Art I like - Sylvia Heyden

A recent film about weaver Silvia Heyden could be available on DVD soon - The Tapestry Life of Silvia Heyden, a film by Kenny Dalsheimer; read an article about it here and see a trailer here - "a year of weaving inspired by a river".

Weaving has, for Heyden, an interesting relation to drawing: "She believes strongly that tapestry exists as its own art form which should not be compared to paintings or created from drawings or photographs, but which should instead evolve by looking at the world through “weaver’s eyes”. Tapestry designs should be composed using motifs that communicate movement, unlike other art forms such as painting, and she describes her creative process as a reversal – not weaving as she draws but instead drawing as she weaves, filtering out anything “unweaveable”. The technical realities of weaving are not impediments, but are challenges that stimulate creativity."