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A video tour of Real! Live! Color! : a solo exhibition of tapestry weaving and textile art by Laura Kamian McDermott April 13th - May 18th 2024 at ar.ti.fact gallery in downtown Point Richmond. Thank you to everyone who came out and saw the show! I had a great time hanging out and showing you my work. Big thanks for all of the support from Betsy Kellas and Susan Shore of ar.ti.fact, and Arts of Point Richmond and Visual Artists of Richmond members!
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2 Spring Shows in Richmond, CA!
Real! Live! Color! Solo show of tapestry weaving and textile art at ar.ti.fact galley in downtown Pt Richmond April 13th - May 18th 2024.
I Make Art in Richmond Group show and zine organized by Erin McCluskey Wheeler in conjunction with NIAD Art Center and the City of Richmond. Featuring the work of 10 NIAD artists and 10 non-NIAD Richmond based artists. April 5th - May 17th 2024.
Opening Reception for both shows on Saturday April 13th - at NIAD from 1-4pm, and at ar.ti.fact from 4-6pm.
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“Remnant,” 23″ x 24″, cotton warp and organic cotton weft, 2022.
A design based on a fabric scrap leftover from quilting. The colors were chosen before the war in Ukraine but the connection is apt. This piece is about negative space, who is lost, who remains, whose stories get told. Every day we experience monumental loss. Today there was another mass shooting, no, not the one(s) from last week, a new one, just today. Lives lost, love lost, stories cut short. Whose values are we living in/under?
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My “Marchers” is included in Radical Regeneration @sjmqt ! On view through October 16th. Hours Friday-Sunday 11am - 5pm and First Fridays 6pm -9pm. Let’s go! About the exhibition: “This theme of renewal, repair, and revitalization considers the changes we have collectively endured in the last two years, and, in many ways, the changes we are still processing. In light of lessons learned after times of perseverance, this exhibition considers how moments of cultural disruption can create opportunities for personal or collective change.” Juried by @adiamillett (at San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChINlhUpdH-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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I will be at #tapestryweaverswest SHIFT exhibition this Saturday 3/5 from around 3pm-5pm, come on out and say hi! I’ll also be there during the reception on Friday 3/11 from 5pm-8pm with other artists in the show. I helped organize this exhibition of 20 exquisite tapestries addressing major recent shifts in all of our lives: climate catastrophes, social uprising, the isolation of the pandemic. Let’s reconnect. Gallery hours Thursdays-Saturdays 1pm-8pm, 1337 Fourth St San Rafael. @artworksdowntownmarin #tapestry #tapestryweaving #weaversofinstagram #textiles #fiberart #weaverfever (at Art Works Downtown) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaqCJvGv1Fj/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Tapestry Weavers West new exhibition SHIFT opens @artworksdowntownmarin this Friday! Show runs from 2/4 through 3/19/22. I’ve got a couple pieces in it, let’s plan a visit! SHIFT: an exhibition of contemporary tapestry addressing the recent dramatic shifts in our lives. Juried by @christinekoppes Participating artists: Chelley BonDurant, Bobbi Chamberlain, Kate Colwell, Marcia Hanson Ellis, @janettemgross104 , @pointarenajennie , Stephanie Hoppe, Laura Kamian McDermott, Heather Larsen, Sarah Michael, @artyonat , Care Standley, @kathetoddhooker , @sueweilart , @amawertz #tapestryweaversofinstagram #contemporarytapestry #weaversofinstagram #artworksdowntown #tapestryweaving #shift (at San Rafael, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZaMh3UP-7j/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Just a few more chances to see my “Jagged Skylines of Car Keys”, Armenian Alphabet pieces, and other tapestries and textile works as my @richmondartcenter show comes to a close next week. Open Saturday 11/13, Thursday 11/18, and Saturday 11/20 from 10am to 2pm (and Fridays by appointment). I’m available all 3 days, so let me know if you are planning a visit, I’d love to come meet you and give you a tour! I will be forever grateful to RAC, @amydotspencer, @leslieplatosmith, and @smoralesphoto for having this show during this time of gradual reopening. It has been so lovely to catch up with friends and family after this long shutdown by making small intimate visits to the show (and a couple of larger ones!). This experience will be a very special memory for me. Thank you everyone who has come out. ❤️💕❤️ #richmondartcenter #reentry #tapestryweaversofinstagram #weaversofinstagram #richmondca #armenianalphabet #silverjews (at Richmond Art Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWLgMhRp4YY/?utm_medium=tumblr
