Cynthia Newman received a BFA from Oregon State University and studied textile design at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, Scotland. She was an apprentice for Barbara Weissman, working as a production weaver, pattern designer and seamstress. She received a Master level Certificate of Excellence in weaving, with a specialized study in satin blocks. She worked as a Look Development Textile Designer for LAIKA studios, has designed patterns for Lunatic Fringe Yarns, including their Master Weaver Series, and has had several articles published in Handwoven magazine.
Color in Composition
We will begin by looking at the design elements of weaving in a larger format, how each element becomes part of the overall finished composition. Using block designs and color to create depth in a design, I will share examples of foreground and background viewed as positive and negative space. I will illustrate how the show-through in twill and satin blocks and summer and winter can be used to blend colors, explore ways to energize or calm a design by applying symmetry and asymmetry to block designs, color, or both, and walk through the steps to realize a design.
This session will be captured for the Weavers Handshake, CW’s online, on-demand learning platform.
