Michael Jennrich's Statement

After twelve years of caring for the terminally ill, I desperately searched for a medium through which I could express, resolve, release, and heal my grief. One day Spider Woman invited me to weave. She taught me how to express hope through the color and design of tapestry. My work, therefore, is influenced by Rio Grande technique and design. I use “busy” backgrounds to suggest the chaotic patterns of life that often prevent us from reaching the still point of existence. True to the Saltillo rules of design, my pieces pull the eye, the doorway to the soul, to a central focal point, the still point; the place where hope dwells.

Michael Jennrich's Biography

Michael Jennrich moved to New Mexico in 1998 standing at the brink of fatigue and burnout. He looked to the Southwest as a place for his own healing; weaving became the instrument of his rejuvenation. In 1999 he began a formal study of tapestry. In December 2000, he was awarded the Paul Scholarship from the Isabel Allende Foundation, which allowed him to continue his studies and encouraged his work.

Today, Michael maintains a studio at Our Lady of the Angels Friary in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. He continues to explore ways through which tapestry can express the still point of existence.