Wool warp, hand-dyed wool weft
9 by 13 inches
I wove this small tapestry as a "baseline" for the series, keeping very literally to my original sketch with primarily traditional Western tapestry techniques. I wove the piece sideways (starting from what is now the left side) to take advantage of the greater resolution in that direction, given there are 6 warps per inch but 45 wefts per inch. The curving leaves on the right side suffered a bit from that decision, appearing stepwise where they turned more vertical during the weaving. I took liberties with the color of the blossoms, making them darker and brighter than in reality--in this flatter medium, they seemed to need that emphasis to establish their presence as the calm stillness that balances the restlessly reaching leaves.
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