Plans are coming along for the transport of my loom. It is supposed to be shipped on Tuesday next week, and I will pick it up then bring it across the border on the weekend. I dunno, I'm very excited (as you MAY be able to tell form the exclamations and exclamation points in my previous posts), but until I actually see the loom, and have it in my own country, it just doesn't seem real. Could be my cynical, post-deconstructed-post-post-modern-post-genX nature (um, just so you know, that was me being facetious), but I keep imagining something going horribly wrong with this whole process. But, other than planning for every inevitable tragedy, not much I can do! Grin! I'll let you know when it arrives, along with all the details (except maybe the full cavity search...)
Until then, check out my (disclaimer: very simple, very rough draft,. in fact I'm not sure why I'm putting it up yet...) temporary website of my work.
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Tuesday, February 04, 2003
I got word that my new tapestry loom is all disassembled awaiting the shipping instructions. I’m sure it is eager to find it's new home. I know I am thrilled and sooo excited to meet my new loom! (I just have to sell my old loom to make room for the new one.... me thinks my apt will be rather full for a while...)
It may seem crazy to talk about "meeting" my new loom, because it is an inanimate object after all. But as a stunning piece of furniture that has had two owners lovingly spend thousands of hours creating tapestries, this loom has a life of its own. A loom is much like a musical instrument: every join, every moving part, every part of it influences the outcome of the piece of art that it helps create. The little idiosyncrasies and quirks that a loom possesses creates its personality; it is up to the weaver to meld her/his own personality in with the loom's to create their work. It is much like a conversation, a dance, a relationship. I am especially excited with this loom, it has been hand built, lovingly worked for years until it was sold in an estate sale to another loving set of hands, now it is soon to be on its way to me. I feel pretty honoured to be part of its history. once i actually receive it... there's still the whole question of shipping it... (deep breath.... we will get this figured out...breathe...)
It may seem crazy to talk about "meeting" my new loom, because it is an inanimate object after all. But as a stunning piece of furniture that has had two owners lovingly spend thousands of hours creating tapestries, this loom has a life of its own. A loom is much like a musical instrument: every join, every moving part, every part of it influences the outcome of the piece of art that it helps create. The little idiosyncrasies and quirks that a loom possesses creates its personality; it is up to the weaver to meld her/his own personality in with the loom's to create their work. It is much like a conversation, a dance, a relationship. I am especially excited with this loom, it has been hand built, lovingly worked for years until it was sold in an estate sale to another loving set of hands, now it is soon to be on its way to me. I feel pretty honoured to be part of its history. once i actually receive it... there's still the whole question of shipping it... (deep breath.... we will get this figured out...breathe...)
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