NWDC Member Artist Talk
Joyce Hayes: Color and Line, the Journey
Sunday March 17, 3 to 4:15 pm.
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Artist Statement for COVID-Essence Series
This tapestry is from my new Essence series, which began at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. I am working with color, value and line, which is a continuing interest from my days as a serigraph and intaglio printmaker. I explore hatching, which is a historical technique common to both printmaking and tapestry and instead of using hatching as a shading device to create volume; I have streamlined the technique into a graphic, two-dimensional design element.
I dye all of my threads with natural dyes and indigo. Color has always been a passion and natural dyeing has added depth to my understanding of color. There is a great deal of satisfaction imagining a color or making color studies in watercolor and bringing those thoughts to fruition.
I am a Seattle based artist and have been weaving tapestry since 1998. I have a BFA in printmaking and textile design from Miami University of Ohio.
NWDC’s Mission is to educate the public about Craft. It is also our intention for members to know each other – to have community. Our Zoom Artist Talks address both of these purposes. The Zoom talks grew out of a tradition from in-person meetings where members presented their life story and their work. It was a way to share with each other and to get to know each other in depth. A strong Crafts community is essential to promoting Craft in our wider culture.
When the talks moved to Zoom during the pandemic, we immediately saw a new advantage: far-away members could participate in real time, the public could tune in, and we could make a permanent record of the talks on YouTube.
The support team for the Zoom talks include Executive Director Daniel Wallace, President Nancy Loorem Adams, VP Katherine Lewis, Lois Harbaugh, and Denise Snyder.
Image:
Essence #2 - Red Flower Tree
7 1/12” x 8 7/8” x 1 1/4”
Warp, Linen; Weft, Natural dyed silk; Soumak, Rayon thread