Angela Dawson-Field
Angela Dawson-Field writes on a number of subjects, including home decor and tapestry & textile art. She divides her time between writing and the Tapestry House. <a href="http://www.thetapestryhouse.com/" title="http://www.thetapestryhouse.com/" target="_blank">http://www.thetapestryhouse.com/</a> <a href="http://www.thetapestryhouse.com/products/index.html" title="http://www.thetapestryhouse.com/products/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.thetapestryhouse.com/products/index.html</a>
Articles by this Author
Tapestry - The Glory and Magnificence of Aubusson
- By Angela Dawson-Field
- Published 03/3/2009
- Unrated
Situated in the Limousin region of France on the banks of the River Creuse, the Aubusson Tapestry Works are some of the best of their kind in the world The factory originated in the fourteenth century probably through Flemish weavers developing the craft both at Aubusson and nearby Felletin
Tapestry in Literature and Creative Writing
- By Angela Dawson-Field
- Published 03/3/2009
- Unrated
The combination of the decorative arts with literature and creative writing has led to many classical stories and novels themed around a painting or artefact Others have used tapestry as metaphor to imply a weaving of a tale, and using tapestry to theme a story has strengthened the power that tapestry has of telling a legend or story through a magnificent tableau
The Quaker Tapestries - An Inspired Creation
- By Angela Dawson-Field
- Published 03/3/2009
- Unrated
For centuries faith and spirituality has inspired art and the development of tapestry The Quaker tapestry is a twentieth century creation, and originally an idea by Anne Wynne-Wilson after studying the magnificence of the Bayeux Tapestry
Tapestry Reproductions - History in Your Home
- By Angela Dawson-Field
- Published 03/3/2009
- Unrated
Medieval Times - The Stories Tapestries Tell
- By Angela Dawson-Field
- Published 01/16/2009
- Art and Culture
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Tapestries have been used for thousands of years to tell stories and illustrate concepts Mythological and historical events alike have been depicted in panels ranging from inches across to yards in length
If Walls Could Talk - Tapestries Through The Centuries
- By Angela Dawson-Field
- Published 01/16/2009
- Art and Culture
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