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A Quarterly Review of Tapestry Art Today
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Fall 2003 Vol 29 No 4
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The core members of TWW came from the San Francisco Tapestry Workshop, where they had apprenticed or trained with Jean Pierre Larochette and Yael Lurie. In a sense TWW was the offspring of the Workshop. It is no accident that many people perceived California to be the locus of tapestry weaving in the country. This heritage from Jean Pierre and his connection with Margery Livingston of San Francisco State University, and the De Young Memorial Museum of San Francisco introduced the practice of Aubusson style tapestry in the United States. I realize this is a big claim but I think that is the root of it.

Tapestry Weavers West began in October 1985 as an affinity group of highly trained and talented artists who wanted to exhibit their individual work, and educate the public about tapestry weaving. We have an 18 year history of group exhibitions, maintain a juried portfolio, and have meetings 5 times per year. We have had members from all over the United States, and many of these members have branched out to found affinity groups for tapestry in their own geographic areas. Examples would be TWiNE (Tapestry Weavers in New England) and BC STARS, and TWS. The interconnectedness of the Tapestry family is pretty amazing. I think we ought to weave a family tree!

We have a group resumé, listing our exhibitions. They
include such places as The Rosicrucian Museum of San
José, the Bedford Gallery of Walnut Creek, The Community College of Dayton, Ohio. Exhibits were also mounted in several public buildings in San Francisco, including the lobby of the McKesson Corporation Plaza and the Shaklee Building. We are frequent exhibitors at the Mendocino Art Center.
TWW member Monique Lehman, Black and White, 24" x 36"
Further notes by Christine Laffer

I want to add the names of the core people that Jan mentions above. Tricia Goldberg, Constance Hunt and Care Standley have grounded the organization since the beginning. In the first year or two, other people arrived: Joyce Hulbert from New York City where she had worked at the Scheuer Tapestry Studio, Deann Rubin from St. Louis where she had trained under Muriel Nezhnie, and Victor Jacoby began traveling down frequently from Eureka, CA. Since those early years, many people have contributed to the longevity of TWW. The list includes Sonja Miremont, Nancy Jackson, Jackie Wollenberg, Betty Hilton-Nash, Jan Moore, Bobbie Chamberlain, and Ann Granberg, to name only a few.

The TWW newsletter documents the group’s exhibitions as well as many events, such as Muriel Nezhnie's Keynote Address to Tapestry Forum 1990, with a transcript of her talk. We organized lectures by people like Jan Janeiro, Louise Allrich and Charles Talley.
TWW member Bobbi Chamberlain, Harvest Moon, 16" x 22", 2000
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