My little pseudo-coptic piece is now off the loom:
This is the first assignment of second year at SWTafe – a reproduction of a segment of a historical tapestry.
Now while there is a lot I like about this piece, there is also a lot that went wrong, and I will comment on this in detail later.
A person of uncertain age who has lived in Melbourne, Australia for 50 years or so after a little intercontinental wandering, and while collecting the usual life baggage, has NOT been a barrista, desert explorer or bus driver, but HAS been a proofreader-editor, computer programmer and psychiatric social worker, has outlived several cats and accumulated daughters, great-nephews, a soulmate and piles of books, many unread, and now listens to classical, jazz and folk, potters around on looms and cameras, sketches and doodles, occasionally writes words with a pen (or keyboard), and records some of the various results here (pause for breath).
Thanks, Rachel. Good to have such positive feedback from a professional like yourself!
November 1, 2013 at 9:22 AM
hi, there is nothing wrong with this peice. It captures the feeling of Coptic weaving very well. Yes there is a little bit of ribbing, but that kind of thing takes a long time/ constant monitoring to get control of. Well done. 🙂
October 31, 2013 at 11:11 PM
Congratulations. It is hard being a student again, when we were all good at what we did and now we are back at beginning stages. Don’t beat yourself up about what you see as wrong, look at the whole piece and it is good. (Speaking from experience about the beating yourself up about what could be better.)
March 12, 2013 at 8:07 PM
Thanks Glennis. It is good… but I’ll put up some details soon.
March 9, 2013 at 8:42 PM
Hi Misha
Love your historical piece, it is very good. Have faith in yourself.
March 9, 2013 at 6:00 PM