Copper Weave
Copper Art-Weaving
Weaving takes patience. Fitting each piece of the warp and weft together is difficult enough in textile, but try it with rigid metal . . . it’s a new challenge. Weaving creates copper art that is inviting, intriguing, unique.
Mike has experimented with the process of weaving with metal. The results are captivating. The most recent piece hangs in Gallery 873 in Kayenta Art Village. It reminds me of an antique fabric that has been worn through the ages, leaving holes and tatters. The negative spaces are openings for wall color and texture to peek through, making the piece unique to a space.
Other pieces he has created are reminiscent of a wave with their gentle curves, free flowing forms that reflect the light with warmth.
Copper Weave
Some are tigthly woven and some include local willows in their design. We shared some of their stories here.
Copper Weaving
The ability to understand that copper is a living, changing organic material provides Mike with the opportunity to use this great resource in his art and furnishings in so many different ways that are timeless, sustainable, and always surprising.
Woven Copper Wall hanging
Weaving is just one technique, but one very intriguing form that makes copper art a very personal design statment. It speaks to the nature lovers style. Do you have a particular piece of woven art that invites friends into your space? How do they respond to its beauty when they walk into that room? Let us know in the comments below and we’ll share you’re voice in this conversation.
Always warped,
Mike & Julie Dumas
