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Transformations Art and Craft Show 2013 Featured Artist: Amy Turner and her Weaving

Traditional wool rag rug by Amy Turner.
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Traditional wool rag rug by Amy Turner.

Amy Turner grew up in an artistic household, with both parents accomplished painters, and her father had a large ceramics studio. She has been weaving for over 35 years. Her father gave her a loom when she was in high school and she has been weaving every since

 

Rayon shawl woven in lace weave with hand dyed yarns by Amy Turner.
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Rayon shawl woven in lace weave with hand dyed yarns by Amy Turner.

She does all her weaving in her home studio in Doylestown, and has 5 looms, a spinning wheel, and an enormous collection of related equipment, yarns, spinning fibers and fabrics.

Rayon scarves with painted warp, tapestry inlay and beaded fringe by Amy Turner.
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Rayon scarves with painted warp, tapestry inlay and beaded fringe by Amy Turner.

She combines traditional and contemporary styles, often with muted and neutral colors, using her own hand-spun yarn and hand-dyed fabrics.

Transformations 40th Annual Art and Craft Show, November 8-10, 2013, Hopewell Train Station, Hopewell, NJ.

Transformations Featured Artists:

Connie Bracci-McIndoe(pottery)

Susan Nadelson(hand dyed and handspun yarn)

Bernard Hohlfeld(artistic woodturner)

Ron Dombrowski(wood carving)

Sally Stang(pressed flower mosaic)

 

 

Transformations Art and Craft Show 2013
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Transformations 40th Annual Art and Craft Show, November 8-10, 2013. Hopewell Train Station, NJ

 

 

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