#richmondartcenter#reentry#tapestryweaversofinstagram#weaversofinstagram#richmondca#armenianalphabet#silverjews
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My show “Opossum Magic” at the Richmond Art Center has been extended through Saturday 11/20, come out and see it! I’m 10 minutes away, let’s make a date! Gallery hours are Thursdays and Saturdays 10am to 2pm and Fridays by appointment. Opossum Magic is a 3 person show with me, @smoralesphoto and @leslieplatosmith #tapestryweaving #tapestryweaversofinstagram #weaversofinstagram #contemporarytapestry #richmondartcenter (at Richmond Art Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVjjZMvpzLS/?utm_medium=tumblr
#tapestryweaving#tapestryweaversofinstagram#weaversofinstagram#contemporarytapestry#richmondartcenter
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Opossum Magic opens today @richmondartcenter ! Me, Steven Morales, and Leslie Plato Smith. Open Thursdays and Saturdays from 10-2, hours expanding as covid hopefully improves. My “Jagged Skyline of Car Keys” and other tapestries are included, as well as some Armenian Alphabet words and a lovely orange I-cord. Come out and see it! @leslieplatosmith @smoralesphoto #tapestryweaving #contemporarytapestry #richmondca #silverjews #davidberman #opossummagic #weaversofinstagram (at Richmond Art Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTn-8yylbGt/?utm_medium=tumblr
#tapestryweaving#contemporarytapestry#richmondca#silverjews#davidberman#opossummagic#weaversofinstagram
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Here is the latest entry in my “Jagged Skyline of Car Keys” series, tapestries inspired by a line in a Silver Jews song. For this one I continued to look to the album covers for color inspiration (forever thankful to @lanactrlaltdelrey for this idea) and took some liberties with the Starlite Walker colors. I hit a milestone with this tapestry- it’s the first time I needed to put on my reading glasses to do the finishing. Don’t need em yet tho for the actual weaving! “Jagged Skyline of Car Keys- Sand”, cotton warp and weft, 11” x 10.25”, 2021. #tapestryweaversofinstagram #tapestryweaving #weaversofinstagram #contemporarytapestry #silverjews #davidberman #richmondca (at Richmond, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSXgGyVphFH/?utm_medium=tumblr
#tapestryweaversofinstagram#tapestryweaving#weaversofinstagram#contemporarytapestry#silverjews#davidberman#richmondca
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Just finished this commission for a sister Silver Jews fan (and sister Laura!) @lanactrlaltdelrey , who requested a “Jagged Skyline of Car Keys” tapestry woven with colors from Silver Jews and Purple Mountains album covers- such a brilliant idea! Thanks for breaking me out of my usual color palette, Laura! This green is fantastic and I loved working with all these colors and weaving this for you! I used pearl cotton for this one, it gives the right amount of album cover shine. 8epi, 12/12 seine twine warp, weft bundle of 6 strands 10/2 pearl cotton. “Jagged Skyline of Car Keys- Album Cover Colors,” cotton warp and weft, 9.5” x 10”, 2021. #tapestryweaversofinstagram #tapestryweaving #silverjews #davidberman #weaversofinstagram #contemporarytapestry #richmondca #purplemountains (at Richmond, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMVWI8mJKIG/?igshid=in0yyny2rlpp
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This one is now mounted and finished and listed in my Etsy shop (link in bio)! “Jagged Skyline of Car Keys- Royal Blue”, cotton warp and organic cotton weft, 9” x 11”, woven in 2020. #tapestry #tapestryweaversofinstagram #tapestryweaving #weaversofinstagram #contemporarytapestry #abstractart #silverjews #davidberman #richmondca (at Richmond, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK7LL8opx2N/?igshid=2udh1zlb2hau
