Helen.

WHAT'S IN YOUR BUNDLE?

TAPESTRY WEAVING W/ RUST & ECO-BUNDLING

INTERMEDIATE 3-D ART

natural fibers, rusty objects & windfall

Whoo Hoo,

a new assignment that was a hit!

A couple of weeks ago I posted about being inspired by the work of Alice Fox & India Flint.

So I asked my kiddos to put the two ideas together onto a tapestry woven base of all natural fibers.

And wella!!!

It worked and they loved all the processes and the results.

This was their second time to weave.

The first was in their Beginning year where they wove a 3-dimensional bird's nest.

This time I had them warp up a frame loom which they loved.

In fact,

junior Shreya Sheth liked it so much that she made two weavings.

When I brought them home for a gentle washing to full & soften up a bit,

my husband caught sight of them and was instantly smitten.

He wants one so he can use it for a guitar strap.  :)

Maybe when I retire  ha ha

And here they are now on display at the District Art Show.

Wish the picture was a bit better quality but the light is so bad where they are on display.

The Artists:

senior Liana Chie, juniors Jacqueline Yu & Shreya Sheth, seniors Antoniette Jabat, Hazel Cruz, William Kim, Kristine Luong, & Amber Wu