Beverly Walker, 'October Song' Martha Christian, 'Columnar Fossil' Bobbi Chamberlain, 'Palouse Sunset' David Johnson, 'Edge No. 3' Line Dufour, 'Divine Intervention' Ulrika Leander, 'Downtown' (frgm) Eve Pearce, 'Four Girls and an Apple, Mustang, Nepal' (frgm) Mary Kester, 'Complimentary Quarters'

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ATA’s latest TEx show is live. Curated by Anne Jackson, the show features the work of fifteen artists and is accompanied by a critical essay. Visit the show.

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I am a Navajo weaver. The foundation of my weaving is my family: weaving has been passed down for many generations.  I grew up surrounded by weavers where I was exposed to herding and shearing sheep, carding and spinning wool, …

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The “Winding Ribbons” tapestry resulted from a smaller, somewhat more realistic tapestry I did for an ATA small tapestry show. The original design showed rolling landscape elements, with hills, sky, and a road, but the shaded, rounded segments and the …

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Stamps is a continuum of my love of travel and how stamps and postcards evoke romance and intrigue. I enjoyed playing with their scale—enlarging them seemed to reveal things not apparent in the original size. Read more.

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I may paint an image directly on warp then cover it completely with translucent weft and let the light play with it. I utilize negative space. I might print an image on my piece like on any textile. But eventually …