(PHOTO) A weaver's work on display in Tubac, Arizona, took my breath away!

[Radio_Lady]

I love woven wall hangings and a variety of works from Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, as well as many other Central and South American countries. I saw this one on display and just gasped! I couldn't afford to buy it and didn't have the room in my luggage to bring it home anyway. So my husband took this picture at a little shop called La Paloma, in Tubac, Arizona. I'm reproducing it for your enjoyment. I am "sewing impaired" and I just can't imagine what dedicated fingers and hands did this work! Enjoy!

To contact this shop, go to:

http://la-paloma-de-tubac.9500228553001.worldpages-ads.com/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear Radio_Lady!

Wow, what a stunning wall hanging! I'll just bet it was expensive.....

And you are so right about the amount of work that went into this.....

PLUS the amount of time!

Thank you for sharing it with us....

:hi:

[Radio_Lady]

2. Hi Peggy -- I didn't even ask the price; just wanted to absorb the

colors and have the picture around to look at on my computer. Hubby put it on my computer desktop last evening and it was a tremendous surprise.

Here's a photo of us on horseback in the Arizona desert. My husband's palomino horse was smaller than mine, but both horses were good mounts. We had a wonderful two hour ride with a fantastic woman guide.

[DemoTex]

12. Is that "Duster the Dude Buster"?

He once kicked my butt in the Arizona desert (Wickenburg, AZ)!

Seriously, that is a beautiful tapestry. What are the approximate diminsions?

Mac

[Radio_Lady]

13. The tapestry was approximately 3 ft. high X 4 ft. wide -- but I could be

mistaken. I only saw it from a distance, and I'm not really great with measurements.

Here's the original photo. Perhaps you can get an idea from the background objects, and the distance between exposed beams above.



In peace,

Radio_Lady

[Radio_Lady]

16. "Duster, the Dude Buster?" My horse was "Dealer, the Healer"!

(That gentle gelding helped me flatten and forget my hemorrhoids!)

Gramps, my hubby, can't remember the name of his palomino steed, but he was several "hands" shorter than Dealer!

[NMMNG]

3. That is exquisite!

I adore that sort of weaving artwork and admire the type of person who can do it. Last September I went to the Green Festival in D.C. I bought a nice fabric bag that has a woven panel with a Guatemalan design on it. The colors and detail are just beautiful. I don't have my camera with me right now so I can't post a pic, but I'll try to do so later.

[Radio_Lady]

5. Thanks, Buffie. This woven piece is the most intricate one I've ever

seen, and in beautiful shape, outdoors, in the front of their store.

I could have brought home dozens of just wonderful, whimsical ceramic pieces, beadwork, etc. etc.

The only thing that I bought was a very pretty red beaded necklace.

[XemaSab]

4. I have nothing but good memories

of Tubac.

I've been there three times, and yeah, it's aight.

[Radio_Lady]

14. Hello XemaSab! I could have wandered in that place for hours --

maybe days. So many beautiful items, so little time (and money -- and weight in luggage). But, of course, they were quite willing to ship by UPS or FedEx!

[skygazer]

6. Wow, that's gorgeous

The colors and the details are incredible. Look at the shadows! I can sure see how that would catch the eye - it's beautiful.

[Radio_Lady]

7. I thought so, too! I could never imagine how good a photo it would be!

Thanks for your comments!

In peace,

Radio_Lady in Oregon

P.S. You may wish to read the following information on the women who weave. I know so little about the subject that I found this quite fascinating.

http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/sample-07.html

[SeattleGirl]

8. That is a beautiful piece of art, Radio_Lady

Thanks for sharing. I am always amazed and awed at what people can create with their hearts, minds, and hands.

[Radio_Lady]

9. Hi Seattle Girl! I appreciate your comments and hope you saw the

response to your other message which I sent from the radio station this morning.

There are many beautiful sights and images from our trip.

I'll try to share them with you in the future.

