1980s Handmade Wall Hanging Titled "Winter Into Spring" by Artist Karen Gutowski

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Handmade Wall Hanging by artist Karen Gutowski
Titled: "Winter into Spring"
Dated 1988
Wool on Linen

This piece was part … Read more Handmade Wall Hanging by artist Karen Gutowski
Titled: "Winter into Spring"
Dated 1988
Wool on Linen

This piece was part of a Contemporary Crafts line carried in a business I owned in the 1980's.
The artists' line was discovered through a carefully juried Craft Show by the American Contemporary Crafts Council.

Small pull and small dirty area

Technique from the Artist (see photo of her Biography):
The rugs and wall pieces I make are handwoven using a technique called shaft-switching.
Some of the yarns are dyed in my studio, others are industrial dyed carpet wools.
The pattern and imagery are made by the structure of the weave and the use of many yarns of similar and contracting values.
All pieces are woven on a linen warp using wool yarns for weft and are sturdy enough for use on the floor.
Dry clean only.

To Hang:
There are 3 holes in the wooden stick about 3" from each end where you will find a monofilament threaded through.
This monofilament can be cut to remove the rod if the piece is to be used on the floor.
A small finishing nail can go through the rug and then through the hole in the wood and into a wall or a piece of wood that has been fastened to the wall.

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