Tuesday, July 30, 2019

The Living Tapestry Workbook,

second edition
published by Moon Rain Centre,  September 2018





The Living Tapestry Workbook, second edition  ©Thoma Ewen 2018

The Living Tapestry Workbook is an introductory guide to designing and weaving tapestry. Its step-by-step instructions simplify tapestry weaving, making it accessible and easy to do. The workbook covers all the basics needed to get started and serves as a companion to further creative explorations in tapestry weaving.

This edition beautifully illustrates in full colour the complete tapestry process from initial sketch to finished woven tapestry, and clearly demonstrates all the steps from warping the frame loom to taking the tapestry off the loom.

The Living Tapestry Workbook introduces the philosophy of Canadian tapestry artist Thoma Ewen, and shares her technical insights and knowledge gained during more than 40 years of weaving and teaching tapestry to all ages and levels. She communicates the ancient indigenous belief that weaving is a sacred path, and illustrates how tapestry’s vital contemporary role is to transmit the energy of peace.

www.moonrain.ca/TapestryWorkBook.html


I have read your wonderful book three times now and each time I gain a new understanding. It is amazingly life changing for me as a Tapestry Artist! What a gift your book has been to me personally in my own tapestry journey. Amazing words, heartfelt lessons…thank you for making tapestry weaving such a beautiful experience. You went straight for my heart! Your book is instrumental to a Weaver’s soul!”
–Donna Wynn, United States

So many texts on tapestry focus on the mechanics of weaving alone and don't give voice to enhancing other skills in support of cultivated woven expression; yours does.
–Louise Adams, Germany

Thanks to your Workbook, I finally trust in me, in my art and its potential ”
– Arianna Saviola, Spain


Woven By Hand: Contemporary Canadian Tapestries La Magie des Fils : Tapisseries Contemporaines Canadiennes







Woven By Hand: Contemporary Canadian Tapestries is a collective of recent tapestries designed and woven by 11 Canadian tapestry artists. Each artist is a master in the art and craft of tapestry weaving, having dedicated many decades to creation in this medium and each is recognized internationally for their outstanding artistry, achievements and commitment to the medium of tapestry.

Line Dufour, Thoma Ewen, Murray Gibson, Peter Harris, Barbara Heller, Jane Kidd, Marcel Marois, Paulette Marie Sauve, Suzanne Paquette, Ixchel Suarez, and Linda Wallace.



La Magie des Fils : Tapisseries Contemporaines Canadiennes
Une exposition collective de tapisseries contemporaines, conçues et tissées à la main par 11 artistes du Canada. Ces artistes sont des maîtres dans l’art de la tapisserie haute-lisse et chacun a dédié plusieurs décennies de leur vie à cet art. Ils sont tous reconnus internationalement  pour leurs créations exceptionnelles, leur engagement et leurs réalisations remarquables dans le domaine de la tapisserie.
Line Dufour, Thoma Ewen, Murray Gibson, Peter Harris, Barbara Heller, Jane Kidd, Marcel Marois, Paulette Marie Sauve, Suzanne Paquette, Ixchel Suarez, and Linda Wallace.



Contact:
Thoma Ewen
Moon Rain Centre
819 457 9711


Thursday, July 25, 2019

La Tapisserie Vivante

published by Moon Rain Centre,  August 2016








La Tapisserie Vivante: cahier d’exercices – la création d’une tapisserie

La Tapisserie Vivante est une introduction à la création et au tissage de tapisseries. Les instructions étape par étape simplifient l’apprentissage du tissage. Elles en font un art accessible et facile. Ce cahier comporte tous les éléments nécessaires pour un(e) débutant(e). Il pourra même servir dans l’exploration plus avancée du tissage de tapisseries.

La Tapisserie Vivante nous fait découvrir la philosophie de Thoma Ewen, artiste-tisserande canadienne. Elle partage ses connaissances et ses techniques développées  au cours de ses  45 années de tissage et de l’enseignement de cet art. Mme Ewen transmet la sagesse autochtone ancienne qui considère le tissage comme une voie sacrée. Elle illustre avec une grande clarté comment la tapisserie joue un rôle vital dans le monde contemporaine en y apportant beauté, paix et harmonie.

Renseignements ou pour commander  info@moonrain.ca