10 Reasons to Buy a Handwoven Rug
Sometimes You Just Need a Reason
Friends and shopping are a pastime I’m missing at the moment. I miss my friends giving me reasons to buy something I really love. Friends and shopping are simply the best combination, but just in case your friends aren’t available, I’ve got a few ideas why you should buy what you love.
10 reasons to buy a handwoven rug:
It always makes a statement- It’s timeless
- It makes you happy
- It works in your home
- It tells a story
- It’s portable
- It supports an artist
- It brightens your day
- You can pass it on to someone
- It feels good under your feet, and paws of course!
and bonus
11. It never makes it to the landfill!
Love at First Sight
Many clients visit the studio for First Saturday Open Studio and love the rugs I have on display but don’t see “the one” for them. Then, the next time they visit the studio or see a new rug on Facebook or Instagram, BAM!, they found the one that’s right for them. Love at first sight after browsing my studio and online shop!
Others know exactly what they want. They’ll see a rug, know where they can put it and it goes home where it will be under their feet making them happy.
Bespoke Collaboration
Some clients prefer a custom rug to fit a certain space or require certain colors. They love my designs and trust me to create a handwoven rug for them that fits their style and space. We collaborate on the design and colors and I deliver a custom artful rug made just for them.
Ask a friend or pick one of the 10 reasons to buy a rug that you’ll enjoy for years to come and then pass it down to the next generation because this kind of beauty will never be out of style.
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Elevation: A Commission that Challenged My Perspective
- At September 06, 2019
- By Regina Vorgang
- In Commission, Inspiration
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A Tapestry Commission that Inspired and Challenged Me
Working on a custom piece is great fun but this design really put me to the test! This 40″ x 52″ wall tapestry was inspired by a very small tapestry I had in the studio. Sunshine, a 10″ x 12″ wedge weave that had since found a home with another collector. Joanna Burke of Joanna Burke Art Consultants, Inc., was choosing artworks for a new medical facility and asked if I could use a similar design and colors to weave a new, large wall tapestry to be installed. Timing was tight but I was up for the challenge.
Joanna and I talked about the design, to represent mountains, and size, and I pulled colors from my yarn stash with a similar palette and then some. I needed a lot of yarn to weave a large tapestry.
A wedge weave is woven in a specific way and takes more time to produce. Since this tapestry was large and on a deadline I modified the design to be woven on my largest floor loom. (If you’ve been to my studio, you know the one I mean. It’s big! The loom itself is over 12’ wide which allows me to weave rugs and tapestries up to 11’ wide.) Elevation was woven left to right instead of top to bottom so I could create the ridges that define the design to represent mountains. Looking at the design and colors as wove I had to think sideways vs. my usual horizontal.
The biggest challenge with any of my weavings is I can only see the most recent portion of the piece I’m working on. As I weave, I advance the woven area to the front beam so I can continue to weave and add to the rug or tapestry I am making. Working over weeks on a project makes it difficult to keep in mind where I started and where I want to end up. To keep track photos help, but still the design is in my mind and directs me on what color to choose next and how to adjust the design as I’m weaving.
Elevation came out just the way I hoped and Joanna was very happy as well!
Another Kind of Favourite
- At March 01, 2019
- By Regina Vorgang
- In Art Books, Home Decoration
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Art, weaving and fiber are my favorite subjects to learn about so naturally I gravitate to books – art, craft and photography books – coffee table books and informational books.
My husband and fellow artist, Scott, recently gave me Couples in Art, a depiction of love through the ages culled from the collection of one of the world’s most famous museums for Valentine’s Day! Some artworks we love and have seen in person and many we didn’t know existed. It’s on the coffee table now and I’ll be flipping through it for a while.
While reading American Craft magazine (Feb/Mar 2019) an article about a new book caught my eye. Not a coffee table book but still art related, How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration by Ellen Winner. Since you all follow me and my artful thoughts and ideas I thought you’d be interested as well.
I just got the book, so I’ll check back with you and share what I learned. In the magazine article Ellen Winner says, “Essentially art is anything – a minimalist painting, a piece of sculptural furniture, a gorgeous glass vessel – that prompts an ‘aesthetic attitude’ in the viewer” and I agree wholeheartedly.
A beautifully made object, well thought out and made with purpose has an aesthetic appeal that can be appreciated from many perspectives.
I love functional art and that’s why I weave rugs and table runners – artful pieces that can be experienced on many levels and used in your home. Ms. Winner explores all kinds of art in her book – visual, music, literary. I’m looking forward to reading what she has to say about how we all see and appreciate how art works in our lives.
Let me know if you pick up the book and what you find about art in your life.
In the meantime, here are some links to art books:
20 Textile/Art Books to Give & Get
