Home of a Weaver

If you haven’t yet, don’t forget to switch your links over to rachelbeckman.com to continue reading updates to my blog and portfolio. All of the old posts from the threadedletters blog are on my website, and that is where I will continue to post from now on. Thank you!

Time to Change

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Four Little Remnants

Cotton, Cashmere

Cotton, Tencel, Linen

Cotton, Recycled Silk

Cotton, Cashmere

Some samples get a new life as lovely wall hangings. In addition to my bookmarks, these will also be on sale during MICA’s Annual Art Market.  December 9-12, 10am to 6pm in the Brown Center.

Purple Scarf

Tencel and Cotton

On sale at MICA’s Art Market starting this Wednesday!

Personal Scriptures

Personal Scriptures (Prayer Cloths), Cotton, Tencel, Bamboo, and Linen, 2009

Handwoven cloth: Pickup with Twill
An exploration of religious meditation and personal symbolic referencing through folk-based storytelling. Considers the magical quality of objects in the act of creation and the power of faith in placing importance on objects.

MICA: Art Market

As I’ve mentioned, MICA’s Holiday Art Market is right around the corner. If you’re around Baltimore, come to MICA’s Campus, Leidy Atrium in the Brown Center, this week to explore the ultimate holiday shopping ground. There will be 250 vendors consisting of students, staff, and alumni selling everything from jewelry  and pottery to handmade books and fine art prints. I will also be there, selling delightful handwoven gifts to tickle the fancies of book worms and textile lovers young and old. Come check out the sale, Wednesday December 9 to Saturday December 12, 10 am to 6 pm. And check back here to see more examples of what I’ll be selling leading up to the Wednesday sale.

Bookmarks and Bookmark in action

Fringeless and Fringed, Twills and Rag Rug

Shrine

Shrine (2009) Digital Photograph: Woven Cloth, Found Objects

Leaves! New! & News

Or…I’m turning over a new leaf?

In honor of my new and beautiful website launching sometime soon (within the next week!), which in itself is in honor of art market, I’m going to start posting again. It’s exactly the kick in the butt I need to make some time for my internet self.

In news this week:

I was nominated for and have been honored with a Barbara L. Kuhlman Foundation scholarship for the study of fiber arts.

I’ve been asked to participate in a small and brief but exciting exhibition of student work in honor of the Warren Seelig exhibition here at MICA. Thursday, December 3- Saturday, December 5, Middendorf Gallery.

I will be selling my work starting next Wednesday, December 9th in MICAs Brown Center. You can find out more about that event here: Art Market

Check back for updates of my recent work, etc. etc.

Woven Bookmarks

This year I decided to actually get off my butt and participate in MICA’s annual Art Market doing what I do best- weaving! These little hand woven bookmarkets make for a perfect and unique Christmas gift, so if you’re around Baltimore Dec. 9-12 (I’ll remind everyone again as the date gets closer) you should stop by and pick one up for your favorite bookworm and art lover. The best thing is they’re made mostly from eco-friendly fibers and recycled fabrics, making sustainable cloth look super classy.

This silly fish print fabric made that bookmark!

I have quite a few, so anything left over will probably go on etsy, and keep a look out in the coming months for more hand woven awesomeness from yours truly.

Costume: Distressing

This costume was made using purchased pieces from a thrift store. The clothes were altered and aged using dye baths, sandpaper, and acrylic paint to describe a character.