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The Finger Lakes of New York — particularly Canandaigua and Keuka — hold happy memories for my family and me. Boating, swimming, water-skiing, wake-boarding, kayaking, we were always on or near the water. Carved by a receding glacier, the 11 lakes resemble long fingers spread across central and western New York. Their beauty moves me whatever the season — but summer brings the most joy. These weavings are a tribute to the waters I call my heart’s home.
Techniques:
4-color Echo and Jin patterns, woven as a 4-end parallel threading
Dimensions:
Each piece = 14″ wide x 15″ high. Total hanging is 14″ wide x about 65″ high.
Materials:
24/3 cotton, hand-dyed linen, Misti-Fuse, thread
Loom:
32-shaft Louet Megado compu-dobby
Denise Kovnat
A weaver since 1998, Denise Kovnat has taught at conferences and guilds across the United States and Canada, focusing on parallel threadings, dimensional weaving, painted warps, and deflected double weave. Her garments have appeared in the HGA Convergence fashion show eight times and her work has won international, national, and regional awards from Complexity, the Handweavers Guild of America, the Seattle Weavers Guild, the Weavers’ Guild of Rochester, and Treenway Silks. She is most proud of helping to establish the Weaving and Fiber Arts Center in East Rochester, NY, in 2002.
