CURRENT EVENTS

Coming soon...results of January Arizona weaving workshop...

"Dream Weaver " ..

Nodding Trillium, Gallery 1 .

 “It was trillium that beckoned Nancy Maas to the woods to paint, but several watercolors later, she realized none of the paintings imparted the energy she saw in the hoards of just-burst flowers.  The pieces looked flat, ordinary.  So she cut them up. It was when she decided to weave two of them back together that she struck on something fresh and robust. Maas coaxes a happy mess of scraps and strips into paper-weavings that have far more rhythm and movement than the original paintings. The strips’ textures and colors are all part of a puzzle. “It’s a wild challenge having all the pieces spread out around you,” Maas says. Sailboats are a favorite subject for her weavings; the layering gives depth and shape to the sails instead of losing them in the shuffle.” Traverse Magazine Aug 2002

Flag at Work, Gallery 1

Lake Michigan Aqua, Gallery 1

Ithaca Festival, May 2009: Official Artist:

Logo, Cayuga Lake from Stewart Park; kiosk at Wegmans food emporium--T-shirts, hoodies, buttons

 

 

 

      GALLERY 1: Weavings (sails, landscapes, florals, flags) GALLERY 4: Other Work             WORKSHOPS
      GALLERY 2: Africa (of landscapes and sociability)            GALLERY 5: Testimonials            LINKS
      GALLERY 3: Places                                         EMAIL NANCY

See select images in GALLERY 1

Sample "weaving": Sails on Black

WATERCOLOR WEAVINGS

" Far from white-capped waves and ocean breezes, artist Nancy Maas crafts a coastal paradise from her studio in Ithaca, New York.  On her canvases, sailboats glide through shards of cobalt blue or dock under wistful lavender skies….She attributes much of her coastal inspiration to annual sailing adventures on Lake Michigan. “The light of northern Michigan and the amazing azure color of the water would turn any artistically inclined person on,” she says…". COASTAL LIVING, April 2005.

While most people are familiar with traditional watercolor painting, few know anything about this technique, which I created some 20 plus years ago. View the VIDEO below and GALLERY 1, which is devoted exclusively to the weavings. Click on WORKSHOPS for a detailed step-by-step description and information about upcoming workshops.

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VIDEO

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THE ARTIST'S RESUME

GICLEE PRINTS, what are they?

"Sunset Sails" as a giclee print on canvas. For more about giclee prints, click on image and scroll down.

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