More than a decade of exploring fiber techniques in wearable fiber art have brought me back to where I started...tapestries that involve knitweaving.  Last winter's effort to capture summer took me to Dawes Arboretum, and the beloved sites where I get to watch the seasons develop, in the shape and dressing of the trees that embellish the waterside places there (the most important  ones, to me, a Great Lakes native surrounded by the landlocked hills of Licking County).  My "Trees of Dawes" series of mini-tapestries were one of the results. 

This winter's reach has me very excited about collaborations with fiber artists whose skills inspire me to capture those images in small wearables, on their way to airborne multi-media tapestries.  See the Scarf/Shawl Accessories page for samples of Irnia Dorofeeva's breathtaking silk painting.  A rich collaboration for joint silk painted, knitwoven wall hangings should show up at this site by summer. 

Dreaming in greens and blues, and hoping to see my fellow fiber enthusiasts under the sun this season.

                                                                                                        (Jo)anna Ettorre, Spring, 2012