Deb Brandon: Living in Radiant Color

Weaving My Dream Part III: Try Try Again

August 1, 2019April 9, 2013

I stood at the loom, the warp in hand, yards of shimmering silk dyed in the colors of sunset on the waters flowing through my fingers. I was baffled. I couldn’t remember which warp should be tied onto which back beam, and which back beam came first. I studied the back beam. It was awfully … Read more

Weaving My Dream Part II: Rebirth

August 1, 2019March 9, 2013

The Berber tribes of North Africa regard weaving as a metaphor for the cycle of life. As the weaver warps the loom, she is giving birth to the textile. While the weaver advances row by row the textile progresses from birth, through childhood, adulthood, and old age. Finally, the textile dies when the weaver removes … Read more