For this Friday’s Flashback the archive files have revealed fibre artist Elaine Rounds, a dedicated and highly trained weaver who began weaving professionally in 1978. She has traveled to world seeking out courses and workshops to hone her skills and all that study has led to a beautiful body of work.
Elaine exhibited her lovely floral tapestries in a solo show at the Manitoba Crafts Council Exhibition Gallery in 1996.
Rounds main subject matter is mainly floral as well as taking inspiration the memories of landscapes. The tapestries is this show were created using the Swedish inlay technique which she describes as “weaving the canvas while, painting the design” on her favorite fabric, linen. It is a complex technique that results in beautifully nuanced works that speak to the colour and opulence of flowers. The artist believes that “the negative spaces in her works are important to emphasize the simplicity” of her work.
Rounds, who currently resides in Brandon, has shown extensively, is collected widely and continues to explore what her chosen medium has to offer. You a can see an example of newer work online. One example of these works which now seem to include mixed media elements can be found on the website Textile Mail Art Gallery.
