FROM AMANDA R.

Received from Amanda in Canada, June 2012.

I feel so lucky as I have received a second letter from Amanda. Her pretty handhandwriting and the envelop itself is always a treat for the eye. The first letter from her can be seen here.
Amanda is a photo based artist living in Toronto and she makes the most stunning photos. You can read about her photo process here and here.
Recently she has got her very first loom, a LeClerc with 4 shafts, as she likes textiles a lot. Eventhough it's small loom there is still so many options, as long as the weaver have a playful mind. You can weave with overtwisted threads in plainweave together with twill, or make stribes in the denting of the reed, with open-tight, being openminded is the best way to create.

The pretty envelop with Amanda's very fine handwriting, which I love so much.

Amanda always surprises me, here she has written the letter on a piece of fabric. It look japanese to me, like a tie-dyed with indigo.
Amanda is interested in how contemporary artist use craft in their practices, and how people make a living making textiles.

The letter contains a pretty stamp from India her friend Sanjay gave to her. Amanda is dreaming about visiting India with her boyfriend next year.
The little piece of thread is cotton. Right now she is weaving towels of it and finaly pretty initials of my name; KNR.

Dear Amanda, thank you so much for this letter. Your letter written on the fabric will soon be in my studio.