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These mini tapestries are now listed for sale in my Etsy shop (https://www.etsy.com/shop/laurakamian)! $75 each, free shipping. They are mounted on 6 inch square plain white canvas stretcher frames, ready to hang. Here is what you are looking at: 1. The Work Parking Lot: Reflections in a MiniVan. Designed from a sketch from my office cubicle days- I took a break sitting in my car and sketching the reflections in the General Manager's MiniVan. You do what you gotta do. Hang it in your office! 2. My Old Bedroom. An abstraction of my old bedroom in Emeryville. 3. Studio Ceiling (Turq). An abstraction of beams and air vents in an old studio. 4. Studio Ceiling (Dark Teal). An abstraction of beams and air vents in an old studio. #tapestry #tapestryweaversofinstagram #weaversofinstagram #tapestryweaving #abstractart #richmondca (at Richmond, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIY6RzGpcO5/?igshid=gbt4cnqbxt29
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Greeting Card Sale Fundraiser through 9/25! I’ve added a new set of cards to my #Textiles4MVP fundraiser for Movement Voter Project! This one’s for the #silverjews fans, a set of 5 of my “Jagged Skyline of Car Keys” tapestries printed on 5.5” x 4” folded cards. See more choices and ordering info below! More on the fundraiser: I’ve joined a group of 100+ textile artists around the country organizing for the 2020 election and supporting grassroots organizations in the big 5 battleground states. We’re leveraging our roles as artists and makers to fundraise for the Movement Voter Project. 100% of the fund goes to 42 local groups to mobilize for the November election and build long-term infrastructure in their communities. Link in profile to find out more about the Big 5 Battleground Fund. I’m selling 3 different sets of 5.5” x 4” blank greeting cards with images of my artwork on the front. Each set contains 5 cards and envelopes: Set 1: Tapestry Variety Pack $15.00 donation to MVP Set 2: Armenian Alphabet Pack $15.00 donation to MVP Set 3: “Jagged Skylines of Car Keys” Pack $15.00 donation to MVP To order, head on over to Movement Voter Project (link in Profile) and make your donation, then send me a screenshot of the receipt and let me know which set(s) you are ordering and your mailing address. Let’s do this! Big thanks to @whatchidid @erinmriley and @jenhewett for organizing! #textiles4mvp #movementvoterproject #silverjews #davidberman #tapestryweaving #tapestry #armenianalphabet #weaversofinstagram (at Richmond, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFQpg5sJ0Y6/?igshid=dhspj1orjzbs
#textiles4mvp#silverjews#movementvoterproject#davidberman#tapestryweaving#tapestry#armenianalphabet#weaversofinstagram
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Notecard Sale Fundraiser! I’ve joined a group of 100+ textile artists around the country organizing for the 2020 election and supporting grassroots organizations in the big 5 battleground states. We’re leveraging our roles as artists and makers to fundraise for the Movement Voter Project @movementvoterproject . 100% of the fund goes to 42 local groups to mobilize for the November election and build long-term infrastructure in their communities. Link in profile to find out more about the Big 5 Battleground Fund. I’m selling 2 different sets of 5.5” x 4” blank notecards with images of my artwork on the front. Each set contains 5 cards and envelopes: Set 1: Tapestry Variety Pack $12.50 donation to MVP Set 2: Armenian Alphabet Pack $12.50 donation to MVP To order, head on over to Movement Voter Project (link in Profile) to make your donation, and send me a screenshot of the receipt. Let me know which set you are ordering (or both!) and your mailing address. Let’s do this! Big thanks to @jenhewett @erinmriley and @whatchidid for organizing! #textiles4mvp #armenianalphabet #tapestryweaving #movementvoterproject https://www.instagram.com/p/CE5iduUJ-oL/?igshid=1bxvff95wb4xh
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New tapestry: “Tied-In,” 32” x 44”, cotton warp and weft, 2020. The design for this tapestry comes from a photo of an old part of my house, where the 1980’s addition met the 1940’s original. The connection was somewhat shoddy and slap-happy and we eventually rebuilt it. Here, an imperfect connection is celebrated and memorialized by brightly coloring its geometric shapes. Our connections and additions, however imperfect, can serve us well and hold a place of honor in our ongoing journeys. Weaving started 9/30/19, completed 4/13/20. Warp: 12/18 cotton swine twine Weft: bundle of 10 strands perle cotton Sett: 6epi #tapestryweaving #tapestryweaversofinstagram #tapestryweaverswest #weaversofinstagram #contemporarytapestry #abstractart #sfbayareaartist #richmondca #pearlcotton #perlecotton #color (at Richmond, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_K0KbqJAZS/?igshid=8qixwteamh0i
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