At Emma’s Studio [Toronto]

Sketches from a trip to the weaving studio of Emma Burzynski (SAIC BFA 2019)

A traffic cone at O’Hare International Airport (ORD) in Chicago.

The day has finally come to visit an old college friend in her natural habitat of Toronto, Canada.

Emma Burzynski stands in front of the Jacquard loom. She has many meters to go before the month is over.

The Jacquard loom itself, a queen with whom it is difficult to get an audience.

Her weight shifts from right to left to right to left.

Outside the window, a busy lakeside intersection on a sunny day.

Some of the many hand-dyed cones of yarn used by the artist.

Emma at home, after another long day of weaving.

“Can I move my head yet?”

For maximum artistic performance, crepes are prepared and consumed.

As I write this post, weeks later, she has finished her June weavings.

Emma’s work can be viewed here, here and here