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

www.moonrain.ca

info@moonrain.ca

819 457 9711

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

Tapisseries Murales / Woven Tapestries

Videos from Materia Linea

Materia Linea was a two person exhibition by artists Thoma Ewen and Gabby Ewen. It was held at The Stone School Gallery, Portage-du-Fort, Quebec and was part of the 2013International Triennial of Textile Arts in the Outaouais.

 

These videos were done by Liana Voia.

The New Art of the Loom to be presented in Montreal at Musee des Maitres et Artisans du Quebec

Thoma Ewen, Artistic Director of Moon Rain Centre, arranged for The New Art of the Loom to be presented in Montreal at Musee des Maitres et Artisans du Quebec , after it's presentation in Gatineau as part of La Triennale Internationale des Arts Textiles en Outaouais 2013.


Bonjour,

Barbara Heller(Canada), Still life with bird,2003

Le maître tapissier Jean Lurçat (1892-1966) dit un jour : « La tapisserie est le rêve que nous accrochons sur nos murs. » Cet art ancien renaît aujourd'hui non seulement pour son attrait décoratif et architectural, mais aussi grâce au talent d'une nouvelle génération d'artistes qui s'y intéressent. Ainsi, NEW ART OF THE LOOM, Tapisserie internationale contemporaine révèle les rêves de tisserands contemporains, combinant les techniques anciennes à une nouvelle forme d'expression artistique émergente.

 

Le commissaire de cette exposition itinérante, Dirk Holger, tapissier de l’école d’Aubusson et dernier assistant de Jean Lurçat, vous invite à admirer les œuvres des artistes de réputation internationale : Christine Altona, Malgorzata Buszek, Thomas Cronenberg, Thoma Ewen, Susan Hart-Henegar, Ibolya Hegyi, Barbara Heller, Dirk Holger, Peter Horn, Susan Iverson, William Kentridge, Lialia Kuchma, Ulrika Leander, Sayed Mahmoud, Ann Naustdal, Inge Norgaard, Lorna Ramlochan singh, Jon-Eric Riis, Bum Soo Song, Miyuki Tatsumi, Joyce Tien et Henriette Zegersten Horn.

 

Au plaisir de vous voir au vernissage, le jeudi 17 octobre 2013 à 18h.

L’exposition se poursuit jusqu’au 15 décembre.

 

Pierre Wilson

Directeur-conservateur

Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec

615 avenue Sainte-Croix, Montréal, H4L 3X6

514-747-7367 p 7201

 

 

Homage to Micheline Beauchemin video

Vernissage for Homage to Micheline Beauchemin at Espace Pierre-Debain Gatineau, Quebec, Aug 21 2013. Part of the 2013 International Triennial of Textile Arts in the Outaouais.

 

Videography by Liana Voia

Working forward in Tapestry...Archie Brennan & Susan Martin Maffei

On Sept 20-23 a very successful workshop was held at Moon Rain with the incredible instructors Archie Brennan & Susan Martin Maffei. This was part of the 2013 International Triennial of textile Arts in the Outaouais.

 

 

Photos by Moon Rain / Ken Ewen

An Ancient Tradition in Modern Hands....Epoch Time Sept. 18 2013

Maureen Korp wrote a wonderful article in the Epoch Times about three exhibitions  at the Shenkman Centre for the Arts in Ottawa. These are part of The 2013 International Triennial of Textile Arts


http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/292260-an-ancient-tradition-in-modern-hands/

Article from September 1 2013 newspaper Le Droit

. Valérie Lessard

Article from August 24 2013 newspapeer Le Droit

. Valérie Lessard

Materia Linea

Saturday August 31, 2013 Vernissage of the Triennale at Moon Rain Centre

  
This is  a group photo of Triennale 2013 Installations in situ artists, organizers and VIP's taken at the vernissage at Moon Rain Centre on Saturday August 31, 2013.     photo Moon Rain/Ken Ewen

back row, left to right:

Catherine Libmann, France:; Asta Kovanen, Canada;  E.K. Jeong, Korea;  Stephanie Vallee, MLA Gatineau;  Karina Bergmans, Canada; Gabby Ewen, Executive Director, Moon Rain Centre; Thoma Ewen, Artistic Director,  Moon Rain Centre;  Lynn Bedbrook, Wakefield, Quebec;  Kathryn Pannepacker, USA;  Krystyna Sadej, Canada;  Ali Rabjohns, UK; Owen Tuf, Wakefield, Quebec;  Irene Anton, Germany;  Erika Conner, Wakefield, Quebec; Ariane Bouchard, Assistant to Matthew Ravignat, Federal MP Pontiac;

front row, left to right:

Diane Lemire, Chelsea, Quebec;  Dominique Laurent, Director, Galerie Montcalm, Ville de Gatineau; Mylene Michaud, Canada;  Maureen Ballagh, Canada;  Marina Btesh, Argentina;  Lou-Anne Bourdeau, Canada;  Susan Taber Avila, USA;  Caroline Gamiette, Canada;  Veronique Louppe, Canada;  Lisa Du Fresne, Canada.

AOE Arts Council on The 2013 Triennial

Below is the link to a Bulletin by AOE Arts Council about the 2013 International Triennial of Textile Arts in the Outaouais

http://www.artsoe.ca/uploads/artnews/artnews%20jun2013_f%20p7.pdf

New Art of The Loom

The opening of incredible international tapestry exhibition, The New Art of The Loom was held on August 29 at Galarie Montcalm Gatineau Quebec. It is part of the 2013 International Triennial of Textile Arts in the Outaouais. presented by Moon Rain Centre. Curated by Dirk Holger, this is a must see show.

 

Photos by Moon Rain Centre / Ken Ewen