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Recently Exhibited Tapestries
by Christine Pradel Lien
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I chose tapestry weaving because I grew up in The Loire River Valley region of France, where there has been a strong tapestry tradition since the fourteenth century. As an art student, I could hardly have escaped the influence of this grand tradition.
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below: Christine Pradel Lien, Exhibition photographs
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below: Christine Pradel Lien, Exhibition photographs
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"Fete de la Musique," or "Celebration of Music" [and "Le Kiosque a Musique" are] part of a series of tapestries based on scenes of a bandstand in "Le Jardin du Mail," a garden park in Angers. . . . Opening the door of our courtyard to step into the street, I saw the bandstand everyday for many years. I remember playing around this elegant structure as a child and listening to concerts in the park as an adult.
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below: Christine Pradel Lien, Le Kiosque à Musique, 13"x 19", 1996
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"Des Pierres, des Prieres" or "Stones, Prayers," [and "Le Parvis de la Cathédrale St Maurice"] reveal the architectural theme, and were inspired by a Roman church along the Loire River between the cities of Angers and Saumur. (See ATBI, 1996) I think the church's stone is quite extraordinary. The walls were made of beige and white blocks that have mica flakes that sparkle in the sunlight.
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below: Christine Pradel Lien, Le Parvis de la Cathédrale St Maurice
7" x 7", 1996
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The Crownpoint Navajo Rug Auction
by Karen Crislip
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The Crownpoint Rug Auction, is a tradition on the Navajo Reservation that has been held since 1978. For more information see; www.CrownpointRugAuction.com . . . Rug viewing is from 4:00 – 6:30 p.m., and the auction begins at 7:00 p.m. and usually ends around midnight.
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below: Crownpoint Navajo Rug Auction Viewing
Photo by Karen Page Crislip
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below: Crownpoint Navajo Rug Auction Viewing
Photo by Karen Page Crislip
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There were around 280 rugs to be auctioned, starting with the largest and the saddle blankets, then the sandpainting/pictorial/ye’ii bicheii, next the less-intricate, medium-sized banded pieces and finally, the smallest rugs. At the end of the evening, the buyers were lined up on the south side of the room to pay for their rugs, while the weavers were lined up on the north side to receive their checks.
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below: Karen Page Crislip, "San Ysidro View" 9 1/2" Square, 2006, Wool and Silk, designed from photos taken driving to and from the auction.
Photo by Karen Page Crislip
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The Navajo rugs still have the slightly musty smell of wool that has not been over-cleaned and are a more abstract representation than are my tapestries of the beautiful New Mexico "Land of Enchantment."
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