Yesterday I finished weaving the second piano, hemmed & wet finished the 2 pianos & the cityscape.
I expected I’d prefer the pianos, that’s why I wove 2 of them and 1 cityscape. But no. When I see them side by side I prefer the cityscape. Just goes to show you, what appeals on the loom isn’t always what appeals off the loom.
I’m sure some people will really like the pianos, especially if I get into one of the shows at Chautauqua Institute, so I’m not worried.
If I do the pianos again I’ll actually follow all the calculations I did ahead of time — this time I went by my eye, what looked good at the loom. The final result looks fine, but has 3 extra octaves. It’s not a big deal, I’m sure, but it’s not an accurate piano keyboard. Hey, it’s art, right?
So tell me — which appeals to you: the cityscape or the piano?
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They’re both awesome, Peg. You do amazing work.
Thanks for sounding in Judy, Margaret, & Dorothy. I appreciate you stopping by & offering your insights. Even though I’ve been a country woman for almost 40 years (how is THAT possible?!), that cityscape calls to me.
The city is my favourite, can’t see a keyboard without having itchy fingers and wanting to play, but the city I can sit back and look at!
Wow! I DO love a piano.But that city scape is truly fabulous!
So I’ll take 2!
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I agree with you Peg – the cityscape is my favorite of the two, but the piano is also pretty awesome and I’m sure it will appeal to musicians everywhere.