New York City Tapestry

Last year, my son, Gabe, asked me if I would weave a tapestry of something to do with NYC for him. He loves that city and has many posters and calendars with pictures of it. Since I've never been there and didn't have much of an affinity for cities, I knew it would be a challenge and it turned out to be an enjoyable one. Immediately I knew that I would like to do a skyline view because then I would have sky and water to weave and also it would be easier to simplify for tapestry techniques. I didn't really want to deal with the issue of the World Trade Towers, seemed too sad to leave them out and too weird to put them in but I discovered that there is a long skyline in NYC and so had plenty to choose from. Actually I did drawings from several photos and sources and so it is a composite and not realistic anyway.




This is an early dawn, misty morning and shows the Statue of Liberty and the skyline. I liked how the fog was in distinct levels of density and the whole tapestry just came together in weaving. I was also able to use my favorite complimentary colors so a lot of the yarns were already spun and dyed. It was a really enjoyable project and one that I would never have even thought to do on my own. I think that Gabe is pleased with it and he and Amy have it hanging in their living room so I hope they like it.