Welcome to my world of jacquard textile art

• Many years of jacquard weaving led me to the purchase of a TC2 jacquard hand loom. My visual interests continue to be the use of light reflective materials, layers of translucent color, and color gradations. But the TC2 has proven transformational.

• A passion for innovative approaches, along with deep respect for looms, has brought me to a new world. I am now using “unstructured” weaves, setting aside the known weaves that are foundational to weaving.

• Unstructured weaves are based on mathematically generated patterns, which are non-symmetrical and non-repeating.

• I am exploring a phenomenon possible only because of the symbiosis between the jacquard loom and the computer. It produces woven effects, textures and colors, not otherwise achievable.

• All these present a new frontier in textiles.