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I Am A Beginner Weaver And Here’s The “Death” Tapestry I Made
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I Am A Beginner Weaver And Here’s The “Death” Tapestry I Made

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I am a mildly autistic graphic designer, illustrator, watercolorist, pastel artist, and as of January 2024, a beginning weaver. This is my second tapestry ever. I started this during a depression that took me on a very dark journey, and I am not even joking about a visual pun. I decided to refocus and put everything I had into this piece, which now sits in my closet, wrapped up, waiting to see if it gets accepted into a juried show this fall. I want to keep the pet hair off of it.

Take a journey with me through daily photos, from when I had no clue what I was making till the end.

A special thanks to a few people in Coxsackie, NY, who keep dropping off yarn for my weaving projects, and to FabYarns in Tivoli, NY, where the sales girl helped me pick the perfect yarn for my snake. And to my awesome husband, Howard Raver, for being a sport and letting me rope him into helping me finish this with his bone carving. He is an equal partner in this project in my opinion.

More info: kellyannraver.com

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    Kelly Ann Raver

    Kelly Ann Raver

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    Kelly Ann Raver is a multimedia artist near the Catskills in NY, who can do graphic design, illustration, watercolors, pastels, letterpress and block printing, and weaving. She has a BFA in Graphic and Media Design, a Masters in Marketing, and over 10 years of experience in the Arts. She is a US Army Veteran and was diagnosed as being mildly on the Autism Spectrum as an adult.

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    Kelly Ann Raver

    Kelly Ann Raver

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    Kelly Ann Raver is a multimedia artist near the Catskills in NY, who can do graphic design, illustration, watercolors, pastels, letterpress and block printing, and weaving. She has a BFA in Graphic and Media Design, a Masters in Marketing, and over 10 years of experience in the Arts. She is a US Army Veteran and was diagnosed as being mildly on the Autism Spectrum as an adult.

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    Diana Lopetaitė

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    Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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    Diana Lopetaitė

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    Moderator, BoredPanda staff

    Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For anyone looking for amazing yarn, Fabyarns site is www.fabyarns.com.

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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For anyone looking for amazing yarn, Fabyarns site is www.fabyarns.com.

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