In peace,

Radio_Lady

[SeattleGirl]

10. I did read your response. Sounds like you had a wonderful time!

I'd love to see more of your pictures (even if it makes my longing for a vacation of my own even stronger!) :hug:

[Radio_Lady]

11. Some thumbnails photos of weaving around the world. Page copyrighted, but

you can certainly view it with its watermarks (what do we call them now, um, OVERPRINTS??).

http://www.peterlanger.com/Specialty/Details/Textiles/

[SeattleGirl]

20. Thanks so much for the link, R_L!

There are so many beautiful pieces of work all over the world, aren't there?

I met a woman at an art fair here in Seattle a year ago who is a weaver. She does scarves mostly, but also some clothing. She loves to use the colors of the earth, and each of her pieces is an awesome piece of wearable art. I've seen her at several art fairs since I initially met her, and one day, I am going to buy one of her pieces, they are so beautiful. Unfortunately, I cannot find her card, but I'm sure I'll run into her again. And by the way, I believe she is based in Oregon.

[Radio_Lady]

21. The Salem Art Show held in their Bush park, I believe -- just convinces

me more and more that so many people have a wonderful artistic streak, whether they work in clay, metal, acrylic paint, remnants, what have you.

I've put together some beaded necklaces, nothing fancy. But I don't have the talent. My father's family was all artistic -- his sister designed hats and then toys and painted. My father was a lawyer, but also a sculptor, violinist, and inventor. He painted this work from a Michel LeGrand album cover, "La Femme" in the 1950s. We have it in our den (office) facing the street. I posted it before.

Do you like it?

[Wetzelbill]

15. that is cool, I should go up there and check it out sometime

[Radio_Lady]

18. Here's their advertisement -- it's south of Tucson not far from the

St. Xavier del Bac Mission, but before you get to Nogales, AZ. We really enjoyed downtown Tucson, took the walking tour of the restored homes in the area. We went to Tombstone and Old Tucson (the movie location for the film "Tombstone," where it was 86 degrees F. that day! Radio_Lady almost melted right there in the saloon! Gramps set me up with a handkerchief and a glass of ice, plus a Diet Pepsi! Thank goodness, it cooled off right after sunset!

Remember, this is the ad for LA PALOMA, which as you may know is just ONE STORE in the town.
The colorful and vibrant items they show in that town are just extraordinary!

http://la-paloma-de-tubac.9500228553001.worldpages-ads.com/?viewAdImage=01669479&returnUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fla-paloma-de-tubac.9500228553001.worldpages-ads.com%2F&listingName=La%20Paloma%20De%20Tubac

[Lisa]

17. you get the feeling you could just walk into the scene!

It's a grey, drab, wet day in the Pacific Northwest -- and the colors look so bright and inviting, I wish I could.

And if I'm getting that by looking at this little, not very clear monitor, I can only imagine how extraordinary the artwork must be, seen firsthand.

[Radio_Lady]

19. Well, today Portland, Oregon had a bright sunny day! No complaints!

When I moved here, I bought a tomato red sofa with bright flowers and a chair in matching print, edged with turquoise. I decorated with bright colors in a couple of rooms (hall bedroom and children's room), but went to softer colors in the Southwestern rooms (master bedroom and media room).

I love decorating and tackled the gray weather with music and color. I like the temperatures here in the Pacific Northwest, but do miss the sun now and then.

The other side of the coin is the wonderful, parched, baked-but-breathtaking views in Arizona and Nevada, which are home to thousands of "snowbirds" from temperate climates and retirees like us -- in the winter. In the summer, I'd be in a wet bath suit by the pool or closeted with an airconditioner and crying all the while. I am practically non-functional in hot climates over 80 plus degrees -- just born that way, I guess. Doesn't matter if it's humid or not -- but one of the nice things is that clothes certainly dry faster in the desert with under 20% humidity.

In peace,

Radio_Lady in Oregon

[jpgray]

22. I bet the big house belongs to the white hat salesman.

[applegrove]

23. That is gorgeous!