Featured Artist: Trudy Thomson

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When Trudy creates her fiber work she is inspired by the rhythms and patterns found in nature… There is repetition as well as variation in both her process and form. To create her tapestries she warps her floor loom.

She begins her tapestry work by drawing a detailed design on a grid of graph paper where she draws various shapes. To these she adds color that represent the skeins of yarn she plans to use in different portions of the design.

When she settles down to weave the tapestry planned she swipes across the loom and positions yarn that varies in color, texture and tone. As a result what one views is carefully planned but also contains random features that un-expectantly materialize in the design.

Here are a few of her tapestry work on display this month.

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