THE CATSKILLED CRAFTERS “VERSO-RECTO” BOOK PROJECT
(c) 2019-2020
Gail Freund, who had invited me to this Catskilled Crafters group in March 2019, had written this description of the “VERSO-RECTO” Book Project in Fall 2019:
Because of the distinct personalities of all involved, the beauty of the project lies in the diverse range of interpretation of each theme. A few examples:
Polly Vos, who is 94 finished her book first and used felt and embroidery. Berns Rothchild wanted to make a tactile and glittery “adult Pet The Bunny” book. Pamela Martin, who used to have an antique textile business recycles antique fabric and embellishes on top. Hedi Kyle uses stencils and mixed media. Gail Freund paints on fabric and incorporates heavily embroidered sections. Each theme in Ros Welchman’s book focuses on a portrait of the lake by her house along with a haiku poem. Tabitha Gilmore-Barnes, who is a tapestry artist, spins and dyes her own wool. Each page in her book is woven. The group hopes to finish the project in Spring-Summer 2020.
You can follow them on their facebook page:
I finished my book interpretation of these 15 themes:
THE THEMES (in order):
Animals • Passages • Birds of the Catskills • Snow or Snowflakes • Family Secrets • Mirrors • Circular • Bugs-Insects Galore • Impermanences • Remains • Catskill Beauty – worthy of protection • Home • Rainbow Colors • The Sky and all within • Community — Community Buildings
To view a video of my completed book, visit this post I created for Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/handwoventextiles/videos/644621472806740
Below is a link to a pdf documenting my tapestry weaving demonstration
at the Pine Hill Community Center for The Catskilled Crafters.
This was at the September 19, 2019 meeting.
This pdf was created by Gail Freund. Thank you GAIL!