Sunday, January 30, 2011 — Still thinking Aztec

The memory of yesterday's performance is still with us. It was a very long performance and it is almost as if it was drummed into us. I just reviewed the nine movies I made. They are really amazing to watch and I tried to place one on yesterday's blog. I tried it twice and each time there was an error or it took over an hour to download. I learned a thing or two despite this because there is an option for the video to be shown on YouTube and that seems like a good way to go if it is going to take so long doing it directly through the blog. I'll keep trying things out. It would be fun to have but I suspect the files are too large to handle easily. If anyone has had experience doing this kind of download with Blogspot, please contact me and give me some special clues. Thanks.

Sarah Swett continues to share her knowledge and experience in a joyful and enthusiastic manner. This evening we reviewed the continuous warp that produces a four selvege piece. We talked about some of the differences between the way Michael Rhode, Susan Maffei and Sarah approach this technique. Lots of subtle little variations on the same theme all harking back to the Pre-Colombian textiles of Peru. It's a fascinating subject for those involved in the world of tapestry and those interested in the historical research addressing it. Several years ago Susan had given us a good exercise in carrying out such a warp and we wove on it very happily. But by now we were all ready for and happy to receive a review session. Thanks, Sarah.

Tomorrow we are leaving in the morning for a trip down the coast about an hour and a half. We will go to the little village of Perula and take a boat over to an island we've been to before. There is no one on the island but there is a palapa there for shelter from sun and breeze. The beach at the island is nicely protected because it faces toward the Perula shoreline. Should be a nice outing and I probably will come home and just crash without attempting to do the blog for the day. We'll see. Hope you are all well. Thanks so much for your email messages and constant words of encouragement. I love you all.